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As with most animals, a combination of classical and operant conditioning is probably the most likely to yield success. I'm not sure what sorts of noises an aardvark is prone to make, but rewarding them with food treats and other aardvark pleasantries when sounds are made, alongside a trigger sound, should be executed until the association is strong enough that the trigger consistently yields a sound. After which, a certain yodeling pattern should probably be decided upon, and when the correct initial pitch is reached, a secondary trigger/reward system should be executed. After the aardvark is consistently able to create the correct pitch upon the trigger, that same trigger/reward system should be reserved for producing the correct initial and subsequent pitch, and so forth until a sequence of pitches are mastered.

Pitfalls: aardvarks are probably not intelligent enough to condition in this way very easily, and it will likely take a great deal of time, dedication and perseverance.

I have no idea how to teach one to yodel, but I think I'd like one to yodel me to sleep.

Slung from a BRU-47 and traveling close to Mach 1 at about 50 feet should do the trick...though, I fear you'd then be subjected to being featured on America's Funniest Videos or some crap show like that.

I just got the WORST mental image. Fran Drescher. As an aardvark. Yodeling.

I seem to recall that I was to be eaten by something this year. As this failed to happen, I question the accuracy of your precognitive abilities.

*Crosses fingers*
Not fired, not fired, not fired...

kao you make it even easier by making predictions about only those that matter

Like the ability to perform oral sex on yourself.

Steal some DNA from Roy Rogers, and create a genetic mutant aardvark from Hell. Then send it to Himalaya to create avalanches.

How does Methodologies upon which to teach an Aardvaark to yodel and the pitfalls associated with such make you feel?

Hmmmm probably be easier to do this then to teach Varus how to read.

To answer this question, we must look to historical sources. When one has a question involving yodeling and strange antics with animals, that means Roy Rodgers. Yes, Roy would yodel away, pining for Dale. The problem is that ... aardvarks don't pine. They are, in fact, rather stubbornly detached. It is at this point we must remember that Roy was a cowboy. Now, a stout rope might have a coercive effect on a brighter animal, spurs might work on one larger and custom boots cut just a bit tight might cause at least a bit of whimpering (even for an aardvark), but none of those things are going to get us to outright yodeling. No, Roy had certain images and urges in mind while yodeling his heart out and that brings us to an answer founded in the miracle of modern science.

[While not strictly NSFW, are you really going to click on something from this thread and hope for decency? You were warned.]

That's right! While Roy only had the memory of Dale, and perhaps a close understanding with Trigger, you can train that aardvark with: http://www.igd-usa.com/rau_ejaculator.htm. Modern technology has made it possible to juice that bull by flipping a switch and cranking a dial. Aardvarks are smaller, so run enough voltage through that thing and if the first aardvark doesn't make the right noises, there are plenty more -- digital sampling works wonders too.

Cautions:

Live performances may violate local ordinances; however, this is public yodeling we're talking about, so you probably don't care in the first place.

Aardvarks are smaller than bulls. Do not crank the dial to high until most of the notes have been recorded; PETA takes a dim view of exploding aardvarks.

Those who live in an urban setting may wish to consider the consequences of police investigating a yodeling aardvark's trainer. Consider having training devices delivered to a P.O. box.