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Here's how to teach your Parrot slam dunk.Meet Scout, my almost 2 year old Senegal Parrot.She knows somewhere in the region of 15 trained behaviours, including wave, flighted recall and even a spot of … read more

Barbara Heidenreich tells us more about Kakapo chicks.One of the cornerstones of animal training is to set your environment so that it is easy for your Parrot to do what you want. This often means arr … read more

Barbara has advice on harness training your Parrot.For those of you who have been to my seminars and seen video clips of Parrots sitting for blood draws and perched patiently while they receive an inj … read more

Barbara Heidenreich explains what happens when Parrot excitement turns to aggression.MacawsAt a recent Parrot training seminar I was fortunate to work with two amazing Macaws. One was a Buffon’s Macaw … read more

Here's what to do if you have scared your Parrot recently.I made a boo boo today. Delbert my Yellow-naped Amazon Parrot is flighted. He loves to get up to top speed first thing in the AM and cruise ar … read more