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4 Ways To Use Foraging To Get Good Behaviour(Post)
4 Ways To Use Foraging To Get Good Behaviour Here are 4 ways to use foraging to get good behaviour.Foraging is often looked at as a fun way to provide enr ...
Aggro With Aggie By Malcolm Welshman(Post)Aggro With Aggie By Malcolm Welshman Read this story named Aggro with Aggie.Are you much of a Parrot man?? barked David Drummond.?I have treated the odd P ...
Trick Training Overview by Sara Houston(Post)Trick Training Overview by Sara Houston Read and learn the basics of trick training by Sara Houston, who has taught her Senegal Scout lots of tricks.We?re ...
Benni and Mina | Reflections on Free Flying Macaws(Post)Benni and Mina | Reflections on Free Flying Macaws Dot Schwarz reveals more on free-flying Parrots.Benni, Blue and Gold Macaw, took his first flight in Ma ...
Building Trust(Post)Building Trust Liz Wilson tells us how to build trust with your Parrot.I vividly remember many years ago having the breath-taking epiphany that you could ...
Common Training Mistakes People Make(Post)Common Training Mistakes People Make Here are 5 common training mistakes people make and how to fix them. Let us know in the comments if you have any advi ...
Target Training by Sara Houston(Post)Target Training by Sara Houston Sara tells us about target training. Target TrainingToday we?re going to look at a trick called Target. Target is where we ...
The Importance of Flight (Post)The Importance of Flight Dot Schwarz explains about the importance of flight.Is there an ideal way to care for captive Parrots? Is Parrot husbandry a scie ...
Do Animals Bluff?(Post)Do Animals Bluff? Barbara Heidenreich explains how and why animals bluff...Have you ever thought about the word bluffing? Some synonyms are conning, trick ...
Overcoming Fear Responses. Two Tools Every Animal Trainer Needs(Post)Overcoming Fear Responses. Two Tools Every Animal Trainer Needs Barbara Heidenreich has advice on managing fear responses.Positive reinforcementWhen it co ...
10 Basic Dos Of Bird Ownership (Post)10 Basic Do's Of Bird Ownership Liz Wilson has 10 basic do?s of Parrot ownership.Companion birds come in all sizes, shapes, colours and personalities. Th ...
Is It A Boy or Girl(Post)Is It A Boy or Girl The importance of knowing the sex of your Parrot and whether they are a boy or girlMany years ago, I adopted a tiny motherless kitten.
Night Frights And Associated Perils(Post)Night Frights And Associated Perils Night frights in birds, particularly young birds, aren?t that dissimilar to those your toddler may have experienced. W ...
Tips for Training Difficult Behaviours Like Nail Trimming(Post)Tips for Training Difficult Behaviours Like Nail Trimming Barbara Heidenreich has advice on managing difficult behaviours.?Go Slow to Get There Fast? is a ...
Feather Destructive Behaviour Part Two(Post)Feather Destructive Behaviour - Part Two In my first blog on feather destructive-plucking behaviour (FDB), I discussed the risk factors for Parrots develo ...
The Pet Show at Stoneleigh Park Review(Post)The Pet Show at Stoneleigh Park Review Mike Simmons reviews The Pet Show.This year for the second year running, I attended The Pet Show held at Stoneleigh ...
Stress Free Vet Visits(Post)Stress Free Vet Visits David explains how to make going to the vets less stressful. Looking after our Parrots can be hard. Ensuring they have the right di ...
Clicker and Target Training(Post)Clicker and Target Training Here's advice on clicker training your Parrot. Read more about training Parrots here.I?ve mentioned clicker and target traini ...
How To Cope With Losing A Bird(Post)How To Cope With Losing A Bird Rosemary Low has advice on coping with losing a bird.The hardest part of living with a beloved Parrot for many years is cop ...
Choosing An Avian Vet (Post)Choosing An Avian Vet Here's some advice on finding an avian vet...As I answer questions for this wonderful website?s Parrot Q&A I find myself consta ...
Expanding the Flock(Post)Expanding the Flock Liz Wilson explains what to think about before expanding your flock.WHY Do You Want Another Bird?So you are considering getting anothe ...
Branches For Perching and Gnawing(Post)Branches For Perching and Gnawing Rosemary Low tells us about why perches are so important and advice on perching.
Bill The Cockatiel By Malcolm Welshman(Post)Bill The Cockatiel By Malcolm Welshman Malcolm Welshman tells us about Bill the Cockatiel. Mrs Tidy swung the Parrot cage containing the Cockatiel onto th ...
Birdie's Choice Step By Step Plan(Post)Birdie's Choice Step By Step Plan Here is how to use the ZuPreem step by step plan to convert your Parrot to new foods.Choose up to three types of pellete ...
Animal Training Quips: Set Them Up for Success(Post)Animal Training Quips: Set Them Up for Success Of course you want your animal to be successful?but what the heck does that mean?? Do you want him to gradu ...
Preventing The One Person Bird(Post)Preventing The One Person Bird Barbara Heidenreich explains how to prevent a one person bird.There was a recent discussion on my yahoo group about innate ...
Breeding Parakeets Some Basic Advice (Post)Breeding Parakeets - Some Basic Advice Here's advice on breeding Parakeets. In recent years, the popularity of the smaller Parrots, such as Grass Parakee ...
How To Train Your Lorikeet (Post)How To Train Your Lorikeet Barbara Heidenreich tells you how to train your Lorikeet.Lorikeets are a bit different from other Parrot species. This means th ...
Christmas Eve By Malcolm Welshman(Post)<! -- Default Settings (For Simple Block) --> Christmas Eve By Malcolm Welshman This is a funny story called Christmas Eve by Malcolm Welshman. When the phone rang on Christmas morning, the ...
Labels And Why They Aren't Useful: Some Thoughts On Training(Post)Labels And Why They Aren't Useful: Some Thoughts On Training Dot Schwarz tells us why labels aren't useful in Parrot training.Here are couple of maxims ab ...
When Artha Met Casper(Post)When Artha Met Casper Dot Schwarz explains what happened when Artha met Casper.In town with the two African Greys, Artha and Casper, one on each shoulder, ...
ZuPreems Feed Smart Nutrition Plan(Post)ZuPreem's Feed Smart Nutrition Plan ZuPreem outline the best diet for your Parrot with their nutrition plan.DietThe Feed Smart Nutrition Plan has been des ...
Lost But Not Forever(Post)Lost But Not Forever Here's what to do if your Parrot is lost.Many accidents can be prevented by forethought but not all.Am I especially careless? I do se ...
Harness Training Pros and Cons(Post)Harness Training Pros and Cons Dot Schwarz explains more about harness training your Parrot.The use of a harness on pet Parrots to take them out of doors ...
Katala - Protecting the Red Vent Cockatoo - PART 1(Post)Katala - Protecting the Red Vent Cockatoo - PART 1 Dot Schwarz explains more about her visits to KatalaNon-Parrot people criticise me for caring as much a ...
Advice On Harness Training(Post)Advice On Harness Training Dot Schwarz has advice on harness training.The many visitors to Think Parrots this year who had their Parrots on a harness were ...
Slow And Steady Plan(Post)Slow And Steady Plan Find out more about the Slow and Steady Plan by ZuPreem.Day 1 ? Remove the old foodIn the evening, take your old food out of the cage ...
2017 New Years Resolutions For Animal Trainers(Post)2017 New Years Resolutions For Animal Trainers Barbara Heidenreich has new year's resolutions for animal trainers.It's that time of year again! The New Ye ...
Barbara Heidenreichs Secrets to An Awesome Training Session(Post)Barbara Heidenreich's Secrets to An Awesome Training Session Here is Barbara?s tips for an awesome training session with your Parrot.I had one of those tr ...
Training Benni the Macaw(Post)Training Benni the Macaw Dot Schwarz tells us about training Benni.If Benni is to have the freedom of the skies, recall training is essential. During our ...
My First Macaw(Post)My First Macaw Dot Schwarz talks about her first Macaw Benni.Should someone over 70 accept a Macaw? Rationally no, but one day I will have to find homes a ...
My Life With Kakariki(Post)My Life With Kakariki Dot Schwarz tells us about life with Kakariki.I?d never meant to add smaller birds into the aviary: It happened like this.A friend t ...
Is Animal Training Really All About Relationships(Post)Is Animal Training Really All About Relationships? Barbara Heidenreich reveals if animal training really is about relationships.I often hear trainers say ...
Settling Into Work At The Ara Project In Costa Rica(Post)Settling Into Work At The Ara Project In Costa Rica I?ve now been volunteering with the Ara Project for two weeks and it?s already the experience of a lif ...
Wotcha Mate By Malcolm Welshman(Post)Wotcha Mate By Malcolm Welshman Read this funny story entitled Wotcha Mate by Malcolm Welshman.I first met Polly in 1958 when she was a sleek bundle of gr ...
How Feathers Colour Our World(Post)How Feathers Colour Our World Lafeber explain how feathers colour our world.It?s a rewarding exploration that will help you to gain an even deeper fascina ...
Raising Criteria Correctly(Post)Raising Criteria Correctly This is how to raise criteria correctly. This summer I was very actively training a lot of birds every single day in preparatio ...
Benefits Of Owning a Pet Bird(Post)Benefits Of Owning a Pet Bird Bucktons tell us the benefits of having a pet bird.Unless you?ve kept pet birds before, it?s difficult to imagine just how m ...