Sure, Susan! When they are in learning mode, all you gotta do is show up with (I swear) that "look on your face" and they go, "oh cool, we're going to play...
WE? WE? WHO? Not MOI! (I know, you mean "mankind"... had to jump on that tho) Linda/FL ************************************************************* That's...
... Ok, Rex, do you want to post a fully developed formal paper on the subjects I respond to? In this case I did write this paper and it was published as part...
I wonder how many people will realize how important this post is? tom ... From: "Chris Biro" <chrisbiro@...> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 12:21 PM ...
Often I hear people saying an animal ( human too) is "angry" or mean or aggressive .... these are all examples of constructs ( which are just labels)...
... <quote> Delivery-date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:41:32 -0700 To: Freeflight@yahoogroups.com From: Curtis White <soaro77@...> "It was merely making points...
My friend's sun learned in just a few days too I thought it was normal! Every friend I have with a new baby just weaned bird is so easy to train it makes...
... No, you're showing poor reading skill. I said it's incredible to me that you didn't start a search for 48 hours because I know how important it is to...
Hi Angela, It was when I was first on there. They were admiring Joe's retrieval trick with his cockatoo, Sugar, and asked how long it to train it. He said...
... raptor ... by ... parrot ... on ... going ... and ... I'm a little surprised I have to point this out to you but not completely. Parrots are capable of...
... You have never worked a fair with me so it is understandable you do not know how tiring the job is. People who have worked with me almost always comment...
... I believed you, and I expect most of the people on the list did. A scoffer or two is no indication that the majority of the list members share their...
... Again, it is really nice to see this concept is finally gaining some acceptance. For years we have had arguments on this and other lists about how training...
As much as`I really hate to... I am again, in agreement here. And as`Rex noted... note much data to rely on either. I can't really say I've been successful in...
... I suggest you lose the sarcasm -- it won't help you extricate yourself from your contradictory statements. Either the potential prey needs all its natural...
Recently mentioned alternatives, such economical screened canopies, provide a great way to enjoy time WITH your smaller birds outside (never leave them ...
... completely. ... Well it just gets really old having you do everything you can to try to poke holes in everything I say. All I can say is go train a bird...
Hey and if you have one of these screen outdoor shade tent thingies, just take a length of pvc piping, fill with sand to anchor the screen securely to the...
... Have you learned not to free fly a one-eyed parrot? ... Chris Shank Dallas, OR http://cockatoodowns.com [Non-text portions of this message have been...
... As I have already stated, I saw reason to believe there was any connection between the missing eye and the loss of Niki. And if I have a flyer that loses...
... If I could only type... This was supposed to say "I saw NO reason to believe there was any connection..." Parrots: more than pets, friends for life. Chris...
Just remember that a hawk can tear through that screen in a moment and be gone with your bird, as can a dog, cat or rat. A bird has no chance for evasion in an...
....."I personally would never use one of the shade screen things - they aren't big enough to teach recall better than in the house and they are definitely not...
... I frequently see Cooper's using low-level (a few feet off the ground) horizontal attacks, and a number of people have reported them bouncing off the sides...
Wow, cool info, Rex, thanks! Linda/FL ... I frequently see Cooper's using low-level (a few feet off the ground) horizontal attacks, and a number of people have...
Yes Linda... I knew you would know exactly what I intended. There are several ways to 'acclimate' our friends to the outdoors. The worse, is allowing a clipped...
I've even seen them fly into the low 'cart doors' of Wal-Mart, between and amid all the shopping carts packed in the way!!! The 'Coop' and the 'Sharpie' are...
Well I know it isn't a parrot but it still shows some excellent examples of training a bird using positive reinforcement techniques. I expect many of these...
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