Support & Training
What’s Wrong with the Step Up Command?
[ Author - Barbara Heidenreich, Good Bird Inc, www.GoodBirdInc.com ] It has been reiterated for years in the companion parrot literature…your parrot must obey the step up command! Obey and command. For me these words carry strong implications. I visualize a parrot with no desire to step up onto the hand being forced to comply. .. read more
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An Introduction to Positive Reinforcement Training and its Benefits
[ Author: By Barbara Heidenreich, "Good Bird Inc", www.GoodBirdInc.com ] Macaws on bicycles, cockatoos raising flags, conures snatching dollar notes from audience members. These are images that often come to mind when the word “training” is mentioned in conjunction with parrots. While it is true that training is responsible for those resulting entertaining tricks, this .. read more
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