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The Parrot Talent Show at the local bird club

The parrot training world needs a revolution like what has taken place with dogs - it is building, but it is slower than I would have expected.  I am looking forward to next year - and the years to come.  I think the parrot world will look much different ten years from now.

Straight Fronts & Upright Sits. And Squirrels.

Laev is such a nice dog, and I really love her, and the ONLY time I want to bash her head in is....

Conversations on a slow road with "re-homed" animals

You know the story: a couple of clicks to charge the clicker and then we get sit, lie down, and fetch before anybody gets bored.  It looks like magic.  With a poorly socialized animal it is a different story - it's a rewarding story, but slow.  Once you get the trust, things pick up, but trust has to be built - a few treats don't make up for years of mistrust.

Getting rid of the behavior by putting it on cue?

If one of the ways to get rid of the unwanted behavior is to put it on cue, i.e. when you put a behavior on cue it's not supposed to occur unless you give a cue, how come my dog still sits and lies down?