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Behaviors on cue - it's a two way street

I guess I normally think of 'opening the door' as the reinforcer.  But in actuallity, I think opening the door is the behavior and 'ringing the bell' truly is the cue.  Of course, we think that animals think this way all the time - but maybe they see a difference too.  I think my parrot, Kilo, gets it.

Phrasing your speech when teaching a parrot to talk

When teaching a parrot to talk, you have to teach them to say what you want to hear them say.  Think about what you will hear.

Category: Things a Parrot might say...

Last night, we had a great time with him starting to eat gently from my hand and sitting with me in my chair and all of a sudden this morning at breakfast we hear, "What does the kitty say?  MEOW!"  When we tested it by replying "Kilo, what does the kitty say?" he replied, "BOW WOW!"