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Behaviors on cue - it's a two way street
By BlueHairBob on 01/26/2007I 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
By BlueHairBob on 01/26/2007When 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...
By BlueHairBob on 01/26/2007Last 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!"