Using Systematic Desensitization To Curb Pet Aggression
This is an inside look at how I used behavior analysis and systematic desensitization to work through a very serious behavior issue in my house – solving parrot aggression. NOTE: this article was written for Hyde Park Living over a year ago.
Why Do Pet Birds Bite?
Okay enough already. I have seen and heard enough of people telling me about mean, aggressive, grouchy, or dominant birds that bite.
Dog Training – Putting The Unwanted Behavior On Cue
I found this video on YouTube posted by trainer Donna Hill, whose background includes a degree in zoology and a teaching degree, and over 20 years experience as an educator and trainer. What I love is her positive approach to working with people and their animals.
Dog Training – Positive Strategies For Curbing Guarding Problem
Thank you so much to trainer Therese McClain for letting me publish this article she wrote in 2000 about working on object aggression in dogs. You’ll see that she does not use any type of force, but rather worked from the perspective of…How can I set my dog up for success? By Theresa McClain I […]
Power Of Positive Reinforcement To Solve Parrot Screaming
Think You Have a Dumb And Stubborn Dog? Probably Not.
It was through a parrot behavioral analysis email listserve that I met Jeni Rivett. She is an Arizona-based agility dog trainer, sharing her home with three fully flighted birds and four energetic dogs. I still have one of her posts from years ago when she described how, on cue, all seven of her animals fly […]
Solving Pet Parrot Phobic Behavior – Positively
Note: This is a past column from my Hyde Park Living pet behavior column. Every once in awhile you have the opportunity to read about my personal stories as they pertain to modifying pet behaviors in the most positive, least intrusive ways. I’ve been studying this for nearly four years now. Not only has it […]
Solving Problem Parrot Chewing With Enrichment
(a Hyde Park Living column written a number of years ago when my dear Chester was still with us) In the days before Barnaby joined our flock, there was just Chester, Dreyfuss and me living together in a large two
Solving Problem Parrot Screaming
(a past Hyde Park Living column) Screaming is one of those behaviors many bird owners complain about because they can’t seem to get the behavior to stop. And let’s face it…that noise isn’t exactly pleasant – at least to most of us. Eleven years ago I was among the statistic of those who blamed Barnaby […]