Parrot
Stopping Parrot Biting Without Force
Dreyfuss is a bird who – if I’d let her – would spend her entire day sitting next to me or on me, frequently with her head down for rubs. So how was it that this sweet girl (who actually may be a boy but I’ve never had her sexed) would lunge at my arm, and even bite it, when I’d put my arm in front of her body before asking for a ‘step up’ from her inside cage perch? [Read more…] about Stopping Parrot Biting Without Force
Are Parrots Difficult Pets?
In a recent issue of online Good Bird Magazine, president of Good Bird, Inc. and internationally recognized trainer and consultant Barbara Heidenrich offers a great answer to the question…
Are parrots difficult pets?
Enriching Your Parrot’s Environment
I was looking at Barnaby’s cage the other day and it occurred to me, there are some ‘toys’ in there that he hasn’t touched. He definitely looked like a little, mischievous guy who needed more to do with his time. So I refilled the adding machine paper roll [Read more…] about Enriching Your Parrot’s Environment
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. [Read more…] about Using Systematic Desensitization To Curb Pet Aggression
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. [Read more…] about Why Do Pet Birds Bite?