Have you made New Year’s Resolutions? Here are some suggestions for pet training – whether you have a dog or cat or parrot. [Read more…] about A New Year’s Resolution for Building PETential!
parrot training with positive reinforcement
Why Is Trust Important In Pet Training?
I was rereading yesterday a 2103 IAATE Conference presentation made by Dr. Susan Friedman of Utah State University and Steve Martin of Natural Encounters. [Read more…] about Why Is Trust Important In Pet Training?
Understanding Extinction Burst In Dogs and Other Pets
(a past Hyde Park Living column)
Have you ever tried to solve a screaming issue with a parrot or an attention seeking issue with a dog simply by ignoring it? [Read more…] about Understanding Extinction Burst In Dogs and Other Pets
Solving Dog, Parrot & Other Pet Behavior Problems Positively
Something to give you thought… [Read more…] about Solving Dog, Parrot & Other Pet Behavior Problems Positively
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…