Training Tidbit: Scary Objects! Sometimes our birds are afraid of the funniest things. I recently worked with a bird who was acting strange. Would not come out of her cage! […]
Training Tidbit: Step up!
Training Tidbit – The Rules for Step Up I hope many of our birds are already comfortable with stepping onto peoples’ hands. We call this “step-up”. Sometimes there are situations […]
Training Tidbit: Success is easy!
Success is Easy! Or perhaps I should say, Success SHOULD BE Easy! Often when we start training our parrots, we have a great idea of the end goal. Put the […]
IAABC Conference 2017
I had the immense pleasure of attending the IAABC conference in Los Angeles this April 7 and 8 2017. That’s the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants. I’ve been a […]
CBS in the NEWS!
We were very fortunate to have Caroline Wagner from CBC “The Eyeopener” with us last class. She recorded radio, video and took pictures of our classes, and our birds. She […]
Robin makes Shauna’s Mash Recipe
Mash! Chop! Bread! We love to make food for our birds, in healthy and easy ways. There are many different recipes available on the internet, in books, in magazines. We […]
Tiny Tidbits: how to use smaller training treats
Robin’s Training Tips Taking Teeny Tiny Bites When working with out birds, we often give them food as a reinforcer. This is a great way to say to your bird […]
Getting just the right treat.
Help! You said my bird needs to take treats in the class. My bird isn’t food motivated! How can I still come and participate? Great question. When we are in […]
Training Tip: Find your Reinforcer
Birds have favourites. Birds have likes and dislikes. Make a list of the top 10 things your bird would jump over the moon to get. Here’s a list of Quentin […]
Tiny Dragons
The lovely, friendly, snuggly, cockatiel. Everyone wants to have one of these Tiny parrots sitting on their knee, beak grinding and fluffed. Every cockatiel needs to feel safe and secure, […]