Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 28, 2009
I decided to teach my African Grey how to spin in a circle and I wanted to get it all on film so you guys could see how it works, real time. However, my camera ran out of memory during my “blurry” session in the red shirt. And I didn’t actually [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 26, 2009
I was working on training my African Grey, Cressi, how to do the “retrieve” by picking up a nickel and dropping it into a dish. Well, Dave was watching over my shoulder and eventually said, “You’re rewarding her right now.”
I was just standing there after Cressi hadn’t done what I wanted [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 24, 2009
I taught both of my cockatoos how to “roll over” which is pretty much the same as “bang” and “playing dead” because they all involve teaching the bird to go onto its back on command.
However, the thing is, I taught both of my birds using different ways. I used clicker training [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 22, 2009
Photo by Dave
Location: Moab, Utah
Fighting over the landing spot: Macaws “Jinx” & “Comet”
I have a new you tube channel to share with all of you. Now, it’s very varied up and is about training, socializing, interaction, caging, pricing and tons more information that you guys constantly ask about… wrapped up in 1-3 minute long videos!
Dave [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 20, 2009
Photo by Jamieleigh
Location: Orlando, FL
On Foraging Tree: Swainson Toucan “Fiji”
Ever wish you could have your bird out while you hang around the house but not have it be all over you or getting intro too much trouble? This is what food finding trees were created for… and you can create them yourself, too!
Simply hang toys [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 17, 2009
This is a client’s baby blue throated macaw, currently unnamed. I’ve been calling her “Tuuli” and Dave calls her “Smurf”. Our client is waiting to meet her before she gives her a name… since her last macaw she named “Chex” before knowing its sex or anything about it. Remember what I [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 16, 2009
So, I finally got Bondi to perform the entire Mailbox Routine on camera. This routine is very advanced in my opinion. Bondi already knew dozens of behaviors and this one became frustrating for her. I literally gave her about 4 months off from doing it before attempting it again and getting [...]
Posted by: Jamieleigh on: April 15, 2009
Distractions can really put an abrupt halt in training. For example, I had three birds out while attempting to work with just one of them. I didn’t plan it that way – I had them all out flying around and then Bondi told me she wanted to work on her “roll over/play dead” trick so [...]
