Comments on: Try this and tell me how it worked http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/try-this-and-tell-me-how-it-worked/ Blog about how to train parrots Mon, 06 Oct 2008 19:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Joseph http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/try-this-and-tell-me-how-it-worked/#comment-7646 Joseph Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:39:59 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=26#comment-7646 Just wanted to let you know how your "Power Pause" has been working for me. "Smartie" my Quaker has just reached sexual maturity and with the long days he has been outside a lot and, I guess, the hormones have kicked in big time. Because, in the past he has not had a cage (since I thought he was too nasty when he was in one) he took over my lorikeet's cage and started been messing about in it, attacking the toys and yelling at everything. I couldn't get near him. Normally a sweet, considerate fellow, he was absolutely ferocious. I thought it was because he was in a cage and I tried to take him out and got attacked. I picked him up with a towel and put him back on his tree-stand but he went right back. I did the same thing but he wanted that cage! I found myself getting really stressed about his behaviour. Because I have read my stuff, I knew that he was nesting like Quakers do and that they are very territorial. I stood there watching him wondering should I keep towelling him or put up with the attacking every time I went past, knowing I would get more and more cross with it. I then thought back to the video I had recently seen. I calmed myself first. I then approached him, just to the point where he was on the verge of lunging (like Tiko in the video) then pulled back with lots of happy praising noises. In this way I slowly got closer and closer and he talked back "good birrrd" he said to himself instead of screaming and shouting. We steadily got closer and then, finally he was his sweet self and stepped out of the cage onto my hand chirruping contentedly. For the first time, I could see that it wasn't personal, he couldn't help it! He wasn't being weird or nasty, he was being a bird! I took out the lorikeet's toys he hated and we went outside together and gathered up all sorts of cool stuff like sticks, moss and leaves for him to nest with. He was so happy strutting around, pulling at the sticks and paper and we didn't have so much of the screaming, just a busy bird. While I'm at work I know he'll be busy fussing with his nest. The lorikeet is happily rehoused with his beloved toys and Smartie is doing what he must. I have much more respect and compassion for my little green friend, and, because I understand him better, I don't have that sense of powerlessness I used to feel. It is that feeling, I'm sure, that drives people to do cruel things to their birds. I have learnt a lot. Thanks for continuing to learn and sharing it with me. Just wanted to let you know how your “Power Pause” has been working for me. “Smartie” my Quaker has just reached sexual maturity and with the long days he has been outside a lot and, I guess, the hormones have kicked in big time. Because, in the past he has not had a cage (since I thought he was too nasty when he was in one) he took over my lorikeet’s cage and started been messing about in it, attacking the toys and yelling
at everything. I couldn’t get near him. Normally a sweet, considerate fellow, he was absolutely ferocious. I thought it was because he was in a cage and I tried to take him out and got attacked. I picked him up with a towel and put him back on his tree-stand but he went right back. I did the same thing but he wanted that cage! I found myself getting really stressed about his behaviour. Because I have read my stuff, I knew that
he was nesting like Quakers do and that they are very territorial. I stood there watching him wondering should I keep towelling him or put up with the attacking every time I went past, knowing I would get more and more cross with it. I then thought back to the video I had recently seen. I calmed myself first. I then approached him, just to the point where he was on the verge of lunging (like Tiko in the video) then pulled back with lots of happy praising noises. In this way I slowly got closer and closer and he talked back “good birrrd” he said to himself instead of screaming and shouting. We steadily got closer and then, finally he was his sweet self and stepped out of the cage onto my hand chirruping contentedly. For the first time, I could see that it wasn’t personal, he couldn’t help it! He wasn’t being weird or nasty, he was being a bird! I took out the lorikeet’s toys he hated and we went outside together and gathered up all sorts of cool stuff like sticks, moss and leaves for him to nest with. He was so happy strutting around, pulling at the sticks and paper and we didn’t have so much of the screaming, just a busy bird. While I’m at work I know he’ll be busy fussing with his nest. The lorikeet is happily rehoused with his beloved toys and Smartie is doing what he must. I have much more respect and compassion for my little green friend, and, because I understand him better, I don’t have that sense of powerlessness I used to feel. It is that feeling, I’m sure, that drives people to do cruel things to their birds. I have learnt a lot. Thanks for continuing to learn and sharing it with me.

]]> By: amanda goff http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/try-this-and-tell-me-how-it-worked/#comment-4199 amanda goff Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:49:38 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=26#comment-4199 My gray is only aggressive and won't let me touch him or any of his "things" when he is on or in the cage. Will this work for my circumstances? My gray is only aggressive and won’t let me touch him or any of his “things” when he is on or in the cage. Will this work for my circumstances?

]]> By: Julie http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/try-this-and-tell-me-how-it-worked/#comment-2468 Julie Sat, 24 Nov 2007 03:30:29 +0000 http://www.birdtricks.com/blog/?p=26#comment-2468 I just tried the technique and it worked so well! My cockatiel found his reflection in my furniture a couple days ago and now that's the only place he wants to be! Whenever he's at that spot, he gets very territorial and bites me. I just tried this technique and he's letting me pet him like he did before. Thanks a bunch! Julie I just tried the technique and it worked so well! My cockatiel found his reflection in my furniture a couple days ago and now that’s the only place he wants to be! Whenever he’s at that spot, he gets very territorial and bites me. I just tried this technique and he’s letting me pet him like he did before. Thanks a bunch!

Julie

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