I rescued a 6 year old goffins last year in May (2010). He is a loving bird who wants to be pet nearly all day. The people we adopted him from neglected him a LOT and he's scared of EVERYTHING except humans and paper.
The reason I am asking if he's dumb is that I tried to teach him the "poop" command for over a year now and I've been very consistent, I tried to teach him to say Hi (with his feet) and no luck. He doesn't talk except for the words he already knew when I got him, peekaboo and hello. He doesn't PLAY at all. if we try to play with him, he doesn't pay attention and just wants to climb on your shoulder. It's been over a year and he is still afraid of everything even though I slowly bring things closer to his cage and show him they are harmless. He still won't eat fruits or vegetables because he's scared of them. Help? He can't learn/won't learn anything.
The reason I am asking if he's dumb is that I tried to teach him the "poop" command for over a year now and I've been very consistent, I tried to teach him to say Hi (with his feet) and no luck. He doesn't talk except for the words he already knew when I got him, peekaboo and hello. He doesn't PLAY at all. if we try to play with him, he doesn't pay attention and just wants to climb on your shoulder. It's been over a year and he is still afraid of everything even though I slowly bring things closer to his cage and show him they are harmless. He still won't eat fruits or vegetables because he's scared of them. Help? He can't learn/won't learn anything.