Drogon in charge of training!

Mitchan

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Drogon knows a bunch of tricks and really loves trick training, but he definitely has his favorite ones, and it shows! ;)

A fun thing I like to do is allow him to lead the training session himself now and then - he’ll tell me which trick he wants to do, and then I ask him to do it and give him a reward when he does. It’s especially fun right after a session of training a new trick/behavior, if he’s been getting bored or a bit frustrated about not getting it right every time, - to just move on and let him decide for himself what to do, ensuring his satisfaction (and a treat) every time!

So here’s a video (sorry it’s in Swedish) of him asking me to ask him to do only his two absolute favorite tricks over and over - "vinka" (meaning wave in Swedish, so it’s waving), and "dracarys" (which is the verbal cue Daenerys from Game of Thrones uses for her dragons to breathe fire… I use it for a lil wing flap instead).

As you’ll see, the one time I ask him to do a trick that he didn’t request at first, he just ignores that and tells me he wants the other one. :D
(Also, as you can barely see the netting in the video, so I want to add that he is in an aviary!)

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtl_nI40kfM"]vinka? - YouTube[/ame]
 
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The Dracaris trick is sooo cute! I cant get Salty to do any wing tricks, which is odd, but there you are.
 

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It has been several years since I have been in Sweden. I have been from the far Southern tip all the way to a bit past the Arctic Circle. All on business trips and during all the seasons. Truly enjoy the experience.

Love the Amazon Lead Training session. Great idea! And, clearly your Amazon loves it as well!
 

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so cute!!! I really hope dracarys is a Game of Thrones reference (along w/ the name)..so accurate
 
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Mitchan

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The Dracaris trick is sooo cute! I cant get Salty to do any wing tricks, which is odd, but there you are.
Drogon is the only one of my birds who does wing tricks - he just happens to be very animated with his wings, so getting him to understand was easy :D


It has been several years since I have been in Sweden. I have been from the far Southern tip all the way to a bit past the Arctic Circle. All on business trips and during all the seasons. Truly enjoy the experience.

Love the Amazon Lead Training session. Great idea! And, clearly your Amazon loves it as well!
Oh, that sounds fantastic! You've seen more of Sweden than I have then, and I've lived here my entire life! :D :p


so cute!!! I really hope dracarys is a Game of Thrones reference (along w/ the name)..so accurate
It definitely is! :D :D
 

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Wow that is so cool! I've never seen so much blue on the front of a blue front! What a handsome guy :D




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Wait, you haven't travelled around Sweden? There is just so many wonderful places to visit and the history of each district is wonderful and the foundation of so many traditional that have spread across the World.

Again, love the video of your Blue Front Amazon!

As Jim noted above, that blue bar around the front of the head is truly beautiful.
 

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