As delighted as I am with Cally Bean feeling like she wants to spend time with me and be involved in whatever I'm doing, I am at the stage where I want to establish a little bit of "space understanding" lol.
Cal loves to be with me while I do everything in out of cage time. This isn't a problem as I love to spend time with her, but unfortunately, she can't have free reign of the house. I want to harness train her so she can come into rooms with the other animals safely, but feel that a few established "rules" in our relationship are needed first.
She steps up and down without question and will come when you call her. the only problem is, so much is her love (it breaks me to do this but it needs to be done!!) that I can't eat my dinner without her "helping" with the fork and knife lol and it's getting increasingly difficult for either Dave or I to leave the room together. She literally blocks the door by standing on top of it. It's either one or the other of us who can eventually leave if the other one entertains Cal.
I have found this information during my search and most of it, or at least the general basis of each "step" seems to be good.
I genuinely don't wish to offend anyone with clipped birds by posting this, but I'd really like to know what you think of the training section. I know some birds really do need to be clipped for many reasons!
It drew my eye because it is indeed for flighted birds and as Cal, thankfully has had no problems in this arena, I'd like to keep her flighted for training. She responds very well to game playing etc so I think these methods, if made fun as well as firm will be really enjoyable for her.
I welcome absolutely any comments. A different approach? Flaws in the guide? I trust you all and value the information you have all given throughout the forum greatly, so am itching for your knowledge on this subject!
Obedience training for flighted parrots
Cal loves to be with me while I do everything in out of cage time. This isn't a problem as I love to spend time with her, but unfortunately, she can't have free reign of the house. I want to harness train her so she can come into rooms with the other animals safely, but feel that a few established "rules" in our relationship are needed first.
She steps up and down without question and will come when you call her. the only problem is, so much is her love (it breaks me to do this but it needs to be done!!) that I can't eat my dinner without her "helping" with the fork and knife lol and it's getting increasingly difficult for either Dave or I to leave the room together. She literally blocks the door by standing on top of it. It's either one or the other of us who can eventually leave if the other one entertains Cal.
I have found this information during my search and most of it, or at least the general basis of each "step" seems to be good.
I genuinely don't wish to offend anyone with clipped birds by posting this, but I'd really like to know what you think of the training section. I know some birds really do need to be clipped for many reasons!
It drew my eye because it is indeed for flighted birds and as Cal, thankfully has had no problems in this arena, I'd like to keep her flighted for training. She responds very well to game playing etc so I think these methods, if made fun as well as firm will be really enjoyable for her.
I welcome absolutely any comments. A different approach? Flaws in the guide? I trust you all and value the information you have all given throughout the forum greatly, so am itching for your knowledge on this subject!
Obedience training for flighted parrots