To the best of my ability I try to implement positive reinforcement techniques, approaches, and training to my every day interactions with the birds ... Read More
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It’s A New Day, It’s A New Way
So here I sit, wide awake at 3:48, the morning after Thanksgiving. It's Black Friday and people are out busting down the doors of stores in search of ... Read More
The Proof Is In The Pudding
The proof is in the pudding...about positive reinforcement training, that is. Sometimes I don't even like to use the word 'training' when I'm talking ... Read More
Question on training a behavior; training a bird to trust me getting closer in proximity to him.
Question: Dear Lara, About a month ago I adopted what I was told to be a 6-year-old blue-fronted hybrid amazon parrot. When I got him I ... Read More
Question on Behavior & Training: My African Grey Consistently Bites His Nails and Flaps His Wings When He is Nervous
Hi Lara, I hope you can help us. I have a two-year old male Congo African Grey. He is a nail biter. He's been biting his nails for some time ... Read More
Got A Question?
This is something I've been thinking about doing for quite a while. For several years I've been addressing questions on-line. I love it! The busier I ... Read More
Patience Pays Off For All Involved
I was asked a while ago to start making daily blog posts. That sure is going to be tough but it has been in the back of my mind since I was asked. I ... Read More
Training a Bird to Station & Its Importance
Many different topics come to mind when I think of something I could write here on my blog. I always wait and post something for when I'm really ... Read More
Training a program blue jay
With every encounter we have with our birds, knowingly or unknowingly, we are training them. We train them desirable things and many undesirable ... Read More
A Quick Example of How Positive Reinforcement Can Help in Preventing an Undesired Behavior
I'd like to make this a quick post, but I know how that goes. I would also like to add photos and videos to this today as I try and repeat some of ... Read More
It is an honor…
It is a true and genuine honor for me to be able to share my life with birds. I find I rarely take for granted each encounter I have with the ones in ... Read More
Training…. it is more than just tricks
I never gave much thought to training and the effects it has on our birds. I never gave it much thought until I began to really understand it. ... Read More