I can see where the sexual awakening can be a problem...I think I can deal with it as long as Perry doesn't decide that I need to be fed all the time...blech. I'm trying to remind myself that alternative behaviors are good, providing a bird with a surrogate to attack is good and redirecting energy is the goal...also, not laughing about bad behavior is key. (That one might have been tougher before I became a teacher...now, I'm pretty much trained to not laugh at a lot of things that are actually pretty funny!)
How do you guys feel about Quakers?
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you have to establish a dominance over a parrot with behavior problems, they have to know that YOU are in charge, not them.
might sound cruel..but if marley does something, or is doing something i do not approve of, he gets a booming NO from me..now he looks to see if i'm around before he does something he knows i don't like...lol..still working on it.
this is a VERY good read, but it is long, i suggest reading the half about parrot/human dominance
http://www.companionparrot.com/Why%20You%20Can't%20Punish.htm
might sound cruel..but if marley does something, or is doing something i do not approve of, he gets a booming NO from me..now he looks to see if i'm around before he does something he knows i don't like...lol..still working on it.
this is a VERY good read, but it is long, i suggest reading the half about parrot/human dominance
http://www.companionparrot.com/Why%20You%20Can't%20Punish.htm
