I'm a HUGE believer in working with your bird's NATURAL capabilities and habits. For instance, my cockatoo "Bondi" is most talkative in the car above other places. So, since we were on a road trip from Washington to Arizona, I thought I'd use that to my advantage and grabbed my training bag with me up front. Now, she is mostly talkative with D...
Photo by Dave Location: Orlando, FL Cockatoos: Galahs "Bondi" and "Bandit"
A huge discouragement to letting a bird be a bird and use its natural ability to fly... is this myth that flighted birds don't talk. This is completely false!
I know, because I have both types of birds; the one who never flew outside before (Bondi, my galah) and one who...
Anyone who has more than one parrot has learned pretty fast that parrots learn fastest from other parrots. Even when learning to talk, they learn best from listening to other parrots speak. I've learned both of these things from having a flock of birds compared to just one. Obviously, I had to start with just one at one point in time and progre...
Photo by Dave Location: Sandpoint, ID Excited ones: Rose Breasted Cockatoos "Bondi", "Ace" and "Bandit"
Some friends asked if I could watch their rose breasted cockatoo, Ace, for a day or so. They were staying at an aunt's and I was happy to look after Ace (whom I hand fed when he was just a youngin' anyway!)
I was actually really looking f...
Photo by Dave Location: Sandpoint, Idaho Show off: Galah "Bondi"
I love showing off my parrots and they love showing off! Especially my rose breasted cockatoo (galah) Bondi. She is the typical cockatoo - a complete ham in public! She loves having all the attention and will yell, "Hey Cutie!" at anyone who ignores her. Showing off your bird c...
Recently on my YouTube videos, I've received a lot of the same question, "What treats do you use to give your bird during training sessions?"
And I know what those askers are really thinking... if they use what I use for my birds, their birds will do that which my birds are doing, right? WRONG! That's the whole point of "Bird Treats for Trai...
