I've been wanting to get my cockatoo Bandit to say "I love you" on cue for a while now and half the battle is figuring out what I want the cue to be. I decided it would be really cute if I could say, "Bandit, what do you say when a pretty girl kisses you like this?" and then kiss him, and he would say, "I love you!" So basically the cue is...

Photo by Dave Location: Cruise Ship Shown: Galah "Bandit" To date, Bandit my galah knows the following tricks: Spin Roll over Lawn mower Recall/flight training  I decided that the "wave" would be next. I thought it would be an easy next trick to do... right? Wrong. I've never had such a hard time teaching the wave to a bird before! ...

Okay, so the title is a little misleading once you watch the video, but I thought it was pretty darn cute! This is probably the only time your bird will "pick up after itself"! Article by Jamieleigh Womach. She has been working with parrots and toucans since the age of 17. She isn’t homeless but is home less than she prefers to be. She travel...

In the video above I explain things that helped, occured or didn't help train my galah, Bandit, how to spin in a circle on the perch. I used touch training to teach the spin to him and Cressi, my African Grey. Hopefully this helps you and you like the end result of Bandit's training! Listen close and you will hear him say his name while spinni...

So, I finally implemented a cue for Bondi to use to roll over and no longer have to touch her at all to get her to do it! Pretty exciting, she is even doing it for other people which lets me know she really gets it. If you missed my video on how I taught her this behavior, check it out here. Article by Jamieleigh Womach. She has been working ...

I taught both of my cockatoos how to "roll over" which is pretty much the same as "bang" and "playing dead" because they all involve teaching the bird to go onto its back on command. However, the thing is, I taught both of my birds using different ways. I used clicker training with both, but separate techniques (sort of). Let me show you what I...