Parrot Tricks
Teaching Parrots with Positive Reinforcement
Chapter One
The Advantages of Trick
Training Your Parrot
When you work with a companion bird in order to teach him tricks or behaviors,
the bond and communication between the two of you increases dramatically. Trick
training involves interaction with your bird. This interaction is structured and leads
to results that are exciting for both of you. Your bird is excited about both learning
from you and communicating with you. He lives in a world with beings who do
not speak his language. He has behaviors that enhance life in his native habitat, for
which he and his body and instincts are designed. When your parrot can understand
some of what you ask of him, there is progress made in communication and
mutual respect. As soon as your parrot has learned that he can do what you ask and
get something he values (a treat or a head scratch) in return, he will want to learn
more. Learning becomes easier for him, and that makes teaching easier for you. You
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