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Here we go again - My wonderful new Green-winged toddler

"Bob, did I hear right - you had to find a new home for one of your birds because it was TOO SWEET?"  "Well, I didn't see what other choice I had.", I said. 

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Teaching my first dog training course

I ask one young student if she has been working with loose leash walking during the week.  "No, but my dad is using the clicker to teach the dog to put his head into the choke chain!" 

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Brad from San Jose Writes: "Dear Blue Hair Bob, I heard that parrots need a lot of interaction or they develop behavior problems

Brad,   These are great questions - ones I wish every potential exotic bird owner would ask before getting a bird.  Some of these are a bit controversial as well.  There is the "old school" answer and then there is the "latest available data" answer.  I will give you what I think is the latest data answer.

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Here we go again - my wonderful new throw-away orphan African Grey Parrot

"I think that bird is just misunderstood", I said.  "Yeah, really misunderstood - like we don't understand why he attacks everyone who comes in the room!", she said.  But that wasn't how he reacted to me.

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Is my parrot making a sentence or chaining behaviors?

You know that stuff called "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"?  Well, I can't believe it's NOT butter!