BlueHairBob's blog

There is a war going on for the hearts and minds of amateur parrot trainers like me.  And it isn't good for the parrots.  I live in exciting times.

When I started my research prior to getting my first parrot I was told, "if you are really serious, read Companion Parrot Handbook by Sally Blanchard - it is the text book for companion parrots."  So, I bought it right away and started reading.  Unfortunately, I don't think it is the manual that I want to recommend.

 Without even thinking I said, "Everybody who has a parrot has a problem parrot." 

Even if you don't want to do trick training, you need to know about these behaviors and how to use positive reinforcement to diminish them.