With every encounter we have with our birds, knowingly or unknowingly, we are training them. We train them desirable things and many undesirable ... Read More
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A Girl & Her Dog
I think about posting here every day. Boy do I love to write and am going to try to come on here and just post small thoughts or experiences as I see ... Read More
A Quick Example of How Positive Reinforcement Can Help in Preventing an Undesired Behavior
I'd like to make this a quick post, but I know how that goes. I would also like to add photos and videos to this today as I try and repeat some of ... Read More
Work With That Reinforcer. Can You Identify it? Oops, It Just Changed.
Umm, mmmm, mmmm, how I love observing and working with reinforcers and observing, applying, and changing their behavioral procedures. They are ... Read More
Incorporating Choice in Animal Environments
This is a quick follow-up post to my former entry of "Ah, so it's going to be one of those days." Greta made a comment on this post in regards to how ... Read More
Ah, so its going to be one of ‘those’ days.
I'm sitting here typing this with Rico, my Umbrella Cockatoo on my knee. Why on my knee versus my head or shoulder? (hey, isn't that a commercial?) ... Read More
It is an honor…
It is a true and genuine honor for me to be able to share my life with birds. I find I rarely take for granted each encounter I have with the ones in ... Read More
A Splendor Like No Other….That Is the Bird.
Be it parrot, sparrow, eagle, or kingfisher there is nothing else in my life that I've come in contact with that fascinates me and grasps my attention ... Read More
‘Tis the Season…..to Reinforce that Screamin’!
I hope everyone had a great holiday season and I'm giving well wishes for everyone for the new year. I can't believe the last one is already over. I ... Read More
Sidney’s Story – The Great Horned Teacher
In May of '09 I met a bird who opened a door in a certain area of my life. This door provided me the opportunity to view many things from a different ... Read More
’09 Parrot Lover’s Cruise
Over one year ago at the 5th Annual Parrot Palooza, a blonde woman walked up to me after my presentation I had given on the effects of positive ... Read More
Peek A Boo Rico!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_YHB8bCHw ... Read More