Eight years ago I had to put my dalmatian to sleep due to complications he was having with old age. He lived with me for fourteen years. Putting him ... Read More
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What a Little Flight Can Do
I'm sure many people are ready for this winter to be over. I'm a big lover of the snow and cold but this winter has been long enough and I'm ready for ... Read More
Beginning the New Year
I love to write in my blog. I enjoy writing about my experiences and observations with the birds I have. Our recent move has kept me from doing this ... Read More
A New Chapter, Turning the Page for the Birds
Dearest Blog, I have not abandoned thee. I wanted to post an update. I know several people have heard me talk over the past year about wanting ... Read More
Live On-Line Classes and Consultations Now Available
I am very excited to be introducing a new project I have been putting together for quite a while. I am now offering on-line meetings, classes, and ... Read More
Behavior…It’s Always Happening
I'm just getting back in town and bringing April to a close with speaking at the Michiana Bird Society in Mishawaka, Indiana and a presentation at ... Read More
Taking the ‘Command’ out of the Positive Reinforcement Vocabulary
To the best of my ability I try to implement positive reinforcement techniques, approaches, and training to my every day interactions with the birds ... Read More
What is appropriate enrichment?
That's easy. The animal will tell us. If my birds aren't interacting with their toys, they are then call 'obstacles'. I spoke about this topic in ... Read More
Question on training a behavior; training a bird to trust me getting closer in proximity to him.
Question: Dear Lara, About a month ago I adopted what I was told to be a 6-year-old blue-fronted hybrid amazon parrot. When I got him I ... Read More
A Bird Nerd That Can’t Sleep
Many nights this week I've had a hard time sleeping. Well, it caught up with me this afternoon. I checked into a hotel this afternoon getting ready ... Read More
Unknowingly Punishing Desired Behavior
Yep, I see it happen all the time. I see people unknowingly punish desired behavior and unknowingly reinforce undesired behavior. I myself have even ... Read More
My website is finally up!
Not finished, but my website is finally up and running. I've put a lot of time and heart and soul into this and there is so much more ... Read More