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by dogsandparrots
Tue Oct 06, 2009 5:59 pm
Forum: Ringneck Stories
Topic: Love nature..... WOWWWWW
Replies: 0
Views: 3645

Love nature..... WOWWWWW

I've been working with my ring neck for a few months now. I can't really hold it but he is learning tricks. Anyway, I used to open the cage for him and he never wanted to come out, I then treined him to pull strings and I placed a string on the cage's door, so now when he pulls the door opens. Well ...
by dogsandparrots
Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:38 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is this normal?
Replies: 3
Views: 1444

hello mamabird80, just like bec said.... it will be a long journey... I adopted an adult pair about six months ago and progress goes slow... and by the way mine were quiet for aobut 5 months before they even started doing any noise... and they started making noises only during sunrise and sunset, la...
by dogsandparrots
Tue Sep 08, 2009 6:57 am
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is it extreme bluffing??
Replies: 17
Views: 5438

dogsandparrots you come across as not having much patience with people who don't know as much about training as you. things like this "well then you need to" could be said a different way IE maybe try putting him on a perch and working without him on you. julie--- sorry I gave u that impr...
by dogsandparrots
Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:42 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is it extreme bluffing??
Replies: 17
Views: 5438

The reson why he runs up is because parrots feel safer on higher places... if u can't relax having a parrot on your hand well then you need to place him in a perch and work from there... just trying to help... It would be hard to relax and drop your guard when you have something biting you. It will...
by dogsandparrots
Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:37 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is it extreme bluffing??
Replies: 17
Views: 5438

i think he is too early to be bluffing i think you remove him and give him toy encaurage him to bite. it is telling him,okay, i ve lost and heres your toy he is defenately pushing his boundry i usually solve this staring in to his eyes and say a stern NO, folowed by a little with shake of hand(if h...
by dogsandparrots
Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:00 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is it extreme bluffing??
Replies: 17
Views: 5438

The reson why he runs up is because parrots feel safer on higher places... if u can't relax having a parrot on your hand well then you need to place him in a perch and work from there... just trying to help...
by dogsandparrots
Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:17 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Is it extreme bluffing??
Replies: 17
Views: 5438

hello....if his bitting when you are trying to get him off you hand (remember they use their beak as a third limb) the best thing to do, instead of placing him down what you want to do is make him step up. Go ahead and place a prech (pencil or longer stick works good) at his chest level and he will ...
by dogsandparrots
Fri Sep 04, 2009 10:37 pm
Forum: IRNs Behavior & Taming
Topic: Need help with older bird
Replies: 5
Views: 1427

hello... you know, I adopted a pair just the same way yours. I used negative reinforcement to get close to them, feel more than welcome to look at a video that I poseted in my webpage. I am also doing something different... here i go... I feed my birds nothing but pellets, then when I'm going to giv...
by dogsandparrots
Fri Sep 04, 2009 7:33 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello from south Texas
Replies: 5
Views: 2402

Hello Felix, lots of ppl are afraid of negative reinforcement (because of the name). The video that I posted on my webpage is a clear example that negative reinforcement it's nothing bad. Lots of ppl confuse it with punishment. Let me explain negative reinforcement in simple words (or at least this ...
by dogsandparrots
Wed Sep 02, 2009 7:12 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself!
Topic: Hello from south Texas
Replies: 5
Views: 2402

Hello from south Texas

Hello, I am from south Texas. I've been hooked with parrots for some time, but always interacted with hand fed tammed parrots. So I wanted a challange and adopted a pair of 3 year old ringnecks, that are totally "bronco" .... jajajaja little did I kwno... have my hands full with this pair,...