Parrots Tricks Keep Your Pet Parrot Happy

Teaching a parrot tricks can be frustrating, a huge laugh and most certainly a battle of wits

. When teaching a parrot to do anything you are dealing with a very savvy bird and one who has the intelligence to lead you a merry dance! Don't for a minute think that you are the boss. There will be many a day when you wonder if it is all worth it, but parrots do love to do tricks and eventually you will both be happier.

Not only do you have to cope with all of the above, but they do it with such arrogance! The look that they give you sometimes would shrivel the most confident of parrot owners. And what about that squawk if they are not happy! They will soon let you know when they are not happy with what you are doing at your end of the deal!

So how to do you get over this battle of wills?

It comes down to the 3 R's: repetition, repetition and repetition.

But, it is not just repetition that is the answer although that is needed for the best results, because parrots also like to be wooed. They will want to hear you telling them how wonderful they are and they will want to hear it in a nice soothing voice, but loud and clear. If you find that either the parrot or you are getting annoyed and edgy then it is best to stop the training.

Start getting stroppy with the parrot, and you have lost the game.

Start your parrot turning around as one of his first tricks?

1. Have the parrot either on the floor or on his perch.

2. With food in your hand, move your hand to the side of his body at about 10 inches away but so that he can see it.

3. As he turns around to take the food slowly move it further round the back of him so that he has to turn to get the food.

4. When he follows your hand around, give him a treat.

5. The next step to teach him after him turning half way around is to get him to turn a full circle.

Remember that parrots love treats and for treats you can often coerce them to do things that they would not do if there was not a treat waiting for them at the end. When teaching the parrot tricks it is best to do it several times a day in short bursts rather than in one long session. This is best because the parrot may get cranky training for long sessions.

Teaching only one trick at a time is best because the parrot will get confused if he is being taught several tricks over a short period. Lots of gentle praise will also be great when teaching a parrot tricks because they love to feel they are pleasing their owners.

Copyright (c) 2010 Kaye Dennan

by: Kaye Dennan

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