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Does your Parrot exhibit a behaviour you would like to change?  Would you like to train your Parrot to do tricks?  If so, this course is for you!  This introduction to Applied Behavior Analysis covers the basic terms and concepts necessary to understand and apply this training method.  What better way to interact with your Parrot than through training?

Discounts for couples and group of 3 or more.  Mature children, accompanied by an adult, between age of 10 and 12 who will understand the lecture are free.

We recommend to start training with the easiest behaviour.  Basketball is one of the easier trick to your Parrot and an excellent way to start learning how to train your Parrot.

This is one of our most popular interactive toys.  It's a basketball hoop & whiffle ball made with plastic coated metal and plastic for training your Parrot.  Have fun training and watching your Parrot throw hoops. Basketball is one of the easiest tricks to train. We recommend reading Don't Shoot the Dog for great information to help you learn how to train animals.  

Don't Shoot the Dog is the most valuable book for anyone with pets.

Pryor clearly explains the underlying principles of behavioural training and reveals how this art can be applied to virtually any common situation.  And best of all, she tells how to do it without yelling threats, force, punishment, guilt trips—or shooting the dog.  From the eight methods for putting an end to all kinds of undesirable behaviour to the ten laws of “shaping” behaviour, Pryor helps you combat your own addictions and deal with such difficult problems as a moody spouse, an impossible teen, or an aged parent.  Plus, there’s also incredibly helpful information on house training the dog, improving your tennis game, keeping the cat off the table, and much more!

Fall 2006

Feature Articles
The Facts About Punishment By S.G. Friedman, PhD, and Bobbi Brinker
Extreme Close Up of a Freelance Artist  Featuring Mary Hughes
The Galah: Surviving in Australia’s Outback By Gemma Dehnbostel
Not So Stupid Pet Tricks By Gay Noeth
Bird Identification Challenge Photos by Nico Shoemaker

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover –Kim Caldwell

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies

Training your Bird to Target By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Learning to Fly
Colorado Fly Week Review By Dean Moser, Chris Biro, Darren Edwardson, Ellen Aparicio

Science for the Bird Brain (A Synopsis of Scientific Papers Related to Avian Medicine)
 A Closer Look at Neophobia in Parrots By Diane Starnes

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Clipping Picasso’s Toenails: An Odyssey By Pam Price
Positive Fallout from Trick Training By Gay Noeth
Flight: For Better or for Worse By Debbie Goodrich

Pickin’ Parrots
Ahh Choo!  It’s Allergy Season! By Cheryl Rose

Fall 2007

Feature Articles
The S Files Addresses Biting When Going into the Cage by Willynne Tully, S.G. Friedman, PhD and L. McGuire
Prompting and Coercion by Barbara Heidenreich  
The Big “A”, Anthropomorphism by Rebecca K. O’Connor
Respecting the Bite by Barbara Heidenreich
An Alaskan Aviary Experience by Kris Porter
Back Yard Habitats for Parrots by Sheralin Conkey and Noelle Fontaine

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover - Linda Morrow

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
How I Taught Bertie to Retrieve by Patricia A Phillips

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Perdy Becomes a Problem (Part One) by Dorothy Schwarz
Bailey Learns to Recall by Mona Delgado
Learning not to Reinforce Unwanted Behavior by Beverly Penny
Breakthrough with a Parent-Raised Bird  by Jennifer Ratliff  

Fall 2008

Feature Articles
When your Parrot Loves You Too Much By Barbara Heidenreich
Wrap-N-Roll Enrichment By Kris Porter
Constructs: Putting Labels on Bird Behavior By Bev Penny
Simpler Steps to Step up By Rita Sambruna
My Summer Internship at a Parrot Sanctuary By Kodi Pinnell

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Teaching Your Parrot to Drop an Item on Cue By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Enrichment Solutions to Behavior Problems By Lisa Desatnik
Making the Connection: From Parrots to Children By Debbie Goodrich
Learning from Mercy By Emily Goug

Fall 2009

Feature Articles
When a Parrot Won’t go Back in the Cage By Barbara Heidenreich
Oops! I Scared My Parrot By Barbara Heidenreich and Sid Price
Of Falcons and Parrots: Five Ways Training Falcons Has Made Me a Better Parrot Trainer By Rebecca K O’Connor
Be Prepared! The Avian Disaster Kit By Jamie Leigh Powell

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover
Robin Shewokis

Learning to Fly
Parrots and the Importance of Flight By Steve Hartman

How Did They Train That?
The Dos and Don’ts of Harness Training Your Parrot By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language  

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
No Longer Nailed by My Parrot By Pat Phillips
Simple Solution to a Fear Response By Pat Anderson
A Refuge for Saving the Wildlife: A Sanctuary for Parrots and People By Pat Anderson

Spring 2008

Feature Articles
The ABC’s of Behavior By Susan G. Friedman, PhD
Enrichment (Part Two) Foraging Opportunity:
An Integral Component of Environmental Enrichment By Jim McKendry
Bite Me! By Gay Noeth
If Horses Had Wings By Cheryl Ward
Ex “cues” Me? You Want me to do What? By Barbara Heidenreich

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover - Helen Dishaw

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Training your Parrot to Talk on Cue By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Learning to Fly
Flighted Parrots in the Home By Barbara Heidenreich

Science for the Bird Brain (A Synopsis of Scientific Papers Related to Avian Medicine)
The Avian Brain and Intelligence (Part Two) By Diane Starnes

Pickin’ Parrots
Scientific Studies and Feather Picking By Natasha Laity Snyder

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Eclectus Parrots and Diet By Andrea Frederick
Severely in Need of Patience By Kimberly Sturman
Getting Closer to Nature   By Maria Isabel Sampaio

Spring 2009

Feature Articles

Six Myths about Parrot Behavior by Barbara Heidenreich

Enrichment in Britches and Other Unusual Items by Kris Porter
The Internet Reveals Parrot Secrets by Barbara Heidenreich
Enrichment! Thinking Outside of the Cage by Robin Shewokis
Sprouts! The Super Food by Leslie Morán

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover
Ladies of the Mary Culver Home for the Visually Impaired by Sandy Gilfillan

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Training Parrots to Take Liquid from a Syringe by Jamie Leigh-Powell

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Mackie the Miracle Umbrella Cockatoo by Shauna Roberts
A Tale of Two Amazon Parrots and Positive Reinforcement by Andrew in Australia
Regaining the Trust of Two Cockatiels by Jarmo Tutti
A Creative Approach to Overcoming an Extreme Fear of Hands by Emily Strong

Summer 2006

Feature Articles
The Success Files Addresses Biting  By S.G. Friedman, PhD and L. McGuire
Bird Flu is for the Birds By The National Avian Welfare Alliance (NAWA)
Keeping Enrichment Safe By Jan Graham
Birds as Inspiration-Nance McManus By Barbara Heidenreich.
Do Parrots Really Need to Step Up on to Hands?   By Rita M. Sambruna

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover - Sid Price

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Training your Bird to Interact with a Towel By Barbara Heidenreich
Training your Bird to Step up onto Strangers By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Science for the Bird Brain (A Synopsis of Scientific Papers Related to Avian Medicine)
Studies of Phobic Behaviors in Parrots By Diane Starnes

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
You Don’t Have to Fight the Travel Carrier By Trish Koontz

The Bird and the Bank Account By Beverly Penny
Giving Parrots Choices By Tamara Ferri
An Update on CasperBy Terry Clare

Out of the Mouths of Parrots
RV Parrot By Georgi Abbot
Major Problems in the Bathroom By Ruth Patterson

Pick the Principle. Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, or Punishment?
By Barbara Heidenreich and Susan Friedman, PhD

Pickin’ Parrots
Could you be Reinforcing your Parrots Feather Destructive Behavior? By Cheryl Rose

Summer 2008

Feature Articles
Meet Einstein! The Talking Texan Parrot By Barbara Heidenreich
The Three C’s of Effective Consequences By Bob Puckett
Take Note! Training Parrots and Record-Keeping By Barbara Heidenreich
Lessons Learned Birding in Africa By Helen Dishaw
News from VogelPark - Walsrode Birdpark By Simon Bruslund Jensen

Regular Features
Profile of an Animal Lover - Smiles

TAKE FLIGHT! TRAVEL AND LEISURE FOR THE PARROT ENTHUSIAST
A Costa Rican Adventure: Part 1Breakfast with Toucans! By Jim McKendry

LEARNING TO FLY
Before and After a Flighted Parrot Escapes By Andrew Dobson

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Training your Parrot the Emergency Recall By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Barnaby Overcomes an Extreme Fear Response by Lisa Desatnik

Summer 2009

Feature Articles
Let’s get Ready to Train! By Barbara Heidenreich
How to Pet a Parrot By Barbara Heidenreich
Cockatoos in the Kitchen By Hillary Hankey
Foraging Toys on Budget By Emily Strong
Treating Avian Arthritis Naturally By Leslie Morán

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover
Grace Innemee of City Parrots

Learning to Fly
Training Sedentary Parrots to Fly  By Mandy Andrea

How Did They Train That?
Training your Parrot to Recall  By Linda (Raz) Rasmussen

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language  

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Training a Jackdaw with the Good Bird Inc DVDs By Grace Innemee
Addressing Screaming Problems in a Scarlet Macaw By Andrew in Australia
What I Learned from My Foster Parrots By Pat Anderson

Winter 2007 Feature Articles

Expanding your List of Reinforcers By Barbara Heidenreich  
Aspergillosis: The Silent Parrot Killer By Katrina Coleman 
Avian Grooming: Part 1 (Nails) By Laura Wade, DVM, Dipl. ABVP (Avian)
Parker Visits the Airport By Patricia Sund
Being the Boss Backfires By Beverly Penny

Take Flight! Travel and Leisure for the Parrot Enthusiast
One Day of Parrots in Sydney Australia By Jessie Zgurski

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover – Kellye Rila

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Training a Parrot to Bathe By Tex Gagliano

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Perdy Becomes a Problem (Part Two) By Dorothy Schwarz
Training a Parrot to Poop in His Cage By Rebecca Wells 
Sammy has a Set Back: Rebuilding Trust By Sue Larson
Mobbed by Multiple Cockatoos! By Gemma Dehnbostel
Petey The budgie Goes From Wild To Wonderful By Lee R. Nowell

Winter 2008

Feature Articles
What’s Wrong with this Picture? Effectiveness is Not Enough By Susan G. Friedman, Ph. D
Pick a Treat. Any Treat By Barbara Heidenreich
Anything to Keep Them Busy By Kris Porter
Know your Training Food: Nuts and Seeds By Shauna Roberts
A Thankful Thanksgiving By Jamie McLeod

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover
Shane Hancock

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Admit it, you Inhaled! Training Nebulization By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
Blue By Pat Phillips
Adding Lily to the Flock By Dorothy Schwarz
Seventeen Years Young and Eager to Learn By Christie Lyons
Success in Just Four Days By Terri Thibadeaux
Step Up to Success By Joseph Acosta

Winter 2009

Feature Articles
This Parrot Has Become a Problem By Barbara Heidenreich
Improving your Parrot’s Visit to the Veterinarian By Alicea Schaeffer BS, RVT, CPDT, KPA CTP
Building Trust with Nuts By Chris Shank
My Parrot Doesn’t Play with Toys! He Doesn’t Need Enrichment By Robin Shewokis

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover - Michele Barnes

In Memoriam – Andrew Bosman

How Did They Train That?
Stick Training your Parrot By Barbara Heidenreich

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language  

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
A Second Chance for a Special Senegal Parrot By Hildegard Niemann
Success with a Parent-raised Amazon Parrot By Jarmo Tuutti
Getting Started with a Foster Bird By Sue Larson

This is THE MOST IMPORTANT item in your training tool box.  We explain why in our Positive Reinforcement Training and Emotions Classes.

Our clickers are easy to use and have a nice soft touch and sound that will not spook your Parrot.

All Parrots enjoy positive interaction with their humans.  This lightweight plastic basketball set is great for small Parrots.

These beautiful Table Top Stands are perfect for training your Parrots. The all plastic construction makes this stand easy to clean and very light weight. The perch is a simulated grey woodgrain PVC perch that offers your Parrot good grip.

The small comes with a removable 12 oz bowl and a 4-1/2" toy of beads, ring and abell.  The medium has two removable 16 oz bowls.

The Table Top Traveler has a removable plastic tray for easy washing. This lightweight stand is easily transported from room to room.

We are currently accepting pre-orders for April 2022.

Teach your Parrot to play and win at Tic Tac Toe. Send us your video of your Parrot winning at Tic Tac Toe and we will give you a $100 gift certificate, second prize is $50 and third prize $25. If chickens can win at this game (see video), we are sure your Parrot can too.  See official contest rules below.

Please note - this is not a toy.  This is a training prop and therefore has not been tested for metals in the paint or glue.  When used as intended your Parrot will not be interested in chewing the box.