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Feelings…oh…oh…oh…Feelings
Angry Dil by Windelbo on Flickr Someone asked me the other day, “Do parrots have feelings?” She apologized in case it was a dumb question, but she was curious to know. This makes a difference doesn’t...
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OMG She Laid an EGG!
Ahhh Spring. It’s been a regular avian grumpfest around here lately. The falcons are on an all-you-can-eat diet and the molting has commenced, meaning falcons who have no use for me and are nearly...
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Parrots Don’t Scream
KoKo by DDanzig You think I’m nuts, right? In fact your parrot is screaming right now. A normal serenade, the sort of noises parrots make in the jungle is perfectly acceptable and should be accepted....
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Toy Making Party
Parts and Pieces Making your own toys can be a lot of fun and save you tons of money. These are some parts from Rose’s Pet Emporium Constructing Sunday morning is my favorite time...
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The Best Parrot for You
Aloha Cockatoo by Mordy Steinfeld From time to time someone who is thinking about getting a parrot asks me what my opinion is. Should I get a cockatoo? Or do you think an African grey? Wow. Those are...
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You Get What You Reward
Attention Please I do hope everyone is enjoying my more fanciful “Tuesdays with Ty” posts, but I realize I have been neglecting what was initially the core of this blog– training and behavior advice....
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All the Unanswered Emails
About once a week I receive a long heartbreaking email from a parrot owner asking for help with a complicated problem. I’ll be honest, I often don’t answer. The truth is the answers would often involve...
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The Alien in the Room
Alien Eye A snippet of the parrot training book I am working on… Imagine that your parrot is an alien dropped into your home from another world. Actually, this is pretty close to the truth. Parrots...
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As I work on my new parrot training book for TFH, I find myself noticing training for better or for worse all over the Internet. The book includes trick training and training for husbandry and...
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Perfectly Trained Parrot
I am anxiously waiting the arrival of hard copies of my new parrot training book, The Perfectly Trained Parrot. I hear that they are in the warehouse and almost ready to ship. I hope this book is...
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