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Re: For GreyLady
Posted by Mel on 4/01/09

On 4/01/09, GreyLady wrote:
> Contrary to the rants of my many named stalker on message
> boards, I do in fact, work as a Parrot
> Behaviorist/Consultant. (He continues to labor under the
> misconception that I lose sleep over what he thinks.) I help
> folks with pretty much any thing that comes up with their
> parrots. Sometimes it's just basic stuff in answer to
> questions like, "I just got a (insert species) and need to
> know how to take care of it". I also help them with behavior
> problems. In those cases, of course the term "parrot
> behaviorist" is a bit of a misnomer. It would be more
> technically correct to say "owner behaviorist". What I'm
> actually doing is observing the clients interactions with the
> bird and trying to help them see what they are doing wrong
> and offer new ways to handle certain situations. As anyone
> knows, who works with any kind of animal, it's rarely the
> animal that needs any training. It's the owners that need
> the guidance. As the Dog Whisperer often says, we work to
> rehabilitate the animal and train the owner. Does that
> answer your question?

Yes it does. Thank you.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• For GreyLady, 3/31/09, by Mel.
• Re: For GreyLady, 4/01/09, by GreyLady.
• Re: For GreyLady, 4/01/09, by Mel.