Re: Looking for good book
Posted by Mike on 7/20/08

On 7/16/08, GreyLady wrote:
> Books are okay but only as very basic guidelines. The
> problem with books is that the parrots have not read them.
> They are all so much individuals, it's better to just have
> her continue to work with your bird, making special efforts
> to learn his body language, be able to spot an impending
bite
> and avoid it. There is no such thing as true "dicipline"
> that will work with any parrot. The only way we can
properly
> deal with unacceptable behavior is to ignore it, showing the
> bird that when that particular behavior happens, we will
turn
> our backs and totally ignore it for a few minutes. I work
as
> a behaviorist and I can tell you for sure, that it's much
> better to work with the individual bird that to try to make
> it fit into the generalities of most books. However, I do
> have a lot of respect for anything written by Mattie Sue
> Athan and/or Dianalee Deter. If you can find anything by
> them either about Macaws specifically or about working with
> unwanted behaviors, it may be helpful. But it can never be
> stressed too much just how important it is for each of us to
> learn our own bird's body language and always, always,
> approach the bird with confidence. The more hesitant she is
> and the more nervousness she shows, the more likely she is
to
> get bit until she learns the body language that indicates a
> possible impending bite. Good luck. GL

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Looking for good book, 7/15/08, by Mike.
• Re: Looking for good book, 7/16/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: Looking for good book, 7/19/08, by Isaac.
• Re: Looking for good book, 7/20/08, by GreyLady.
• Re: Looking for good book, 7/20/08, by Mike.
• Re: Looking for good book, 7/20/08, by Mike.