Charise Branco
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So far I taught my little green cheek Paco how to spin and shake hands via positive reward and clicker but I'm looking to further his training. Anyone know of any good books for bird tricks and training?
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Book recommendations?
- Thread starter Charise Branco
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I don't know of any good books, but there's an online source that can send training tips right to your email called BirdTricks.com or something like that. The guy does informational videos and his website is an awesome tool!
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Sorry, but I do not recommend Bird Tricks. They are ameteur trainers who are in it for the money. Not to say that they don't enjoy helping people out, it's just that they are businessmen first and trainers last. I do hope that they continue to learn and expand their knowledge, but right now, I wouldn't recommend them.
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I have Melinda Johnson's book, Clicker Training for Birds, which does list some tricks in it! (Kindle edition is $10)
Getting Started: Clicker Training for Birds: Melinda Johnson: 9781890948153: Amazon.com: Books
I don't have any other books on clicker training, although I would recommend anything by the authors I posted above, and Ann Castro. Forgot about her! I have not read her books, but I think I would trust her advice, too! What videos I saw from her were fabulous!
For inspiration, you can check out Fargo's videos!
I *love* his story and how he and his owner overcame so much! I think Fargo's mum is 20? I don't think older than 21? Although I could be mistaken, I know she is quite young, Fargo is her second parrot, first being a cockatiel, and everyone told her not to get a macaw! She was hell-bent on a *male* macaw, and he was the only one available! The breeder didn't even want to sell Fargo to her, because he had already been bought twice, and returned twice! The breeder was planning on turning him into a breeding bird due to his "poor behavior", but instead, he became famous! Against all odds, the two made it! And he's one lucky bird! (or maybe it's because she is also a horse owner?) Just, $5k is a lot to put down for a "not so friendly" bird!
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I have Melinda Johnson's book, Clicker Training for Birds, which does list some tricks in it! (Kindle edition is $10)
Getting Started: Clicker Training for Birds: Melinda Johnson: 9781890948153: Amazon.com: Books
I don't have any other books on clicker training, although I would recommend anything by the authors I posted above, and Ann Castro. Forgot about her! I have not read her books, but I think I would trust her advice, too! What videos I saw from her were fabulous!
For inspiration, you can check out Fargo's videos!
I *love* his story and how he and his owner overcame so much! I think Fargo's mum is 20? I don't think older than 21? Although I could be mistaken, I know she is quite young, Fargo is her second parrot, first being a cockatiel, and everyone told her not to get a macaw! She was hell-bent on a *male* macaw, and he was the only one available! The breeder didn't even want to sell Fargo to her, because he had already been bought twice, and returned twice! The breeder was planning on turning him into a breeding bird due to his "poor behavior", but instead, he became famous! Against all odds, the two made it! And he's one lucky bird! (or maybe it's because she is also a horse owner?) Just, $5k is a lot to put down for a "not so friendly" bird!Fargo the Macaw - Videos | Facebook
Charise Branco
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Thank you! I decided to get that clicker training book you recommended Monica, found it for 5 bucks on ebay and I'll be sure to check out the Fargo videos.
