I found the clicker training classroom threads but they are closed for new answers since they are quite old but I have questions, hope someone can help!
I've followed the lessons but I'm stuck in lesson 3 (associating the clicker with food). Pichu isn't very interested in food as treats. I've tried to give him 10 treats, but at 5 or 6 he just flies away to do something else. Today I've tried training while he was hungry but I'm still waiting for him to show some excitement when he hears the clicker sound. Should I use something else, and what?
Also, I use millet as treats, which means he gets a bite, and some small seeds will fall on the table around him, so he can pick them afterward if he wants to. It is easier to get more from me, but they are available. Is that a problem?
When we are done with lesson 3 and the clicker has gotten his meaning, we'll go over to target training. I have a clicker with integrated stick (from Trixie), which is great but there is a ball at the end of the stick that is meant to train dogs so it is quite big for a parrotlet. Will this be a problem? I could always replace the ball if it is.
I've followed the lessons but I'm stuck in lesson 3 (associating the clicker with food). Pichu isn't very interested in food as treats. I've tried to give him 10 treats, but at 5 or 6 he just flies away to do something else. Today I've tried training while he was hungry but I'm still waiting for him to show some excitement when he hears the clicker sound. Should I use something else, and what?
Also, I use millet as treats, which means he gets a bite, and some small seeds will fall on the table around him, so he can pick them afterward if he wants to. It is easier to get more from me, but they are available. Is that a problem?
When we are done with lesson 3 and the clicker has gotten his meaning, we'll go over to target training. I have a clicker with integrated stick (from Trixie), which is great but there is a ball at the end of the stick that is meant to train dogs so it is quite big for a parrotlet. Will this be a problem? I could always replace the ball if it is.