Does nodding as he lands work? Not quite ducking, almost bouncing them from the first touch of weight like a mini-tramp at a 45 degree angle. Mine get stuck if they have time but sending Em flying is often the best way to get her untangled for me. I’m pretty consistent with the nod now after ever so slowly developing bangs, and then a baby mullet on certain curly days. Given the projected bowl cut with triangle expansion, nodding “Yes, I do want my hair” every time is easier ;D When (eventually, always) someone gets really stuck a nice bit of puffer or other thick jacket/potholder is great for gently flattening the protester so you can detangle, unwind, fingercomb, reach for scissors...
We also train recall every morning during toothbrushing (chosen reward: leaning against the electric toothbrush) and she continues to slowly get better at landing on a hand instead of head or shoulder. She is actually making better progress with waiting or stationing at the moment than with extinguishing head landings
Does your caique also get tickled by your hair? Em frequently scratches her face while on my shoulder. I would blame that for the haircut but she terminator preens everyone/everybird except for my sister who uses coconut oil as conditioner - then she can rabbit along beaking down a 14” coil with no tangles and hardly any fluffing! My sister also has way less fluff and wild ends than me though, ha! Mer just goes into hair comas 97% of the time and can be extracted the way he went in, but when it gets bad he can’t exactly be tossed to let flying magic detangle him with a bad wing :s
Hair coma — Terminator — Peace
