How often do your parrots refuse/decline a step up request?

[April]

I can maybe count on one hand the times over almost 7 years that Nala has not wanted to step up for any reason. Mostly I just hold out my finger to her and she steps up even without the verbal command.

 

[JLcribber]

Never. (knocking on wood now!! )

 

[ortegah]

Zeus likes to refuse to step up sometimes, then later that day you hear him rehearsing the play from earlier:

Step up!
Noooo...
Noooo...
Step up!!
Step up!!!
No no no step up!

LOL!

 

[Wayne361]

100 Percent of the time. When I first got him (re-home) maybe 50 percent of the time. I have just focused on stepping up being benefitial to the bird 100 percent of the time. I never food reward for step up and focus on fun things to happen i.e. training, head scratches, play time, etc. Oscar realizes that something good will come out of stepping-up every time. He often doesnt know what at first but he soon realizes. Thus he is eager to step up. Positive re-enforcement in a sense.

Wayne