Jacob has been flying for about 2 - 3 weeks now and in that time I have trained him to fly to me on cue and to fly to his cage on cue. I have been strict with him that he is not allowed to fly onto me when not invited. If he does I take him back to wherever he flew from. It has been going well since he never managed to establish the behavior on flying to me whenever he likes.
Now my problem
Jacob really likes being with me in the kitchen while I'm prepping for cooking, loading/unloading the dishwasher. But for him he needs to be on my shoulder or hanging from my arm to get the best view of what I'm doing. I've been trying to get him to stay on his play stand in the kitchen and not on my shoulder. Because frankly he get's in the way while I'm getting things ready for cooking, you know how it is, trying to cut up things with a noisy parrot hanging on your arm supervising the whole thing (He's not allowed in the kitchen while I actually cook). But he is not happy with being on the play stand. He does not try to fly to me, because he knows I will only return him, but he does sit and scream in protest.
So how do I go about getting him to be content on the play stand and watch me from there instead of being on me? I'm thinking of click and treat him when I put him on the stand and then again if he's been behaving for a little while and then slowly increasing the time he needs to be quiet to get a treat. Would it be best to establish the rule that if he's in the kitchen he's on the play stand and never on us?
Now my problem
Jacob really likes being with me in the kitchen while I'm prepping for cooking, loading/unloading the dishwasher. But for him he needs to be on my shoulder or hanging from my arm to get the best view of what I'm doing. I've been trying to get him to stay on his play stand in the kitchen and not on my shoulder. Because frankly he get's in the way while I'm getting things ready for cooking, you know how it is, trying to cut up things with a noisy parrot hanging on your arm supervising the whole thing (He's not allowed in the kitchen while I actually cook). But he is not happy with being on the play stand. He does not try to fly to me, because he knows I will only return him, but he does sit and scream in protest.
So how do I go about getting him to be content on the play stand and watch me from there instead of being on me? I'm thinking of click and treat him when I put him on the stand and then again if he's been behaving for a little while and then slowly increasing the time he needs to be quiet to get a treat. Would it be best to establish the rule that if he's in the kitchen he's on the play stand and never on us?