Hossinn
Moving in
Hello All,
This is my first post since bringing "Neela" home yesterday. We adopted Neela (18 month old, male, IRN) from a loving family who could no longer care for him properly.
Neela is very comfortable stepping up for anybody in the family...mom, dad, Quin (11), Melina (8). This is technically Melina's bird although we know there's a good possibility Neela will become mom & dad's bird someday.
I'm going to have MANY questions for the "pros", but I thought I'd start with this one first:
Neela is happy to sit on Melina's shoulder. Every once in a while (not frequently) he wants to "test"(?) nibbling on her upper ear. If we KNEW he would not clamp down, it wouldn't be a problem, however, we don't know that so I think this is a behavior we want to attempt to train out of him.
At this time, Melina is simply saying "No" or "No Bite" and moving her head so her ear is not presented in such an appetizing manner
Are most in agreement regarding not wanting this behavior? Is our current strategy appropriate? Are there any other recommended steps in the process, or additional suggestions to curb the behavior?
Thank you!
This is my first post since bringing "Neela" home yesterday. We adopted Neela (18 month old, male, IRN) from a loving family who could no longer care for him properly.
Neela is very comfortable stepping up for anybody in the family...mom, dad, Quin (11), Melina (8). This is technically Melina's bird although we know there's a good possibility Neela will become mom & dad's bird someday.
I'm going to have MANY questions for the "pros", but I thought I'd start with this one first:
Neela is happy to sit on Melina's shoulder. Every once in a while (not frequently) he wants to "test"(?) nibbling on her upper ear. If we KNEW he would not clamp down, it wouldn't be a problem, however, we don't know that so I think this is a behavior we want to attempt to train out of him.
At this time, Melina is simply saying "No" or "No Bite" and moving her head so her ear is not presented in such an appetizing manner
Are most in agreement regarding not wanting this behavior? Is our current strategy appropriate? Are there any other recommended steps in the process, or additional suggestions to curb the behavior?
Thank you!