Cookie doesn't step up for me anymore. She will fly to my arm, and fly to different places, but she will rarely step up. I have to "catch" her to pick her up, once i have her in my hands she loves getting scritches and preening my finger, though.. Anyways, instead of stepping up for me and letting me take her into the living room like i'd LIKE her to do, i open the door, walk over to her, talk to her, and then put my hand out asking her to step up. She then takes off, flies through the hall way, and lands on a fan in the living room. (a fan thats not put away becuase for some reason my brother likes to use it at night when he's laying down.. weird..boys..) anyways, the fan is the first thing she flies to, its just one those white ones that stands on the ground. She'll sit there FOREVER preening and being talked to, but today my mom pointed out something to me. She said..
"Emily, you shouldn't have started letting her sit on that fan. I know we don't use it now, but what happens during the summer and we use it? its going to be the first thing she tries and flies to."
Uh, oh. Never thought of that. *bangs head on desk* It IS the first thing she flies to, how can i discourage that?
it seems like she's reverted back for some reason to how she was when i first got her. She doesn't trust me. Maybe this is why she won't step up. Any advice? Do you think i should start over, pretend like she's never trusted me and try to gain it back again? She's not being aggressive in the LEAST bit, not at all! Just.. scared, well.. not even scared.. she just doesn't WANT to step up or spend time with me.. she won't sit with me anymore. If she's on my shoulder, she flies off. right away..
"Emily, you shouldn't have started letting her sit on that fan. I know we don't use it now, but what happens during the summer and we use it? its going to be the first thing she tries and flies to."
Uh, oh. Never thought of that. *bangs head on desk* It IS the first thing she flies to, how can i discourage that?
it seems like she's reverted back for some reason to how she was when i first got her. She doesn't trust me. Maybe this is why she won't step up. Any advice? Do you think i should start over, pretend like she's never trusted me and try to gain it back again? She's not being aggressive in the LEAST bit, not at all! Just.. scared, well.. not even scared.. she just doesn't WANT to step up or spend time with me.. she won't sit with me anymore. If she's on my shoulder, she flies off. right away..