Part 1 Parrot Behavior and Training

This easy-to-follow instructional DVD covers the basic fundamentals of training with positive reinforcement. Animal-trainer Barbara Heidenreich teaches behavior basics and tools for training parrots and provides detailed instructions on how to shape behavior with approximations. Her experience includes consulting on animal behavior and training in zoos and other animal-related facilities. Barbara specializes in free-flight bird training, and has been a part of the development and production of more than 15 different free-flight education programs. The training subjects in the DVD are companion parrots learning new behaviors for the first time. Chapters include Reinforcement, Tools, Cue and Target Bridging, Sharing with Approximation, Variable Reinforcement, Training Examples, Target Training, Turn Around on Cue, Wave on Cue, Step Up on Cue, and Retrieve. The video runs approximately 35 minutes.

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Part 2  Training Your Parrot for the Veterinary Exam

Positive reinforcement training is a kind and gentle method you can use to teach your parrot to cooperate in his or her own medical care. In this DVD, professional animal trainer Barbara Heidenreich shows you how to train your parrot to step onto a scale, step up onto new people, voluntarily enter and exit a kennel, allow restraint in a towel, allow a tactile exam, allow nail trimming and feather trimming, and more. Step-by-step detailed instructions are provided with a variety of parrot species.

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