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The Essential Cockatoo

by Laurie Baker & Stuart Borden

Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavioral Problems in Companion Parrots!

by Barbara Heidenreich

The Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook (Revised Edition)

by Dr. Gary A. Gallerstein

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The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Hardcover) by Irene M. Pepperberg - Can a parrot understand complex concepts and mean what it says? Twenty years ago Irene Pepperberg set out to discover whether the results of earlier pigeon studies necessarily meant that other birds-particularly parrots like Alex the Grey-were incapable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. This scientific, technical book represents the long-awaited synthesis of the studies constituting one of the landmark experiments in modern comparative psychology.

The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Hardcover)

by Irene M. Pepperberg

$55.00

The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Paperback) by Irene M. Pepperberg - Can a parrot understand complex concepts and mean what it says? Twenty years ago Irene Pepperberg set out to discover whether the results of earlier pigeon studies necessarily meant that other birds-particularly parrots like Alex the Grey-were incapable of mastering complex cognitive concepts and the rudiments of referential speech. This scientific, technical book represents the long-awaited synthesis of the studies constituting one of the landmark experiments in modern comparative psychology.

The Alex Studies: Cognitive and Communicative Abilities of Grey Parrots (Paperback)

by Irene M. Pepperberg

$21.95

Another Kind of Mind: A Talking Bird Masters English by Michael S. Dalton - Arielle is a 15-year-old Blue & Gold Macaw who expresses herself spontaneously using more than 4,000 English words, phrases, and sentences. She has the ability to communicate across species using human speech when she wishes to do so. Those who know Arielle and listen carefully to recordings of her voluntarily spoken private monologues discover that her speech reveals her thoughts. Many of her statements provide concrete examples that one talking bird can learn to communicate ideas through human language. This book provides details about how Arielle can construct a monologue or dialogue about a topic; reveal her sensory impressions about the environment; substitute nouns and personal pronouns correctly; rhyme, express emotion, and construct verbal jokes; apply logic in her speech and speak using proper syntax; and organize thoughts using phrases and sequences of statements. Written from a linguistic point of view, this book guides readers toward understanding Arielle's English words, phrases, and sentences, as her expressions provide insight into her mind, personality, and thoughts. Her meaningful speech communicates something never before evident from utterances made by a bird: Arielle is a conscious being.

Another Kind of Mind: A Talking Bird Masters English

by Michael S. Dalton

$26.95

Bird Sitter by Steve Hartman & Steve Cantin - Birds normally frequently communicate with the flock because they are constantly socializing and looking for predators. Just think about all the bird chatter you can constantly hear in your backyard. Birds' brains are designed for constant communication -- something humans are not able to supply. This DVD will give your pet bird the opportunity to experience life in a flock, the way parrots were meant to live. The video exposes then to the sights and sounds of hundreds of parrots engaging in everyday life in a flock, giving your bird constant mental stimulus and making him or her happier and healthier. Now your bird will never have to be home alone! The Bird Sitter video also works great for helping escaped parrots find their way home.

by Steve Hartman & Steve Cantin

$14.95

Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots by Greg Glendell - Learn how responsible and sympathetic parrot care can prevent or remedy common problem behaviors. Parrots are among the most highly intelligent creatures kept as pets. They are capable of forming very close and rewarding relationships with their handlers. However, it takes a lot of time on a daily basis to ensure that the parrot is content and mentally stimulated. Otherwise, the unhappy bird may develop a repertoire of problem behaviors, such as biting, screaming, and feather-plucking. In this definitive reference book, a top parrot behavioral consultant explains how best to keep a captive bird in a domestic environment so that the pet will thrive, and reveals what to do to overcome and prevent problem behaviors. This is also the first parrot book to include detailed, step-by-step guidance on how to teach your bird some basic flight requests, including asking the bird to fly to and from you when asked. The book encourages the safe flying of all parrots and points out the problems of wing-clipping. Sections include: Parrots in the Wild; Parrot Biology; Different Types of Parrots; Acquiring a Bird; Understanding Behavior; Training Your Bird; Your Parrot's Home; Preventing and Solving Behavioral Problems (overcoming behaviors such as biting, screaming, self-mutilation, nervousness, and destructiveness); and Problem-solving.

Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots

by Greg Glendell

$24.95

Captive Foraging: The Next Best Thing to Being Free by Dr. M. Scott Echols - This innovative DVD is destined to change the way caretakers view their captive birds. Based on the model of the natural foraging instinct of all animals, author and videographer Dr. Scott Echols introduces the concept of including a foraging tree in a bird's enclosure for environmental enrichment. The video describes how a foraging tree can potentially reduce the incidence of unwanted behaviors in captive birds. Also included are step-by-step directions on how to use a foraging tree as well as safe foraging toys for birds. A separate Special Feature details scientific information about the bird species included in the program. Topics covered include understanding the natural foraging instinct of all animals; preventing unwanted behaviors, such as feather destruction and repetitive functionless activity; build a foraging tree for captive birds; and creating foraging toys -- from basic to advanced -- to keep birds occupied and happy. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to qualified avian research projects selected by the author.

Captive Foraging: The Next Best Thing to Being Free

by Dr. M. Scott Echols

$24.95

The Click That Does The Trick by Robin Deutsch - If you think your parrot can't shoot a basket or bowl a strike, think again! Using the information in this book, you'll be able to train your bird to perform over 30 entertaining tricks, including shooting a basket, bowling, roller-skating, waving, and more. Training your bird is not only entertaining, but it actually helps build a better relationship between the two of you. You'll spend more time together and come to know and trust each other…and you will both have fun! Training your bird reduces boredom and increases mental and physical activity. Author Robin Deutsch, a professional bird trainer, guides you through all the steps to train each trick. Her introductory chapters on bird behavior and basic training concepts lay the groundwork for training your bird to perform complex tricks, and she offers simple directions for building props.

The Click That Does The Trick

by Robin Deutsch

$14.95

Exotic Pet Behavior: Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals by Dr. Teresa Bradley Bays, Dr. Teresa Lightfoot & Dr. Joerg Mayer - In addition to coverage of all normal behavior patterns - sensory, communication, social and antisocial, reproductive, eating, and elimination - this resource helps you identify medical implications of abnormal behavior, pain-associated behaviors, and effects of captivity. Client education handouts provide important information about caring for a variety of avian and exotic pets.

Exotic Pet Behavior: Birds, Reptiles, and Small Mammals

Dr. Teresa Bradley Bays, Dr. Teresa Lightfoot & Dr. Joerg Mayer

$75.95

Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavioral Problems in Companion Parrots! by Barbara Heidenreich - A professional in animal behavior has created an easy-to-read step-by-step guide that uses positive reinforcement for teaching your parrot acceptable behavior. This book will help you deal with screaming, biting, feather-picking, bonding, and other difficult parrot behaviors. Chapters include Preparing the Companion Parrot Owner, Screaming, Biting, Bonding to One Person, Cage Bound Bird, and Feather Picking.

Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavioral Problems in Companion Parrots!

by Barbara Heidenreich

$15.00

Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot (Third Edition) by Mattie Sue Athan - This expanded third edition of the classic parrot training book explains parrot psychology and discusses the ways in which parrot owners can apply it to solve behavior problems. The author cites the most common problems — screaming, biting, and feather-chewing — and tells how to remedy them. She also stresses the need for periodic reinforcement of desirable parrot behavior traits and advises on many aspects of good parrot care, including proper nutrition and providing the bird with steady companionship. The text is complemented with many attractive and instructive color photos and line art.

Guide to a Well-Behaved Parrot (Third Edition)

by Mattie Sue Athan

$12.95

Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior by Mattie Sue Athan - This book offers a wealth of advice on such topics as choosing between a young parrot and an older bird, selecting and training a talking parrot, modifying some of a companion bird's behavior traits and periodically reinforcing behavior changes, keeping the bird groomed and away from household safety hazards, and virtually all other aspects of care.

Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior

by Mattie Sue Athan

$12.95

Handbook of Bird Biology by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - Call it Bird University! This gloriously illustrated volume provides comprehensive college-level information about birds and their environments in a style accessible to nonscientists and teachers the world over. All major topics are covered, from anatomy and physiology to ecology, behavior, and conservation biology. One full chapter addresses vocal communication and is accompanied by a CD of bird vocalizations. Produced by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology's world-renowned Macaulay Library of Natural Sounds, the CD illustrates key elements of bioacoustics. The book's text was written by 12 leading ornithologists and illustrated by respected photographers and acclaimed artist John Schmitt. It includes an extensive glossary and index, a list of the common and scientific names of all birds mentioned in the text, author profiles, suggested readings following each chapter, and a complete reference section. The Handbook serves as the backbone of the Lab's popular Home Study Course in Bird Biology, a self-paced course that can be taken from anywhere in the world, by anyone with a serious interest in birds who would like guidance from professional ornithologists.

Handbook of Bird Biology

by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology

$99.50

This book is an easy-to-follow guide for anyone thinking about purchasing a baby budgie, taming it to be at home when out of its cage, and teaching it to be an excellent talker. Writing from first-hand personal experience, the author's affection for his pet budgie Lucky is clearly visible. This is the only publication that goes into detail on how to bond with and gain the trust of your bird from day one, the security precautions needed around the home for a pet budgie that looks forward to coming out of its cage to fly around for exercise and play, and the special technique of how to teach it to be an excellent talker. Lucky doesn't just say a word here or there but phrases in crystal clear English. This kind of talking can only come about by having a fully bonded bird that flies to and clearly wants to be with its owner. This is exactly what this book will help the reader achieve.

How to Care for & Tame Your Budgerigar (Second Edition)

by Gil Solomon

$8.95

The Loving Care of Pet Parrots by Rosemary Low - Rosemary Low, parrot expert and author of over twenty books on aviculture, has written this book with the emphasis on loving care. She encourages owners of all kinds of parrots-from the smallest lovebird to the largest macaw-to obtain a better understanding of these wonderful creatures with whom they share their lives. Topics covered include choosing an appropriate species, living with a parrot, weaning and feeding, toys and amusement, dealing with biting and feather plucking, mimicry, and more.

The Loving Care of Pet Parrots

by Rosemary Low

$12.95

Manual of Parrot Behavior by Andrew Luescher - Psittacines are maintained in captivity as pets, in the home, as breeding birds in aviculture, in zoos, and in conservation projects. Because of their intelligence, playfulness, and ability in mimicry, psittacines are the most widely kept companion birds. In the wild, these birds are normally social, living with others. In captivity most are kept in a cage without other birds. The advantage of caging psittacines is that they are more likely to become tame and develop their powers of mimicry. The disadvantage, however, is that in this environment, psittacines develop behavior problems that can take many forms, including biting, screeching, and self-mutilation. It is estimated that more than half of the cases presented to clinicians in companion psittacine practice are the result of behavioral problems — problems inherent to the caged psittacine. Bringing together a host of international experts on avian behavior, Andrew Leuscher explores the many facets of psittacine behavior — both normal and abnormal — and offers useful techniques of diagnosis and treatment for clinicians who see birds in practice. Species covered include Macaws, Amazon Parrots, African Grey Parrots, Cockatiels, Budgerigars, and Cockatoos. This authoritative reference — the first of its kind — is a necessary addition to the library of any practitioner who sees avian companion animals.

Manual of Parrot Behavior

by Andrew Luescher

$89.95

My Parrot, My Friend by Bonnie Munro Doane & Thomas Qualkinbush - An straightforward owner's guide to parrot behavior, behavior modification techniques, and their role in contemporary aviculture. A behavioral modification program is fully detailed in this well-written, wonderfully detailed text. It also helps readers find the right birds so problems can be sidestepped altogether.

My Parrot, My Friend

by Bonnie Munro Doane & Thomas Qualkinbush

$25.00

NATURE: Birds (Extraordinary Birds and Parrots: Look Who's Talking) by PBS NATURE - Birds of a feather flock together with these two favorite programs from PBS' NATURE, now available together on DVD. Program 1: Extraordinary Birds - Stunning NATURE photography takes flight to capture the wondrous behavior of the world's most extraordinary birds. Follow the warlike falcon hunting for prey, a storm of wild birds who bring a monsoon to an Indian village, the 5,000-mile commute of a tiny hummingbird, and more! Program 2: Parrots: Look Who's Talking - Co-produced by Thirteen/WNET and BBC-TV in 1995, this fun, visually rich program profiles a bird of magnificent color, both in plumage and in personality. Explore how the illegal bird trade is threatening wild populations, and take a fresh look at parrot conservation. Adoring owners talk about their parrots, including one who loves opera, and another who dunks cookies on demand!

NATURE: Birds ("Extraordinary Birds" and "Parrots: Look Who's Talking")

by PBS NATURE

$21.95

Parrot Behavior & Training (Series Part 1): Introduction to Training by Barbara Heidenreich - Animal trainer Barbara Heidenreich teaches behavior basics and tools for training your bird. 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.

Parrot Behavior & Training (Series Part 1): Introduction to Training

by Barbara Heidenreich

$21.95

The Parrot Companion: Caring for Parrots, Macaws, Budgies, Cockatiels & More by Rosemary Low - Parrots are loved for their intelligence, sociability, longevity and humorous, almost-human characteristics. These same attractive qualities demand serious consideration and commitment when acquiring a parrot. This book provides practical knowledge gained from an expert's decades of experience with these birds. The author examines the 25 most common breeds, which include African Greys, Amazons, Caiques, Conures, Cockatiels, and Budgerigars. The data for each one compare principal characteristics such as voice shrillness, mimicry, and potential behavioral problems. The author emphasizes responsible ownership, with a focus on choosing the right bird and keeping it happy and healthy. Topics include: Socializing a parrot; safety tips; avoiding behavior problems; finding an escaped bird; step-by-step training; trimming flight feathers vs. clipping wings; the right equipment; feather plucking, biting, and screaming; feeding, nutrition, health, and grooming; and re-homing a parrot. This comprehensive reference is filled with color photos and will be welcomed by new and long-time parrot owners.

The Parrot Companion: Caring for Parrots, Macaws, Budgies, Cockatiels & More

by Rosemary Low

$19.95

A Parrot for Life: Raising and Training the Perfect Parrot Companion by Rebecca K. O'Connor - This useful book covers a variety of important topics like housing, nutrition, health care, training, and travel. It also provides insightful discussion on keeping a parrot healthy and content throughout an owner's life changes, such as marriage, moving, and adopting other pets. Written by an experienced parrot keeper, falconer, and bird trainer, the author imparts her knowledge of training, behavior, and care in a fun and lively style. The vivid drawings by April Chmura help illustrate key points throughout the book.

A Parrot for Life: Raising and Training the Perfect Parrot Companion

by Rebecca K. O'Connor

$18.95

The Parrot Problem Solver: Finding Solutions to Aggressive Behavior by Barbara Heidenreich - When not properly trained and socialized, parrots are prone to developing a number of behavioral problems, including aggression and self-mutilation. Many owners face these problems and need guidance on solving them. This book will help you turn your pugilist parrot into a feathered friend. It provides the tools and advice you need to prevent and solve aggression problems in your pet bird. With the easy-to-follow training techniques, you can say goodbye to biting, screaming, lunging, and other not-so-friendly behaviors and build a warmer and more loving relationship with your companion parrot. Some of the topics include: Wild bird behavior and how it affects the bird/owner relationship; the best and worst ways to modify pet bird behavior; understanding bird body language; and sidebars on the myths and misconceptions of keeping pet parrots.

The Parrot Problem Solver: Finding Solutions to Aggressive Behavior

by Barbara Heidenreich

$16.95

Parrots: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual by Mattie Sue Athan - Well-known parrot expert, Mattie Sue Athan, instructs on all aspects of bird care, as well as on behavior problems and ways to solve them. Includes information on parrot species, life cycles, behavior patterns, housing, feeding, health care, grooming, vocal and body language, and appreciating and enjoying your parrot.

Parrots: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual

by Mattie Sue Athan

$8.95

Parrots for Dummies by Nikki Moustaki - Thinking about getting a parrot? This friendly guide offers expert advice on everything from taming to nutrition, health care, and parrot safety. You'll see how to keep your feathered friend comfortable and entertained -- and you'll better understand the hows and whys of your parrot's instincts and behavior. Discover how to select a healthy parrot, choose proper housing, teach your parrot to talk, correct behavior problems, and keep multiple parrots.

Parrots for Dummies

by Nikki Moustaki

$16.95

Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming and Gentling Your Avian Companion by Bonnie Munro Doane - This definitive guide discusses the reasons for training a parrot, how an owner's behavior influences training results, working with baby birds and weanlings, three basic obedience skills, and training techniques for adult parrots. You will also find chapters on potty training, speech training, trick training, and some valuable insights on fun and games with your parrot to help you fully enjoy your relationship.

Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming and Gentling Your Avian Companion

by Bonnie Munro Doane

$18.95

Parrot Tricks: Teaching Parrots with Positive Reinforcement by Tani Robar & Diane Grindol - By nature, parrots are inquisitive, intelligent, and social animals who love attention, communication, and socialization. You can capitalize on these characteristics and obedience train your bird, teaching him/her behaviors that will make your lives more enjoyable, such as stepping on your hand or wrist on command, and going to a designated perch. Then you can progress to teach your parrot all kinds of tricks. From the essential basics of obedience training to awesome tricks that will amuse and amaze your friends, this book covers techniques to use during the "get acquainted" period; setting up a training area and using food as a training tool; training basics such as targeting, luring, and using cues; necessary obedience skills such as step up, come, perch, and stay; the basic retrieve command, the foundation of many tricks; simple tricks such as shake hands, high five, kiss, and take a bow; tricks based on the retrieve command, including basketball, ring on the peg, and stacking cups; advanced tricks such as pulling a wagon, pushing a grocery cart, raising a flag, and riding a skateboard; innovative tricks that showcase your bird's natural abilities; chaining tricks, such as recycling and going to the mailbox; verbalizations and talking using the Rival/Model Method or the Positive Reward Method; and directions for making simple props. With this book, patience, and practice, you'll build your understanding of and relationship with your bird as you build a repertoire of tricks. You can get your parrot to jump through hoops for you — literally!

Parrot Tricks: Teaching Parrots with Positive Reinforcement

by Tani Robar & Diane Grindol

$20.00

The Second-hand Parror by Mattie Sue Athan & Dianalee Deter - Previously owned parrots can make wonderful companions, but they sometimes require humane behavior correction. Two expert parrot owners point out the pros and cons of adopting a bird that has had a previous owner. Topics include availability, selection, potential behavior problems, housing feeding, health care, grooming, socialization, acclimating, accommodating, modifying unwanted behaviors, and step-by-step instructions for everyday care. Clear, straightforward text comes with high-quality, full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.

The Second-hand Parrot

by Mattie Sue Athan & Dianalee Deter

$7.95

The Simple Guide to Bird Care & Training by Julie Rach - Loaded with color photos, tip boxes, and check lists, this book provides the tools needed to select the right bird, welcome it into a home, and then keep it happy and healthy. With chapters on feeding, housing, health care, and training, this handbook covers all there is to know about caring for an avian companion. The book also includes helpful tips and expert solutions to the most common situations faced by owners, from problem behaviors, such as feather picking and biting, to training issues, such as wing clipping and talking. Most importantly, the book uses compassion and humor to help owners transform a new pet into a cherished and well-adjusted member of the family.

The Simple Guide to Bird Care & Training

by Julie Rach

$19.95

Teaching Your Bird to Talk by Diane Grindol & Tom Roudybush - Teaching a bird to talk isn't as difficult as it may seem. In this easy-to-follow guide, avian experts Diane Grindol & Tom Roudybush reveal how you can communicate with your parrot far beyond hello, and understand what your bird is trying to communicate to you. This book compiles an impressive amount of background, training, and research regarding bird vocalizations, walking you step by step through the behavioral mechanics of training parrots to talk (as well as starlings, mynahs, and other birds). Whether you want your bird to mimic words, talk on cue, or have some understanding of what you are saying, this guide shows you the type of training you need to do with your bird. The book also takes a close look at the work of Dr. Irene Pepperberg.

Teaching Your Bird to Talk

by Diane Grindol & Tom Roudybush

$20.00

Teach Your Parrot Series (1): Fantastic Performing Parrots (DVD) by Tani Robar - A must-see for parrot lovers, this is one of the most amazing bird trick DVDs ever produced! For the first time you can see the secrets of professional bird show tricks. Many of these are original, never before seen tricks with Tani and her birds and all are tricks you can teach your own bird. DVD 1 features five performing parrots. This DVD presents a lively and entertaining display of bird tricks, many of which are original. Adding to the entertainment are the distinct personalities of each parrot. Poopsie, a green-cheeked conure, is the smallest and also the oldest of the five. She does the most complicated tricks. Squawk, a blue-crowned conure, actually holds a conversation with Tani, and is probably the most talented of the group. Cassie is a black-headed caique. She is the clown of the show. DVD I also introduces Kiri, an African grey and Prince, a crimson-winged parakeet.

Teach Your Parrot Series (1): Fantastic Performing Parrots (DVD)

by Tani Robar

$24.95

Teach Your Parrot Series (2): Beginning Tricks (DVD) by Tani Robar - Can't teach an old bird new tricks? Yes you can! This unique DVD is an easy-to-follow guide to teach the basic training techniques essential for any advanced training. It works for all parrots — from budgies to macaws! Topics covered include appropriate rewards to use, how to give commands and signals, what constitutues a tame bird, the training area, length of training sessions, and step-by-step demonstrations of how to teach your parrot those first important tricks: the turn-around (always an excellent first trick), shake hands, the wave (which can be used as hello, goodbye or even a salute), the kiss, wishing well, forward rolls, the dismount, backward flips, plus others.

Teach Your Parrot Series (2): Beginning Tricks (DVD)

by Tani Robar

$24.95

Teach Your Parrot Series (3): Intermediate Tricks (DVD) by Tani Robar - Good owners = great birds. Entertaining and informative, this DVD will teach you to think from the bird's perspective, giving you the ability to give your bird the commands and signals it will understand. The result is a pet who is secure and eager to respond to your words or physical cues. This training can help lead to years of loving companionship! DVD 3 builds on the training techniques presented in DVD 2. DVD 3 shows you how to teach the all-important retrieve, plus some of the related tricks based on the retrieve like ring on the peg, basket ball, coin in the bank, puzzle board of shapes, ringing a bell, raising the flag, and the pull toy. Playing dead, and it's related tricks of juggling a ball, holding a baby bottle, and the parrot cocktail will be explained and shown. The roll over and the somersault are taught, and finally innovative behaviors are shown and explained.

Teach Your Parrot Series (3): Intermediate Tricks (DVD)

by Tani Robar

$24.95

Teach Your Parrot Series (4): Advanced Tricks (DVD) by Tani Robar - Good owners = great birds. Entertaining and informative, this DVD will teach you to think from the bird's perspective, giving you the ability to give your bird the commands and signals it will understand. The result is a pet who is secure and eager to respond to your words or physical cues. This training can help lead to years of loving companionship! DVD 3 builds on the training techniques presented in DVD 2. DVD 3 shows you how to teach the all-important retrieve, plus some of the related tricks based on the retrieve like ring on the peg, basket ball, coin in the bank, puzzle board of shapes, ringing a bell, raising the flag, and the pull toy. Playing dead, and it's related tricks of juggling a ball, holding a baby bottle, and the parrot cocktail will be explained and shown. The roll over and the somersault are taught, and finally innovative behaviors are shown and explained.

Teach Your Parrot Series (4): Advanced Tricks (DVD)

by Tani Robar

$24.95

Training Your Parrot for the Veterinary Exam (Series Part 2) by Barbara Heidenreich - 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.

Training Your Parrot for the Veterinary Exam (Series Part 2)

by Barbara Heidenreich

$21.95

The Ultimate Parrot by Barrett Watson & Mike Hurley - This overview of parrots covers choosing a bird, feeding, nutrition, maintenance, physiology, behavior, training, breeding, incubating, hand-rearing, weaning, common health problems, and the lives of parrots in the wild.

The Ultimate Parrot

by Barrett Watson & Mike Hurley

$34.95

Why Does My Bird Do That? A Guide to Parrot Behavior (Second Edition) by Julie Rach Mancini - This extensively updated edition of the popular guide to parrot behavior focuses on today's domestic-bred birds. Not only will you learn why your bird does some strange things, you'll also discover positive techniques you can use to modify those behaviors. You'll get the latest information on: Normal behavior in young, mature, and senior parrots; species-specific behavior of African greys, Amazons, cockatiels, cockatoos, conures, eclectus parrots, and parakeets (budgies); behaviors that indicate illness, stress, or boredom; and caring for, training, and disciplining your bird. You'll learn why your bird does strange things and discover positive techniques for modifying those behaviors. You'll get information on training and caring for your bird, normal behavior, and species-specific behavior. So don't let your feathers get ruffled by a headstrong, beakstrong bird. With this book, you'll learn how to develop a mutually rewarding relationship with your bird that will last for many years.

Why Does My Bird Do That? A Guide to Parrot Behavior (Second Edition)

by Julie Rach Mancini

$19.95

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