#parrots

This Velociraptor Drogon I got tattooed today has to be the most accurate depiction of him I’ve ever seen. It’s incredibly in character!

…What do you have to say for yourself, Meg(g)?!

incoming!!

Just strutting about

i want to…. eat the makeup…. yes?

Would you be interested in consulting an aspiring Parrot Behavior Consultant?

Aaah hey guys!
I’m very excited to have finally gotten around to more actively pursuing my behavior consultant goals. I’ve been, slowly and to my best ability, working towards eventually becoming a parrot behavior consultant since I started animal husbandry/zookeeping school in 2013. I have been taking more specific classes and attending conferences for a year or two, and taking on a few clients/behavior cases whenever I’ve felt comfortable to do so!
Now that I have a lot more time I’m finally able to start taking on a few more clients.
In order to one day become a Certified Parrot Behavior Consultant I’m going to need lots of consulting experience, meaning that the experience itself is the most value I get out of helping people with their parrots at this point. That, combined with the fact that I’m still a non-certified new kid, means that I’m definitely not asking for a lot of money! More info about that here.

So - if you have a parrot with any sort of problem behavior (any degree of problem; it doesn’t have to be severe to look for help) that you’d like help with figuring out and handling - I’d love to help!
To learn more, visit my about page and then click through to the consultations page. 

2 boys waving hi (to you!!) together!

want treats!!

Drogon knows a bunch of tricks and really loves trick training, but he definitely has his favorite ones!

A fun thing I like to do is allow him to lead the training session himself now and then - he’ll tell me which trick he wants to do, and then I ask him to do it and give him a reward when he does. It’s especially fun right after a session of training a new trick/behavior, if he’s been getting bored or a bit frustrated about not getting it right every time, - to just move on and let him decide for himself what to do, ensuring his satisfaction (and a treat) every time!

So here’s a video (sorry it’s in Swedish) of him asking me to ask him to do his two absolute favorite tricks over and over - “vinka” (meaning wave in Swedish, so it’s waving), and “dracarys” (which is the verbal cue Daenerys from Game of Thrones uses for her dragons to breathe fire…. I use it for a lil wing flap).

As you’ll see, the one time I ask him to do a trick that he didn’t request at first, he just ignores that and tells me he wants the other one. Big boy likes to be in charge!

Fruits n birds n fruits n birds n fruits n birds n fr-

Green and pink fruit and psittacine stimboard for this Friday’s Featured Friend, lps #854!

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