Training is a Language - How Clearly Do You Speak It? | Pablo the Confused Macaw

[@joyceparks02]

Thank you BirdTricks for this opportunity! With everything we learned me & Pablos training together has improved so much ❤️

[@iuidit2809]

Lots of success with your training! 🦜

[@BirdTricks]

Yay! Thanks for showing up and being willing to learn as well as allow others to learn from your in person experience.

[@zuzannagos-henderson8386]

Clicking at the exact time can be so hard! I often struggle with it for my speedy GCC Jumanji. Great job, Joyce! And I so appreciate how respectful and patient Dave & Jamie are. It makes all the difference when learning how to best care for our feather babies.

[@joyceparks02]

Thank you! ❤ Between working on timing and my personal body language our training together has improved so much since, he’s perfected most of these behaviors since plus some new ☺️

[@BirdTricks]

It really can! Even as professional trainers we can mess up on timing too!

[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

Timing is everything. He’s so smart and enthusiastic. I am convinced that just attending those master classes is so valuable. I think it helps to see such a wide variety of successes and near misses.

[@joyceparks02]

Definitely timing and learning about how he responded so much to my personal body language was a huge eye opener for me! Happy to report his ‘wings’ have gotten much better and he’s perfected other new behaviors too 😄

[@BirdTricks]

It also helps for people to video tape their sessions so they can start spotting successes and mistakes. But yes we added observer spots to these for that very reason!

[@wendycottingham8011]

That head bobbing wings. So cute!😂

[@amandacovington2548]

Dave the people whisperer.

[@BirdTricks]

Truly.

[@dogologyaz5625]

As a professional trainer the #1 thing I’ve learned over 20 years is… be humble. You can and should learn something from everyone and be far less concerned with how you look or in showing off.

[@BirdTricks]

Love this so much! We are all students and we are all always learning. We call ourselves "professional guessers" lol.

[@jewelzb1402]

She has such awkward body language. Lol…you cant expect to build rapport or a harmonious relationship with any pet if you don’t established mutual trust and this owner looks petrified of her bird.

[@lynnrixson3013]

Loved it ! Thank you 😊

[@suyoonji7349]

What you feeding?

[@jayronn.christian]

in the thumbnail, I thought it was Capri 😂

[@BirdTricks]

Haha! She was on this tour with us but yeah, that isn't her lol.

[@amandacovington2548]

I love this! I am thinking the same...but not as brilliant as you mob xx That lovely girl is just a bit taller than the macaw! That is precious 🎉

[@heavnlyhighlight4209]

Great explanation from Dave in this video at the end!!

[@rhonda2260]

Great training session !!!

[@rociosilverroot2261]

How much do your birds beg for treats? My budgie begs for seed constantly.

[@BirdTricks]

Depends if it's before or after a meal and what treats they think I have...

[@alessiabaldassarra6299]

PLEASEEEEEE come to western australia Perth ! And do a master class ❤😢

[@BirdTricks]

We would loveee to! Maybe some day!

[@steynberg4165]

love the video from South Africa🐦🐦🐦🐦🐦

[@BirdTricks]

Your country is on my bucket list!!

[@SapphireBabies]

Please do another “fixing my subscribers birds” series!!!! I have a super sweet green cheek conure who HATES nail polish. I end up never wearing it because wearing it turns her from the world’s sweetest birb into an angry tiny dinosaur.

[@niky00045]

I rarely paint my nails. but one day I did. suddenly my lovies wouldn't recall at all, or would come, see it, and fly away. took them a couple days to go back to recalling normally (they usually do it very well!) birds are weird like that.

[@BirdTricks]

Oh no! I got my nails painted before our masterclass tour in Oz and this blue and gold landed on me and immediately regretted it after seeing my nails lol.

[@tamarapace3036]

I always love the masterclasses! 💖

[@BirdTricks]

Thank you!

[@li8667]

I think the cue was supposed to be verbal but he got confused with the slight movement of the hand

[@joyceparks02]

Definitely! ❤ when I first started training Pablo it was a habit of mine simply reinforcing whatever behavior he offered instead of asking for a behavior and seeing it through, and I became blissfully unaware of how much he was paying attention to my hand and body movements over my verbal cues. It was definitely a huge game changer for us haha! Happy to report his ‘wings’ have gotten much better and he’s learned and perfected more new behaviors since 😄

[@li8667]

@@joyceparks02 that’s so awesome! Congrats! Dave and Jamie are the best trainers

[@iuidit2809]

maybe it would be good to learn a cue first with gesture & verbal and later you can maybe vent over to just verbal when the bird is confident with the trick