Every Interaction is a Training Session | Finn the Red Lored Amazon

Meet Finn the red lored amazon! Today he is working on flight training but we are actually working on something else, too...
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Dave and Jamieleigh Womach specialize in parrot training and companionship.
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[@catherinelynnfraser2001]

Learning to read bird and reinforcing your actions and reactions.

[@zunairbirds3984]

I like your all videos Beautiful sharing always Love from Pakistan ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ConfidentCritters]

When you folded your arms looked into the camera and said “I’m not happy about it” I felt that 😂😂

[@Thepateisgreat]

I’m so happy that my Quaker has always been a bird that ALWAYS comes off my shoulder when I ask him to, since the jump when I got him at 3 1/2 months old and we began to bond in the first weeks. I don’t know if I lucked out or trained it into him without knowing. But he is such a good bird. Just a naturally good bird.

[@scott_taurez]

Every time I see an Amazon in these clips I get so excited .. because they really do help me understand my Amazon better.. Even with the minor body language ques they give .. when watching I’m like oh so that’s what that means .. Thanks allot !!!

[@srrfounder1]

My baby bird went thru a BRIEF stage of the terrible twos, and I guess since I taught him from ALL your baby bird videos, I instinct- ually knew to reward him for the simple things, too. He's learning a new cage setup right now, but it's a bit bare until my toy order arrives, so this video came at the perfect time for us. Thank you, Jamie! 😊🐦

[@tamarapace3036]

This is a great reminder/ reinforcement for me! THANK YOU 💖

[@Ansonidak]

Every interaction is a training opportunity is one of the very first things I learned from you and it has served me well. My green cheek came to me at age 7 and he is a bit of a handful. Excitable and aggressive. After 4 years he is still a handful but he is also VERY obedient! He always has the option to decline a request except for one - getting OFF me. Steeping up off my shoulder or flying to a perch is not an option and he knows it. He is very food motivated and is almost always eager to comply with what I ask of him.

[@Furnari_Fit]

you guys are so awesome

[@amandacovington2548]

Good stuff ❤

[@helens3230]

I have a budgie he’s around 3 months old. Not sure he came from a pet store, they didn’t clip him so that was amazing. The reason I’m writing you is he loves watching your show, he flys around my room when it’s flight training and other times he just hovers next to the tv, calls out for the birds. I think it’s so cute, also hoping he learns from the show. He’s just now coming to my finger. But only just in or next to the cage door. If he’s on the cage. He chooses to just avoid me and fly inside the cage himself. Idk why it’s taking me so long to connect with him and his learning, seems like it’s taking forever. I think maybe because his wings were never clipped so it is taking so long. I don’t force anything and he’s not scared of hands. He lets me scratch his head. And loves playing with his toys and destroying them. So happy about that. But this training thing is taking so long. I can’t wait until we can connect. Love you guys for helping so many of us do right by our birds. ❤❤❤. Wish Capri could come over and make my bird more cuddly like she does for her cute birds.

[@tamesidee]

That problem about "forgeting to treat my bird" is relateable😂❤ Thank you!❤

[@Anonymous-fj2uo]

Yayy finally my parrot species!! 😊

[@findingfreedom9674]

This is gold! I’m guessing this is where even well intentioned parrot owners can go wrong. Thinking from the bird’s perspective and what he or she finds rewarding (the head, highest point) or punishing (ending the session) hit me in a new way. Thanks for great insight as to how to get into a bird’s head. This brings new ideas to what “every interaction is a training session means”. I also like the thought that more interaction (especially with inexperienced bird owners) is not necessarily better. Better to have fewer high quality interactions than all day poor interactions. As human becomes better at recognizing and rewarding positive behavior, minimizing behaviors we don’t want to see, human can be allowed more interaction time. 😂

[@carolhartley4448]

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[@dealman3312]

You guys are the best! ❤ Was wondering how to stop the bird from flying to the top of head. Extensive squawking while in the case is still an issue. Everything else is perfect, thanks to you guys!

[@calibaitcompany1597]

I want to see Monet in bird tricks kids meet up with the new parrotlets and capri.

[@joebean3615]

Ooh yeah

[@kingsofterlingua9031]

Just found your videos... we were given a rescue budgie, about a year old, and before we went to pick it up, a roadrunner attacked its cage, and the first night we had it, a cat pulled its cage down! Now it's terrified... any tips or hints to help? I watched your wild budgie training video already. Only thing I can think of is giving it a new larger cage because it might associate the cage with being attacked...

[@joebean3615]

If you can I’d suggest having a consult with BirdTricks I would always suggest a bigger cage (the biggest you can get that’s still good quality, remember wider not taller) If I’m correct its afraid of the cage not you? I would suggest basically what you’d do to get your bird interested in vegetables make the cage seem interesting put toys around and in it make sure the cage is completely stable and still and reward for the bird going close to it see if you can get your bird on you and do sort of a power pause thing with bringing the bird closer to the cage then when it’s calm bringing it back (BirdTricks have a video on how to power pause) if it’s really bad like opposite end of the room and still terrified then consult would be best, if that isn’t an option if there’s any one around see if there’s a Facebook group for bird training (only join if it’s good training) you could get some advice from there What work though for me (with my Guinea pigs & dog different animals same techniques) is just being really calm and not watching whatever it is and interacting and touching the thing I know for some birds (the more attention seeking ones) this will work if you get another person to touch the cage /hug (just interact with the object and give the person attention as soon as they touch the object the bird will want the attention and they might do it to (or because flocks of birds do the same things as the others) Extremely sorryorry for the typed wall I’m just very passionate about every animals well-being Keep at it, good luck I know you’ll get there eventually 👍

[@karenpaxton]

I'm currently training a 9 month puppy and this advice is so helpful! He was recalling fine, but I think it got predictable as to when the lead went back on and it has gotten sloppy / resistant . Helpful, thanks 😊✌️🐕

[@_veronica_r]

A *9 month-old puppy* is recalling?? How!? My 2 year-old great dane can barely recall (to be fair he is not at all food/treat motivated so he really just doesn't feel like working is worth it and we don't/can't work on it as much as I know we should...)

[@joebean3615]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@_veronica_rFirstly how do you get the thicker font? Second is your Great Dane unwell or has always been not food motivated? Third if your dog is rewarded by toys or you praise and happy energy those are great options too (my Rhodesian x staghound could not care less about toys) Fourth what treats do you use? / have you tried different treats?, if you use veggie ones or something your dog finds 5 or below then that’s probably why you’d think he’s not food motivated (10 being the highest value I make chicken liver brownies (don’t worry they don’t have chocolate in them) and he’ll do (almost) anything but for dried shop treats or veggie one he won’t eat Five if you haven’t had him for long then there’s not really point coming to you (that’s if he didn’t know you’d reward him) (I just saw that you said he was 2 don’t worry if you can’t get it yet (not saying give up / wait till he’s older) my dogs brain just clicked at age 5 to be amazing (well, with some exceptions) at recall

[@joebean3615]

My dog has the same thing, he knows when we’re almost done and will be hesitant to be close to me when I try to clip his leash back on how do I make it more unpredictable / more rewarding to go back on leash Any advice would be greatly appreciated

[@_veronica_r]

@@joebean3615 To get the thicker font you just put asterisks on either side of whatever you want bold, but I believe it has to be touching the first and last words/letters. Anyway, I actually have some pretty good news! I worked with him earlier this week and we had some success! I was using broken up pieces of beggin strips that time which he was surprisingly receptive to, maybe a little too well cuz he would run at me full speed until the last second and was just following me around the whole time so I had to implement stay into the session too XD which actually went alot smoother than recall. He just by the nature of his breed (and his personality) is quite stubborn and easily bored with repetition and I think I might be making our sessions go on too long cuz by the end of the hour it all went backwards and he stopped coming (I had also run out of treats too, so...) He also does really like praise and pets, so I'd say that's a decent alternative that seems to help. He is just such a lazy, stubborn, sassy boy (which I adore him for) and quite a difficult dog to train, and danes are certainly not a good beginner breed like people say they are for that main reason, as well as the fact as they mentally are still "puppy-brained" until like 3 or 4 for some 😭 I'm sure I just need to get more consistent with it, but his nature DOES NOT HELP LOL Edit: I forgot to mention that he has actually been limping recently for unknown reasons (the vet chose not to x-ray cuz he didn't show any pain responses to touch 😕)

[@karenpaxton]

To get the bold text use an * either side of the word you're typing. *like this*

[@tamarafaison8082]

Goodmorning

[@claiyageil]

Instead of "SQUIRREL!" It was "FISH!" I LMFAO 😅😂.

[@Ur_fav-u2ber]

Do you have any advice for aggressive pineapple green cheek conure, she always bites and is a victim of shoulder rushing

[@MathieuCiccone-jd5zo]

Bonjour je suis français je regarde vos vidéo je recherche des kaytte exact raimbow grand perroquet ont en trouve plus en France merci

[@2_birds-and-a_blonde]

Off topic but what seeds and nuts do you give your parrots as treats? I only give my birds millet for a treat but want to give them something additional.

[@joebean3615]

I know they give a big variety every bird likes different treats and should be offered a treat test (in BirdTricks video featuring snake discovery they do a treat test so you can do it to) most birds like almonds Walnuts and pine nuts also seen to be liked quite a bit

[@PascaleLaurent81]

I personally don’t believe “ every interaction “ is a training session. I interact with my bird regularly without training him and giving him treats. He doesn’t always do as asked and it’s okay. He’s allowed to say no. I understand the training and what it’s for though I don’t think you need all that to bond with the bird. I know I don’t. Just my thoughts on all this but I do encourage training for the issues you want gone or the behaviours you want to see more of. I’m not saying I don’t train my bird at all but I never trained him for returning to me if he goes outside and he escaped twice and returned twice when called. So far I trained him for potty. My bird doesn’t step up, he hops up and bites when he doesn’t want to be moved.

[@Kirsten_is_cursed10]

You’re missing the point. Every interaction reinforces behaviors, whether it is intentional on your part or not. Whether you are giving treats or not, you are reinforcing behaviors in other ways. This isn’t really something you can have an “opinion” on, it is a scientific fact. Google “operant conditioning” if you want to learn more (which you should!) 😊

[@joebean3615]

@@Kirsten_is_cursed10you worded that perfectly