How to Get CLOSE To Your TERRIFIED Bird | The Power Pause Training Technique

[@katmarrs7054]

"If you like seeing animals uncomfortable, you're a sicko" omg best line ever.

[@ReflectedMiles]

This is why PETA files lawsuits against alpha predators. There are videos all over YT of them enjoying how uncomfortable other animals are, lions playing with baby impalas for hours or days before eating them, etc. Maybe with a new US president, we will be able to start putting alpha predators where they need to be--in prison. #veganbigcats #mosquitorights

[@radicalreptilesvic]

@@ReflectedMiles peta sucks

[@ReflectedMiles]

@@radicalreptilesvic #LionsinLeavenworth

[@skillLessGamer199]

I was just going to write this lol I love her.

[@rickjason215]

@@ReflectedMiles Birds should be in their home environment, free of an owner. They shouldn’t be being trained. It is disgusting that any birds are kept as pets.

[@keytnich]

YOU ARE MY HERO, I HAVE A TERRIFIED BUDGIE, AND I FOLLOWED YOUR STEPS FOR MAKING IT STEP UP. WE HAVE PROGRESS EVERYDAY. IM A FILIPINO AND IM SAVING MONEY FOR YOUR PATREON SINCE US DOLLARS ARE A LOT WHEN CONVERTED TO PESO. HOPING YOU COULD HELP MORE BIRB MOMS AND DADS OUT THERE

[@Lachlanii]

Chill on the caps smh

[@shridhartargaryen]

@@Lachlanii “smh”🥸

[@Lachlanii]

@@shridhartargaryen yeah... it means shaking my head

[@shridhartargaryen]

@@Lachlanii He/she/they was grateful, no need to ruin the mood

[@Lachlanii]

@@shridhartargaryen it was 6 months ago... i dont think they care or else they wouldve said something.. 6 MONTHS AGO

[@roxannegodsey1261]

The smile on Dave's face when Bean moved toward him was like a kid Christmas morning!

[@paulafernandes6875]

I know right definitely an awesome gift..and getting a bird to engage especially one who is scared and hides alot this is going to be Awesome when you git him sitting on your shoulder 😉

[@BirdNerdSophie]

It's always great to see examples of negative reinforcement in action! I have used it many times with various birds, but my most memorable was with a military macaw who started off being terrified of people, and ended up targeting nicely for me! It was such an achievement on both parts! 🦜

[@vaultgirl42091]

That's amazing!

[@BirdNerdSophie]

@@vaultgirl42091 thank you! 😊🦜 I managed to get his first target on camera which was so cool!

[@vaultgirl42091]

@@BirdNerdSophie thats amazing! Is it on your channel? I'm already subbed to you 🌼🖤🕊

[@BirdNerdSophie]

@@vaultgirl42091 I know, i remember is chatting before! 😀 it’s on my Instagram, link is on my channel/in the description of my videos!

[@JROCKTC]

Jamieleigh, you know I watch pretty much everything you put out. I can’t have a bird, but, I’m taking all your training videos and applying them to my dog. I’m way more aware of her body language. I’m using treats differently. And, some of her behavior issues are definitely changing for the better! Thank you for all your hard work. You and Dave are so much appreciated by me, And my little dog Mina. ❤️😘. Nana Janet

[@irinam5138]

The more I watch, the more I think you can take these training videos to apply on humans 😁 Now I know why it got so increasingly difficult to communicate with my mother in law - she did not respect my boundaries and did not back off, and now I am cutting the communication even more

[@harveydent9037]

@@irinam5138 I tried to use this technique with my boss at work..... It did not work. He was about 15' away from me, I turned my back on him and showed him that I was uncomfortable with his approach, but he did not back off. I even spread my arms a little while looking, franticly for a place to flee... He kept approaching me and I was not comfortable with it. I tried to get away from him but without hesitation, he YELLED!.... "WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY LUNCH"?!

[@ms.anonymousinformer242]

@@irinam5138 lol , great reaction from you though. You would be inadvertently be teaching her to stomp even more on your boundaries if you just kept allowing her to.

[@dg.262]

@@irinam5138 I hear you. I see the first ☆ Clicker Training class for your mom-in-law. I think this is a Brilliant idea. I guess you have to let her know what your sweet spot is & when she is keeping a distance from you-Click-her .🥢 Yyou can toss her a treat or get yourself a nice treat. ☕ She'll really have to work for the "Jack- Pot" Yhea, positive reinforcement. Goodness. my degrees are in Psychology. Maybe I should have had these videos decades ago, so I could have used them on my in-laws. I wouldn't have had the tremendous student loan debt and stress. Plus, I could have spent a day with them without running out of the door cussing to myself @#$! Boundries were not in their vocabulary. They never read my cues. LOL I usually turned around to flee, grawled and they still missed my cues and blew-out my thresholds! Bad relationships that never improved. I spent many years in college studying human behavior (Psychology)and it cost me a lot of money. I could have just applied the Bird Tricks training videos and maybe applied them to my ex-husband 🔥and my former father-in-Law. 🤔 Laughing with you and feeling for you too.You have such a great idea. I wish you the best of all the good things life has to offer and a loving relationship with your mother-in-law. I have faith in you. 😊 It truly is a great idea. Let me know if you make progress- if you want- you don't need a complete stranger from New England bothering you. Someone else here mentioned using the videos to train his dog. Why noy? It's applying your Emotional Intelligence with the videos. Never lose your sense of humor. Stay well and happy. 😷🇺🇸 🐦

[@rhywnn]

same! I use this on my puppy mill foster dogs. strange how you get similar behaviors in completely different species.

[@8_tulip_8]

19:24 Dave's face is one of pure terror

[@CoxDannyJ]

How to do anything with any bird in 5 easy steps: 1. Patience 2. Patience 3. Patience 4. Patience 5. Patience

[@tokamohamed4078]

When this so true yet so hard

[@Posogamess]

İ just got one 13 weeks so hard to tame him

[@etinsc522]

And then again... MORE PATIENCE, persistence, consistency, patience, repeat many times, and repeat!

[@etinsc522]

@@Posogamess I've had my new budgie (who I rescued) 9 weeks ago. I'm going through that as well. It's like we take 3 steps forward and 2 steps back, with no consistency, ugh. I have another (baby) bird who will be here around Christmas time. I have a lot to do in order to be ready. The baby bird is going to be hand raised, so, in time, he won't be terrified of me (fingers crossed!).

[@etinsc522]

@@tokamohamed4078 - AMEN to that! So hard! I'm not even 3 months into the process yet and it feels like forever. I know it's worth it though. We're making progress though. It's just super slow going. He still doesn't even play yet but he is chirping.

[@Kuruqan]

I've used this trick for quite a while now, I always just called it "two stepping". Two steps forward, then one step back when the behavior changes. Works well on just about anything, just depends on how much time you can spend working on it. It is particularly useful on prey animals (birds, rebbits, etc) however it's also good for getting close to an injured cat or dog that's afraid of people.

[@TheParrotTeacher]

Great to see some training in action! 🐣

[@ReeferNoob23]

I love when she said of you like seeing animals in discomfort your a sick O! I love that so funny to hear her say that! ..... but true

[@jennigthatonecrazydoglady8100]

Yay! Brave Bean!! And patient people.

[@harveywallbanger3123]

1) Find the tolerable distance where the bird isn't visibly uncomfortable with having you so close 2) Slowly and calmly approach until the bird becomes visibly uncomfortable 3) Immediately pause and remain still until the bird stops being visibly uncomfortable 4) Click and withdraw to the tolerable distance (thus rewarding the bird by no longer having you so close) Do I have the basic procedure correct?

[@jennip13]

That’s it! I had a consult with her a few weeks ago and this is what we went over 😊 and it really WORKS!!!!

[@harveywallbanger3123]

@@jennip13 Thanks!!!!!!

[@nomadhomad3685]

Thanks, you saved me 34 long minutes...lol

[@PascaleLaurent81]

I know this was 2 years ago but this is a real issue as why people get bitten. Not just by birds but any animal in general because people don’t read the body language or couldn’t careless which leads to bites and abandonment of the animal. Especially kids get bitten due to lack of awareness or teaching skills from the parents to no teaching at all. This is sad. I’m glad you’re showing stuff like that on your channel. Hats off!!! ❤

[@mcdart2606]

I've watched this SO many times -- I can't tell you how much I've learned! The quiet gives all of us an opportunity to study EVERY click. Body language is a big term, feathers, eyes, beak movement, feathers, feet, BREATHING! LOVE that Dave is wearing the Against All Odds t-shirt on success day!!

[@jennip13]

This video helps so much! It’s hard to see the change, I keep rewinding to before the click trying to see. But it’s such a great help!! And to see Dave feed him by the 2nd day, WOW!!!!! 🤩

[@christinadewitt7287]

This training technique has helped immensely! I had no idea what I was doing wrong, my ring neck allowed me within a few hours to get almost nose to beak with her after trying this. Thank you!

[@mimthyss]

Oh, Jamie. My saviour. This could NOT have come at a better time. Thank you so much SO SO MUCH. I really shouldve trusted my gut and listened to what the bird was telling me, but when someone is in my ear telling me I'm reading it all wrong and hes actually happy and excited, it's easy to doubt yourself. So thank you so much for this technique , I will be using it.

[@medea27]

Huge thanks to Jamieleigh, Dave & Bean for showing the _'what NOT to do'_ at the beginning as well as the right technique - it's never nice but is incredibly valuable in giving us humans some context to compare the subtleties of happy vs unhappy behaviour. Being able to observe Bean's body language & the escalating fear response makes it _much_ easier to identify the more subtle behaviours later in the training sessions. I had to smile at the human behaviour on display too - you can tell from Dave's expression at 3:10 that he's just as uncomfortable at pushing Bean past his comfort zone as Bean is, yet doesn't allow it to translate to the rest of his body to completely freak Bean out. But we do appreciate both yours & Bean's temporary discomfort for the sake of education - thank you 😎👍

[@kiki29073]

This video was the first video I watched from Birdtricks. It came out about the time I got my petstore budgie. It was what allowed me to first get close to my little terrified baby. Now we are closely bonded.

[@yianni9852]

I just got a baby pineapple conure today it is 4 weeks old, we’ve had it for 2 hours and it’s already bonding with us, it climbed up onto my shoulder and cuddle in my hand it is so adorable, currently it’s sleeping 😴

[@lesleysears9808]

Make sure that you get some hand feeding formula because 4 weeks is not totally weaned.

[@auggiedoggiesmommy1734]

Funny that the signs of calm in a bird are the opposite for a dog … yawning is a big stress sign. If they shake it off, they are often shaking off stress. You guys are amazing to watch!

[@Purplesquigglystripe]

Looking away too!

[@rajamani6082]

This is probably the only video of it's kind I've come across really helped built trust with my parrots.

[@tonilynn9840]

I used this one on my rehoming parrots and I just wanted to let you know that it worked! They will now come to us for treats and are not freaking out.

[@chrisseabolt94]

Remarkable. I’m seeing SO MANY applications with both birds and dogs. Thank you for sharing!

[@cyannyan2394]

I had a great time chatting and helping others in the premier. Thanks for the good time you gave us :)

[@parkmihyun8685]

Hey! I just wanna tell you how thankful I am. My bird is a fearful one and he flys away whenever I'm near him. I could read its body language though so I stood at a safe distance. Before, he didn't trust me at all. But he feels comfortable with me right now and I'm very happy. Thank you!

[@stevenreichertart]

Thank you for sharing this amazing technique. It’s wonderful to see your patience. Thanks for sharing what it’s like in real time.

[@j.b.wagner569]

This is incredible. So inspiring to see a change. I've heard of this technique with aggressive dogs but never thought of it with birds. If you have a smaller bird, who is fine until you are close, or is scared of hands, can you do this but instead of steps it's extending or retracting your hand that is "Power Paused".

[@molliemarissa6189]

It's used for horses, too. Apply "pressure" (this can mean approaching the horse, doesn't necessarily mean physical pressure), when the horse does the correct behavior you relieve the pressure. Walk towards a nervous horse, pause when they get antsy, wait until they relax, you back off.

[@brookeriedel4382]

I cried when he took a treat from Dave

[@yamunadevi68]

Wow seeing your patience pay off in such a small amount of time is amazing

[@colonelwirehead2045]

I can vouch for this technique, I have a Cockatiel "Chatty" that is a rescue bird, she use to be really scared and bite if you put your hand near her. after letting her get accustomed to her new environment though exploration I started using this technique. Chatty is now calm and I can walk right up to her, though i can not get her to step up or take a treat as yet she is still a bit stubborn but she will now come to me of her own accord and sit on my arm, leg or shoulder occasionally she will give me a kiss on the cheek but this is all on her terms. You really must have a lot of patience for these type of birds, take your time and don't rush them. Oh and clickers have never worked for me while training, I use verbal "good girl or good boy" with a treat if the bird is at a stage were it will take it.

[@flashlitestriker4028]

Was your "Chatty" a rescue from a person who'd not been able to take care of it, or (eeks!) from a person who had abused it, or from the wild (outdoors)?

[@terrymoser2028]

Had a Double Blue Front for 12 years. Zeno just fall into my hands. An amazing bird. I knew nothing about birds. Also had a 75 lb Doberman, and a cat. The bird ran the show. They all played together. The Dobe thought the bird and the cat belonged to her, and she was very protective of them. Zeno was stolen from me. It broke my heart. Finding your channel brought back such wonderful memories.

[@evelynrose2257]

Me: trying to become an expert before I even get a bird.

[@4loveoffish]

Perfect tee shirt Dave has on 😊

[@SoaringSunshine]

I loove it! Thanks! It helps a LOT.

[@krystalanderson5880]

Bean is in his forever home and this training opened so many new doors for this bird not only to b happy n confident but helped him find his forever home so everyone in the comment section is outa line and nuts

[@gusisbest]

I also don’t have a bird and still I watch every single video that BirdTricks makes! I tell myself that I’m preparing for the day that I do finally get a bird! However, I recently tried using this technique with a very fearful ram (male sheep). In just three sessions I was able to get right up to his pen without him backing away, reach out my hand, and touch his head. He even tolerated a few scratches! The techniques that BirdTricks teaches are not just for birds but are proven to be reliable with most if not all species. Thank you BirdTricks!

[@micah2936]

Wow... this alone takes so much patience. Thank you for the education on birds

[@krystalanderson5880]

Good to see this guy again coming across this video you n your daughter where do sad the day you took him to his forever home well starting

[@jennymccracken8108]

Both of you have such patience and compassion for every bird you work with. It's so encouraging and uplifting. Thank you

[@b1rdperson]

Just brought home two birds, and this is exactly the video I needed right now. Thank you.

[@ricklehelland9507]

That was a very HELPFUL VIDEO!! I AM VERY GRATEFUL WE FOUND YOU AND THE WONDERFUL BIRD FOOD ON YOU TUBE! WE HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH AND ARE HAVING SO MUCH FUN WITH OUR NEW FAMILY MEMBER; SCARLETT IS A YOUNG FEMALE ECLECTUS, AND SHE LOVES,LOVES,LOVES, YOUR SEASONAL FEED, AND HER FEATHERS ARE SO BEAUTIFUL! 😁😁😁😁

[@Jakewoodward1]

Only just come across this video as I adopted an Indian ringneck earlier this month. I’m sure he’s traumatised from past experiences. I’ve been doing this technique yesterday and today and today I managed to get closer to him, not all the way but small steps is still making progress! Thank you so much for this🥰

[@marytichenor9062]

I love your birds and how you train them. i have used some of you things on my dogs who are incredibly smart and love treats. Working with them is very rewarding and they learn quickly. thanks again for your videos

[@sharynzoo]

Another phenomenal video. Great job JamieLeigh & Dave 🎉 So many birds out there are just so fearful especially ones that have been rehomed and have had bad experiences. Unless you're an experienced bird owner you won't realize the signs when they are really frightened or even mildly frightened. It's all about building Trust and that's what the Power Pause is all about 👏 Whenever I bring a new Rescue into my home I sit with them for hours and hours in a QUIET small room and let them know I am nothing to fear. Being quiet is key! They need to feel safe and that takes patience and calmness. A lot of times these birds come from very hectic homes and they are extremely stressed out. I personally have never used a clicker I just use a very calm soothing voice and it seems to work well with them. I also have never used treats. I just sit with them and build a relationship from Love, patience, mutual respect and calmness. But of course my techniques are not going to work for most people because I am a bird Whisperer 🤣 😉 I love you both to the moon & back 💕 I learn so much from every video you put out 💕😘💕

[@jodyhowellsmead]

Looking forward to this one. I love african Greys.

[@ulrika5012]

You are so talent ❤. I Will say, I did make myrself the most interesting thing in the room. No toys, no tv or radio and then I started eating for example spiralist veggies and nuts with my fingers in a funny way, and dropped some of it on the table that was empty , making small interesting noises to get the whole attention , just trying to be funny and interesting . This was my way long before internet, but it still works. I would leave it to the bird to come by itself it’s more funny and not so stressful 😊

[@dennissmith4382]

Great video. Is cool to see the two of you working the problem with much success.

[@tiajewels2820]

YES!!! Thank you for being so honest! And showing the PROS and CONS of training!

[@Bullen_3]

So i’m guessing this is great,for parrots who need to be trained not to be afraid of dogs or other animals,(not just people) bc you can’t have bird that’s afraid of dogs and go free flying,or if you happen to own a dog and just got a parrot,and you find out your new bird is afraid of your dog,this would be incredibly useful! This was very cool to watch,what an improvement!

[@carmenattallah6244]

Keep in mind that if you desensitize your parrot to your dog, you run the risk that your bird will transfer that to any dog and might some day try to land on a strange dog that might act as dogs do. BirdTricks strongly recommends not mixing other pets with parrots.

[@TheLastSecretGarden]

Such great work!! This was fascinating! I really really wish you'd do a video on birds that are not motivated by treats - especially focused on small birds like budgies.

[@ryanmichalski49]

that's Awesome! you guys are so in tune with the birds! rock on

[@gaylewatkins6781]

So happy to have found you... I don't have a bird right now. As an animal trainer my whole life starting with wild animals for Disney movies when I was in my 20s.. I'm almost 70 now. Then 40 some years raising and training horses...I'm not a kid. You are a fantastic teacher...I've been considering getting another bird...my last was a lovebird...and because I live in an RV I'm considering another lovebird because of their small size and big personalities....I don't see any lovebirds in your flock I'd love to see a video about them ..

[@lhmcd5538]

You got me right in the feels. That’s so cool. Thank you.

[@lenorebreen3394]

Fantastic! Well taught.

[@dejanistephenson5995]

Thanks for the advice!

[@amberclick9668]

I really needed this. I have a conure we rescued that is too nervous to even take treats. We are only on first week so hoping this improves.

[@AcidHatchet]

It's so insightful to see the What NOT to do to earn your birds trust and to see those subtle signals

[@deannekliene2673]

Im just glad to see someone explaining...rescued birds sometimes come from inexperienced homes where people misunderstand them...and it creates s nervous or biting untame animal...very unhealthy for them...

[@jennifer7648]

Wow, I had no idea this was a technique. I have just been naturally backing off when my parakeet seems scared. I didn't know when it straightens all of its feathers and stretches to look around means it is uncomfortable. I will remember that from now on! I now know what to do to help thank you 😊

[@lorencewinchell7829]

Love your process & anxious for my consultation!!

[@cassiemciver8543]

Thankyou so much and bean was a great demo given his colour and feathers it was alot clearer to see more subtle calm and stressed body language

[@bradcfi2]

Brilliant! The training session video that sold me on BirdTricks.

[@aubrey_hash255]

I'm so excited you haven't done a primers for a while yayyy, I love you ❤ 💗 💕

[@jeannecrockett9147]

Thanks so much. This was great!

[@bigsky445]

I just adopted 2 CAG and they came from awful situations. One is 20yr old female Bundi & the other is 17yr old male Cesar. They haven't been out of their cages in years. The females 2nd owner (I am #4) used to lock her in a closet & she's been plucking ever since, 10yrs as far as I was told. She actually seems pretty sweet but doesn't want anything hands on, I can see bonding with her in the near future. The male likes my husband & we are making progress! They were on an all seed diet, I'm slowly converting them to pellets & organic produce, mash & chop. I let them out of their cage every day & they stay on their individual cages, I ordered some bird stands so I can get them away from their cages.. so in love! I am committed for life! I'm very blessed they are pretty accepting in the fact they aren't terrified of me & will gently take treats from my hand. Excited for our future together My birds are my life ❤ Thank you for this video!!

[@ilovecats9336]

I've applied a similar concept to scared horses.

[@TheAguydude]

You ever seen a horror movie where the villain/monster keeps getting closer and closer, but never moves when the protagonist is looking at it? That's what 12:52 makes me think of.

[@jeyanthiarivazhagan5676]

yes love this

[@jeyanthiarivazhagan5676]

yes i got a heart from u

[@aminathnathoo8969]

It's cool and I love your beautiful birds this trikes are working 💗💗💗✨😃😃

[@delynstrickland5879]

I am learning so much watching your video's Thank you for doing them.

[@chriscarnes87]

Big 👍 on the video! I guess we can call y’all the BirdTricks power pausers now 😂

[@livinggood6876]

I just found you. I have a love bird that's bitey trying to work with her. I did notice how he didn't even make eye contact with the bird while trying to get closer.👍

[@gunasundariganeshbabu7169]

I AM WAITING FOR THIS!

[@jenniferriedemann3033]

I’ve got 2 rescued budgies who are terrified of hands. They’ve obviously been just “grabbed” a lot😢 I’m hoping this will help me...(still watching!) thank you 🙏🏼 I love your other videos, so I think this is what I need!

[@blimpmaster3466]

ok I want to say thank you thank you thank you I got a amazon parrot poor thing most likely was neglected in previous homes and has a cage so small he couldnt move his wings I havent been making any progress for 2 weeks now and tried this and it works I can get closer to him now without him screaming at me im just so happy rn

[@alanmp160]

This really is a good video 👍🏻 I'm gonna be trying this technique for my Indian ringneck who is around 5 months old and he hesitates whenever I get too close 🦜. At the moment I am using a hedgerow branch to pick him up and set him down somewhere but he is showing signs of allowing me closer as I move him closer to me while on the branch.

[@hamdaalfalahi7245]

Thank you

[@conniemuttart8601]

This was awesome! Thank you very much for sharing. Seeing all the pluses in the minuses and was very helpful

[@flashlitestriker4028]

This was so educational! Thanks so much for this training video, BirdTricks! (PS. Do tell me, WHERE did you get that AWESOME "tree-perch" thingy, right behind your bird (at the 29:10 spot in this video) from?! It looks like PERFECT birdy-furniture!)

[@ris8065]

This is actually super interesting right now! An acquaintance of mine is moving and cannot take all of her birds so I’ll be adopting her quaker and indian ringneck (I’m the current play gym of one quaker already and I love her). She really loves them but they haven’t really been trained, they come out of the cage and chill but don’t step up or really take treats. The quaker is protective over the ringneck. All of this will be very helpful for them😁

[@poisonivy745]

Thank you, this was very informative and helpful!

[@MohammedNatheer]

I wish I knew all that more than a year ago when I adopted a very aggressive Indian Ring Neck. Thank you very much

[@amandacovington2548]

Watching it for about the 3rd time. Thank you.🎉❤

[@carloss3809]

Wow it worked very well for me

[@suzisaintjames]

If I'm working alone and I get closer, but hit that distance (5 feet) that he just won't settle... Am I correct in thinking that I should get a book and sit at that 5 foot distance for a while and let him get used to me just being present? Then maybe moving closer next training session? 💕🌞🌵😷

[@kylife7423]

This is really going to help! Thank you i have 3 budgie 1 is tamed it was born with us and the other 2 nope but getting used to us

[@nomansaiyed6276]

Hey great vids up there, my parrots getting aggressive everyday he wants to get to the shoulder if not allowed starts biting fingers and toes.

[@christygatto]

I've been using this with my Canary! It works wonders, I used to walk past her cage and she would flip out I thought she would hurt herself, forget getting near her when I let her out of the cage! Now I can even put my hand in the cage and have her not flip out. Hoping to get to the point where I might be able to handle her eventually.

[@samoatodd8730]

Excellent! Great Job!

[@lauriewatson416]

I love your training Technique. You take the time to show both sides of any training situation. I also love how you use the animals behaviour to train*if that makes sense lol* Anytime I need a refresher to training I come straight to your videos! You and Dave have an amazing connection to birds and it shows. I love the connection between animals and humans. #keepinspiring #yourarockstar #birdtricksfan

[@GraceT]

I'm currently working on 3 Rosellas that are super skittish. They've basically all known only grabby hands, and it's amazing how much progress you can make on a traumatized bird when you don't grab at it. I mean sometimes it's rough trying to get them back in the cage, because it takes forever, but I have to remind myself that everything is a training and trust opportunity. But it's also hilarious to do this exercise and watch as they try to figure out wtf you're doing. Then it goes from fear, to confusion, then to curiosity as they try to figure out what's going on, and why you aren't meeting their expectations 😂

[@dogcrazy25]

I was surprised you used the clicker since the noise was slightly startling but understand you used it to mark the behavior. Interesting technique. Similar to approach used with fearful dogs but i don't use another person or noise like a clicker.

[@janparsons4563]

Awesome work. I would like to try this with my baby budgie. The only question I have is you have to open the cage to change his feed and water dishes or change the paper on the bottom of the cage and he goes crazy most of the time. So wouldn't that set him back?

[@blingylittleklaws]

Wow that's amazing 👌👌 thank you for sharing this 😊 i love what you do n love your videos ❤

[@philmein121]

Great video Jamie 👌 X

[@politicaljustice2136]

Question: Will simply ignoring the bird work? I got a new sun conure baby who was not comfortable with me. I simply sat in the room and did my work and totally ignored the bird. Slowly the bird started to approach me and today it simply sits on my shoulder all day. I love it.

[@lisaconnelly7731]

So helpful. Still having difficulty seeing the calm posture though. Will work on it. Does the bird understand that you're trying to understand and respect them?

[@aotilanyoldthingilike1686]

I recently acquired a free budgie with clipped wings that is terrified of hands, or he was. When I went to pull some feather stumps to encourage the return of the flight feathers, I discovered that the owner had cut the wings across the secondary feather line, amputating the wing end. His stump is healed, but there is no end of the wing left. No wonder he is afraid of hands! For the past two mornings while reading my book, I have placed his cage on my bed beside me. I have been using the power pause to decrease his hands fear with great success. I started by lying with the cage close to my left hand. I have progressed from putting my hand on the outside of the cage, inside the open door, and worked further and further, withdrawing slightly whenever he showed signs of noticing. I have gotten him used to my tapping the toy in the center of the cage so it swings back and forth. I have a clicker, but am not sure when it should be used or what the purpose of using it is, so I didn't. At this point, I can put my fingers on the perch next to him and he will let me touch his foot while he eats sprouts from my hand. If I try to get him to step up, he shows his tension, so I don't yet. I can strum the front of the cage now and he ignores it as long as my hand is not on his side of the cage. Tomorrow will be the third session and I hope he will begin to step up. It is OK with me if he doesn't ever step up, but I hope to continue with this when I am reading. I want him to stop freaking out when I go near to his cage, and perhaps he will become tame if I keep it up when I am reading. I want to thank you for the video, which has made a good difference in my approach.

[@joshuabanner9920]

I feel like not only is this going to help me with my future gray but this is going to help me deal with my sister‘s German Shepherd that suffers from massive PTSD.

[@xuyahfish]

I've heard of approaching from your side rather then full-frontal so that you look smaller or less like a predator. This was for other animals training videos I've watched.