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This one lady keeps hers around her always and she just uses news paper near her chair in her area she will remove bird form her sholder chair or where ever it is and hold it over news papaer say go potty for mama and it doe s or she started by saying potty when it went ptty then she added you went potty and it now knows what potty means and so when she says potty it will potty. so it took steps and chioces of words an d now bird understand potty is potty so it will go potty it relates new paper and her saying potty and then easy clean up she will roll t up and has a waste basket for it then no leaving room running here or there new papaers always on hand and no extra cost to use so.All I know it works for her that is what I saw from a that owner? Then after seeing her do it so easy when I am around I figured not a harsh method works will try myself? was thinking of teaching mine same word potty seems less rude around people not bird nuts as myself...:kiss: so I figured okay I can do this news paper teach bird that that body function is called potty when it relates start. Summer

Okay my view only: I have had both believe if your starting out have doubts be careful. They live very long live a very long time not good for animal to be bought unless a sure commitment is made. You just have to read book ask questions as you are. First starting with a non pre owned bird would allow the bird to be molded in personlity by you. If you get a pre owned bird then yo have to know why it is being let go 9 times out of 10 know th poor bird most likely it has seesn some ruff days. Need to be reassured have lots of patience!!! Time love patince is your best friend. I have had two pre-owned one of each. I have to say I had to be careful at first seeing they did bite me.... KEY "in time" was I became very happy enjoyed them. NOTE I was bitten badly from the birds coming from being moved around so much old bad memories one was bought by a yound girl always busy she had parties loud music friend bugging the bird messing with cage all of the bad stuff.ADD smokers the bird was skinny bad feathers untrusting. In time I could hold it and it was two years old when bought when I bought it from her. I had it two years it always liked a man it was hard to get it on track I never gave up.Yes, the work was worth it all in the end. So no matter if you have the heart time patience you can undo most damages done by many to a preowned bird. They need love too in time will be good again in time will be all yours. I have had the pleasure of both breeds of grays it does not matter it is up to you really. I feel it is more owner that creates the bird it is all in the training care and love that is given to the pet to see in time what that time and patience will reward you back with . It is all not instant rewards I feel still worth the work. Even a baby has draw backs too not as much rewards instantly seeing you have to teach it to talk so on. Older one can talk right away that is great and fun to hear and makes the messes they make and stuff worth the time to care for seeing it gives back something too that is fun pleasing to hear. I had a bird that could sing good night swetheart good night that wa smy routine for bed I sang that sone and we cuddled every night as I sang it and as I covered the cage I hear the bird sending me kisses. WE sang we had talks and we were buddies real friends so that was a pre owned mean bird that was rebuilt reasuured reformed it was funny to hear what you doing sweet heart as I start to cook . Or who loves you? as I walk by and hear kiss smaking sounds. If I start to seem to be leaving it woud say time for work and I reply yes but I will be back sweey heart I love you. It wa snever just walk by or out a door it wasa relationship it has to be they need that time time time love care they can think they are smart so smart animals only get issues when bored or feel not the love they need or given the time they have to have. They are al needy can not be caged all day 20 mns her or there. It is like a small child need that type of time. It was all that love I shared that in time was given back in spades. Add in vet care nails trimed beak care showers toys proper foods care baths love time time time time more time. Always keep inmind never hit cage never yell stay in control never show fear back away or allow your weakness to show they are smart. If they see that read as a wealk area your in trouble they will play on that. If bad is happening use a firm voice strongly use a stern tone comanding say NO---or STOP 0R BAD bird just any saying to show negitive tone reaction that what is going on is not good NO let go or no stop that hurts use a comanding tone. Never show your not the leader to train bad things out of the picture. Then rewards soft tones to comfort reward with love touches kisses and secure your bonds.I can just go on on on have to get to bed . No matter just if your afraid or maybe have some fears start with smaller one all bites hurts then in time if you want get larger one if no fears either. But know all that can happen maybe will happen and be prepared to control the bad reward the good. Never over load do training steps and take slow processes so it can be seen stored and retained. never through it in a shower just allow it to hear it run then take a week work it into it that possiblity read it body reactions .... so on slow steady and constance . all traing is in steps .I feel positive rewards for postive things . no rewards for bad and sometimes jumping to bad behavior is still showing attention any attention seems to them better than none. Soknow you will have one smart cookie on your hands have to be sure they have that time freedom out of a cage and so many things these are very smart birds need more than other breeds do that is a fact. Way more than many other less demasnding breeds of parrots do. That is all I have learned. Summer;)<br><br>Post edited by: summer, at: 2007/08/21 05:16