misfitz

Thank you Dave and Judy for responding and the advice. I will start working with him more on the Step up command. He has come along way since we got him and will get there in time I do think. Everyday he trusts us more and more. If we can just get the step up command aced, we will be doing great.

Hello all, We bought our African Grey, Simba, in November. His owner could no longer take care of him. The previous owner said he was 2 years old, but we are having doubts about how truthful the man really was. After all he said Simba knew no bad words, and all it took was a couple of days for us to realize he knows every bad word there is. However, Simba has been a wonderful addition to our animal family. He keeps us laughing and we never know what will come out of his mouth. Everyday we are earning his trust more and more. He still will not step up. The only time he has follwed the command was when he flew across the room and needed help to get back to his cage. Even then, he told me to hurry it up. For those of you who have birds that have had previous owners, is it possible to gain their trust 100%? The most he will let us do is stratch his head, and that is on his own terms and depends on what kind of mood he is in. He really is great bird. He loves to be out of his cage, and will not fly off (well except for the time someone came to the door and scared him). We were at a store that raises greys. The birds they had were so trusting and social. The owner of the store suggested we look into click training. Has anyone tried this?