JDS5607 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I'm a proud momma today! Sully and I have been working on "can you dance?" for weeks. I've been trying to train him with any kind of goodie, but I couldn't find anything that he liked so much he would do a trick for... Well, I found it! I know it's not healthy, but he LOVES fruit loops. So, I give him a teeny bit ( I probably get 5 or 6 "can you dance?"'s out of one fruit loop.) and he dances every time! I don't give him a treat everytime, but I always praise him... He puffs his feathers out, and bobs his head up and down a few times So good Anyway, does this kind of open the gate for more tricks? Now that he understands that he does something good and gets a treat? I hope so, because three weeks on "can you dance" nearly drove me nuts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tagtastic Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 How cute!!!! Wish you had a video of it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Once a bird understands pleasing you and receiving praises in happy voice and a treat they love to top it off, they will certainly pay a ton more attention to what you are asking them to do. It also helps if you have an operating word (s) that equal "Pay attention and do". They feel such a sense of accomplishment in doing something they believe that helps the flock and means they are useful, that they will continue to strive for that acknowledgment even without a treat. Just your happiness, good boys/girls etc. in an excited voice will create a feeling within them that they will do it over and over to feel that way again. I would love to see a video of that dance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dw310 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Soooooooooooo very cute!!! Congratulations!!! I love it when they do the head bobbing thing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana600 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 He is still a baby and is already catching on, I think you have a lot ahead to keep you being a proud mama. Seeing you happy makes him happy and it just keeps going round and round. Three weeks is a pretty good start, he will be moonwalking soon at that rate. LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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