i will love my grey to learn more words

[tatinana]

Hello my friends

 

 

I'm new to the forum and I join the forum to get help. I have a grey for 6 years and I had him since he was a baby. He doesn't talk as much as he used to. Of all the words that he used to pronounce he is only saying 5 of them now. I will like to know if he's too old to learn any more and if he's not how can I teach him new words? I would also like to know how can I tell if he's paying attention to me while I'm talking to him. All help will be appreciated tanks.

[neoow]

He's definitely not too old to be learning new words. My grey, Alfie, is nearly 13 and he is picking up new things all the time. Admittedly, he picks up more noises than words though.

Some grey's are not big talkers. Alfie isn't a big talker. He also prefers male voices over female voices. He'll pick up words/phrases from my dad and my housemate more than he will me. He loves whistles, beeps and other similar noises (the louder the better!).

All you can do is keep talking to him- if he picks it up and starts using words/phrases, then just encourage him to do it more. However, don't be too upset if he seems to favour certain words/phrases over others and seems to "forget" other words phrases. I don't think they ever really forget, they just prefer some words/phrases/sounds over others and use them. Alfie has, on more than one occasion, suddenly piped up with a word/phrase that I thought he had long forgotten.

[Greywings]

So true Neoow, ours exchange words and sounds you may hear a phrase once and then never again. Right now two of them do the moo, bark and meow sounds and one often demands fresh water. Some of the others never say a human word but still have fun and interact with other sounds like running water, microwave beep and the little beep when you click to unlock the car. Love them all!

[kins2321@yahoo.com]

Six is young. I found Sophie took off with vocab around four. She is around 15 now and is still learning Nancy

[judygram]

They pick up and repeat those words and phrases they enjoy so its hard to tell what they will end up saying, sometimes its something they only heard once.

[Acappella]

My Dorian has virtually stopped learning new words, although a new sound will emerge once in a while. I still talk to him all the time but whatever his motivation for learning new words is, it seems to have faded. I still love hearing his vocalizations.

[Timbersmom]

Timber is 9 this year (we think). He is still learning new words. It's an ongoing process I think.

[Q9550]

Hey Tatinana,

 

Our CAG Nonsense is 10 years old, Her vocal ability is amazing. However i feel as though i cannot teach her new words or phrases, its more like she will learn them if SHE wants, for example i have tried teaching her my name but she refuses to repeat it but she will repeat other things i say to her. She even knows her alphabets, completely by mistake, our niece comes to our home after creche so my girlfriend enjoys teaching her to count and her alphabets and stuff like that. Nonesense has picked this up, A for, B for, C for. Her favorite is C for, she uses it to get our attention and if we don't respond she repeats it over and over quickly. I have also tried to teach her "Nonsense wants a peanut" but instead she says "Nonsense Peanut". She is truly amazing and really has a mind of her own.

 

I would say just keep repeating what you want want him to say. I usually sit with nonsense next to her cage and repeat what i want her to say a few times then give her some treats and leave he be. I repeat this every time i walk past her cage and eventually she gets it if she refuses after about a week then i move on to something else.

Edited April 29, 2016 by Q9550