Posted by admin | Posted in Pets & Animals | Posted on 18-05-2011
There’s a war on everything these days (drugs, terrorism, etc etc)! Well, I’m jumping on the bandwagon and declaring a war on cleaning up after my parrot! So for some guidance, I dug out an ancient book and blew the dust off of it. The Art of War is a Chinese military treatise that was written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu (pronounced Sun Sue).
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Posted by admin | Posted in Pets & Animals | Posted on 18-05-2011
Earlier I discussed why it’s not usually helpful to work with a parrot when he’s is in a state of anxiety or fear because he’s likely to associate you with those feelings and take longer to trust you. While few people think that intentionally causing fear is a good thing to do, there are some common training techniques that can make a parrot feel very anxious, or worse.
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Posted by admin | Posted in Pets & Animals | Posted on 16-05-2011
The African Grey parrot is one of the friendliest and intelligent of the parrot species. Though it doesn’t have the brilliant colors of some of its relatives, it makes up for it in its friendly disposition and acute ability to mimic not only sound but speech. The African Grey can even wisely put together whole sentences.
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Posted by admin | Posted in Pets & Animals | Posted on 14-05-2011
Parrots are becoming more popular as pets with each passing day. This is evidenced by the proliferation of Internet discussion lists which provide access to information regarding parrot care and behavior.
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Posted by admin | Posted in Pets & Animals | Posted on 14-05-2011
Parrots are becoming more popular as pets with each passing day. This is evidenced by the proliferation of Internet discussion lists which provide access to information regarding parrot care and behavior.
Read the rest of this entry »