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Where can I get information about training my parrot? Everyone wants a well-behaved bird, but this does not happen by accident. Here is some useful advice on caring for and training your parrot. The books listed below are good resources for training and caring for your parrot. They may be safely purchased here. More information is available by clicking on any of the book titles. Guide To A Well Behaved Parrot By Mattie Sue Athan, Matthew M., Ph.D. Vriends (Editor) Updated explanations of tried-and-true solutions to typical parrot behavior issues include shouting, biting, and feather chewing. This redesigned second edition contains additional sections on catastrophe preparations, suitable care for the bird who spends the day alone, and what to do when your bird flies away. This appealing book, a long-time best-seller, also includes grooming, bathing, communication, toys, and safe relationships with other dogs and children. Why Does My Bird Do That? : A Guide to Parrot Behavior by Julie Rach The fact that many birds learn to communicate (and understand what they're saying!) demonstrates that birds are more than simply a decorative addition to the living room. Bird owners are aware that their pets have distinct personalities and express their ideas and emotions. This book discusses why birds act the way they do, how to identify behaviors that suggest boredom, stress, or bad health, and how to work with a pet bird to change unpleasant behavior. Animal Cognition in Nature : The Convergence of Psychology and Biology in Laboratory and Field by Russell P. Balda (Editor), Irene M. Pepperberg, Alan C. Kamil (Editor) Fifteen unique chapters integrate cognitive ethology concepts that were deemed heretical in the 1960s, when most ethologists and psychologists conditioned to stimulus-response theories ignored mental representation, memory, attention, and other cognitive capacities in animals. International contributors reflect a paradigm shift in thinking about cognition as an evolutionary trait, as evidenced by avian navigation, food-storing, and socially-mediated song; spatial cognition in foraging insects; species-specific vocal learning in parrots; and cannibalistic jumping spider behaviors. W. John Smith (biology, University of Pennsylvania) examines the consequences of an animal communication information-sharing paradigm. Training Your Parrot by Kevin Murphy Parrot Incubation Procedures : A Methodical Guide to Incubation, Hatching, and Problem Hatches for the Aviculturist by Rick Jordan This is a fantastic book for studying the fundamentals of egg development in parent-reared or incubated parrots, and it should be in the library of every serious aviculturist. You will learn how to identify dead-in-the-shell newborns, as well as how to mend broken eggs, conduct aided hatches, and use hand-rearing procedures. This book will be resorted to again and again when issues about egg production and the development of young parrots arise. A Guide to a Naturally Healthy Bird : Nutrition, Feeding, and Natural Healing Methods for Parrots by Alicia McWatters Natural health care for caged birds, particularly parrots. Diets that include living foods, seeds, fruits, and mash recipes, as well as subjects such as environmental health, disease, and safety rules. Super Nutrition for Animals (Birds Too!) is an expansion of the book's bird chapter. The Parrot in Health and Illness : An Owner's Guide by Bonnie Munro Doane, Martha Vogel (Illustrator) This is a fantastic book. It gives you an idea of what a vet might look for. An excellent companion to "My parrot, my friend". Guide to Companion Parrot Behavior By Mattie Sue Athan A companion parrot is to bird enthusiasts what a cherished lapdog is to dog owners: a constant companion through thick and thin. However, unlike lapdogs, parrots can communicate with their human friends. This book contains a wealth of information on topics such as selecting and training a talking parrot, modifying some of a companion parrot's behavior traits and periodically reinforcing behavior changes, keeping the bird groomed and away from household safety hazards, and virtually all other aspects of care. The author, a well-known parrot specialist, addresses how to deal with occasional difficulties such as excessive screaming and feather chewing, as well as general behavioral variations between different companion birds such as budgies, lovebirds, cockatiels, macaws, conures, lories, and others. The last half of the book contains amusing tales about companion parrots, including the account of a bird held by First Lady Dolly Madison. The Complete Parrot by Arthur Freud This stunningly spectacular treasure trove of parrot advice and wisdom is the excellent book for the modern devotee of macaws, Amazons, lories, and all other members of this enormous, diverse family of living feathered jewels. Twenty chapters provide advice, education, and entertainment. 112 photographs, 100 of which are in color. Barron's All About Your Parrot by Annette De Saulles All About Your Pets books are quick, appealing, low-cost instructions that educate novice people and older children how to be responsible animal owners and caregivers. All volumes have attractive full-color images and graphics, as well as brief, interesting "Did You Know?" sidebars containing intriguing facts. Inexperienced pet owners learn how to handle an animal without injuring it and get reliable advice on nutritious feeding, caging, health maintenance, accident avoidance, and first-aid procedures to use in an emergency. VideoTape: Parrot Adventures by Audubon's Animal Adventures. Companion Parrot Handbook by Sally Blanchard Sally Blanchard's name is one of the most well-known among parrot enthusiasts. Her contributions to our body of knowledge on the right care and behavior of companion parrots have transformed our ideas of how to live effectively and joyfully with our domestic birds, and her fame is well earned. Sally's interest with birds and creative ability were united early in her life when she pursued a profession as a bird sculptor. Her attention subsequently switched to exotic birds. Guide to Owning a Parrot By Dennis Kelsey-Wood Birds on the Couch : The Bird Shrink's Guide to Keeping Polly from Going Crackers and You Out of the Cuckoo's Nest by Ruth Hanessian, Wendy Bounds (Contributor) We keep parrots as pets because they are not only long-lived but also very clever. They often get to the top of a family's pecking order. The tales in the book are intended to both entertain and educate readers about scenarios that occur often among owners of birds ranging from parakeets to macaws. The book's ultimate purpose is to help everyone love birds, particularly those who have or will obtain a pet bird. My Parrot, My Friend By Bonnie Munro Boane, Thomas Qualkinbush (Contributor), This book offered me a crash education in parrots and helped me effectively re-tame Sunshine, a Citron Cockatoo. Using the instructions in the book, I performed what friends regarded as a "miracle," transforming a deadly biter into a kind and devoted buddy. This book will help you speak with the bird in your life and encourage it to put down its natural guard long enough to enjoy the delight of human contact. Fantastic book! VideoTape: Preventing and Solving the Most Common Parrot Behavioral Problems Directed by Susan Barwig.