May 22, 2008

Train Your Parrot To Talk

Training your parrot to talkTraining your pet parrots to talk can be very easy to do if you know how. Let's face it, most owners of parrots bought them to hear them talk. Some of them may even resort in hiring professionals to train your parrot to talk for a more positive outcome, but really, training your parrots to talk can be easy. It will only require patience, dedication and lots of imagination.

During the ancient times, Jalal ad-Din Rumi, the founder of the "whirling dervishes wrote in about 1250 AD Parrots are taught to speak without understanding the words. The method is to place a mirror between the parrot and the trainer. The trainer, hidden by the mirror, utters the words, and the parrot, seeing his own reflection in the mirror, fancies another parrot is speaking, and imitates all that is said by the trainer behind the mirror.

Developing an early bond with your parrot is very important in teaching your parrot to talk, this concept has not changed and that is to start your parrot training course as early as you can.

Please note that it is very important for you to develop a bond with your birds, until they become at ease with you will make their training much easier. You should make sure that you spend time talking to your pets, keep them in very comfortable cages and gain their trust until they respond to your prompts.

Daily 15 to 20 minute lessons in pronunciation should be conducted. Hold your parrot in your hands, let it sit or rest until it is comfortable. Try to start with simple phrases like "Good Morning" or "Good Day." Repeat the phrases over and over again during the lessons.

Remember to give your parrot praise and provide them with a reward with each successful attempt with the training you are providing. Keep it simple with simple easy words because more complicated phrases will only confuse your pet parrot.

As a parrot owner, now a "wild animal trainer," you can use a complete parrot training course to help you get your desired results teaching your parrot to produce sounds you are longing to hear them repeat.

Training your parrots to talk can be fun and very rewarding task, especially when you are seeing successful results.

Warning! Train your parrot to talk, not to say bad things.

Please do not teach your parrot "bad words" even though it may be humorous at times, in the long run it will only reflect poorly on you the pet owner and could prove to be very embarrassing.

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May 21, 2008

How To Tame Your Parrot

Parrot Riding a BikeYou have taken the plunge and find yourself being a bit intimidated by your new, shall we say "less than disciplined" pet parrot. Let's face it your new parrot after all is a wild animal. Since it will take some time to tame the bird, you should know a few of the appropriate steps to develop a friendly relationship with your new pet.

Once you bring the parrot home, make sure that it stays inside the cage for at least 24 hours and be certain you have people around who love birds. If you see that the bird is skittish and fussy, allow your parrot a little more cage time to get used to his new surroundings.

When you think the parrot is ready to come out, be sure to cover all the mirrors and windows then open the cage. Soon, the bird will come out and if it doesn't, entice it with some food or a branch. Make sure to keep your hair out of the way and wear clothing that will not easily be snagged.

You should never speak loudly or yell toward the parrot. Also, you should avoid looking directly at him since this will make him perceive that your are a predator.

If your parrot does not want to take food from your hands, then use clippings and put them in the cage. You should praise them whenever they eat so eventually, you can feed them using your own hand.

Your pet parrot will have to fly once in a while to exercise its wings. If the bird is still frightened, use a low bird stand and two sticks of varying lengths to carry the bird around the house with you. Two sticks are needed to allow the parrot to go from one stick to the other. Sudden movements will frighten the parrot so keep your movement deliberate and slow.

You might find the first few days of taming your parrot to be quite challenging, but with a little patience you will begin to see improvements. Teaching your parrot commands like "step up" will teach the bird that you are in command and will gain his trust. Your parrot will realize that it must go to you especially when there is imminent danger so the both of you can get out of harms way.

Another command they should learn is "no". Sometimes, your parrot may do something that you do not appreciate and by teaching this to the bird, they won't do it again.

Your ability to tame your parrot will take time but the reward will be well worth it. Are you a uncertain about how to train your parrot? Then leaning the proper techniques of a good parrot training course will have your parrot talking up a storm. You will develop a loving relationship with your parrots and your bird will be happy and content to be with you.

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