That's too bad. Its worth a shot though. It does work with my Parrot and Ive had him for 15 years. I raised him from his first birthday until now, and after consistently ignoring his behavior when it was bad, made him realize it would not get any attention as does Good Behavior. Thanks for your answer ALF. Happy Thursday to ye LOL!! :))
I haven't been doing a lot of medical research lately, so don't treat my answer as gospel, plus animals may react differently than humans do to this type of stimuli.
LOL you are so going to be mad at me, but please try not to be, as I am just saying this humorously but does that mean that if we ignore Trump, he will go away :P
LOL you are so going to be mad at me, but please try not to be, as I am just saying this humorously but does that mean that if we ignore Trump, he will go away :P
It isn’t as important to ignore bad behavior as it is to NOT reward it or overreact to it. If the behavior produces no payoff, there will be less impetus to repeat it. We shouldn’t neglect to observe that some bad behaviors will require correction, to emphasize the positive alternatives.
That is what I thought. I raised my Macaw since her first birthday, and Ive applied those principles. She is very well behaved and very loved because of it. It was worth the effort to put in the extra energy to make her such a nice bird to have around. ;)
While I have no experience with parrots, I am the father of five (now mostly grown) children. Each was a learning experience toward raising the next.
I also have a collection of seriously dysfunctional relatives who have (too) often been the source of object lessons in the effects of bad choices and ridiculous behaviors. Over time, one inevitably learns how to steer clear of emulating them.
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