In paperback at last — the definitive guide to parrot training. Originally published as The Pleasure of Their Company: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Training, this amply illustrated book is just what parrot owners need to bring up happy, well-behaved pets. You get: Hands-on advice from one of the nation's foremost parrot authorities A thorough explanation of "normal" parrot behavior and the benefits of training Coverage of everything from gentling fledglings and basic obedience to potty training, speech, and tricks"

Sharing your home and life with a pet bird can be a joyful experience or a very intense, frustrating situation. Many pet bird owners clip their birds wings in order to keep them calm, tame and happy. But the opposite is archived by clipping birds wings. Instead you end up with a biting and aggressive bird and behavioral disorders. Clipping birds wings is outdated and old school thinking. Now a days you don't need to clip birds wings anymore. You can just train them and let them fly. There are so many benefits to free flight train a pet parrot. This book is a guide to help you tame, train and free flight your parrot safely. Whether your parrot is a beautiful colorful macaw, a tiny budgie, or a smart Amazon, or any other lovely feathered species, you can simply train your bird to fly. In this book you will find chapters on potty training, trick training, valuable insights on positive reinforcement, clicker training, animal and human behavior and how get your parrot up in the air and have it come back to you.You will enjoy your new found relationship with your lovely pet bird like never before. You will enjoy the process of free flying as a lifestyle and you will be a pro in training techniques without yelling, force, punishment, or guilt.This book will change your life. This book is a rich asset to any pet bird owner. This book is revolutionary in terms of animal insight. This book exposes the hidden secrets of how to free flight train any bird.Free flying is a gift to your parrot and your avian companion is a gift to you. This book will make life better for both of you.

An easy to read step-by-step guide that uses positive reinforcement for teaching parrots acceptable behavior. Professional advice from animal behaviorist that will help you deal with screaming, biting, feather-picking, bonding and other difficult behaviors.

When not properly trained and socialized, parrots are prone to developing behavioral problems, including aggression and self-mutilation. Many parrot owners face these problems and need guidance on how to solve them. This book offers practical advice on how to understand, prevent, and correct aggressive beavhior in parrots.

A properly trained parrot is a wonderful pet--and a poorly trained parrot can be a feathered monster. This book gives parrot parents the tools to help ensure that their birds become social, tame, and fun companions. Advocating only positive, humane methods, the author guides the reader through the basics of training--including terminology and various techniques--and progresses to more advanced tasks, such as trick training, training a flighted parrot, and training a parrot to talk. Using the methods in this book, readers can prevent the development of most problem behaviors before they start and solve those that do. The author addresses many more topics bird parents will find useful, including behavioral enrichment and training a parrot to tolerate--or even participate in--nail trimming, wing clipping, wearing a harness, and riding in a carrier. The Perfectly Trained Parrot is a comprehensive resource for forging a strong and loving bond with a well-behaved parrot.

Contains advice on selecting your parrot, daily care, housing and equipment, taming, and speech training.