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Post by judy on Oct 4, 2007 15:42:17 GMT 10
guys, I dont want to clip Jetta, but how do I train her not too fly once she knows how? Im scared of her hurting herself in full flight.
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 4, 2007 16:56:29 GMT 10
Judy do you mean to teach her to "recall" to you? If so then I taught Skye to recall to me by using food treats and a clicker. I put her on the t stand and held my hand out far enough for her to reach by her beak, I patted my arm and said "come on" (I might have started by saying step up first). Then as soon as she came to me or even motioned to come to me I clicked and treated. It didn't take long for me to be at a few steps away and she was jumping to me, then a bit further away and she was flying to me. Skye flying to me (when she was free flighted)  Teaching Skye to recall    here I asked her to fly to me and she was on the washing.........she did  those were the days when she was a lovely bird who did not try to rip your wrist off. |
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 4, 2007 16:58:44 GMT 10
Ok the first one she was flying to me
The second one she was still learning and was flying from a short distance
The third one I was still training her by targeting with the knitting needle (that is what I used to target) and clicking and treating
the fourth one you can see she is on the cage, I had some fruit in my hand so she could see it plus she got it as soon as she landed on me.
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Post by judy on Oct 4, 2007 17:28:49 GMT 10
that is a gorgeous shot of her about to take off tracey.
So do I start by having a treat in my hand first when she takes flight or before she takes flight?
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Post by vankarhi on Oct 4, 2007 18:15:07 GMT 10
I had the treat, the clicker and the knitting needle in my hands. It was difficult, but I managed. Other wise you could have the treat next to you, but you must give the treat. Oh also if Jetta loves affection, you could use that. Bo (galah) would toss her food when I was training her, but she loved to be scratched and patted as her reward. The reward doesn't have to be food, it can be anything that they absolutely love. For skye seeing as she is not a scratchy feely bird, then food was her motivator. First you should try to find out what Jetta really likes.........what types of food she adores, whether she loves affection over food.........(I would imagine she would love pats and scratches). For now I would be consentrating on getting her to stepup (which she probably is already) and just aclimatising her to you and her surroundings and learning more about her. There are many things you can be doing in the meantime for bonding..............but this is just my personal opinion.
Even with my dogs when I first get them I allow them about 2 weeks to get used to us and their name before I start serious training.
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Post by grego on Oct 11, 2007 7:15:38 GMT 10
Great shots there Tracey  How is the training going Judy |
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Post by judy on Nov 1, 2007 18:07:46 GMT 10
Training is going great thanks greg. Im off to buy her a harness this weekend so she can come outdoors and for drives. She has stopped biting. Not sure why she started, maybe she was making her territory known for some reason, but it only lasted a couple of days. Shes as gentle as can be and such a lovely nature.
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 1, 2007 23:05:51 GMT 10
Judy I actually remember Skye biting me terribly the first few days.........then she was fantastic until she hit the terrible two's.
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Post by judy on Nov 2, 2007 7:10:20 GMT 10
Paulie went thru that as well with me.
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Post by vankarhi on Nov 2, 2007 7:24:04 GMT 10
Takoda went through a nippy stage at about 3 or 4 months.........can't remember exactly how old he was.
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