Cute Baby Galah Cockatoo March 27, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Cockatoo , add a comment...please?
Baby Galah (Rose-breasted) Cockatoo at an Australian zoo.
Photo Credit: Belinda Pye
Cockatiels and Budgies having a Tree Party March 21, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Budgerigar, Cockatiel, Wild Birds , add a comment...please?Looks like a great party! (^\/^)
Photo by Belinda Pye
Chester’s Blog Post Feb. 19th
Posted by Andrew in : Misc , add a comment...please?Ok, I just don’t get you humans!!! Why do you eat things that are not good for you?? I wanted some thing that mom was eating….OH, it looked so YUMMY!!! She told me it was not good for birdies… Wouldn’t the mean it’s not good for humans either?? I believe us birdies can eat most every thing you eat. So that would mean that the food mom was eating was not good for her either. Why would she eat it then. It must have been yucky. so silly you humans. Here is what you should think when your eating or buying food: Is this food good for my birdie?? Whould he enjoy it?? If the answer to any of the questions is no, then put it back, it’s YUCKY!! Also, it’s not good for you. Remember that when your eating out too. These same rules will work there also..Beside that way you can bring home a birdie bag. Get it a birdie bag and not a doggie bag. Tehehehehehehehehehehe!! Now that’s funny!!! I’m such a funny bird, hehehehehe. Ooops, so sorry, I got off subject. I believe that this rule will work out great for you. I bet you will even loose weight. Cause if you only eat food we birdies can eat, it will be yummy and good for you. So say to yourself when ever your eating “Is this good for my birdie?” Say this often and all will work out perfect.
Chester P Featherbutt
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OT - Cat and Dog Food Recall March 19, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Articles, News , add a comment...please?Editor’s note: I received this in an email from a friend; email address’ and names removed for privacy. (What is this? The year of the recalls? Click [more] below, for more information.)
From:
To:
Subject: [Americans_Against_NAIS] Recall list of Cat andDog Food
Recalled Cat Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Best Choice
4. Companion
5. Compliments
6. Demoulas Market Basket
7. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
8. Food Lion
9. Foodtown
10. Giant Companion
11. Good n Meaty
12. Hannaford
13. Hill Country Fare
14. Hy-Vee
15. Key Food
16. Laura Lynn
17. Li’l Red
18. Loving Meals
19. Main Choice
20. Nutriplan
21. Nutro Max Gourmet Classics
22. Nutro Natural Choice
23. Paws
24. Presidents Choice
25. Price Chopper
26. Priority
27. Save-A-Lot
28. Schnucks
29. Sophistacat
30. Special Kitty
31. Springfield Pride
32. Sprout
33. Total Pet, My True Friend
34. Wegmans
35. Western Family
36. White Rose
37. Winn Dixie
Recalled Dog Product Information
Recall Information 1-866-895-2708
1. Americas Choice, Preferred Pets
2. Authority
3. Award
4. Best Choice
5. Big Bet
6. Big Red
7. Bloom
8. Bruiser
9. Cadillac
10. Companion
11. Demoulas Market Basket
12. Fine Feline Cat, Shep Dog
13. Food Lion
14. Giant Companion
15. Great Choice
16. Hannaford
17. Hill Country Fare
18. Hy-Vee
19. Key Food
20. Laura Lynn
21. Loving Meals
22. Main Choice
23. Mixables
24. Nutriplan
25. Nutro Max
26. Nutro Natural Choice
27. Nutro
28. Ol’Roy
29. Paws
30. Pet Essentials
31. Pet Pride
32. Presidents Choice
33. Price Chopper
34. Priority
35. Publix
36. Roche Bros
37. Save-A-Lot
38. Schnucks
39. Springsfield Pride
40. Sprout
41. Stater Bros
42. Total Pet, My True Friend
43. Western Family
44. White Rose
45. Winn Dixie
46. Your Pet
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Lady Gouldian Finch March 18, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Finch, Misc , add a comment...please?
This is one of those really colorful finches, taken at a zoo in Australia.
Photo credit: Belinda Pye
A Quicker Way To Train Parrots March 12, 2007
Posted by Andrew in : Articles , add a comment...please?By Dave Womach
Parrots are intelligent animals. Some studies have proven that certain species of parrots have intelligence levels comparable to that of a four year old child! Yet it’s glaringly obvious that people have no idea how to harness a parrot’s ability to learn. So I thought I’d shed a little light on how I’ve adopted some dog training techniques to get parrots to respond to training much quicker than traditional methods.
This technique is called “shaping”. Shaping is a training method that trains parrots to think. It doesn’t lure them with food, or punish parrots for doing a behavior incorrectly. Instead it works on this principal…
“Parrots will continue to do behaviors that bring them pleasure, with greater and greater frequency – and continue to do so until the behavior no longer brings them pleasure”
When I’m training one of my parrots to learn to step up onto my hand, I don’t just shove my hand in front of them and force them off their perch. After all, the parrot might not want to step up. The parrot might be sleepy, upset, not want to be taken away from his food bowl, or a whole host of other reasons.
So instead, I like to reward parrots for coming to me on their own free will. I like to let the parrot train himself that coming to me brings him pleasure. Here’s what I mean…
