tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13614584.post6077625614187638548..comments2009-04-22T16:37:04.319+01:00Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07687396611385234783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13614584.post-496509522275977122009-04-22T16:37:00.000+01:002009-04-22T16:37:00.000+01:00I would love to go on a paranoral investigation, How fabulous.. congratulations..<br />Emily sounds as though she has been busy again. I wish that I had heard of HE before sending my daughter off to school. She has always loved school and it has been othing but a positive thing for her but it would have been nice to have her at home. I am not sure that it would have worked with her brother, he is more stubborn and doesnt want to work on anything at home but wil gladly do it a school... sigh..LOL...<br /><br />Sarah xSarahs Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08241562230512991466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13614584.post-1705716831886707152009-04-22T16:05:00.000+01:002009-04-22T16:05:00.000+01:00Hi Nikki,<br />It is great you are trying to help your daughter have a relationship with your parrot. I would suggest going ahead and let her remove her hand when an attempt to bite occurs. This actually teaches the parrot that Emily understood her body language and respects it. In fact even the slightest sign of aggressive behavior in my opinion should be respected. This way your parrot can tell someone to "back off" without having to bite. Maybe just a quick pinning of the eyes will do. Next work on teaching your parrot that your daughter will be paired with all sorts of wonderful things like treats, toys and a bath. This gives your parrot reason to look forward to interacting with her. This ties in with your positive reinforcement approach to training : ) And can also be used to train your bird to step up onto your daughter without biting.<br />Barbara Heidenreich<br />www.GoodBirdInc.comBarbarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023471815028634939noreply@blogger.com