Parrot Training Podcast

There's a lot on social media of pushing people towards keeping their parrots out of the cage for a majority of the time... some people don't use cages AT ALL with their birds. If you want to hear from people who do this, I interviewed them on my blog here: https://birdtricksstore.com/blogs/parrot-care-blog/the-cageless-parrot-lifestyle?_pos=1&_sid=0565304a9&_ss=r and I have another article about this lifestyle here: https://birdtricksstore.com/blogs/birdtricks-blog/should-we-allow-our-birds-to-live-cage-free?_pos=3&_sid=0565304a9&_ss=r Also, here is a FREE DOWNLOAD to a list of COMMON HOUSEHOLD DANGERS: https://birdtricksstore.com/products/household-dangers?_pos=1&_sid=d0619bbb7&_ss=r Let us know which lifestyle best suits you and your bird in the comments below! We enjoy hearing from our viewers. For more podcasts, check out our podcast playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTDMtzpg_JIiAVBbngHovfHTpl1i-yr_p A SPECIAL THANKS TO... Andrea M. for creating our new logo animation as a tribute to Bandit Boy. We appreciate you so much and are so excited to be using this beautiful gift from you. Thank you!

We get asked all the time about how our freeflight training course works! You can learn more about it here: https://birdtricksstore.com/pages/freestyle-flyers-club or by simply watching some of the videos of our students here on the channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/BirdTricks/playlists?view=50&sort=dd&shelf_id=40 Let us know if you still have questions about this course by emailing us at info@birdtricks.com. Please never attempt a DIY freeflight experiment. It's incredibly important to have mentor-ship from someone who has done freeflight before. For more podcasts, check out our podcast playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTDMtzpg_JIiAVBbngHovfHTpl1i-yr_p A SPECIAL THANKS TO... Andrea M. for creating our new logo animation as a tribute to Bandit Boy. We appreciate you so much and are so excited to be using this beautiful gift from you. Thank you!   Have a podcast topic you want us to address? Email it to us at info@birdtricks.com! In today's episode Dave and I have somewhat conflicting viewpoints on this - so tell us in the comments what you ended up doing to get your bird. Did you adopt it from someone (rescue, rehome, etc.) or did you get it from a breeder or petshop? This can be a hard topic for people to talk about without getting super emotionally heated on the subject. Let us know what you think in the comments below! For more podcasts, check out our podcast playlist here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLTDMtzpg_JIiAVBbngHovfHTpl1i-yr_p A SPECIAL THANKS TO... Andrea M. for creating our new logo animation as a tribute to Bandit Boy. We appreciate you so much and are so excited to be using this beautiful gift from you. Thank you!

Join celebrity parrot trainers Dave and Jamie Womach as they use their combined 35+ years of parrot training expertise to help you discover the root of & solve your parrot's behavioral problems. All of this with one mission in mind; To save parrots, one owner at a time!  Entertaining, Educational, and Inspiring! We make parrot training fun. Saving parrots one person at a time.  In today's podcast, we discuss another angle to this already hot topic.  There's a few things that you need to know, to not let your fully flighted parrot destroy your house.  Are you making these avoidable mistakes?

In this Episode of The Parrot Training Podcast, Dave and Jamie discuss how one of our friends actually ended up accidentally switching their parrot to an all treat diet by doing so much training!   Learn how to see this coming, and avoid it before it's an issue!

Join celebrity parrot trainers Dave and Jamie Womach as they use their combined 35+ years of parrot training expertise to help you discover the root of & solve your parrot's behavioral problems. All of this with one mission in mind; To save parrots, one owner at a time!  Entertaining, Educational, and Inspiring! We make parrot training fun. Saving parrots one person at a time.  In today's episode we'll be discussing when you should clip your parrot's wings!  This is a long debated topic, and we are going to crush some myths.

Join celebrity parrot trainers Dave and Jamie Womach as they use their combined 35+ years of parrot training expertise to help you discover the root of & solve your parrot's behavioral problems. All of this with one mission in mind; To save parrots, one owner at a time!  Entertaining, Educational, and Inspiring! We make parrot training fun. Saving parrots one person at a time.  Today on the Parrot Training Podcast, we go over why you need a sleeper cage for your parrot, as well as common mistakes that are frequently made with these. It's one of the Foundational Failures made by most parrot owners.  Find out how you can avoid making this mistake, and how to set yourself up for success! Featuring Dave and Jamie Womach, from BirdTricks. www.BirdTricks.com

Want to see more of talkative Touché? Check out his videos at https://www.patreon.com/birdtricks Our 6 winners are: Tereza Netikova Peggy Aagard Erick Rodriguez Kaitlyn Lythall Randi Rachelle Ellen Cheney Please EMAIL US to claim your prizes via info@birdtricks.com ATTN: Podcast winner! Remember to comment, share, review, TAG US and more on social media outlets to randomly win prizes! Interested in our new Merch Line like Dave is wearing? Those designs are available here; https://teespring.com/stores/birdtricks and go towards supporting PROJECT BIRDS, even though you may see some of the BirdTricks flock represented in there, too! TELL US IN THE COMMENTS: When is your bird likely to talk? Do you know a bird that will say something cute just to lure an unsuspecting hooman in for a bite? Be careful what you click! Remember you're also capturing an emotional state and talking could become a trigger for biting. Even in this video, while well aware that sometimes it makes Touché aggressive and overly-heightened, we can't help but chuckle or react (reinforcement) so being aware of it is half the battle while changing your reaction is the next part!

With everyone getting new parrots this time of year, we decided it was time to share some tips on how to best introduce a new member to your flock.   Often times, people think they're getting their parrot a buddy, but end up getting two birds that hate each other!   These time-tested tips and tricks will help you take the right steps, to increase your chance at success!    

In today's episode, we discuss a recent phenomena... So many Breeders, Vets, and Trainers are WRONG! The reasoning behind this is that most people learn what they need to learn to get the job, and then they STOP learning!  They pass on all the info as if they're the professionals; which they are for that period of time.   The truth is, unless they continue to learn each and every day of every year, they're passing on OLD information! This is why so many breeders recommend bad bird food, vets recommend old remedies, and trainers tell you techniques that haven't been updated since 1990.  

View The Podcast Video On YouTube: https://youtu.be/slReVIpLMdE Animal trainers get the wrongful title of someone who "starves their animal" to get it to do tricks... this couldn't be farther from the truth. As professional trainers, we depend on these amazing feathered family members to put food on our table, and in return, we are both naturally and morally inclined to give them the best life possible! Using too much food management, or the "starvation technique" is not only a misconception, but it's down-right harmful for your pet parrot on a psychological level as well as an emotional and physical level too.   In this episode of the Parrot Training Podcast we expose how we use the Natural Nourishment Routine to motivate to work with our parrots' NATURAL inclination to search for food, and use that opportunity to shape desired behaviors.      

In another hard hitting podcast, we break down why it's important to Make Your Parrot's Life HARDER!     [To view on YouTube, Click Here] This is likely counterintuitive to what you'd naturally assume... but there are subtle things that you can do to make your parrot's life "harder" that will boost his confidence, and even make it more likely to recover a lost parrot if he gets loose on accident. Today we reveal some interesting insight on how babying your parrot too much will actually cause lasting psychological damage... Just like taking the training wheels off your child's bike... sometimes intentionally making life temporarily harder will lead to a lifetime of freedom, confidence and discovery; resulting in a happier healthier soul.

While everyone else is advocating why you should never give up on your parrot, we might be giving slightly controversial advice on this topic.  Life happens, things change - we get that. So WHEN should you consider giving up on your parrot, and what is your moral responsibility?  We disclose this delusional dilemma on this week's episode of the Parrot Training Podcast!

People give and receive love in five different "languages," and instinctively we try to relay our love and affection towards our parrots using our primary "love language".  Unfortunately, in all but the rare occasion this is actually doing the opposite to what we intend. We all want the best for our parrots, so in this episode we reveal the truth behind "my bird missed me," and other lies...  Then we clearly explain how to get your parrot to appear like he actually loves you!    

There's a movement happening right now that has got us on high alert.  Too many people are keeping their parrot's out of their cage so long, that the cage has actually turned into punishment!   In this 1st episode of the Parrot Training Podcast, we reveal why too much freedom puts a death sentence on your relationship with your parrot, and how to properly use the cage in a way that sets you up for success both with the cage and outside of the cage!