Re: [Freeflight] every day something new

["Chris Biro" <chrisbiro@s...>]

Hello Amy,

> I had been targeting him to a rod from venetian blinds, then a shorter
> drumstick, while at the store. I did not want to target him to something
> very short, keeping in mind there may be times I cannot get close to him
at
> all during the span of his lifetime. on an unconscious level I let him
play
> with the ring I always wear, knowing somehow he would remain flighted. I
> wanted him to want my ring for a reason I did not know at the time. when I
> got him home, he snipped in half the chain my ring hangs on. now I wear it
> on my thumb. I have begun to target him to my ring. as a jackpot, I let
him
> play with it for a bit.

Does he seem to have a strong interest in playing with the ring? Does he
seem to be interested in doing other behaviors to earn the opportunity to
play with the ring? Interestingly enough, we had been discusing using play
drive to train parrots just before you joined the list.

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