Re: [Freeflight] ongoing weight management

[Nate Waddoups <thoughts@...>]

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005, gizmotis wrote:

> im getting the sense that the big disconnect for you is that you think
> that the food or weight management is an ongoing thing forever. it
> isn't nor is it meant to be, but rather as i said before, a tool to
> increase focus and attention especially for something as volatile as
> outdoor flight. its phased in and out as needed to elicit the
> behaviors wanted/needed.

That's interesting, I got the impression from Joe that he ALWAYS managed
his birds' weight when flying the outdoors.

Joe, if you're still around (I'm catching up on messages a week old), how
do you feel about one of your students "phasing out" weight management?

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Nate Waddoups
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