Northwest Exotic Bird Society

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This page contains some bird training resources by Barbara Heidenreich. NWEBS receives a portion of the proceeds.

VIDEO CLIPS ($4.00 ea.)DVD # 1

Free Clip - Introduction to Positive Reinforcement training (.mov) FREE DOWNLOAD

Clip 1 - Target Training: Barbara explains the basics of training your bird to target
Clip 2 - Training the turn around behavior
Clip 3 - Training your bird to wave
Clip 4 - Step Up - Barbara explains how to train your bird to step up onto your hand
Clip 5 - Retrieve: Training your bird to retrieve

DVD # 2

Clip 1 - Crate Training: Training your bird to enter and exit a travel crate
Clip 2 - Nail Trimming : Training your bird to get it's nails trimmed
Clip 3 - Scale Training: Training your bird to climb onto a scale
Clip 4 - Towel Restraint: Training your bird to enjoy being wrapped in a towel

GOOD BIRD MAGAZINE - FULL ISSUES ($6.00 ea.) Issue Number / Release Date

Volume 1 Issue 1 / Spring 2005
Volume 1 Issue 2 / Summer 2005
Volume 1 Issue 3 / Fall 2005
Volume 1 Issue 4 / Winter 2005
Volume 2 Issue 1 / Spring 2006
Volume 2 Issue 2 / Summer 2006
Volume 2 Issue 3 / Fall 2006
Volume 2 Issue 4 / Winter 2006
Volume 3 Issue 1 / Spring 2007
Volume 3 Issue 2 / Summer 2007
Volume 3 Issue 3 / Fall 2007
Volume 3 Issue 4 / Winter 2007

ARTICLES ON TRAINING ($1.99 ea.)

An Introduction to Positive Reinforcement Training and its Benefits FREE DOWNLOAD
Training your new parrot-where to begin
Training your parrot to talk on cue
Ex “cues” me? You want me to do what?
Training your parrot to accept oral medication
Training your bird to target
Flighted parrots in the home
Training your bird to interact with a towel
Training your bird to stay on your hand
Training a bird to step down
Training small birds
Training your bird to turn around on cue
Training multiple birds
Training birds for medical behaviors to reduce stress
Latent performance if behavior- how to train quick response to a cue
Food, glorious, food. Using food to train
Breaking the Old Rules of Parrot Behavior
Prompting and Coercion
What’s Wrong with the Step Up Command? FREE DOWNLOAD
Expanding Your List of Reinforcers

ARTICLES ADDRESSING BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS ($1.99 ea.)

Respecting the Bite
Wow that bird sure can scream
My bird is afraid of everything
Strategies to utilize when a flighted parrot escapes