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Old 08-17-2008, 02:22 PM
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DO NOT PUNISH HER FOR BEING UPSET WITH YOU!!!

You can't punish a bird into trusting you. You can only EARN that trust. Not only that, but if you spray her with water or put her away and cover her, she probably won't have ANY clue what she's being punished FOR, so she'll just think you're arbitrary and a bully.... exactly the opposite of what you want her to learn.

There are a ton of recent posts on this board about earning trust. Use the search function to read all the advice, suggestions, tips, etc that some of the long-time board members have given to people in situations just like yours.
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