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Originally Posted by New Ekkie Mom
I didn't realize it was a bad thing to always look forward to the next step. Part of the fun I have when training my dog, or my kids for that matter, is looking ahead and saying, "Man, that was great! Where can we go from here? What else can we do?" I guess I was thinking the same thing with building my relationship with my Ekkie. I apologize if I am misunderstanding the nature of building a relationship with our birds. :(
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That is not what I was implying at all! But I wouldn't compare my bird to my dog. Of course I love them both the same, but dogs are domesticated, which means that they are sorta "programed" to love you... they
need human interaction. Where as birds don't crave human interaction from birth. It takes a lot of work and effort for them to become social to us. I was just saying, not to get all mad if he doesn't become this idea of the perfect bird that you have.
As far as actually training your bird to lay on his back... Go slowly, it could take minutes... it could take years... It could never happen. Start by touching his back a lot, let him get comfortable with you and go from there. Take more steps when you see he is comfortable with you. Training him to lay on his back is about trust, it isn't like teaching him to roll over, he has to trust you unconditionally to lay on his back. Because when a bird is on their back they are at their most vulnerable.