[kdd2411]

How exactly do you apply postive reinforcement? For example, my 2 year old African Grey Timneh likes to crawl down from his cage and run over to the couch. He is not allowed to, but will test us all day long. Also, sometimes he makes too much noise, I know a bird is supposed to make noise and we sure let him. However, we can't seem to watch movies when he gets in these moods. The last major problem, is that he won't stop doing a high pitched whistle/scream when we leave the room to go upstairs. We would leave him on the cage, but he has proven we can't trust him by himself. How would I apply positive reinforcement in these situations? Currently, the only thing he listens to is the water bottle and I had no idea it is so bad for them, so I would like to find other (positive) ways to train him and prevent future problems.