Help with chosen person please?

[Blue]

anyone know good tricks for helping to switch a male CAG's favorite person?

[Monica]

This would have to go about with gaining trust. He most likely wont want attention from anyone else other than his favorite person when he or she is around, so gaining trust would have to be done when this person is away or in another part of the house unheard. You would need to give him individual one on one time, talking to him, giving him treats that no one else can give him, and try forming a bond. Once your CAG has chosen a favorite person he may never change his mind though it is possible for you to gain a special bond with him that no one else quite shares, even though it may not be as close as what he has with his special person (saying that that special person also gives him undivided attention every day).

[Regina U.]

Keep the faith and hope. We have two CAG's . Bubba is more bonded to my husband and Ziggy to me. For awhile Bubba wouldn't have anything to do with me when he was around a year old. (he is now 3 1/2). I just sat quietly with him at times when he was in his cage and spoke softly to him. We would get him in a neurtal room and I would talk to him and spend time with him alone. Now he wants me at certain times and my husband at other times. I know when he wants my husband ( such as in the morning) , I do not get in the way of that. He is still much more bonded to my husband , but there are times that we spend some quality time together . At one time, I never thought that would happen.

Monica in the previous post said it much better than I, but you can have a special relationship, even though the origional bond he has may always be stronger.

Regina...

[Beaks]

birds are like humans they can bond with/love a large number of people/birds but as with people its different with everyone.

you cant change emotion by training the bird is the only one that can change the bond, i have seen birds treated horrible by people that still remain heavily bonded to that person(sort of like when someone is in an abusive relationship and refuses to leave it out of some sort of strange bond to the abuser.)

all you can do is be nice and respectful to the bird and hope you forge a bond with him/her that satisfies both your needs.

John

[The Outlaw]

All of the advice given is good. I, however, frequently resort to bribery. I always keep a treat handy and with my shyest bird (actually none of my birds are shy anymore) I slip them a favorite treat whenever I get private time with him.

Pretty soon, they come to realize that they are special to you and usually become fairly interactive. Never force yourself on a bird. It will lead to fearfullness from your bird and unhappiness and dissapointment for you. Sometimes relationships take years to build. Its really all about what that bird has experienced in the past and what you expect in the future. Good luck.

THE OUTLAW