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Confusion or just not understanding commands

Postby HyperD » Tue May 25, 2010 2:50 pm

So I have been training Jazz.

She knows how to wave, turn around and target.


The problem is I am not sure if she knows to do the action after the command or just try one or the other until I click?


I started off with teaching her how to wave, she picked that up quite quickly. Once she was doing that fine, I started concentrating on turn around.

Sometimes she will do the right action, but other times I may say wave, she will turn around, I say wave, she turns around then a third time she turns around and then waves!

What would you suggest? Have a session purely on a single command and not mix it up? I obviously will not reward her when she does the wrong action but I am not sure if she is quite understanding it yet!
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Re: Confusion or just not understanding commands

Postby Michael » Tue May 25, 2010 4:10 pm

This is a hard barrier which can only be solved by time, patience, and practice. You just have to keep practicing and only reward the correct ones. If the parrot does a mix, don't reward. If it gets it on the first try, reward. If it gets it wrong. Wait till it stops, ignore a bit, and then cue again.
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Re: Confusion or just not understanding commands

Postby skeetersunconure » Tue May 25, 2010 6:57 pm

skeeter did the same thing at first its justa matter of time and the more tricks you teach the easier it will become for him and you :)
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