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More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Postby Michael » Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:37 pm

More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Since getting back from my mini-vacation, I went back to working on recall training with Truman. He's been picking it up very quickly and already I have gotten him to fly 10ft to land on my arm. He's doing great. Checkout the progress in the video included and the article gives more details about how to teach this.
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Re: More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Postby lainmai » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:29 am

I personally love it Michael!
The only thing I'd love is more step-to-step instructions on how to do things or even a time line, how long it took you and what you did each training session to show real time as well as the progression of things?

I am really thinking I need to get a new camera or webcam so I can make videos myself, but I'll probably start up a blog sooner or later instead for Tobi for anyone who is interested in his antics :D
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Re: More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Postby Michael » Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:37 am

Seriously it all happened very quickly and was just so easy that it's hard to give micro detail. Seriously, it only took two weeks and I wasn't even working with him every day. I was more concerned with getting him to eat and I was just messing around with him hopping from perch to perch out of nothing better to do. So ballpark timeline would be:

1) For a couple days I had him walk back and forth between two training stands by luring him with a treat or toy.
2) He learned to flap on his own when crossing the gap as the result of slipping and flapping to catch balance
3) He began flying across the gap and I practiced this for a few days (1-2x 10 minute sessions per day)
4) Instead of getting him to go to another stand I put my arm out and used my tapping cue to get him to fly to my arm
5) I abandoned the tapping cue and luring and just used the arm cue (he just figured it out gradually after a few days).
6) I began extending the distance

Mostly it's been an issue of managing motivation. At first he really wants to fly over but later he wants to do other things and doesn't do it. He isn't very food driven and I want him to eat and grow as best he can so I'm not holding back on food. I would have made more videos and shared more detail but really there isn't much more to it. I didn't do any formal clicker training or target training to teach Truman to recall at all. It really was that easy.
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Re: More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Postby lainmai » Fri Jul 09, 2010 11:11 am

Wow....I really do hope it is that easy with Tobi!

Looks like Truman is a really smart if its that quick to train him =)
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Re: More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Postby tacotaco » Fri Jul 09, 2010 6:52 pm

very awesome, i really am shocked at how quickly he is picking up on the training. he did great! go truman :thumbsup:
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Re: More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Postby Michael » Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:04 pm

Now you know what to do so you won't have to clip your baby! :thumbsup:
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Re: More Flight Recalls With Truman the Cape Parrot

Postby lainmai » Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:41 pm

Awwe,I'm still looking to clip him when I first get him, he'll be out in the living room and I'm way to scared he'll somehow get out the front door if one of my roomies opens it and he is out (one of the girls smoke and is CONSTANTLY going in & out)

I have full intentions on allowing him full flight in about a year or so when I'm out of residence and in my own place though =)
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