A positive update regarding Loki

[Wolf]

Be careful of your words --We are a family site, with minors on board.

[Pajarita]

And take into consideration that throwing food around is part of their ecological niche so it's a hard-wired behavior that all canope feeders parrots have and nothing to do with the quality of food or the speed they can get to it.

[liz]

See, I do most if not all of this with Loki. He loves newspaper treats. However, he's lazy as all get out. If his seed pouch takes him more than 10 seconds to tear through and start eating seeds, he'll hit me with it. If the pistachio doesn't have a clear crack in it, he'll fling it at the cat. Loki is lazy. He enjoys shameless destruction and treats. I make him plenty of toys. But if it is not a simple beak exercise toy, or a cockatiel toy, he does not care.

Loki is not lazy. He is a very intelligent parrot. His problem is that you don't learn fast enough.
I never raised my voice with my kids or critters so when I had to they knew to listen.
What is laddering?