by muse » Thu Jun 09, 2011 10:01 pm
hey, I'm absolutely loving your videos and training guides. So much more helpful than most of the stuff out there, and it's cool to see what's really possible with some love and attention.
I do have one question though. About a week ago I got my budgie Winter. She's still very young, and quite tame. I can get her to step up every time without troubles, and at night she will sit with us on the couch for hours without getting bored and wandering off to play with something or explore. I'm really impressed with how quick she's bonded to us, and naturally want to get her started on some training as soon as possible, so we can play and interact in a positive manner. Where I'm having trouble is getting her to take a treat. It's taken me almost a week of offering to get her to take to millet (I've tried fruits, and eating them in front of her, but she's not interested yet) and sometimes now she seems to love millet, and then other times she still looks at it as though she doesn't know what it is. The moment I start trying to associate the treat with the clicker she doesn't seem to want the treat any more, and hops away to do something else. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.