Hi, my name is Elizabeth and I am speaking on behalf of Expert Village. What we are going to talk about today is training your parrot. The importance of training your parrot would be so that you could develop a bond with your bird. It's intellectually...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: list of appropriate/inappropriate behaviors small rewards chart time Step 1: Start small. It may be that your child has several behaviors that you would like to extinguish or many chores he doesn't complete to your...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Crate Leash Collar Step 1: Here is a simple four step method that can help you with your dog's bad behavior. I have used an acronym to make it easy for you to remember and apply. I call it the M.U.T.T. method for...
Next I want to talk to you a little bit about behavior. You know, puppies when they're when they're young, they really don't know how to behave the way we want them to behave, because they're used to being dogs. And sometimes the dog behavior is stuff...
Instructions Step 1: Establish a strong rapport with your pet fox. For training to work, your fox needs to see you as someone he feels good about and wants to please. Before teaching your fox tricks, develop a strong, trusting relationship with one...
Instructions Step 1: Notice how your child tends to act up when you are the most frazzled. That isn't a coincidence. Take a deep breath, hold it and blow out the breath and the tension. This won't solve any problems, but it may help to relieve the...
Instructions Step 1: Know that some cat behaviors are meant to mark their territory, such a spraying and scratching on things. Cats are territorial by nature, and both scratching and spraying on things tells other cats that a fellow feline already...
Instructions Step 1: Watch to see if your bird exhibits aggressive body behaviors such as popping its feathers, fanning its tail, blushing and eye pinning (the bird dilates and constricts its pupils rapidly). Note whether your bird stretches or spreads...
Instructions Decide Step 1: Decide what behaviors you want to see your child exhibiting. Rather than focusing on the negative: "I want my child to stop hitting", focus on the positive: "I want my child to learn to talk things out, rather than to hit or...
Instructions Step 1: Make of list of the attitudes or behaviors you want to change in your wife. A running list may include: she unloads on me as soon as I come home from work; she talks incessantly when I'm trying to sleep, or she nags constantly about...
Hi! I am Dr. Adrienne Mulligan, I own Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic, and I am here today on behalf of expertvillage.com to talk to you about cat obedience. Hello! Now we are back to our training of cats, training of cats being the most difficult subject...
Instructions Step 1: Handle wolf or wolfdog pups from the time their eyes open at 10 to 14 days of age. The first few months of a pup's life should be dedicated to making sure it is properly socialized to people. Give your wolf a few hours a week with...
Instructions Step 1: Be a role model for polite behavior. Have you ever seen a parent scream at a kid then turn around and expect them to be polite to an adult? It doesn't work that way. The old adage that kids will do as you do not as you say is true...
Hi! I’m Melanie McLeroy with Taurus Training for Expert Village and it’s the time to talk about Beagles. We moving on to teach Bailey the beagle how to sit. Bailey is very interested in the crumbs on the floor, so I’m going to get his...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Spray bottle filled with water Scratching post Step 1: Fill an empty spray bottle with water. Keep it in a handy place so that you can grab it quickly when your cat is doing something you don't want her to do. Step...
Instructions Step 1: Build a sense of trust with your dog. He needs to know that you are there to take care of him and keep him safe. Feed him, give him fresh water and give him a warm place to sleep to instill trust. Step 2: Teach your dog simple...
Instructions Step 1: Study up on common dog behaviors. Dogs are pack animals. Simply put, this means that they're inherently hardwired to follow a leader through the wild. The strongest dog is considered the leader of the pack, and the rest of the group...
Instructions Step 1: Understand how conditioning, which is the foundation of behaviorism, functions. As someone interacts with her environment, she makes connections between behavior or stimulus and her responses. Her behavior changes as she interacts...
Instructions Step 1: Call your dog's name only when you're giving him an action command, such as "come" or "heel." His first reaction when you call his name is going to be to come to you, so if the command you're giving is "stay," saying his name before...
Hi, my name is Elizabeth, and I am speaking on behalf of Expert Village on parrot training. And what we are going to do is a game that I call follow the leader. What follow the leader is, is that if you are dealing with a bird that doesn't like physical...
Hi! I am Dr. Adrienne Mulligan, I own Camp Verde Veterinary Clinic, and I am here today on behalf of expertvillage.com to talk to you about cat obedience. So these are some of the accessories that we have talked about in, some of our little lessons here...
Hi my name is Elizabeth and I am speaking on behalf of Expert Village about training your parrot and specifically I want to talk to you about negative reinforcement and punishment with parrots. Negative reinforcement is any activity that you do that...
Now we're going to talk about listening to your leopard gecko. Yeah, I know, he doesn't really talk. He doesn't really make much of any noise, though they can make a tiny, little audible one. But, what I mean by listening, I mean, by watching his...
Instructions Things You’ll Need: Pig treats, such as ice cream, grapes and breakfast cereal Step 1: Establish a strong bond with your pet pig before you train it to do tricks. Your pig will need to trust you before it will respond to your commands...
Doggie day care is a great way to give your dog added attention and exercise. I also find it helpful if your dog has incessant behavior or has fear or anxiety issues. A lot of people if they're not home as much as they should be, if they can't give their...