Interested in training your parrot to do tricks? Parrot trick training can be a fun and rewarding experience for both you and your bird. Clicker training is also the best way to tame and train a bird, and build a strong trust-based bond. Impress your friends by teaching your parrot tricks like fetch, basketball, color discrimination, wave, shake, “big eagle”, running an obstacle course, solving puzzles and more.
This page is a starting point for exploring different parrot training resources.
Clicker Training for Birds Book
- Teach your bird to “step up” and much more
- Stop your bird from biting
- Learn to discourage screaming for attention
- A FUN way to interact with your bird
- The best way to get your untame bird to trust you
- Build trust by only using positive reinforcement
- End unwanted behaviors without punishment
Ready to get started? Learn how to clicker train your parrot with Clicker Training for Birds: Getting Started. This bird training book by Melinda Johnson includes step-by-step instructions for training a variety of behaviors, as well as explanations of the principles behind operant conditioning and why positive reinforcement works.
Bird Clickers for Clicker Training
Only need the bird clicker? Browse for a selection of clickers to use for parrot clicker training and learn what a clicker is and how to use one.
Other Bird Training Books and DVDs
Check out additional training books, DVDs and video clips by Barbara Heidenreich.