Milo birdie and I are 2 days bite free! Like not even an attempt! I know there will be a time again in the future where we set the clock back to 0, but Iām celebrating this achievement in our communication.
I attribute it to us working really consistently to establish some basic communication, and to us finally sorting out a routine that seems to work really well.
Weāve been focusing about 75% of our training sessions on:
āstep upā (which heās already good at so itās an easy prize,)
āgentleā (where he gets a prize for preening - but not biting - all of his toys, and today we did this on my finger and palm for the first time! When he got a little zealous I said āah ah, gentleā and he immediately stopped)
And āharnessā (where he pokes his head through the neck hole for a treat lol)
In the morning neither of us are āmorning peopleā so he just hangs out on my shoulder and we chat while I clean the house. He seems really good with this new system, it got us down to 0 bites in the morning. That, combined with āgentleā and a better understanding of each other seems to be curbing most of our issues so far!
Hereās Milo after he ran under my arm, rolled upright to face me, and started preening me and playing with me with his feet LOL!
PS - yes I do wear different outfits, but he loves this house coat and I have some ābirdie shirtsā I wear for obvious reasons. [emoji23]
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Something to keep in mind though. Right now, he's a baby, and seeks out the snuggles and pets. As he gets older (puberty) he'll interpret anything past the head and neck as, umm... exciting... and that can make for a frustrated Birdy, and possibly some aggressive behavior. Other folks will surely explain it better and in more detail than I, but definitely keep it in mind moving forward.
