Who would have thought owning a parrort would actually help me in grooming?

[Stitchthestitch]

Today i had a new dog in the salon who has been banned from mumtiple salons for aggressive behavior.

So i thought id try out some techniques i use on albie , namely ,ignoring the bad behaviour and rewarding/praising good behavior with a much lighter hand in handling him(i am normally gentle but firm) , my reasoning is we use a light hand with parrots ,not forcing them or man handling them to make them do something and it worked !


While he was still aggressive, he was easier to mange than i thought he would ,the best bit ? He snuggled uo to me for a cuddle after his groom.

 

[Cottonoid]

That's awesome!!

 

[Stitchthestitch]

It really is. I get a huge amount of job satisfaction working with challenging dogs like this .and i feel so proud when we accomplish the groom both uninjured and not stressed .

https://imgur.com/a/Ts9NMJE

Heres a photo of him. Hes not perfect, but hes clean ,matt free and complete.

 

[HeatherG]

Super cute dog!

Willow has been picking at my face and so he is NOT helping with my grooming. (That’s what I thought you meant.) Besides the poops on my shoulder. And Jasper keeps picking my nose.

 

[SailBoat]

Clearly, I know nothing about a proper wash and cut for a Poodle as he looks great to me!
Happy that Parrot Care methods extends beyond Avians!!

 

[HeatherG]

Willow just got his beak trimmed (he gets a snaggle tooth) and I may shine his beak up with coconut oil.

My elderly birds enjoyed a coconut oil foot rub, too.