African Greys
African
Grey Training
African
Greys are a wonderful breed of bird that have amazing
abilities to learn how to talk, as well as actually understand
what they are saying!
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Yes, It's true.
African Greys can be taught to answer questions, like what color is
that toy car? Or tell the shape of 3 different blocks, whether it be
a triangle, cube or whatever.
But just because an
African Grey is an amazing talker, doesn't mean you should go
right out and get one at your local pet store. First let me give
you some facts about this fascinating bird...
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African Grey Fact #1 Because
an African Grey is so intelligent, it has higher emotional needs.
And if these needs are not met, African Grey Parrots can become VERY
prone to feather plucking.
African Greys Fact #2 The
African Grey species is ranked as the 2nd most likely breed of bird
to develop feather plucking problems.
To keep your
Grey from plucking his beautiful feathers check this out.
African Grey Fact #3 Due to
the fact that the African Grey is so intelligent, it is
extremely easy to trick train! Trick training can be a fun way to
provide your Grey with the daily interaction that it needs and the
mental stimulation to keep him from getting bored.
If you are seriously
considering the purchase of an African Grey, then let me make a
couple recommendations for you...
You need to make sure
that you have will be willing to take the time to give your African
Grey the attention he deserves; and it doesn't have to be much! All
I'm talking about is 20 minutes a day, of one on one time.
This could be taking a
5-10 minute shower with you in the morning as you get ready to head
to the office, relaxing with you for 30 minutes when you come home
from work to watch TV, or 2 separate 5 minute training sessions to
give a little extra mental stimulation.
As long as you stick
to this type of a routine, your parrot will not become a bother to
you, sucking you dry of all your free time, and instead you'll find
yourself looking forward to the time you get to spend with your
feathered friend.
And that's what we all
want! A well behaved African Grey Parrot, who we can't wait
to spend some time with.
If you would like to
find more tips and resources for training African Greys, then I would like to send you a
free parrot training
video after you sign up, that will show you step-by-step how to train birds like an
African Grey.
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