Raising and Training the Perfect Parrot Companion
by Rebecca K. O'Connor
Rebecca starts off with – So You Want to be a Parront. She goes over some of the wrong reasons as well as the right reasons to bring a parrot into your household. Once you have decided that you want a parrot, you have to decide which is the right parrot, so Rebecca gives details on many of the most popular and available species.
Where to get your parrot is the next question and the author gives examples along with reasons why each might be the best or the worst place to get your bird.
A major purchase when you obtain a parrot is the cage to keep him/her in when you cannot directly supervise and Rebecca gives her readers plenty of think about before making this purchase in her chapter "Creating a Parrot Paradise". She also talks about dangers in the cage, dangers in the house and cleaning the cage, as well as around the cage.
The Feed the Birds chapter on Nutrition has a lot of good advice for both new and experienced parrot owners to read.
Finally, after you have decided on what species of parrot you want, where you are going to get the bird, set up a safe environment at home and picked the foods, you are now ready to bring your bird home. Bringing Baby Home - Adjusting to your New Parrot and Vice Versa is the chapter to guide you through this process.
Oh, Behave!: - The Well-Adjusted Parrot is the next chapter and here you will find information on positive interactions and reinforcement as well as giving choices to your parrot.
A Well-Adjusted Parrot in a Changing Enviornment has some wonderful advice if you move, change relationships, take vacations, bring a new baby home or add another pet to the home.
If you have just begun to think about adding a parrot to your home this would be a wonderful book to read before you make any further plans. If you already own a parrot, you will also gain some valuable knowledge from this book.
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