You own a cockatiel and have heard about all of the tricks this comical small bird could possibly offer, right?Which way to start off? Clicker training is the best way to build a vocabulary that both you and your cockatiel will understand. Clicker training makes use of "Operant Behavioral Conditioning". This is dependent on the premise that any behaviour that is rewarded will be likely to be done again and any action that meets with an adverse reaction will probably be avoided. Read on to learn how to teach your cockatiel to carry out entertaining behaviors that you and your family will enjoy!
If you've by chance watched the animal shows at large name aquariums, zoos and so on., you might have observed clicker training in practice. It's a quite effective method of eliminating bad behaviors and also teaching desirable behaviors. There are plenty of shows in the media where the best trainers are shown making use of this method.
I'm sure you've seen the term "Will work for food". This is the basis of the majority of clicker training successes. You'll have to uncover what your cockatiel is enthusiastic to work for. Normally, his favorite treat. Nevertheless, if your cockatiel's favorite thing is resting on your shoulder, and he's ready to do anything whatsoever to get there, this might be his reward. However with the aim of getting started, why don't we assume that your bird has a preferred treat that he's willing to do anything for. If you are uncertain what that is, pick and choose various goodies that he likes and set all of them out in front of him. Usually the one he takes first and seems most addicted to is the one that you will use together with your clicker training. This particular treat must only be chosen for the purpose of clicker training. You would like your cockatiel to be keen and enthusiastic about the training and this treat must be his motivation to do so.
Now the fun starts. Ensure you have tiny pieces of his treat immediately on hand. Timing is everything with clicker training. You will stumble on this a little bit at first, yet your timing will certainly develop by way of practice. The very first thing you must show him is that hearing the "click" sound means great job and a reward is coming. To show your pet the association of the "click" together with the treat would be to press the clicker and then instantly offer him a treat. You will continue doing this again and again. Repeat this for approximately 15 mins. Look for indicators that he's getting weary or losing interest. If this sounds like the situation, stop and resume on the following afternoon. The important thing to swift learning is your cockatiel really wanting the treat and trying all sorts of things to get it. Nearly all cockatiels learn this element fairly quickly and will be ready to move on towards the next stage.
After all this, your cockatiel grasps what the click signifies. Next we want to teach him to touch a target. A target can be anything at all. In the case of cockatiels, I have made use of a straw or pencil. With your cockatiel on his perch, hold the end of it in his direction. If he's anything comparable to my birds, curiosity will cause him to reach out and touch it with his beak (this is referred to as shaping the behavior, or making it less difficult for him to comprehend what we want). At the precise instant he touches the straw or pencil, click and then present him his treat. You should think of the clicker as a digital camera taking a snapshot of the behavior. This is the type of timing you want. Continue doing this until finally your cockatiel "gets it" and consistantly touches your target object to receive his prize. At this point, you want to test his understanding. Transfer your target to the other side of his perch, if he understands, he'll pursue it about to be able to touch it so he can be treated. When you feel confident in relation to his understanding, you may subsequently apply the "touch" command. You'll say "touch" and then click and treat as soon as he does so. Now is the time to only click and treat him for touch when you give him the command. He will more than likely attempt to touch it without being told, hoping for his reward. By means of exclusively clicking and treating whenever the behavior is performed with the "touch" command, you are teaching him that responding to the command is what is supplying the prize.
Now that you understand the fundamentals, you'll be able to implement this philosophy with other behaviors that you would like your cockatiel to accomplish. For instance, I had a cockatiel that would dangle upside down and flap his wings. I thought this was very funny and amusing to observe. Each time I had my guy out on his perch and he performed the behavior, I would click and treat. After that we moved in the direction of applying the command. As you can tell, you don't have a limit to what may be achieved!
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