You know that feeling when a bird you’ve worked with for months suddenly acts like they’ve never seen a glove before? Or the crate they’ve entered a hundred times is now radioactive? Yeah. That. Loss of motivation is one of the most common—and frustrating—challenges in bird...
If your bird was training consistently and suddenly stops engaging, you’re not alone. Motivation dips happen, but they’re never random. So, what’s going on, and how do you fix it? Let’s break it down. Why a Bird Isn’t Performing the Behavior We look at three basic categories of...
Have you ever seen someone run at a flock of pigeons to make them fly or nudge their dog to move? It’s a pretty natural response. As humans, we often feel the need to prompt animals into action. But here at Avian Behavior International, we take...