Lovebird Clicker Training: Laser Targeting behavior

This lovebird is in the process of being trained to target to a laser pointer. This video shows three sessions from the second day of training.

As I've had several questions, one source for clickers is Karen Pryor's site http://www.clickertraining.com . The site also has nice training videos so that you can learn how to use the clickers. The clickers themselves are not the key, you still need to use them with good animal training techinique, timing, and consistency.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Bird
• parrot
• lovebird
• clicker
• training
• trick
• stationing
• target
• targeting

[Argusia]

LOL, he knows that as soon as you click, he has to run for a treat. :)

[scubaduck]

That's exactly the point of a "bridge" in animal training-- to mark a point in time when the behavior is complete. After that, the animal knows it's done and a treat is coming for certain. If you don't see this anticipation, the clicker (or other bridge) hasn't been used correctly.

[katsika84a]

May i ask you what you feed your lovebirds in the video when you want to congratulate them?

[scubaduck]

These were halfed hulled sunflower seeds. Whole ones or those with shells would increase the time the bird spends eating, slowing the training process. Of course never use the salted human-snack type. Depending on the diet preferences of your bird, the sunflower seed may or may not work; you might try red pepper seed, crushed peanut, broccoli floret etc.

[killbotfelwick]

poor yellow bird

[MetalHeadDie]

yeah millet is a great treat for that

[MetalHeadDie]

the treat is millet spray

[cassapollard]

I am not understanding this if you are training 1 bird why have the other bird in there? also what is the point of the lovie going through the tunnel? I do not understand this training at all.

[gostflame380]

what do you feed them? i feed my love bird treats with sunflower seeds. by the way how to you get a clicker?

[BirdRescuer]

Coo, but i think that you should try other tricks, 0.0 lie circles, going threw the hoop, basketball, saiing hi, or something..... o.o

[renney100]

me too

[BrokenDreamer]

What kind of treats do you feed them?

I'm very intrested in this, because I currently have a peached faced, female, lovebird who I would liek to train :)

[morris2286]

whassat thing you attached to the bird cage? it looks like somthing for hamsters