Teaching a 2 year old with the terrible twos

[Ditty]

I feel like I am teaching a "terrible" 2 year old lately .  I let HW out and if he behaves he can stay on top of his cage. (he was not allowed there previously because he could never behave-biting, territorrial etc)  However the fake brick wall is behind his cage and he knows he is not allowed to bite it off.  Today he goes over there, and as he is heading there I say my "Hollywood nah nah nah"  warning.  So he RUNS the rest of the way over, puts his beak on the wall and says ' NO!"     Geeze just like a 2 year old pushing his luck.  So after a few min of this I say "ok all done, you can't behave I am coming to get you"  He sweetly blows me a kiss and says awwwwwwww  .    Ummm hmmm  my daughter tried that too HW it does not get ya out of trouble.    Guess more top of cage training is needed.

[lorek]

Hahaha he sounds like quite the character!!!!  :) what a goober :)

[Sondra]

"Bbbbut, but............ ya didn't tell me not to touch it, just not to bite it!!!"


 

Ya gotta love em!

[Debz]

Hahahaha!!!    but you know...   this got me thinkin'. I wonder, if their human child behavior is exaggerated because they are mimicking us to some degree or if they pull this obvious naughty kid routine with their feathered folks out in the amazon and outback and such.  And if they do pull the same shenanigans in the wild, man what I would give to see that!

[BuffaloParrot]

 

[steptoe91(tozie)]

    oh i just love that bird! he cracks me up!! skittles will wait til i'm not looking and go try to touch the mantle, but its an attention thing, cause he doesnt even mess with the mantle when i'm in a different room. HW cracks me up!! i just love that bird. i'm telling ya, macaws are the class clowns of the feathered world. they have such a sense of humor!! but they have to have an audience. so cute.