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Step-Up Training?

Hi,
This is an update as well as a question for my Alexandrine Parrot. He has been allowing me to pet and scritch his cheeks and head. He bites everyone in my family except me. I have started to train him to step up. He puts one foot on my finger and does not put the other one. How can I tell him to put the other foot as well? I have tried pushing him a little bit and raising my finger.

Hi,

You are making some good progress. It’s best to keep your family members away from him, or they may cause a set back in his training. As for stepping up, keep doing what you are doing. One day when you raise your finger, he will step up! Push towards him very gently while raising your finger.

Thank you for asking Lafeber,

Brenda