- [Capri] It looks like sunshine!
- [Jamie] Capri, look!
Look at this green bird and this green bird.
- They match almost.
- [Jamie] Do you want to know something about him?
- What?
- [Jamie] We're going to take this bird home with us.
- What, can I train it?
- [Jamie] (laughs) Do you want to?
- Yeah.
Can we take this one home?
- Yeah. We are taking this one home too.
- Can we take this one home?
- [White Bird] I love you.
- Aww.
- Aww, I love you.
Did you hear him?
- Yeah
I love you.
- [Jamie] Aw, they gave us testimonials?
- [Bird] I love you.
(bird squawking)
- [Jamie] Wow, that was really cool.
- [Trainer] I love you. Who's saying that?
- [Jamie] Its the umbrella Cockatoo.
- [Trainer] Aww!
- [Jamie] Don't be fooled.
(laughing)
(upbeat electronic music plays)
- [Jamie] Touché is pretty scared,
but come over and say hi, slowly.
(bird squeaks)
- [Jamie] There's Touché!
Hey, buddy!
- Hey buddy.
- [Jamie] And Lefty.
- [Lefty] I love you.
I love you.
- [Jamie] There's Lefty.
- [Capri] They are so pretty.
- [White Bird] I love you.
- [Capri] Aw, look at this one.
- [Jamie] Seriously, why do you guys sound so cute?
- I love you, he's cute, he looks like Sunshine.
- [Jamie] Which one are you most excited to train,
which green one? - Both.
- [Jamie] If you had to pick one.
- I don't know, both.
- [Jamie] Both?
- [Capri] That's Sunshine.
- [Jamie] I know.
- [Capri] Sunshine and Bucko.
(trainer clicks)
- [Jamie] Good.
(birds chirping and squawking)
- [Trainer] One thing to be aware of is
what I've heard is that this bird doesn't like men.
So I'm looking to be more slow and cautious,
and then I'm not adding too much of a distraction.
- [Jamie] You still chewing?
He's still chewing.
(bird squawks)
(trainer clicks)
- [Jamie] Good.
Great job!
- [Trainer] Also sometimes,
the click can be startling for some birds.
So you can keep a little bit of a distance,
and once they're used to it, then it's not an issue.
But at the beginning, like I'm going to be paying
close attention on this next repetition if it's
spooking, him or not.
(loud squawking)
It looked like it may have startled him there.
But you can muffle it a little bit,
you put it in your pocket to muffle it more.
(bird squeaks)
(trainer clicks)
- [Jamie] Good.
Did you get it? Yeah, you got it.
(trainer clicks)
- [Trainer] Perfect.
So we'll debrief this for a sec,
and everything you did looks good.
So why, why will we do four repetitions?
Anybody have a guess?
- [Jamie] Cause I've been treating him for talking.
(all laugh)
- [Trainer] Anybody else have a guess?
- [Woman] He doesn't seem super motivated, to do it.
- [Trainer] Yes.
- [Jamie] Because I've been treating him for talking!
I forgot we where going to use you.
Lefty might be cool for us to use him, though.
- [Trainer] So, I was going to say we'll do Lefty next.
But, basically you want to end on your terms.
You want to end on a positive note,
and you want to make sure that,
that the session didn't go too long.
So do you want to try it with Lefty the other one?
- [Man] Sure, yeah.
(loud bird squawks)
- [Trainer] Do we know what kind of treats he likes?
- Pistachios he loves.
- [Trainer] Pistachios?
- He doesn't have any seeds,
so he probably goes crazy for those.
- [Jamie] Yeah, here I have a little bit of stuff.
- [Trainer] Okay.
- I don't, I don't have pistachios but
I'm gonna give you a few more just in case he likes it.
- [Trainer] Come stand by me so a claw doesn't get ya.
Okay, right there.
- [Jamie] Oh, yeah.
You know what might work well for Lefty?
Is using more than enough millet.
- [Trainer] Yeah.
Do you have any millet? - [Jamie] Can I have a millet?
- [Jamie] Why don't you show him how to do it?
- So, let me start this, so I can show you,
it's easier than me trying to explain it.
So when you're training birds,
that may not want to do it, like
birds will touch the stick cause they're curious,
they're aggressive, fearful.
If they're fearful, they may not do it.
So we're going to use a little bit of luring.
Meaning I'm just going to give him a little sample of this
to see if he can even get close enough.
You want a bite, dude?
- [Jamie] Did he take a bite or no?
- He just bit it.
He just didn't take a, didn't actually eat any of it.
So...
- [Jamie] Is he interested in the other treats?
- Let me see, if it's okay with you,
because he may not like it coming from a man.
- [Jamie] He had a guy owner.
Hi, Lefty. Want some?
Just a little bit? Wanna try something else?
Let's see what else we have.
- [Trainer] You have any ideas over there, kiddo?
- [Jamie] What do you got?
Wanna try this?
- [Trainer] Okay, so pine nuts, is that the answer?
- [Jamie] Cashew.
- [Trainer] Oh, cashew. Okay.
You're having breakthrough, let me film for you.
- I was going to replace what I gave you.
Cause obviously these have no value to him.
You want me to try to train him?
- [Trainer] Want the clicker?
- [Jamie] No.
- [Trainer] You don't want it?
- No.
- [Trainer] I'm just gonna come on this side.
- [Green Shirt Man] How do you approach the,
the beginning of training?
Because some of them seem easy at it,
but if we had, say, a Lefty, that was kinda fearful at first
are there approaches you can take to ease into that?
- [Trainer] Yeah, so, if your bird is-
So does that, does that clarify that for ya?
- Yeah, that that's I think Jamie,
you were doing that over there.
Cause I saw you putting the stick on,
the ledge of the cage.
- Yeah, Lefty is a little, he has severe fear.
So he's not really in a place where,
like if I'm going to train Lefty,
I already saw that I have to do it alone.
Like actually be alone with him in a room.
Probably not in a cage.
And just, it's going to take all day.
Is the first thing that I saw with.
With Touché,
he's actually nervous about the sound of the clicker.
So he's nervous to touch it
because he knows the sound is associated with it.
And so he was more,
he was better if I omitted the clicker completely.
Balance.
Good job, buddy!
And that was something that I just noticed
that I wanted time to test before I relayed it.
But I can eventually use the clicker.
But just in that instance, it was too much scary stuff.
- [Trainer] And I can do the click from back here.
It'll help.
In fact, I'll muffle it if you want to,
- Yeah,
he's hard to tell when he's done eating,
it takes a little while.
But yeah, he's way more receptive-
Oh! My camera is lopsided.
But I also find, like with some birds
it's kind of an energy thing where when all eyes are on them
it changes how they're interacting.
And he seems most receptive when nobody else
is necessarily paying attention.
If it's just me, he's like,
"Hey I'm going to do all this stuff!"
But if I come and like focus on him,
and everybody else focuses on him, then he's less receptive.
(muffled click) - Good boy.
- [Trainer] So, did you see,
we kind of muffled it from a distance?
- Good job! Yeah.
- [Trainer] All right.
Let's get the,
Let's get Mia,
and do some step ups and step downs.
- [Woman In Chair] She wants to go to you!
She's like, I hear my name and I heard step up.
- [Trainer] And I would like, I would like to do it on
a wooden T-stand.
- [Blue Shirt Man] Okay.
- [Trainer] I got one you can use.
So the main reason is that it's shorter.
Gives you a little bit more leverage,
to succeed.
(button clicks)
- [Blue Shirt Man] Just poop? Real quick?
And, get ready for another treat.
See if I can give it to him.
- [Jamie] Her.
- [Blue Shirt Man] Her, sorry.
- [Trainer] Same thing.
Step up, is a treat, step down is a treat.
If you don't feel like you're going to get a good step up,
I'm not pressuring you.
Nobody's pressuring you to.
(Mia squawks)
(button clicks)
- Num, num, num, num, num, num, num.
- She's so thirsty!
- Shh, calm down.
- Why?
- Stay calm. I don't want to scare him.
She's really happy here.
- She's really thirsty.
- You all done?
- I think he's all done.
- I can grab the other one, Mama.
- Yes, please.
- I have no idea how I'm gonna do this.
I'll just put you here for a minute.
- Yeah, that's perfect.
- Can I get in the front real quick mommy,
so I can help?
- Yeah.
- How am I gonna do this?
All right. Seriously? No idea.
All right, that was way harder than I expected.
I can open the door.
- Okay. Lefty! Whoa, you're pulling the whole thing.
- It's hard.
Lefty! You want some water? (kissing noises)
Lefty?
Move your arm, please, Mom.
You want some?
- Good job.
Is he drinking?
- No, Mom, don't.
- Hi, you don't want it?
- Do you want to bring one of them out?
- Maybe Touché.
Lefty is pretty scared, yeah.
No water, you're over it?
Do you have any treats?
- In my treat pouch.
- I think he would take a treat, maybe.
- They like pine nuts and sunflower seeds,
- Okay.
- The way little more.
- Okay.
- I have to get through, Mommy. Lift him up real quick?
- Do you need to go potty while we're stopped?
- Mm-mm.
- You sure?
Cause if we start going and then you're like,
"Hey I need to go potty."
- I am sure.
- [Jamie] Um, is someone trying to get my attention?
- [Bird] I love you.
- [Jamie] Aww.
You love everybody.
I bet you say that to everyone.
Reaching your little foot out
look trying to reach me,
trying to pull me in.