- All right guys, some cool news.
I trained Widget something new.
And this is probably the fastest I've ever trained the spin,
ever, ever.
So the fastest I've ever trained anything was with Bondi,
my gulah, and she learned how to wave in two minutes.
Like, it was impressive.
But Widget's coming in close.
And it took, I want to say, one training session
for the spin,
but I'm gonna show you two training sessions
so that you can really see that it's for real trained,
but really impressive.
Now, some of the things I just want to note for you guys,
just because it kind of goes against the grain
of what I've said in the past, is one,
I am training with Widget after meals
because she doesn't see pine nuts in her normal diet.
She still has like a very, and the fact that caiques
are high energy birds anyways,
she still has a really high drive for wanting the pine nuts.
And I can get quite a lot of repetitions
out of her, even full.
So it works for us.
I know that some people, like you just kind of have to play
with where your bird's motivation is at,
based on certain foods and certain things
that you're asking.
So this is kind of what worked for the spin training
with Widget.
What was the other thing I was gonna say,
the phasing out of this,
like this training session goes exponentially quick.
We don't normally tell anyone to go this fast
with phasing out the stick and just, like,
moving to a queue and all the things like this
went super duper fast.
Caiques in particular tend to be just amazing
at learning tricks and doing trick training is something
that I highly recommend if you have a more high energy,
like naturally high energy bird.
That training multiple tricks and things
will really develop your bond,
but it also makes these birds a lot more social
so that you can kind of extend those tricks
and those behaviors out to other people as well,
and get, like, your bird sitter
to enjoy babysitting your bird
because it has some tricks to share.
So these birds, especially,
I think that trick training
is incredibly, incredibly, important, so.
All right, I'm sure you want to stop hearing me talk.
So let me just show you these sessions.
(upbeat music)
(Widget chirps)
- [Jamieleigh] Got kisses?
Okay, ready?
(Widget chirps)
(clicker clicks)
Oh, darn it.
You unspun.
You unspun!
All right, try again.
(Widget chirps)
This way.
Come on.
(Widget chirps)
(clicker clicks)
Good job.
Good job!
Oh, sorry.
Too strong of a kiss.
You do it again?
(clicker clicks)
You seem like you could actually go at this really quick.
Let me see if I can do it.
(Widget chirps)
(clicker clicks)
Oh yeah.
How fast are you?
You don't need no stick.
You got this.
Come on.
Oh, come on, you just did it.
Du du du du du.
This way.
(clicker clicks)
Good job.
You spin?
Spin.
(Widget chirps)
Yeah, come on.
Widge.
(Widget chirps)
(clicker clicks)
You did it!
You spin?
Widge.
Spin.
Widget.
Come on!
Why do I always have to use luring with you?
(Widget chirps)
You see this?
See it?
Spin.
(clicker clicks)
Breaking is no fun, huh?
Spin.
Widge.
Widgey widgey Widge.
Ga ga ga ga ga.
Keep going.
(clicker clicks)
Good job.
Good job, Widge!
Not that way.
Ready, spin!
(clicker clicks)
Good job.
Me meep.
(Widget chirps)
Spin.
(clicker clicks)
Oh, good girl, Widget!
Good girl.
Yeah!
You're so good.
You know what I want?
(Widget chirps)
No?
(clicker clicks)
Good job!
Can you do it again?
(clicker clicks)
Good job!
Gonna get this in one session.
Did you just wave?
Can you spin?
(clicker clicks)
Dropped a little piece.
You spin?
(Widget chirps)
(clicker clicks)
Oh, you don't like that one?
(Widget chirps)
Want to fly?
(clicker clicks)
Can you flip?
(clicker clicks)
Good job, look at you!
Oh, I didn't ask you that time.
Widget!
Okay, Widget!
(clicker clicks)
Good job, Widge!
Good job, Widge.
Yeah.
You're awesome, spin?
(Widget chirps)
Come on, spin.
(clicker clicks)
Good job!
You get to pick.
Got one?
Yum, yum.
(Widget chirps)
I don't want that kiss.
You spin?
Widge.
Spin?
Come on.
(clicker clicks)
All right, let's end on that one, okay?
Think you're losing interest.
But you do like to flip.
(Widget chirps)
Flip!
(clicker clicks)
Good job, Widge.
Good job.
(TV plays in background)
(Widget chirps)
What ya doing, Widge?
(bird chatters)
(bird chatters again)
Widgey Widgey Widge.
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
(Widget chirps)
Yeah, good girl, Widge!
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh laughs)
(Widget chirps)
We don't like that one.
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
Widge, Widge, Widge.
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh whistles)
(Widget chirps)
That was cute.
(soft upbeat music)
(soft upbeat music continues)
(Widget chirps)
(Jamieleigh laughs)
(Widget chirps)
Widge, you're so funny!
All right.
Do you remember what we worked on yesterday?
Where's my clicker, Widge?
Widgey Widge, where's my clicker?
Ah, where are you going?
Come on.
Found it.
Okay, ready?
(Widge chirps)
Oh, tilting that.
(clicker clicks)
There we go, good job.
Good job, little Widge.
Spin.
Oh keep going.
(clicker clicks)
Yay!
Good job.
You get two on that one.
That was so good, Widge!
So good, spin.
(clicker clicks)
Good job.
Look at you, look at you.
Go, go, go.
(clicker clicks)
Yay, Widget!
widgey Widgey Widge.
Widgey Widgey Widge.
So good, all right.
Two sessions, girl.
(Jamieleigh whistles)
Okay.
Come, Widget.
Oh, Widget.
Come here, Widge.
Widget.
(wings flap)
(clicker clicks)
Flip.
Widgey, put your foot back.
Flip.
(Widget chirps)
I know you want to go over there,
but I want to work on this.
Want to see if you know all of it.
Flip.
Good girl.
Good job.
And spin.
Not done eating.
My bad.
(clicker clicks)
Wow, super good, Widget.
Two sessions, girl.
What else should we work on?
What else should we teach you?
Should we teach you like roll over or something?
Pretty cool, spin.
(clicker clicks)
(upbeat music)