Training African Grey Parrots [Library Binding]

Risa Teitler (Author)

Product Details

• Library Binding: 93 pages
• Publisher: TFH Publications (June 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876669941
• ISBN-13: 978-0876669945
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,949,414 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice pictures, but some what out dated, May 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Training African Grey Parrots (Hardcover)

I have found this book somewhat out dated in it's information. It has color pictures that are nice but some , not all of the training methods are out of date. For the most part the book talks about training wild caught / wild Greys, not hand weaned Greys that now can be bought almost at any pet store. If you are going to be a new African Grey owner, or you own an African Grey keep looking for another book. Wrong information can be harmful to your pet bird. For a good book with good pictures check out "African Grey Parrots" by Annette Wolter. So far out of the three books I read on African Greys this one was the most up to date.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat outdated training manual, April 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Training African Grey Parrots (Hardcover)

The methods used to train Greys to speak in this book are somewhat outdated when compared to those used in Irene Pepperberg's lab (and now by others). The author encourages the use of food rewards to reinforce talking. While this works, what it will give you is a mimic, not an "independent thinker." Because this is a reprint of a 1979 text, there is a lot of more up-to-date information on the internet that discusses methods for helping Greys to express what they already know how to do. Look for "Irene Pepperberg" "Alex" and "Sally Blanchard."

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Outdated Material, April 26, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Training African Grey Parrots (Hardcover)

This book is very unreliable and possibly offers some disastrous information for a first time Grey owner that does not know any better...the material is very outdated. With all the new information that is available today, this book suggest things that we know now to be harmful--such as clipping only one wing, keeping a bird out in winter, etc...in it's time (1979), this book might have been imformative, as not much was known about Greys then, but is no longer of any use. I was very disappointed. For a more up to date book, with excellent and up to date information, I suggest "Guide to a Well-Bahaved Parrot" by Mattie Sue Athan.