Taming and Training Conures (Hardcover)

~ Risa Teitler (Author) "You should examine any bird before you purchase it..." (more)
Key Phrases: wild conure, pet conure, taming area, Peach-fronted Conure, Blue-crowned Conure (more...)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Thomasson Grant & Howell (April 1, 1981)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876668422
• ISBN-13: 978-0876668429
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #885,851 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Outdated information, January 27, 2000

By A Customer

This book was probably good for the time it was written (1981, according to the copyright), but it is really substandard in light of nearly 2 decades of further research into bird behavior. The first half of the book is about choosing a bird, caging and nutritional requirements, and grooming (wing and nail clipping). The remainder of the book is a cursory look at basic taming (of wild-caught birds, which isn't really an issue since importing birds has been outlawed for several years), and a brief explanation of how to train. If you want a good resource for training, you'd be better off with a more current book on behavior modification (try Mattie Sue Athan's books, for example). This book is mis-titled, and should not pretend to be a real "training" book. On the bright side, it has quite a few wonderful pictures of conures.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Source for Conure Behavior Information., September 5, 1999

By A Customer

This was a good book, however there was more a theatrical feel for the type of training that was covered. Also, it didn't really cover many types of training, more accurately, it suggesting what could be done--often telling you ways of playing up natural instinctive behaviors, verses training new behaviors. Philosophically I didn't agree with much of the approach used, but as with many things, it is how you view your relationship with your companion bird. A good addition to your library in any event. These birds are complex and all of the information you can find should be read.

4 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the book is excellent and very helpfull on how to deal with, February 19, 1999

By A Customer

excellent book! It gives you a lot of good advice to train your new bird pet.