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Morgan’s Story: A Camelot Macaw With a Foot Deformity

So, I just spent an hour watching parrot training. Not what I was expecting to do with my morning.

This is a story of the rehabilitation of Morgan, a hybrid Camelot Macaw with a foot deformity. She had developed some behavior problems going from home to home without an owner who knew how to respond appropriately to her needs.

These videos are by Jamie, an animal trainer, who took on Morgan’s rehab. What’s I found compelling is how much the training is about communication, reading body language, taking things from the animal’s perspective, giving the animal choices, and respecting her choices. So I just let autoplay take me from day one to several weeks out. If you watch all the way to the end, it becomes very apparent that the key to helping Morgan trust her abilities was putting your trust in her abilities and that not trusting them and attempting to compensate too much for her foot deformity was the core cause of all of her difficulties to begin with.