Thursday, December 30, 2010

Parrot Training – The Secrets to Success

How easy is it to train a parrot? Funny you should ask. Oddly enough this question comes before nutrition, cage size, compatibility, and life expectancy. The answer? Well that depends not so much on the parrot, but on the owner looking to train the parrot. How much time do you have to dedicate to training? How much patience do you have?
The first two things to look at are dedication and speaking ability.
Are you dedicated to training your parrot? This can be a very slow process and will require

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Bird Tricks – Why Parrots Are Considered the Best Species of Birds to Be Trained

When we talk about animal acts, parrots can showcase a wide variety of entertaining tricks. They are a great fun to watch. Not many people realize that they are a great fun to train as well. Not to forget the fact that they can learn and remember truckloads of tricks.
Unlike other birds, parrots are highly intelligent, and they have a very sound memory. If you teach them a particular trick, they might even remember it for lifelong. One often feels the need to demonstrate tricks time and again

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Sunday, December 26, 2010

The Secret to Teaching Your Parrot to Talk – In One Month Or Less

If you’ve been doing internet searches on how to teach your parrot to talk, you’ve no doubt come across various programs and softwares that claim to reveal secrets and guarantee to get your bird talking in one month. Don’t waste your money. These programs are effective, no doubt, but there’s no need to pay for this “secret”. It’s simple. The secret is repetition.
Birds learn to speak by hearing certain sounds and sound combinations repeated frequently.

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Friday, December 24, 2010

Clicker Training – Does it Work With a Parrot?

Yes, it of course does. Although clicker training was originally reserved for dogs, it is now commonly practiced for training parrots too. As a matter of fact, it is one of the surest means of training a parrot various tricks like picking a nut from between your lips, ringing a toy bell or sorting playing cards. It also involves a subtle communication between you and your parrot.
A clicker basically is a small hand-held device which when pressed, produces a clicking noise that is somewhat

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Thursday, December 23, 2010

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Pet City Balcatta would like to wish everybody a happy and safe holiday season.We are closed Christmas Day, Saturday 25th December, however we are open all other public holidays including, boxing day, Monday and Tuesday public holidays and New Years Day.We hope to see all our valued customers in the New Year! Updates by Pet City Balcatta

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Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Employment Opportunity @ Pet City Cockburn

Pet City Cockburn are looking for an experienced senior staff member to join their team at Cockburn South Central to start immediately. The successful applicant would have retail experience and a love for customer service. They must be able to work 3-4 days a week and be available on weekends as the store is open 7 days per week. Please forward an application letter and resume to: Pet CityCockburn South Central30/87 Armadale Road 6164 Updates by Pet City Balcatta

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How to Train Lovebirds – 3 Fun Tricks For Your Lovebird

Want to learn how to train lovebirds? This article talks about 3 fun tricks you can teach your lovebird and how to go about training them to do each trick. The principle for each trick is the same, show them what to do, reward the behavior each time, be consistent and have fun.
1. Make a Basket: Ever seen a lovebird play basketball? Sure, they can’t use a traditional basketball since they would probably get flattened, but if you have a small bird size ball and even a homemade hoop, you

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Monday, December 20, 2010

How to Train a Lovebird – 3 Tricks You Can Teach Your Lovebird

In this article we will discuss how to train a lovebird and 3 tricks you can teach your lovebird. Of course there are many more tricks that you can teach them, but these are some of the basic tricks you may want to start with. Before beginning to teach them tricks you will want to be comfortable handling your bird, if they have any behavioral issues, like biting or fearfulness, you will want to address these things before attempting to teach them the tricks below.
1. Wave: A lovebird can learn

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Saturday, December 18, 2010

Training Lovebirds – 3 Reasons to Train a Lovebird

This article will discuss training lovebirds and 3 reasons you should start. There are many different types of training, some can be for behavioral issues and others can just be for fun. No matter your motivation, the 3 reasons below are why you should start training today.
1. Build a Strong Bond: Having a bird just sit in a cage and spend most of their time alone is not a good life for these creatures. Lovebirds and other parrots have a lot of potential for doing so much more than that and

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Cockatiel Care Secrets

Cockatiel Training
Cockatiel Care Secrets

Recommended Reading
Cockatiel Care Secrets is a great ebook I found online which you can download right now.
Cockatiels or otherwise known as weiros are one of the most affectionate types of birds. They’re usually happy and playful. The downside would be that they tend to be too perky to the point of being annoying. This is why it is important that bird owners know some basic cockatiel training techniques to handle your bird’s behavior.
One of

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Train Your Bird – Learn the Best Techniques

Birds can be trained but it is important that you have a lot of patience with them so that they will obey you. You need to designate one person that is in your household to be the one who does the training. Remember it is going to take some time before they understand your commands so keep working at it even if you get frustrated. If you want to teach the bird to sit on your hand then you need to get the bird used to your hand being in the cage. You should spend time petting the bird and

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Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Pet City Joondalup Coming Online

Pet City Joondalup are coming online!Welcome to the new blog dedicated to the Pet City Store located in Joondalup Western Australia.In the near future our customers will be able to photos and videos of pets and animals we have in stock, view of our live auctions and keep up with all the latest specials we have to offer. In addition we will be posting regular tips and information on Pet Care covering all categories of pets we cater to from Birds and Fish, Reptiles and Amphibians, Rabbits Guinea

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Tuesday, December 14, 2010

Training Your Pet Parrot

Training your pet parrot can be a rewarding experience, just as training a dog or cat would. The difference with your pet parrot is that it can talk, or actually repeat the words that you taught the bird to speak. It will be much easier if your pet parrot was hand raised prior to its purchase, as compared to the bird being raised by its own parents.
Earning your bird’s trust is the first step. Once that is established, work hard to keep it. Do not ever discipline your bird using force,

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Monday, December 13, 2010

The RSPCA: Australia’s Advocate for Animal Welfare and Adoptions

Preventing Cruelty, Protecting Lives, Promoting Animal Welfare
Our nation is blessed with a number of animal hero organisations, and we wanted to introduce one of the leading authorities in animal welfare to you.  The RSPCA is a nationwide animal welfare charity that promotes the care and protection of animals.  This organisation is empowered by a wonderful network of campaign teams, community volunteers, shelters, special constables, vets and animal scientists.
What does the RSPCA

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Care For and Train Your Friendly Birds

Living With Companion Birds









Information and resources on companion birds.
For bird lovers.
Whether your thinking about buying your first parrot or you already have a companion bird and are just looking for information to help take the best care of your birds you have come to the right place. Here you can discover all kinds of helpful information for parrots and other pet birds.
Everything from how to hand rear a baby bird and teaching any bird new tricks.
If your struggling with a

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Sunday, December 12, 2010

How to House Break a Bird

When people think of the term “house breaking” they usually think of training a dog or cat where to properly relieve themselves. There is how a technique available to train a bird proper pooping manners. Even though bird poop has no odor, it still makes living with a bird so much easier if they have some sort of training. Life is easier without lots of bird poop on your shoulder.
The main principle behind this technique is that birds need to relieve themselves every 15 to 20

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How to House Break a Bird

When people think of the term “house breaking” they usually think of training a dog or cat where to properly relieve themselves. There is how a technique available to train a bird proper pooping manners. Even though bird poop has no odor, it still makes living with a bird so much easier if they have some sort of training. Life is easier without lots of bird poop on your shoulder.
The main principle behind this technique is that birds need to relieve themselves every 15 to 20

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Friday, December 10, 2010

Training Your Hook Bills and Other Birds

Training your Birds or Parrots takes some time and patients. I had two Quaker parrots that I rescued, and when I brought them home all they did was scream and bite, at first I thought it was because they were in new surroundings and all new people.
The noisy behavior kept up, so I started to ask people who had experience with birds and Parrots training, how I could remedy their actions and noise.
I approached the parrots and spoke in a low tone and gently put my finger below the perch and

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Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Pet Training – How to Train Your Bird

Many different kinds of domesticated birds can make enjoyable companions when taken care of properly and treated with love and respect. Although if your bird is not socialized and mentally stimulated daily with shred able toys, ropes, and treats, bouts of depression and aggression can develop, especially in the absence of socializing your parrot. A few of the problems that can occur include squawking, biting and even your bird biting you.
The key to training your bird is having patience. Birds

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Monday, December 6, 2010

Lovebird Training – 3 Important Steps to Successfully Train a Lovebird

This article will discuss lovebird training and 3 important steps to successfully train a lovebird. Most bird owners don’t even know the full potential of what parrots can do, especially those that have a parrot that typically can’t learn to talk. Lovebirds can learn many things however, and spending time with them regularly will result in a bird that knows far more than just how to sit in a cage.
1. Favorite Treat: As with any pet, positive reinforcement works best. With birds,

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Saturday, December 4, 2010

How to Teach Your Bird to Step Up

All pets benefit from training and this includes birds. A natural physical behavior would be stepping up and is a fairly easy command to teach your bird. Added benefits of teaching your bird this command will include your ability to enforce your higher status, it will help your bird overcome his natural fear, and it will strengthen the bond between you.
Your training sessions should be short, around 15 minutes.
Always make sure to train in a room that has no distractions, be sure to be

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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Training Your Pet Bird

If the only animal training you have done in the past has been with a dog then you need to stop right now and rethink everything you know about animal training! Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years. Most birds have never been “domesticated” Dogs are always looking to the leader of the pack, following his or her lead and trying to please them. Parrots on the other hand see themselves as your equal. Their greatest pleasure is not to do exactly what you say when you say

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Which Dog Breed is Right For Me?

Considering a new dog?
Find out which breed may be best for you!

Every soon-to-be dog owner contemplates this critical question; which dog breed is truly the best for you? You may currently favour a particular dog breed already or have heard great things about another dog breed. Each breed does feature personalities and qualities either unique to their classification (herding, sporting, toy/companion, terrier, ect) or to that individual breed type.

Despite classifications used for

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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Clicker Training For Birds – A Fun Activity to Do Together

Okay, now you got your first bird. It may be a cockatiel, a macaw, or a conure. They are extremely intelligent birds who like to play with you and do tricks. But like everyone else, they still have a learning curve and they need you to provide enough training in order to do what you want. They are just like you. You cannot read a textbook once and expect to remember everything. You have to read it over and over before you remember it. That is the same reason that you have to train your parrot

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How to Stop your Cat from Spraying Outside the Litter Box

The following article comes from ehow.com and may be useful for Cat owners.

Cats are fastidious animals, and most gravitate to the litter box to defecate or urinate. However, urinating and defecating outside the litter box are the most common behavioral problems for which veterinarians are consulted. In some cases,...

http://www.ehow.com/how_7567061_stop-spraying-outside-litter-box.html



FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet

cats spraying

Sunday, November 28, 2010

How to Begin Training Your Pet Bird

You’ve just adopted your first parrot and you are are eager to begin his training regimen. You can hardly wait to teach him to talk, step onto your finger and perform tricks. Unfortunately your new bird seems shy and perhaps has even attempted to bite you when you put your hands near him. What should you do?
Don’t get upset or discouraged. Just because your new bird avoids or even attacks you does not mean he hates you. Birds are highly sociable creatures and your bird desires to

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The One Essential Thing You Absolutely Must Teach Your Pet Bird

Birds can be excellent pets. They are sociable, expressive, entertaining and intelligent. Birds like to learn to and can be trained to do all kinds of things. However there is one thing that every pet bird should be trained to do. This article will discuss that bird training essential and explain exactly how to teach your bird to do it.
The most important action you must first teach your bird is to step onto your finger or wrist (large birds). This is most often referred to as the ‘Step

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Teaching Your Parrot Bird To Talk

To have a talking bird, it is preferable that you purchase a young, hand raised bird between the ages of two and six months. Older birds will not learn as fast and wild or untrained birds will be more difficult to train as they have already got used to the sounds ingrained in their heads. If you can only purchase an adult bird, you will need a lot of patience to train it to talk as it will take a much longer time, but it is not impossible.
The ability for your bird to mimic the human spoken

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Female Cavoodle

Cavoodle Puppy This puppy is a cross breed of a King Charles Cavalier and a Poodle and will make a great family pet.
Sex: Female
Colour: Gold and White
Date of Birth: 28/09/10 Microchipped : Yes
Puppies Current Location: Pet City balcatta You can visit me and more puppies at our Pet City balcatta Store search for more: puppies at balcatta
Feel Free to Call us at Pet City balcatta for more information Phone: (08) 93446629
When considering a new puppy please also consider the dog

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Male Pugalier

PugalierPuppy This puppy is a cross breed of a Pug and a King Charles Cavalier and will make a great family pet.
Sex: MaleColour: TanDate of Birth: 30/09/10 Microchipped : Yes
Puppies Current Location: Pet City Balcatta You can visit me and more puppies at our Pet City Balcatta Store search for more: puppies at Balcatta
Feel Free to Call us at Pet City Balcatta for more information Phone: (08) 93446629
When considering a new puppy please also consider the dog accessories that you

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cockatiels (Weiros )

Cockatiels

othewise known as Weiros in Australia

Pet City stores usually have a number of Weiros available in each of our locations.


to view the weiros available in store
Please call or visit your nearest Pet City Location

Prices range from $35 - $80 depending on colour, age etc for untamed cage and aviary birds.
hand tame babies usually sell for around $150 + or -

The below description comes from Wikipedia.

The Cockatiel (Nymphicus hollandicus), also known as the Quarrion

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Lovebirds

A Variety of Love Birds are often available at Pet City Stores.
Including but not limited to peach face lovebirds and masks

Please call or visit your Nearest Pet City Store to see what lovebirds are currently available.



Love Birds
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Lovebird is one of nine species of the genus Agapornis.

They are a social and affectionate small parrot. Eight species are native to the African continent, while the Grey-headed Lovebird is native to

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Stimpsons Python

Antaresia stimsoni: - Stimpsons Python

Licence Classification: Catagory 3

Download or view : Reptile Licence Application

View or download Pet City pdf fact sheet: Python fact sheet

Pet City stores often have a few Black Headed Pythons in stores across Perth. To avoid disapointment please call or visit your Nearest Pet City Store to see whether any Black Headed Pythons are currently available.

Pet City stores often carry several Stimpsons Pythons in stock.
Please call or visit

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Pet Finch Secrets

3 Great Ebooks for Finch Owners,


Amazing World of Finches


Learn how to Tame Your Finch in 3 Easy Steps









The Right Way to Breed your Finches and Earn money from it.



Level 1 — The gentle approach works best – Learn my tricks to getting your finch to relax and be comfortable with you in its new environment.




Level 2 — Caged or free roaming? – This is a question many new bird owners ask me so I’ve answered. You must take some important steps before letting your

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Friday, November 26, 2010

Discover How To Stop Your Bird’s Screaming!

Do you have a Screaming Bird?

There is nothing worse than owning a bird that constantly screams and screaches. Not only does the noise annoy and agreavate you and your family but probably your neighbors aswell. Before you give up on your feathered friend consider my advice here and get eductated by some bird experts by learning some techniques that WILL STOP YOUR BIRD SCREAMING!

I wouldn’t endorse the following information if I havent used it myself with great success. My Jenday Conure

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Thursday, November 25, 2010

Growing Pet Trends - Pet City Takes on the World

Growing Pet Trends - Pet City Takes on the World


FOR IMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Andrew McMullen
Pet City WA
08 94028727
andrew@petcitywa.com.au
http://petcitywa.com.au



Pet City announced today that they are moving online.

Pet city is one of Australias fastest growing pet store chains with 8 Pet Super Stores located across Western Australia two of which were added in 2010.

Pet City now have their eyes on the prize and are focusing a great deal of attention on their

Pet City Takes on the world

Friday, November 19, 2010

EUKANUBA CAT ADULT CHICKEN 3.6KG

EUKANUBA CAT ADULT CHICKEN

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Cheap Cheap Day Old Chicks!

Pet City now carry beautiful teeny tiny day old chicks!!

Hyline hens are fantastic layers and make wonderful pets.

Chicks grow quickly and reach egg laying maturity in 4 months.



Once they reach maturity they lay an estimated one egg every day!


Adult Hyline Chicken



All Chicks we have are GAURANTEED HENS
Are chickens are sorted so that we only carry hyline hens, we do not have any rooster chicks. This is a GAURANTEE..

Come in this weekend to see our

Hyline Chicks

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Feathered Phonics The Easy Way To Teach Your Bird To Speak Volume 1: 96 Words and Phrases

Featherd Phonics




It’s easy to teach your bird to speak with Feathered Phonics!




Simply choose the track you wish to teach and press repeat on your CD player. CD includes 96 tracks including Hello, Good Bye, I Love you, Here kitty kitty, Pretty Bird, Meow, My name is:, etc.




NOTE: This item is only available from Amazon
Not Available at Pet City Stores or our Online Catalog




Price: $15.99




Click here to buy from

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Feathered Phonics The Easy Way To Teach Your Bird To Speak Volume 1: 96 Words and Phrases

Featherd Phonics




It’s easy to teach your bird to speak with Feathered Phonics!




Simply choose the track you wish to teach and press repeat on your CD player. CD includes 96 tracks including Hello, Good Bye, I Love you, Here kitty kitty, Pretty Bird, Meow, My name is:, etc.




NOTE: This item is only available from Amazon
Not Available at Pet City Stores or our Online Catalog




Price: $15.99




Click here to buy from

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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

The Original FLEA OFFENSE Electronic Flea and Tick Repeller

The Original FLEA OFFENSE





Electronic Flea and Tick Repeller Model #:FOBD-U-01 No more chemicals or poisons on your pets. This revolutionay device reduces you and your pets exposure to hazardous chemicals while repelling fleas and ticks from your pets. Pest simply flea the animal. Patented technology creates signals emitted by a microprocessor that effects the nervous system of fleas and ticks causing them to abandon the pet. Waterproof device does not need batteries and will protect

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The Original FLEA OFFENSE Electronic Flea and Tick Repeller

The Original FLEA OFFENSE





Electronic Flea and Tick Repeller Model #:FOBD-U-01 No more chemicals or poisons on your pets. This revolutionay device reduces you and your pets exposure to hazardous chemicals while repelling fleas and ticks from your pets. Pest simply flea the animal. Patented technology creates signals emitted by a microprocessor that effects the nervous system of fleas and ticks causing them to abandon the pet. Waterproof device does not need batteries and will protect

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