Teaching Monet to go into my hand (Patreon)

Immediately following Blueberry's passing, Monet was all over the place... screaming, flying, searching for her everywhere. I was pretty much doing the same thing emotionally... screaming, crying... felt like I was the one that was lost. But then this other side of her came out... and she started doing things that Blueberry used to do; flying to me in the kitchen and letting me kiss her (something she had never allowed previously) while on my shoulder, cuddling into my face/neck and allowing me to cover her with my hand...

I didn't want this to just be a random "phase" that came and went, so I decided to make a formal session out of it.

The first part of this video was showing how she allowed me to do it, and was just me getting video proof of the phase existing. I was too emotional by her response to me to train in that moment. But I felt it was really important to have a formal session on it so that I wouldn't lose it.

This session was to expand upon the trick where I taught Monet to come to my hand and snuggle into it. My hand would make contact with her back very lightly but on her own accord. This new behavior is asking Monet to get into my hand and allow my hand to fully close around her whole body. This is a great trick to train so that you don't have to grab your bird, but can still handle it in that way when needed. I would definitely train these behaviors in this order.