Sun, Apr 19
|Google Meet
Step Up Training and Force Free Transfers with Cassie Malina
Rethink “step up” and learn step-by-step, bird-centered strategies to teach voluntary, willing transfers built on trust so your bird chooses to move to a hand, perch, cage, or carrier because they want to, not because they have to.
Time & Location
Apr 19, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Google Meet
Guests
About the event
We’ve traditionally been taught that “step up” should be the first behavior a bird learns. When we look at this from the bird’s perspective, it becomes clear why this behavior can be one of the most difficult to teach and maintain. We are the most variable and unpredictable perch a bird will ever encounter—nothing like what their wild counterparts have evolved to use for perching or travel. Choosing to step onto and be transported by us requires a significant amount of trust. For birds who cannot fly from place to place, voluntary transfers are even more critical. In this presentation, you’ll learn step-by-step strategies to teach your bird to reliably and willingly transfer—because they want to, not because they have to. Teaching birds to choose to transfer to a perch, hand, cage, carrier, or play gym is one of the best gifts we can give them.
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About the presenter: Cassie…
Tickets
Ticket for One Device
This ticket allows for one device to be logged in, as well as a recording of the class to watch at a later time.
$15.00
+$1.01 OHIO
+$0.40 ticket service fee
Total
$0.00
