How do clicker trainers ask for behaviours?
During clicker training you will wait until the behaviour is understood by your parrot before using a command or ‘cue’. A cue is how we refer to the name of the behaviour, such as saying “step up”, or making a hand motion. During clicker training you will wait until your parrot understands the behaviour before assigning a name or cue to it. After your parrot has had the behaviour marked with the clicker and has repeated the behaviour a number of times, demonstrating that it clearly understands which behaviour is earning it the reward, you will be ready to train your parrot to learn the name of the behaviour. This is referred to as “introducing the cue”. In order to train your parrot to perform the behaviour on cue you must say or signal the cue immediately before your parrot repeats the behaviour. After a few repetitions you should click and reward when your parrot performs the behaviour, but only if the cue has been given. If no cue has been given to your parrot you must not click or
