COMPANION PARROT QUARTERLY
Winter 2003: ISSUE #59
Cover Art:
John Brasaemle
Mailed February 2003

STUFF YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOW
The Importance of Stick Training Your Parrot
Sally Blanchard

THE CHAIR EXERCISE FOR FEARFUL PARROTS
Using Indirect Attention to Win Back Your Parrot's Trust
Sally Blanchard

FOODS OF THE BOUNTY
Clean Organic Living
Jodi Zugnoni

PWCA'S PROBLEM
A Moluccan's Problem with Cloacal Prolapse
Alison Morgan

THE DAY I DIDN'T GO HOME
Stories of Adjusting to Change
Kashmir Csaky

BLUE & GOLD WARRANTY EXPIRATION NOTICE
Humorous Interaction between Breeder and Caregiver

GIARDIA
More Than Just A Little Bird Problem
Joe Arbogast

FAILURE OF LEGISLATION TO SAFEGUARD THE WELFARE OF BIRDS
The Case for Animal Rights
Stewart Metz

A TALE OF THREE CAIQUES
Interactions in a Household Run by Caiques
Diane Tyson

THE AVIAN IMMUNE SYSTEM
Announcing the CPQ Award for Superior Parrot Information on a Web Site
Kathleen Smith

THE FUN PAGES

• If Parrots Had People for Pets—Sally Blanchard
• Recipe: Mango Salsa Mango Pet Products
• Frida Kahlo and her Parrots
• Cockatoo Haiku By Marilyn H. Balph, Sally Blanchard, Wendy Emerson Loney, Lynne Page, Gayle Reece,
  Sara Reeve, Susan Sparer, Ginny Wood
• The French Connection Aimee Nicole Hartmann

FRIENDS OF THE PIONUS
Experiences and Opinions about Pionus Parrots
Sally Blanchard, Mary Gorman, Ruth Mannich, Nancy Newman, Richard Norton, Lisa Szumita, Erin Thompson,
Beth Trogdon, Cheryl Weibeler, Susan White, Kim Sawyer

FUN WAYS TO KEEP YOUR COCKATOO ENTERTAINED
With Guaranteed Sleepy Time Results
Nancy Rachunok

PARROT 101
Wing Trimming Basics
Gayle Reece

MBS: MULTIPLE BIRD SYNDROME
It's Not a Laughing Matter
Paulette Jacob

GANDALF - FLY HOME
A Remarkable Story of Survival
Heather Moore

THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING LEFTY
Winning the Trust of an Undersocialized Quaker
Natalie Suarez

REFLECTIONS ON AVIAN INTELLIGENCE
The Emotional Side of the Story

LEARNING THE LANGUAGE
One Explanation for Mimicry in Male Budgies
Lynne Page

BIRD CALLS: Parrots and Pain
Joel Blumberg, DVM

Welcome to the Birdhouse
Laura Ainsworth

RECYCLES
The Story that Needs Telling
Sybil Erdin

CPQ Q & A: Getting Older with my Parrots
Memorable Parrots Chongo's Jailbreak

PRODUCT REVIEWS
Gayle Reece & Sally Blanchard

Ads for Quality Breeders & Pet Shops
CPQ Advertising Listing
CPQ Behavioral Consultant Advertising
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
PBIC Member Only Classifieds
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