JP>  I have the book. I still find it teasing. If you will read more in 
 JP> the book the same author states to punish a bird 
 JP> you drop them from the arm. (offenses such as 
 JP> nipping and biting when being held) If you wish I 
 JP> can go through the book and find these two pages 
 JP> and reference them for you. I think that a move 
 JP> that is punishment (dropping the bird) makes a 
 JP> silly exercise when half performed. To me this is 
 JP> teasing.  
 
If you read it right, the movement is not punishment.  It causes the bird to 
flap and not bite.  It is hardly punsihment.  
 
Chris Roedocker
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