Awe MANNNNNNNNN I have spent all week trying to teach my macaw to bark with NO luck. I've sung the song "How much is that doggie in the window", at least a zillion times the past few days...LOL
She will dance when i sing it and she bobs her head when the woof woof part comes in but so far no barking
Oh by the way to the person who posted about the big beaks and being scared..... My 5 year old can hold the macaw with no problem since the day we got it! BUT... we also have Senegal parrots which are 1/10thth the size and their bit hurts WORSE then the big macaws
. Macaws really have to be prevoked to bite HARD. They will nip and close their beaks on things but the tiny little parrots will chomp you and it HURTSSSSSSSSSSSSS.
of course I'm talking in general and there is usually always an adjustment time.