From Cruise Ships to Free Flight, She's Trained Parrots for 20+ Years!

About this episode

Jamieleigh Womach shares her journey of training parrots and building relationships with them over two decades.

Jamie started working with parrots at 17, performed with them on cruise ships around the world, and has spent over two decades helping people build better relationships with their birds. In this episode, I sit down with Jamieleigh Womach, co-founder of BirdTricks, to talk about her incredible journey, what "every interaction is a training session" really means, permission-based training, her non-profit Project Parrots, and her recent trip to Peru to visit wild macaws. Whether you're a new par...

People in this episode

Host: Sandra

Guest: Jamieleigh Womach

Topics covered

• parrot training
• animal behavior
• relationship building
• non-profit work
• travel experiences

Keywords

• parrots
• training
• cruise ships
• Project Parrots
• macaws
• animal training
• permission-based training

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BirdTricks, Project Parrots

Places: Peru, wild macaws

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