Barbara Heidenreich / Good Bird Inc. Press Kit

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Barbara Heidenreich has been a professional in the field of animal training since 1990. Barbara owns and operates Good Bird Inc (www.GoodBirdInc.com) that provides parrot behavior and training products to the companion parrot community. These products include Good Bird Magazine, books, videos, and parrot training workshops. Barbara Heidenreich has been a featured speaker on animal training on six continents and has been published in six different languages. Barbara an in demand speaker. The following represents a small portion of her past speaking engagements: US Department of Agriculture Inspector Training, Association of Avian Veterinarians conference, The American Federation of Aviculture conference, The International Parrot Conference at Loro Parque, Parrot Festival, The International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators conference, American Association of Zoo Keepers conference, Association of Zoos and Aquariums conference, The Parrot Society of Australia conference and many more. View this link for a complete list of past presentations. Barbara Heidenreich is a former president of the International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators (www.IAATE.org) and served on the Board of Directors since 1997-2009.

Barbara Heidenreich is the author of “Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavior Problems in Companion Parrots” and also “The Parrot Problem Solver. Finding Solutions to Aggressive Behavior.” Barbara is also the producer of the Good Bird Parrot Behavior and Training DVD series and publisher of Good Bird Magazine. Barbara is also a co-host of a popular podcast about parrots called Wings ‘n Things on PetLifeRadio.com.

Barbara’s experience also includes consulting on animal training in zoos and other animal related facilities. She has been a part of the development and production of more than 15 different free flight education programs and has worked with 20 different animal facilities. Barbara Heidenreich continues to provide consulting services to zoos, nature centers and other animal facilities through her other company Animal Training and Consulting Services. In her career Barbara has trained animals, trained staff, and/or presented shows at facilities around the world, including the following:

Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Dallas World Aquarium
Dallas Zoo
Santa Barbara Zoo
El Paso Zoo
Brookfield Zoo
Caldwell Zoo
John Ball Zoo
State Fair of Texas
Disney’s Discovery Island
Marine World Africa USA
Toledo Zoological Gardens
Tautphaus Park Zoo
Gulf Park Marine World
Perth Zoo in Australia
Ocean Park in Hong Kong
Umgeni River Bird Park in South Africa
Africam Safari in Puebla Mexico
Vallarta Adventures in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Earth Rangers in Canada

Publications that have featured articles by Barbara Heidenreich

Bird Talk Magazine - USA
Birds USA - USA
Pet Age Magazine - USA
Good Bird Magazine - USA
The International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators Flyer - USA
Urban Animal - Australia
BirdKeeper - Australia
Parrot News - Australia
Parrots Magazine - United Kingdom
World Parrot Trust Psittascene – United Kingdom
Kaijutin - Finland
Companion Bird - Japan
Woliera - Poland
Papegaaien -The Netherlands

Selected writings by Barbara Heidenreich have been translated into nine different languages

Credentials

International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators (www.iaate.org)
        - Past president and board of director’s member from 1997 to 2009
American Zoological Association (www.aza.org)
        - Member since 1990
The Animal Behavior Management Association (www.theabma.org)
        - Charter member
American Federation of Aviculture (www.afabirds.org)
        - Member
Bachelor’s of Science in Zoology from the University of California at Davis

Awards:

2009 “Behavior of the Year Award”
International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators
For consulting work on training king vultures in a breeding situation for husbandry and medical behaviors.
2004 “High Flyer Award”
for Best Conference presentation International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators.
2003 “Behavior of the Year Award”
International Association of Avian Trainers and Educators
For training a macaw to voluntarily participate in nebulization.

Areas of Expertise:

Parrots
Parrot training
Parrot behavior
Parrots as pets
Teaching parrots to talk on cue
Training birds to fly outside and return- free flight bird shows
Reading and interpreting animal body language
How animals learn (the science of behavior analysis)
Solving animal behavior problems
Pet animal Training
Zoo animal training
Training animals for medical and husbandry behaviors
Training animals for conservation education shows
Legalities of owning birds
- exotic species (eagles, hawks, owls, parrots)
- domestic (chickens, ducks, pigeons)
The value of companion animals

Other topics:

Female entrepreneurs
Starting your own home based business
How to travel the world for a living
Living life out of a suitcase successfully
Getting your book published
Publishing your own magazine
Reading a “how to” book and getting results
Targeting a specialized niche market

For Booking Contact:

Barbara Heidenreich
Barb@GoodBirdInc.com
Phone: 512-423-7734
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Good Bird Inc
PO Box 150604
Austin, TX 78715 USA

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