About the Author

TANI ROBAR has trained companion parrots to perform tricks for the past fifteen years. She has appeared three times on Animal Planet's Pet Star television show and won top place on one of the segments with her bird Cassie. Robar frequently performs with her birds at bird expos, conferences, and conventions. DIANE GRINDOL has had companion birds since 1982. She writes a column for Bird Talk magazine and authored Cockatiels for Dummies (R) and Teaching Your Bird to Talk (Wiley).