Thank you both for the advice, I will try it.
Yesterday she was out for hours and although she was good, she would NOT
go
back into the cage. Funnily enough I did consider holding her feet but
thought it might be cruel. Also I think she will bite me!
Eventually Milly got tired and sat on the top of her cage and finally went
inside, but I agree that I should be in control because she's a bit of a
"madam"!
Will let you know how I get on.
Barb
"sebok" <garou@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> When our TAG Gonzo used to misbehave that way we found a trick that
> often worked.
>
> Once he has on a hand (often the hardest part) we would hold our other
> hand about 4-6" above him, roughly over his shoulders, all the while
> talking to him and gently holding on to one foot between thumb and
> forefinger. He was definately uncomfortable with the hand being there
> but he wouldn't try to fly off.
>
> Good luck, Barb. Toddlers with wings demand a whole new level of
> patience.
>
>
> David
>
> On Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:22:20 +0100, "Barbara Rose"
> <ebrose@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>We are having great trouble getting our 1 year old CAG back in her cage.
>>She is very clever and all my tricks are failing to work. I would be
>>grateful for any advice as she just refuses to go back in and it is
>>impossible to catch her sometimes.
>>
>>I used to towel her and cuddle her and then gently put her back in but
>>she's
>>got wise to that. She hasn't had her wings clipped and so flies off as
>>soon
>>as she realises that we are trying to get her back in. We've tried
>>bribing
>>her with treats and newspaper, but she would rather stay out
permanently,
>>which of course she can't!
>>
>>Any suggestions would be much appreciated!
>>
>>Barb in UK
>>
>
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