When he nails me, it is always most important for me to relax that part of me that he has grasped in his talons. This signals his brain to release his hold because the object is dead. Of course, it is very hard to relax your hand or fingers when they are being crushed. Since Deniah had not reacted well, I backed off going for a ride. We then started a new lesson, being tethered to a perch.
Owls are smart.
But when I left him again, he immediately started tearing his cord apart. It took about fifteen minutes for him to realize that I wasift going away and that this wasn't allowed. When Deniah wouldn't do things that I wanted him to do, I would talk to him through telepathic communication. Generally, when I told him why I wanted him to do something he would give in. He wants to please me and he isn't doing it because of food.