progress not perfection

Right now the only direct training I am doing with M&B is 2x a day reinforcing two behaviors: Miracle turning 360 and Blessing coming to my outstretched hand allowing me to touch her toes with my fingers. Their particular treat of preference right now is small pieces of mcvitties digestive crackers; unsalted corn chips; water biscuits with almond butter.

The most I can get out of Miracle is the turn for a bit of cookie.

Blessing will willingly approach my outstretched fingers resting on her perch, placing her toes just barely under my fingers so I can touch them, lean over to get the cookie and hurry back to eat it away from me. She will only do this now with her left foot...she used to do it with her right foot but not as readily and now makes sure she is turned so that only her left foot touches my hand.

She had occasionally put her foot on my hand, but this past week ceased doing so.

So moves her foot next to my fingers to be able to reach over to get her treat. She tries sometimes to manage this without touching my fingers.

I feel like the proverbial dirty old man when I reach out to touch her or lure her to me to touch her.

When I read about people who manage to train a caged wild bird to perch on their hands in one afternoon I do get a bit discouraged.