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2 of my babies with their birdie overlord(staged)
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Re: 2 of my babies with their birdie overlord
Just as a warning, a bunch of people are about to express their concern over this picture. They will do this out of LOVE and a history of sad stories, so please take them as the kindly meant advice that they are.
Many people choose the rout of "never risk it" when it comes to interactions between pets. And for those people it can be hard to see why others choose a different rout, especially when we see so many stories about pets killing each other. In fact when I was a child a had a bird killed by my beloved dog. Without Boeing toy with the details, my brother (8 years old at the time) left a door open and Emerald fluttered down to land right between my dog Jewel's paws. It was over in an instant.
Fast forward 16 years, and my dog Ranger is loving and protective of the flock. He actually tamed one of my Ringnecks to him; it was the most incredible interaction I have ever watched. We had just moved and our things hadn't arrived, so the only thing in the bird room was my new bird (the others being in the living room) in a travel cage in the middle of the room. He walked in to sniff her, but backed immediately away when she freaked out. He left, got his bone from the other room, and sat down to eat it just outside the door. He spent the whole day moving progressively closer to her cage, never making eye contact. He slept by her cage for several nights as well.
As for the other birds, he considers them all to be his, especially the babies. When babies fledge in our house, Ranger gets exhausted because he feels the need to check on each one every time the crash land (which they do about every 20 seconds when they first start). He goes to each one and checks to be sure they are ok. He also has to be prevented from sharing his food, bones, and other saliva covered things because of the germ risk. The dogs I lived with growing up could never have been permitted to even be crated in the same room as the birds. Ranger is completely different.
Now for the cat... I love how another member put it.. "I trust him implicitly; I trust him to be a cat." My Whiskey loves to hunt. He recently brought me a dove he had caught. No way I would trust him with my birds! And I know that so he gets put in another part of the house.
We each have our own pets and know them, just like we know our own human families. I'm glad your cats don't want to eat your birdie!!!
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Just as a warning, a bunch of people are about to express their concern over this picture. They will do this out of LOVE and a history of sad stories, so please take them as the kindly meant advice that they are.
Many people choose the rout of "never risk it" when it comes to interactions between pets. And for those people it can be hard to see why others choose a different rout, especially when we see so many stories about pets killing each other. In fact when I was a child a had a bird killed by my beloved dog. Without Boeing toy with the details, my brother (8 years old at the time) left a door open and Emerald fluttered down to land right between my dog Jewel's paws. It was over in an instant.
Fast forward 16 years, and my dog Ranger is loving and protective of the flock. He actually tamed one of my Ringnecks to him; it was the most incredible interaction I have ever watched. We had just moved and our things hadn't arrived, so the only thing in the bird room was my new bird (the others being in the living room) in a travel cage in the middle of the room. He walked in to sniff her, but backed immediately away when she freaked out. He left, got his bone from the other room, and sat down to eat it just outside the door. He spent the whole day moving progressively closer to her cage, never making eye contact. He slept by her cage for several nights as well.
As for the other birds, he considers them all to be his, especially the babies. When babies fledge in our house, Ranger gets exhausted because he feels the need to check on each one every time the crash land (which they do about every 20 seconds when they first start). He goes to each one and checks to be sure they are ok. He also has to be prevented from sharing his food, bones, and other saliva covered things because of the germ risk. The dogs I lived with growing up could never have been permitted to even be crated in the same room as the birds. Ranger is completely different.
Now for the cat... I love how another member put it.. "I trust him implicitly; I trust him to be a cat." My Whiskey loves to hunt. He recently brought me a dove he had caught. No way I would trust him with my birds! And I know that so he gets put in another part of the house.
We each have our own pets and know them, just like we know our own human families. I'm glad your cats don't want to eat your birdie!!!
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Luv ya, Sage, you are the best.
Yes, many will be nervous. It takes only the slighttest playful nip of a tooth or stroke of a claw to infect a bird's bloodstream...
I once heard that an affectionate lick on a pin-feather was eventually fatal.
I wish you the best of luck and happiness, Darlin'!
Yes, many will be nervous. It takes only the slighttest playful nip of a tooth or stroke of a claw to infect a bird's bloodstream...
I once heard that an affectionate lick on a pin-feather was eventually fatal.
I wish you the best of luck and happiness, Darlin'!
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