Banning Houseguests

[Rio Mom]

You really do learn a lot about your "friends" when things like that happen, huh? That's why I always say my only friends are my pets. I'm sure a lot of us on here are like that.

Our wedding party song was "You find out who your friends are" Over the years you find out this song applies.

 

[Rio Mom]

So today I'm pretty sure I heard Pepper repeating one of the words "that man" (no longer worthy of the term friend) said that day. I really hope I misheard her, as she was talking in the other room, or that she doesn't say it again. I crept close to the door without her seeing me to try to hear what she was saying. Made me want to cry.

 

[MikeyTN]

7 years ago when we went on a vacation(which we don't anymore...lol), Willie's babysitter cursed at him cause he was being a snot to her. He won't let her open the feed door. Willie caught on right away and say it every so often. And when my mother came to visit along with my brother and sister. Willie said it again....My family just laughed, I was kinda embarrassed, but nothing I could do but laugh along....

 

[Rio Mom]

I just completely ignored her. Didn't reply at all, or say a word. And didn't go into the room until she was quiet.

 

[antoinette]

So today I'm pretty sure I heard Pepper repeating one of the words "that man" (no longer worthy of the term friend) said that day. I really hope I misheard her, as she was talking in the other room, or that she doesn't say it again. I crept close to the door without her seeing me to try to hear what she was saying. Made me want to cry.

Oh no.......... that is not nice
Pepper will only have nice things to say from now on
If she continues saying it, add on and say "Oh that man is gone now"
She is clever and will say it soon enough

 

[Rio Mom]

So today I'm pretty sure I heard Pepper repeating one of the words "that man" (no longer worthy of the term friend) said that day. I really hope I misheard her, as she was talking in the other room, or that she doesn't say it again. I crept close to the door without her seeing me to try to hear what she was saying. Made me want to cry.

Oh no.......... that is not nice
Pepper will only have nice things to say from now on
If she continues saying it, add on and say "Oh that man is gone now"
She is clever and will say it soon enough

Thanks! I will try that if she continues to say it!

She did have nicer things to say today, she has a new love for saying "KISS!" followed by kiss sounds. She knows it gets my attention, and makes her kisses longer and longer until she gets me there lol. She also laughs a lot! Sometimes "happy laughs", like you are laughing over a joke, and sometimes these funny "evil laughs" like she's the villan on a tv show. Oh, and she adds in a "wooooo!" with her laughs too lol.

 

[MikeyTN]

The only bad thing is it's hard to stop them from saying it once they learn how to. They will repeat it out of the blue. Shame on that house guest for teaching Pepper saying bad word!!!!

 

[antoinette]

Oh no.......... that is not nice
Pepper will only have nice things to say from now on
If she continues saying it, add on and say "Oh that man is gone now"
She is clever and will say it soon enough

Thanks! I will try that if she continues to say it!

She did have nicer things to say today, she has a new love for saying "KISS!" followed by kiss sounds. She knows it gets my attention, and makes her kisses longer and longer until she gets me there lol. She also laughs a lot! Sometimes "happy laughs", like you are laughing over a joke, and sometimes these funny "evil laughs" like she's the villan on a tv show. Oh, and she adds in a "wooooo!" with her laughs too lol.

That is so cute, LoL and that evil laugh, please try get her on video, I AM DYING TO HEAR HER, and I speak for many members on the forum as well.

 

[Rio Mom]

I think for starters I will have to record her from where she can't see me. She clams right up when I want to record her doing anything lol.

 

[roxynoodle]

I wondered when I read how she repeated the phrase she heard at the airport. Well, if she did learn any of those words, hopefully she will be like Rowdy and only say them under duress, which for me is only about once a year or so when I get a visitor that immediately goes to her cage and starts touching her stuff. She hasn't said any of them for no reason, or at the vet's or anything like that, thankfully. I think actually the last time she said one was 1-2 days after I let the cat in the house, and the cat crawled under her cage cover and was trying to play with her. That was 2 years ago.

My sister had a Meyer's parrot and it only knew 3 words and one was a cuss word. Every time I watched that bird while she want away for the weekend he cussed like every 10 seconds. I was pretty tired of listening to him by the time the weekend ended. I said, what the heck, he knows only 3 words and one is a swear word? How much do you swear? Then she tried to blame it on me, and I said, nope, he started that like 30 seconds after you left. I did teach him a new word, but it was "pretty".

 

[Mudkips]

One of the most annoying things that strangers do to Birdy when we're out and about:

*Stranger pokes Birdy*
*Birdy backs up and hisses*
Me: Don't touch Birdy or he'll bite you.
Stranger: I don't mind if he bites.

I mean seriously... can't you get it through your head that he obviously doesn't want to be touched? :smile010:
I'm glad that Birdy doesn't talk, or my housemates would've taught him some really bad words by now.

 

[Boysmom]

I have a sign in the window right beside my front door, you cant miss it. It says" caution attack birds ! you touch I bite ! " You wont believe how many people ignore the warning. I dont allow very many people at all in my home, as I have 3 sons at home and one is an accomplished actor. We feel our home is the only place we can demand privacy anymore. That being said, family has violated that privacy and trust grossly. So now we dont even allow alot of family over. We will visit with them at a restaurant or their homes if they invite us over. my sister in law was over one day and I told her not to touch the bird, she said birds like me, then oww cause Ruby bit her good , and I said told you so ! My grown son even knows to call before he just shows up , as Ruby my Ekkie is extremely jealous of his baby. She does not like the Grand baby getting attention that she should be getting. Its my birds home as they reside there so outsiders can just stay outside as far as I'm concerned. Now we arent hermits, we do have some friends who are over frequently, but they either have birds or have known us for a decade and know our pets come first. I have a 17 year old cat and nobody better ask him to move if he is sleeping in front of the door, Just go to the back door, tigger is too old and fat to have his sleep disturbed !

 

[JerseyWendy]

This subject leaves a VERY bitter taste in my mouth. I, too, was thoroughly disrespected several years ago, when I had invited family over for Christmas. My nieces had NUMEROUS small children at the time, and they believed since they were invited, I not only had to play hostess but babysitter as well.

At that time I still had a Reeftank, an old Bernese Mountain Dog, and Hunter, my Amazon. The "visit" started off with some of their children being afraid of dogs, so they almost insisted I put my dog outside. Over my dead body. I repeatedly asked the kids NOT to put their fingers in Hunter's cage, to rattle the cage, to poke at her, and NOT to tap on the glas of my fishtank.

To make a very long story short: First one kid got bit by Hunter - you guessed it, it was MY fault, and then my family room overflowed with water because one of the kids opened my fish cabinet and messed with my skimmer. That was my fault as well since I neglected to watch THEIR children properly while trying to serve dinner to everyone else. SIGH!

The best part of all this is/was: They haven't been back since because I DID speak my mind. :21:

 

[kc_y0]

Ugh, I can relate to guests trying to teach the bird bad words. Stupid people!! As Audrey is in the living room, and is never in her cage when we are home (unless by her choice of course), when friends or family are over its no exception. People are curious and always try to touch her, she will nip them if scared, but has never bitten anyone hard.

JerseyWendy That would make me furious that they could blame you for their children!!

 

[BarkleyLoves]

Our neighbor's always say they're going to barbque our birds. I find it offensive. Then we we'd get roped into watching their granddaughter we'd have to put our dogs up because one is 16 year old maltese who is pratically blind and sometimes nips. And the other is just hyper we didn't want her scratched with the dog's nails because they're sue happy. We don't watch her anymore. I feel bad having to put my dogs up when they're just don't want to bother with the child. She's an accessory to them. Cute when they want to draw attention to themselves, but a pain in the rear end when they have to live with her. Sorry, got off topic there. But needless to say, our pets are family and we will not be accomodating anyone that can't deal with them anymore.

 

[RescueMe]

I have a similar story which is a bit long, but will share. My sister in law has a maltipoo who has fear issues and no training. This is fine, I don't mess with him, this is all well and good but she brings him to my home..... Without my permission and has the nerve to demand that I put my 6 dogs away because she is scared of my dogs and thinks my dogs will hurt her baby. This has gotten to the point that I have specifically asked that she not bring her dog as well as asked my brother and my parents to enforce this. On my birthday she had the nerve to show up and out jumps her dog. My dogs are in the house going crazy because of the stranger on their property. I stalked over and told her that Frisco was not welcome, and her response was that she didn't think my dogs would be out since there was company. She has not been invited back. I would never assume that I could bring a pet inter her home and yet have the strong desire to bring all six, giant, slobbering, and shedding dogs over to visit. I tell people that my animals live here. You do not. If you don't like it get out. People are rarely invited in because I don't have the time patience or desire to deal with other people's BS.

 

[Amandastander]

My birds are wary of strangers, and I've also banned someone my house cause her litlle boy of 5 bangs on the cages and scares the hell outa my babies! She refuses to discipline him, anmd I've told everyone to not bother the birds, they can chat to them by all means, but don't bang on and rattle their cages! Honestly, even some adults do this!!!

 

[DebsFlock]

I have no problem closing in my critters when I have company that is allergic or something. Houseguests kind of have to deal, but they know that before they sign up. Seems to me a lot of folks have visitors that they don't really like. So it's not so much about the birds as it is about the people being unwelcome in the first place. I don't hang out with anyone that would be totally obnoxious and completely ignore my requests about handling my critters. Fortunately, no relatives have small children, which adds a whole layer of complexity. And it helps to have a room one can close the door to where the cages are.

 

[KatherineI]

Reading all this makes me thankful that I almost never have anyone over! I'm a biotch to the max and I have no qualms telling someone to GTFO. Sugar and Loki are my babies, as is my Onyx (dog). I'll be damned if someone is going to tell me what to do with my own pets in my own home, or isn't going to listen when asked not to or to do something in regards to my pets for the comfort and safety of everyone. I don't mind putting them in the cages/crates, that's fine. But that's also where I draw the line.

Sugar now doesn't like small children because of an encounter with several small kids (none of which were mine!) coming up and banging on her cage repeatedly. Luckily, the parents did catch it (albeit slightly too late) and disciplined them for me so that I didn't have to, but the damage has been done. Now I don't know if she'll ever be able to be safely around young kids again