snowflake311
New member
- Jun 7, 2016
- 500
- 8
- Parrots
- Sprinkels, Black capped Conure/
Olaf, male, Budgie/
Sweetpea, female, Budgie/
RIP Kiwi, female, Senegal
I have YEARS of experience training and working with many types of dogs. I lived with dogs and birds coexisting for years.
Some dogs can fully be trusted around the bird other NEVER can. You have to know your dog and work hard on training. My old dog pepper was a Boarder collie/lab. She was safe around, Chickens, separate, and pet bird. I could leave the Pepper and kiwi out together and never worry. Kiwi the parrot at times had tried to bite Pepper. Pepper learned to leave the parrot alone. They lived together till the day pepper died at the age of 16 years old. I never had any problem. Pepper was the sweetest dog.
I also had Meatball the Pit Bull who lived with kiwi too. He also was amazing with the bird. One time Kiwi flew to the floor, landed right in front of Meatball and he did nothing. Well he was concerned and got my attention to let me know the bird was down. He was a good dog.
Now I have Indy a Pom mix and Cookie the shepherd mix. The pom Mix is another dog that is fully bird safe. Indy likes the bird around because Sprinkles will drop food for him. Indy is old and he too was around Kiwi my old parrot. So I know he is safe. I have to keep Indy safe from Sprinkles. There have been a few times where Sprinkles tried to tell Indy who is boss. I was there to stop him. You have to keep the peace.
Cookie monster is a dog I worry a bit about. I will never trust her. I keep her and the bird separate at all times. I have been working hard on bird proofing my dog. It has been working.
First use the birds outside. NEVER let your dog go after wild birds. Train your dog to Ignore the wild birds. This helps a lot. You want to train your dog to IGNORE your inside parrot. When the dog is around the bird reward him for just being chill around the bird. I always have the dog lay down when in the bird room (bird in change). Train a STRONG LEAVE it command. If I see my dog looking at my bird too much. I say "Leave it" and she knows that means ignore the bird leave it alone. If the dog is out the bird is in the cage. I keep the dog on a short leash if the bird is out and they have to be in the same room. If the dog is just relaxed when the bird is near she gets a treat. I will NEVER trust this dog with bird like my other dogs. I have her well enough trained so that under strict supervision I can keep it safe. Dogs can be trained. It takes lots of time and work it can be done.
When doing training session. It is best to do it after a walk or run. A well exercised dog listens better than a dog full of energy. With a young hyper dog I would ONLY allow the dog near the bird if the dog has had a good run and is relaxed. Hyper dogs should never be near a parrot.
Some dogs learn that the parrot is part of the family and they except it. Others like my Crazy shepherd need lots of training to learn birds are off limits NEVER touch one.
Some dogs can fully be trusted around the bird other NEVER can. You have to know your dog and work hard on training. My old dog pepper was a Boarder collie/lab. She was safe around, Chickens, separate, and pet bird. I could leave the Pepper and kiwi out together and never worry. Kiwi the parrot at times had tried to bite Pepper. Pepper learned to leave the parrot alone. They lived together till the day pepper died at the age of 16 years old. I never had any problem. Pepper was the sweetest dog.
I also had Meatball the Pit Bull who lived with kiwi too. He also was amazing with the bird. One time Kiwi flew to the floor, landed right in front of Meatball and he did nothing. Well he was concerned and got my attention to let me know the bird was down. He was a good dog.
Now I have Indy a Pom mix and Cookie the shepherd mix. The pom Mix is another dog that is fully bird safe. Indy likes the bird around because Sprinkles will drop food for him. Indy is old and he too was around Kiwi my old parrot. So I know he is safe. I have to keep Indy safe from Sprinkles. There have been a few times where Sprinkles tried to tell Indy who is boss. I was there to stop him. You have to keep the peace.
Cookie monster is a dog I worry a bit about. I will never trust her. I keep her and the bird separate at all times. I have been working hard on bird proofing my dog. It has been working.
First use the birds outside. NEVER let your dog go after wild birds. Train your dog to Ignore the wild birds. This helps a lot. You want to train your dog to IGNORE your inside parrot. When the dog is around the bird reward him for just being chill around the bird. I always have the dog lay down when in the bird room (bird in change). Train a STRONG LEAVE it command. If I see my dog looking at my bird too much. I say "Leave it" and she knows that means ignore the bird leave it alone. If the dog is out the bird is in the cage. I keep the dog on a short leash if the bird is out and they have to be in the same room. If the dog is just relaxed when the bird is near she gets a treat. I will NEVER trust this dog with bird like my other dogs. I have her well enough trained so that under strict supervision I can keep it safe. Dogs can be trained. It takes lots of time and work it can be done.
When doing training session. It is best to do it after a walk or run. A well exercised dog listens better than a dog full of energy. With a young hyper dog I would ONLY allow the dog near the bird if the dog has had a good run and is relaxed. Hyper dogs should never be near a parrot.
Some dogs learn that the parrot is part of the family and they except it. Others like my Crazy shepherd need lots of training to learn birds are off limits NEVER touch one.
