dogs and my baby timnah

[amymbayer]

I am rather new to the parrot world. I have a 4 month old timnah grey. She (we think) does not stay on her play pen on top of her cage well. I do put her in her cage for five minutes after she jumps off for a time out. I have two cocker spaniels. They watch her with great anticipation. I have been keeping the dogs locked out of the room when she is on the playpen. I would love to be able to have her on her cage and the dogs out when I am at least in the room. Any suggestions? I know lots of people have dogs and parrots. I just want to make safe decisions and not make the bird so interesting to the dogs and make them so jelous of the bird that they will never be able to be in the same room. I am pretty sure if she bites them once they will steer clear as the dogs are not large or agressive but they are "bird" dogs genetically.

 

[Riley's mom]

Welcome!!! I have 3 springers and like you said they are "bird" dogs. My dogs have grown up around the birds and have also stuck their stubby tails or noses into the cages and gotten bit by the greys and the macaws. Now they more or less ignore the birds, but I still do not take the chance and have them all out together. It would be my luck, if one of the birds made a sudden move, it would put the dogs in action. Good luck.

 

[DustyDusky]

Hello!
I have a German Shepherd who we added to my family not long after I brought home my conure, Dusty. Dusty and Angel (My german Shepherd) have made good "friends." Dusty will periodically throw food from his cage to Angel and when he is out and I let him play on the floor and such Angel will stay on her bed and just watch. Dusty tends to climb up onto angels back while she is laying there. Angel will move to sniff dusty and Dusty will ignore him. i must say that even though this looks like a perfect little picture, Dusty has bitten Angel nice and hard in the nose before for getting in Dusty's face.

 

[amymbayer]

Thanks for the info. I am not sure if my older cocker will be able to handle ignoring the bird. She is just so "birdy" but my younger one is more apt to "leave it" I have plexyglass on the sides of Sophies cage and she can't bite them through the cage. Boy I must say that has saved soooo much mess and she still can climb the sides of the cage because I just have it zip tied at the top. All the upper part of the cage is open. I am having a hard time because my dogs are always inside and I don't want Sophie to be in the cage all day even though I don't work and am around all day.