Hi there, I'm new here. My name is Alianne (or just Ali) and I'm 19 years old. I live in Australia with my parents, sister, 2 dogs and 3 cats. Soon I'll be adding a blue-fronted amazon parrot to my family. I'm currently on a waiting list for a hand-raised, fully weaned baby from a breeder, and I should be able to take him home in January. I cannot wait! 
My pets are an extremely important aspect of my life. I prefer animals to people generally, especially because of the way people treat animals. I find animals never let you down, and seem to have a sixth sense about your emotions and can always cheer you up.
My boyfriend of over two years (Andy) is also really excited about my soon-to-be parrot. He loves birds and he wants to get a Quaker or an Alexandrine when he finishes uni. We also plan to have a decent sized flock when we get our own place. His parents used to own an Amazon, but had to leave him behind when they moved from Scotland to Australia, so they'll be able to help me out if I run into any trouble.
I've been researching for over 6 months about diet, nutrition, behaviour, health, enrichment, and have read heaps of training books. I have experience training dogs, cats and rats, and am really interested in psychology. I'm hoping to do Psychology at University next year, leading into Animal Behaviour.
Andy and I built our own Play Gym and will be building our own aviary soon. I have also bought a sleep cage, as well as a spare cage to keep at Andy's house for when myself and my parrot go and visit.
My pets are an extremely important aspect of my life. I prefer animals to people generally, especially because of the way people treat animals. I find animals never let you down, and seem to have a sixth sense about your emotions and can always cheer you up.
My boyfriend of over two years (Andy) is also really excited about my soon-to-be parrot. He loves birds and he wants to get a Quaker or an Alexandrine when he finishes uni. We also plan to have a decent sized flock when we get our own place. His parents used to own an Amazon, but had to leave him behind when they moved from Scotland to Australia, so they'll be able to help me out if I run into any trouble.
I've been researching for over 6 months about diet, nutrition, behaviour, health, enrichment, and have read heaps of training books. I have experience training dogs, cats and rats, and am really interested in psychology. I'm hoping to do Psychology at University next year, leading into Animal Behaviour.
Andy and I built our own Play Gym and will be building our own aviary soon. I have also bought a sleep cage, as well as a spare cage to keep at Andy's house for when myself and my parrot go and visit.
