Betrisher
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- Jun 3, 2013
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- Parrots
- Dominic: Galah(RIP: 1981-2018); The Lovies: Four Blue Masked Lovebirds; Barney and Madge (The Beaks): Alexandrines; Miss Rosetta Stone: Little Corella
I'm putting this in 'Behavioural' because it culminates in a *very* unfortunate behaviour that nearly gave me a heart attack.
This arvo, I was remodelling our suspended playgym when the blasted thing fell down on top of my head. It wouldn't have mattered, only the sawn-off branches that form the swings landed end-on and it hurt! Of course, my rather ill-controlled reaction (which, I'm afraid, included a rather awful swear-word) gave all the birds a fright and sent them all to the air. Madge wound up clinging to the front door screen. Dominic landed on top of Ellie, my daughter, and then (rather abruptly) on the table. But Barney landed on, of *all* possible places - the dog's bum!
Now, Alice is a bull terrier cross and a very beautiful and talented girl she is. Sadly, she's currently suffering from a hot-spot on the aforementioned bum and it's been scratched raw. (Treating with shots, tablets and lotion). Of course, this was the very exact spot Barney chose to alight on with his undercarriage fully deployed! Matt and Ellie and I all sucked in our collective breaths and took a step toward the pair, me reaching for Barney and the kids reaching for Alice. Instead of whirling round and *consuming* the big green budgie, Alice simply went the doggy equivalent of 'Wha-aa-at? Was there something?' And turned back to sit herself down. Barn flew off to join Madge on the front door. The rest of us sat down heavily and expelled our breaths.
!!! I'm too old for this! The dog's bum! What on earth possessed him? Barney has never once, *ever* flown below the level of the kitchen table. After today, I guess I'll have to put Alice behind closed doors whenever the Phloque is out.
This arvo, I was remodelling our suspended playgym when the blasted thing fell down on top of my head. It wouldn't have mattered, only the sawn-off branches that form the swings landed end-on and it hurt! Of course, my rather ill-controlled reaction (which, I'm afraid, included a rather awful swear-word) gave all the birds a fright and sent them all to the air. Madge wound up clinging to the front door screen. Dominic landed on top of Ellie, my daughter, and then (rather abruptly) on the table. But Barney landed on, of *all* possible places - the dog's bum!
Now, Alice is a bull terrier cross and a very beautiful and talented girl she is. Sadly, she's currently suffering from a hot-spot on the aforementioned bum and it's been scratched raw. (Treating with shots, tablets and lotion). Of course, this was the very exact spot Barney chose to alight on with his undercarriage fully deployed! Matt and Ellie and I all sucked in our collective breaths and took a step toward the pair, me reaching for Barney and the kids reaching for Alice. Instead of whirling round and *consuming* the big green budgie, Alice simply went the doggy equivalent of 'Wha-aa-at? Was there something?' And turned back to sit herself down. Barn flew off to join Madge on the front door. The rest of us sat down heavily and expelled our breaths.
!!! I'm too old for this! The dog's bum! What on earth possessed him? Barney has never once, *ever* flown below the level of the kitchen table. After today, I guess I'll have to put Alice behind closed doors whenever the Phloque is out.
