The Continuing Capers of Companion-ing Cotton

[HeatherG]

Jasper thought the alarm calls were very exciting! Ouch.

 

[Laurasea]

Thank you both!

Yesterday Cotton was talking off and on pretty much all day! I think he is happy to see me even though he's walking away from me when I approach to change his food and water

My dog is very happy she's had a friend to boss around and she'll be very sad when my son leaves today!

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BTW fabulous pupper pic@@

 

[Cottonoid]

BTW fabulous pupper pic@@

My son took it! It shows their size difference really well especially wedged in between boxes to keep them out of Cotton's area (since the bigger pup could stick his nose all up in chlamydiosis business haha).

 

[Cottonoid]

No alarm calling in this one I promise

 

[Rozalka]

No alarm calling in this one I promise

This time the music scared Zenek But the previous video was more terrifyingand this time it was more my fault because my volume was set so loud

 

[Cottonoid]

This time the music scared Zenek But the previous video was more terrifyingand this time it was more my fault because my volume was set so loud

Oh no poor Zenek is going to make sure Cotton is NOT invited to his next party

 

[Laurasea]

What is this awesomeness?!
Look at him go! Look at his confidence level! He u
is a man on a mission! He so happy. ❤

 

[Cottonoid]

He's gotten so good at hopping from perch to perch and attacking all his toys!

He was playing non stop today. The Great Dane (and my son) left around 2pm and I had a lot of in-and-out of the house trips for a while, but I've been hanging out in the living room since. I'm off work today and tomorrow waiting for post-trip Covid results so tomorrow I'm going to leave his door open.

He's been *really* talkative today! He's made some beeps I've never heard before, and he was 100% talking TO me a few times and waited for me to respond then would say something else.

 

[Laurasea]

But what is this toy! I want!

 

[Laurasea]

He's gotten so good at hopping from perch to perch and attacking all his toys!

He was playing non stop today. The Great Dane (and my son) left around 2pm and I had a lot of in-and-out of the house trips for a while, but I've been hanging out in the living room since. I'm off work today and tomorrow waiting for post-trip Covid results so tomorrow I'm going to leave his door open.

He's been *really* talkative today! He's made some beeps I've never heard before, and he was 100% talking TO me a few times and waited for me to respond then would say something else.

Love this! Melts my heart to see him so transformed!

 

[Cottonoid]

But what is this toy! I want!

I bought it at my local store - it's a block of balsa with holes drilled, stuffed with pistachios! Cotton hasn't discovered the nuts yet, he's in for a fun surprise! I figured he'd go for the pistachios and I could just keep refilling it with other treats but I forgot he likes to CHEW haha!

 

[Cottonoid]

Cotton growls and alarm calls at any vehicle with sirens/lights

It's pretty cute!

 

[HeatherG]

Oh yes, how about ladder trucks? Lucy Quaker thought any phone or internet trucks were also very scary. Even from the fifth floor, looking at streets a few blocks away.

 

[Icca]

I bought it at my local store - it's a block of balsa with holes drilled, stuffed with pistachios! Cotton hasn't discovered the nuts yet, he's in for a fun surprise! I figured he'd go for the pistachios and I could just keep refilling it with other treats but I forgot he likes to CHEW haha!

Great idea!

 

[StormyPica]

I NEED more vids and pics! He's just too cute!

PS: Picasso says he can share her millet if he wants.

 

[Cottonoid]

Speaking of chewing, little man came out of his cage a couple times today, to go up top and wander and flap his wings. I usually take the sweeter heater off but he's ignored it the past couple times so I left it. He looked at me, then walked underneath it and turned his head to give a teensy BITE TO THE SURFACE I'm so glad he didn't use his tongue and it was SO HARD not to react

I worked from home this morning so used a card table in the living room for my computer facing away from Cotton, and he was talking and playing all morning. I moved the table near his cage and put a bunch of stuff on it connected to his cage.

He's super curious and really wants the millet on the playstand but he hasn't quite figured out how to climb *down* the rope ladders yet.

He'd gladly outsource this millet retrieval to Picasso

 

[StormyPica]

Speaking of chewing, little man came out of his cage a couple times today, to go up top and wander and flap his wings. I usually take the sweeter heater off but he's ignored it the past couple times so I left it. He looked at me, then walked underneath it and turned his head to give a teensy BITE TO THE SURFACE I'm so glad he didn't use his tongue and it was SO HARD not to react

I worked from home this morning so used a card table in the living room for my computer facing away from Cotton, and he was talking and playing all morning. I moved the table near his cage and put a bunch of stuff on it connected to his cage.

He's super curious and really wants the millet on the playstand but he hasn't quite figured out how to climb *down* the rope ladders yet.

He'd gladly outsource this millet retrieval to Picasso

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What a beautiful chicken! He's soooo adorable I love him.

 

[Cottonoid]

He's soooo cute this evening!! He keeps trying different things to get to the millet on the table and it's SO cool watching him tet new ideas and get a little more brave each time!

 

[Cottonoid]

Tomorrow (if I remember; I have to work my first full day back) I'm going to put his dinner on the table. He keeps taking breaks going back inside to eat

The squawks he makes before he comes out are SO CUTE

 

[Cottonoid]

I think Cotton knows my dog's name! Three separate times he went straight back into the cage when I talked to Maynard (who's behind a baby gate in the other room)

Also, MANY attempts later over the last few hours and HE DID IT!!!!!!