Parakeet

[RoseRed (Premo)]

Originally Posted by carolinagirl

Is pissed off an appropriate phrase for a bird to use?

[hereforgood]

Thanks everyone! I don't want to break her heart, maybe I can talk her into a puppy. We already have 1 dog- maybe that will make her happy.

[AMP]

Originally Posted by hereforgood

Thanks everyone! I don't want to break her heart, maybe I can talk her into a puppy. We already have 1 dog- maybe that will make her happy.

Sorry to sound so down on birds, but for the amount of fun she would get out of a pet, perhaps a puppy would be better. Although, a puppy IS more work than a bird, birds are not as cuddly or responsive to a child as a puppy would be.

Hope you will find something everyone can love!

[marianne]

You definitely have to be a certain type of person to enjoy birds as pets. If you're looking to keep the bird in a cage all day you're probably not going to enjoy having a bird - you're going to just find them to be messy. My birds would sit on my shoulder whenever I was home - they were only in their cage if I wasn't home (parrokeet or parrot - didn't matter). They'll be very cuddly and attached to if you get a social bird, especially a baby. There's a joke that you can always tell a bird lover from the back of their shirt but my L'uccello is potty trained (yes, you can potty train a hookbill). You get out of it what you put into it. In the same manner though, it's the same way with a dog. If you leave a dog outside in a kennel all day, you're going to find it a nuisance to feed and clean up after it.

One other thing to consider is how well your new pet would get along with your existing dog, whether it's a bird or a dog. Some birds get along great with dogs but mine does not.