>-> That's great that he took to the little girl so well--I like happy
>endings!
>I do too.  I was afraid he was gonna chew her arm off!  He got so he played
>REAL rough, and I wan't about to challenge him.  He never offered to bite 
is
>new mistress.  It was like he was a completely different critter.
Sometimes all it takes is a person the bird knows is totally different
from anyone he's ever met before.
>Our "Kookyroo" dove would sing to Poss as long as she'd stand there.
>(Ringneck)
>They were great friends.
Years back, before I ever realized how dangerous this practice could be,
our cockatiel used to ride around in the ruff of fur on our
wolf-hyrbid's neck. The dog liked it as much as the bird did--she'd
stand by the arm of the couch whining softly, waiting for the bird to
walk the full length of the couch to get aboard. Then she'd go tour the
house and lay down someplace warm. Unfortunately, the bird met his end
because the dog, somewhat senile in her later years, stepped on him
without noticing he was near her feet. He died in surgery to set a badly
broken leg.
>Oh, I'll go to several auctions and see what's available.  They'll let you
>spend the morning in the main bird room evaluating what's available.  I was
>pretty lucky to get the Lilac Crown that way.  I bid on a pair of immature
>Yellow Heads until they got completely past my price range, but no one 
anted
>an ill tempered, half bald pint-size Amazon.....  'Cept me. 
Question--why get a wild bird?
--Kathy
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