GS> Yes I know what you mean about young puppys and birds, I and the Wife
 GS> are all ways discussing the fact that we don't understand how people
 GS> can pay good money and probably hard earned money for an  animal just
 GS> to turn it out to be road kill. Makes me sick...  Sleebee is a used
 GS> bird I suppose but the lady who gave her to us was having some
 GS> problems and just could not spend the time with her she felt was
 GS> required to keep her healthy and happy.  She gave her to us with the
 GS> understanding that should it not work out that I would give her back to
 GS> her not someone else.  The wife thats Alice to the rest of the world
 GS> says not over my dead body....grin...
        Did you see the question from the guy who had seen the PBS
        special about parrots and was thinking about getting one?
        He's going about it the right way... doing research, asking
        questions. A parrot is much more than a cat or dog... it's 
        likely with good care to outlive you. To me they are more like
        having a forever-child, a life-long commitment. That's neat 
        about your doggy... she's lucky to have you for owners.
 GS> It sounds like KoKo is quite a bird, is it a she or a he the
 GS> name sound like a he to me..grin..Well I must get out of here nice
 GS> talking with you hello to KOKO and the Better half...
     He's definitely a he!  I didn't mind getting him "used"... in
     fact, part of his charm is the hilarious stuff he says that he
     learned from his previous owners (we are #3 in his life). Oh, the
     voices! I've never met his first owners, but i'd know them instantly
     by their voices if i ran into them. He does whole conversations of
     theirs: "Alan?" "WHAT!" "Come 'er!" "WHAT???" "Come 'er, Alan!"
     "Grumble grumble" (inaudible grouching from Alan). And the telephone
     one (in Alan's voice): "Hello? Yeah, uh huh. No, no, yeah, yep, uh
     huh....: [garbly stuff like voice coming thru fone line]... "Yeah,
     sure, Bye!" He also has a repetoire of their laughs. My husband says
     he's like having a possessed person in the kitchen.
        Parrots are definitely cool! :-)
            Sue
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