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 PJ> Pete,
 
 PH> I had been wondering about whether a macaw would be appropriate for a
 PH> beginner. I realized they are big and noisy, and demanding from the
 PH> books I've gotten, but they seem like such lovable criminals.  There
Personally I think the macaws are great, but not for beginners.  I have
one myself.  I think if you are looking at a large bird for a first bird,
the cockatoo is the best of the lot, of course I am very predudiced, my
first loves of course.  Macaws are great, but if you are not used to handling
them they can become a handful that might not be controlable.  The Too's
are also demanding, but they really bond to people well, and while it is
true they can get loud, I haven't had too much of a problem with them,
mostly a sunset screech session.  But the too's are not as unmanageable
as a macaw can be, even in the extremes.  Too's are not generally great
talkers, but can learn.  My choo choo says about 5 or 6 different things,
which is more than enough, since my macaw and amazon say to much 
 PH> My closest neighbor has three dogs that bark all day long. One of them
 PH> has gotten loose and bitten me twice. They'd better NOT complain about
 PH> any noisy birds! I have a house and a small, lazy declawed indoor cat
Maybe if you get a nice loud bird, the dogs will shut up  Sounds
like you have a handful dealing with the neighbors, so I doubt you'll
have a problem there.
... "Dogs of war, and men of hate, with no cause, we don't discriminate"
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