PH> Yeah, I considered that possibility when I started looking at the ads.
 PH> I definately will not buy a bird from anyone who will not allow me to
 PH> have the bird examined by a qualified vet before the sale is
 PH> finalized. 
          Good thinking... most of the best breeders around here
       pay for the first vet check too.
 PH> They are sweet dogs and can "talk" a little. Our first
 PH> dog had sounds for "water" "go wet" and "food," as well as a small
 PH> howling sound to greet people she knew when they drove into the
 PH> driveway. She also had a hysterical call that she used when our
 PH> daughter wandered out of the yard when she was a toddler. (Kinda
 PH> parrot-like behavior, huh?) 
         Off topic alert! But oh well... huskies ARE sweet intelligent
      dogs. My dad had one named Tasha, with beautiful blue eyes. She
      made little sounds for different things, and yeah, she shedded
      big time in the spring. He had a male cockatiel too that was a
      riot. He could talk: he said "I love you", his name "Chi-Chi",
      "Chi-chi wants a kiss!" and a lot of other things, plus copied
      wild bird calls and household sounds. Once when he had a family
      reunion (my dad, not the bird!), Chi-Chi was making so much noise
      my sister put him in a bathroom with a cover over his cage. A
      couple hours later i went in there and heard this forlorn little
      voice saying "Chi-chi's a good boy, Chi-Chi's a good boy!" Need-
      less to say, he got to come back out!
  PH> then buy a parrot. No sense in making mistakes out of ignorance...
          Good for you. It's so sad when someone gets an intelligent
       sensitive critter like a parrot (or dog, or cat) without under-
       standing its needs, and then has to get rid of it. We were real
       lucky with our parrot... he didn't get "neurotic" being transfer-
       red from one household to another; he seemed to fit right in 
       within a few days.
            Sue
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