-=> Quoting KATHY JOHNSON to SUE TURO <=-
 >       He he he...no I didn't...but that is ok...I love the little
 >       guy...;-)   I'm still having trouble liking her...;-)
 KJ> Why? She sounds like a real sweetheart! Just accept her as "not
 KJ> Scoobie"!
       She can be a sweetheart...she is beautiful...but she doesn't seem
       to have too much of a personality....;-)  I can't have her in 
       here with the computer...she loves the mouse wire and my son 
       replaced the pull out keyboard tray with a piece of wood which 
       she just loves to eat....so I can't have her with me...Scoobie 
       can be amused with a kleenex...and won't bother anything 
       else...which surprises me since he is so busy...;-)
 >       He hehe...I've noticed him watching everything she does...can't
 >       wait to see him hang upside down on the swing...but he looks at
 >       her as if she is nuts....;-)
 KJ> He's just more cautious than she is. I wonder if she was raised with
 KJ> any non-cockatiel parrots? I raised a clutch of tiels with a single
 KJ> baby Jenday last year. The Jenday came out quieter than they normally
 KJ> do, and the tiels learned to play HARD with their toys, like a conure
 KJ> does.
       He he he...no she was raised by herself...she was an only lonely 
       cockatiel...she only had a stuffed toy...;-)  She was then put in
       a community cage with other cockatiels..but I don't think she did
       all too well in there....she is very independent....she wants 
       me...and only me...;-)
 >       I didn't count on him wanting more and more...right now we are
 >       working on him not screaming when he wants out...;-)
 KJ> That's fairly simple, although it may take some time to sink in. Quit
 KJ> giving him what he wants WHEN he wants it. Give it to him when YOU
 KJ> want him to have it. He needs to realize he's not in total control.
 KJ> Treat him like about a 5 year old child--give him some restraints, and
 KJ> only allow him to do things when YOU say it's OK.
       I only respond when I hear him talking....not when he 
       screams...;-)  When he says hello or pretty bird...I go and get 
       him out...but when he screams I ignore him....he is a little slow
       on the uptake with this but that is ok with me....;-)  He's 
       learning...;-) I was away most of last week...so they got special
       treats...and little time out...he was mad at me...but seemed to 
       take it in stride...when I told him this week would be 
       better...;-)  Yea...I talk to him...like he understands 
       everything I say....I never claimed to be sane...:-)  
Sue, Scoobie Doo and Princess...;-)
... Scoobie rule #1...She's mine...all mine...go away!!!!
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