Are those parrots noisy? Can they talk? Do they annoy the dogs?
The African Grey is considered to be the most intelligent Parrot around. They are very good at learning the names of people and the context of words.
For example, if she sees you leaving through the front door she'll say 'goodbye' because she's heard us say it as people leave.
She knows the dogs named and will call them. They used to come at first but now their wiser.
She knows our names and will yell for us. She also sings weird songs, mimics the beep beep on the microwave buttons (we had to mute it because she got so annoying). When you pick up the phone she will say 'hello' in your voice before you do.
And in the morning she will do a brain dump - practicing most of the words and phrases she knows - over and over for 1/2 hour.
If she pushes back I'm going to continue to reassure her that I mean her no ill will, I just can't let myself be destroyed by her actions. And stand my ground.
That sounds like quite an interesting and fun pet. I have heard that parrots can have a very long lifespan for a bird.
I remember visiting a bird zoo up around Seattle once and I asked one of the trainers how they did not go deaf from being around the loud Mcaws and Cockatoos all the time. He just said "Huh". Those birds hurt my ears.
Is it safe to be out of its cage with the dogs around?
That sounds like quite an interesting and fun pet. I have heard that parrots can have a very long lifespan for a bird.
Is it safe to be out of its cage with the dogs around?
She will live to be 60 or so. She's 8 now. She pretends to attack the dogs when they come near her perch and then laughs like a crazed banshee at them.
W is packing clothes and other stuff. She is going to stay at her friends house, the one she was house sitting, until she can 'find someplace to live'.
She said, maybe I'll end up living in the minivan, I don't know.
She asked me if she could come over to use the computer and print things and I said "Of course, I am not asking you to never come here, just let me know in advance so I can leave the house when you're here".
I'm sorry for the pain that you are feeling, Frank. You did the best thing for yourself though and it was time.
You said earlier you felt hurt...and empowered.
Empowered was the word I was hoping to hear.
You have taken the first step towards living the rest of your life and living it well. It's up to her if she decides she wants to get on board when she sees where Frank is headed. Then the work will be on her shoulders. You should not - CAN not - bank on that happening, though.
You've gotten through worse than this and you're going to get through this, too.
