snowflake311
New member
- Jun 7, 2016
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- 8
- Parrots
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Sprinkels, Black capped Conure/
Olaf, male, Budgie/
Sweetpea, female, Budgie/
RIP Kiwi, female, Senegal
I have 2 dogs one little old one that I had around my old bird Kiwi. So I know Indy my little dog is safe. Well safe as a dog can be still would NEVER leave them along together. Our old Pit Bull meatball (RIP) was great too. Once I bird kiwi flew right down to him and he did nothing. It's like he knew this bird was part of the pack. He was also a very sweet pit.
Now I have my dog Cookie. She is a Crazy German shepherd mix. She has a history of killing small wild animals. I Don't trust her with inside pets totally. So she is outside when the bird is out in the living room. Or we play with the bird in a closed room. Cookie is not so crazy when it comes to birds. It is rodents she can not control herself around. So far she has been very mellow and calm around the bird when in the cage. She is a very smart dog and easy to train. They have never been out together. I don't think I will ever do that. At the same time Dogs need to be trained that way if something happens the dog knows not to hurt the bird.
I have been training dogs since I was 12. She knows the word leave it and does it very well. Ever since I got Cookie I have always discouraged chasing birds since I knew I wanted one someday.
Anyways. How do you live with a bird and dogs? How do you spend time with them safely? What type of dog do you have? What type of training have you done? I like to hear about others with dogs and birds in the same house.
Now I have my dog Cookie. She is a Crazy German shepherd mix. She has a history of killing small wild animals. I Don't trust her with inside pets totally. So she is outside when the bird is out in the living room. Or we play with the bird in a closed room. Cookie is not so crazy when it comes to birds. It is rodents she can not control herself around. So far she has been very mellow and calm around the bird when in the cage. She is a very smart dog and easy to train. They have never been out together. I don't think I will ever do that. At the same time Dogs need to be trained that way if something happens the dog knows not to hurt the bird.
I have been training dogs since I was 12. She knows the word leave it and does it very well. Ever since I got Cookie I have always discouraged chasing birds since I knew I wanted one someday.
Anyways. How do you live with a bird and dogs? How do you spend time with them safely? What type of dog do you have? What type of training have you done? I like to hear about others with dogs and birds in the same house.
