June2012
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I would love to have a GCC, but I have a pet dog. She absolutely has NOOOOOO prey drive WHATSOEVER. She doesn't want to try and catch pigeons, squirrels, etc. The only thing she wants is a tennis ball. Cool, right?
Well, I want my bird to be in a playgym instead of a cage. I mean, I've heard of it being done in open space. People have trained their bird to stay put. The bird will NOT have their wings clipped, so he can runaway. If I'm not home, my dog will be [EDIT: secured] in his/her crate.
But if I'm not home, should I place my parrot in a cage? I don't want him or her to injure themselves. Or because they are already train to stay put on their playgym, is it not necessary?
I'm also willing to put suction cup perches on the windows so that he or she doesn't fly into one. Oh, and do they recognize screen doors, therefore not flying through them? All my windows and glass sliding doors will not be opened randomly. (Too many bugs here anyway.
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If not, can I train them to not go outside the window? I don't want to clip wings because of my dog (and my own personal reasons), I would like to teach fetch (as exercise so they can fly around the house), and other things. Or is flight training the only alternative?
Sorry for my long posts! I generally have a burst of questions at once periodically. And thanks for any answers! I really appreciate them. :10:
Note: I'm almost always home. I work from home so I have time to dedicate to my parrot and can train both my parrot and dog to tolerate each other.
Well, I want my bird to be in a playgym instead of a cage. I mean, I've heard of it being done in open space. People have trained their bird to stay put. The bird will NOT have their wings clipped, so he can runaway. If I'm not home, my dog will be [EDIT: secured] in his/her crate.
But if I'm not home, should I place my parrot in a cage? I don't want him or her to injure themselves. Or because they are already train to stay put on their playgym, is it not necessary?
I'm also willing to put suction cup perches on the windows so that he or she doesn't fly into one. Oh, and do they recognize screen doors, therefore not flying through them? All my windows and glass sliding doors will not be opened randomly. (Too many bugs here anyway.
)If not, can I train them to not go outside the window? I don't want to clip wings because of my dog (and my own personal reasons), I would like to teach fetch (as exercise so they can fly around the house), and other things. Or is flight training the only alternative?
Sorry for my long posts! I generally have a burst of questions at once periodically.
And thanks for any answers! I really appreciate them. :10:Note: I'm almost always home. I work from home so I have time to dedicate to my parrot and can train both my parrot and dog to tolerate each other.
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