Domnijoe - The Art Studio and Bird Herder's Residence

[DonnaBudgie]

Are you going to walk around with Vortex on your shoulder?

 

[DonnaBudgie]

Are you going to train him to do something specific or is he going to be an emotional support bird?

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Are you going to walk around with Vortex on your shoulder?

Vortex will come with me in a carrier . She'll provide some support, like giving me space around people (WHich a backpack normally doesn't provide for me) and by providing deep pressure therapy (again, in her carrier), though not 100% sure how that's gonna work. I have a list of things I want her to do for me written down. Have to go over them with a fellow Psych Service animal
handler-friend of mine .

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Are you going to train him to do something specific or is he going to be an emotional support bird?

Yvons is likely going to be an emotional support demon... I mean bird. Once Charlie and Red pass, it'll just be Yvons and Vortex.

 

[rheashard2]

Interested. In the states only dogs and occasionally miniature horses can legally be labeled service animals. Any animal can be labeled emotional support. Service animals are not allowed to be discriminated against...going into public establishment etc. So are you training your feathered babes to a harness too? I used to take Nameliss for walks. She'd wear her harness and ride on my shoulder. We had several stops where she would visit. Mostly they were elderly or homebound. So in a way she was emotional support. Nameliss went through a stage of mimicking red tailed hawks. A mile plus walk home with a pair dive bombing us put a sad but definitely paid to walks. It also helped me appreciate the accuracy of predator birds. As well as reinforced my fear of beaks and talons. Are you sure Yvonn is hacking at you. Parrots use their beaks as a grapple type hook. If I'm caught off guard it looks aggressive. Clothes can get damaged. Also CAG's and other parrots have emotional days. I call it BMS, Birdie Moodie Syndrome. There's few if any common identifying factor. I simply take note, alter my behavior and proceed.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Interested. In the states only dogs and occasionally miniature horses can legally be labeled service animals. Any animal can be labeled emotional support. Service animals are not allowed to be discriminated against...going into public establishment etc. So are you training your feathered babes to a harness too? I used to take Nameliss for walks. She'd wear her harness and ride on my shoulder. We had several stops where she would visit. Mostly they were elderly or homebound. So in a way she was emotional support. Nameliss went through a stage of mimicking red tailed hawks. A mile plus walk home with a pair dive bombing us put a sad but definitely paid to walks. It also helped me appreciate the accuracy of predator birds. As well as reinforced my fear of beaks and talons. Are you sure Yvonn is hacking at you. Parrots use their beaks as a grapple type hook. If I'm caught off guard it looks aggressive. Clothes can get damaged. Also CAG's and other parrots have emotional days. I call it BMS, Birdie Moodie Syndrome. There's few if any common identifying factor. I simply take note, alter my behavior and proceed.

Aye! Here in Canada, each province has its own rules on service animals, and in Winnipeg, where I live, it's very much open-ended in the laws as to what can be a service animal. I'm not training them to harness - I've heard too many bad things about harnesses, and I think if I have my guys in a carrier, it'll be safer.

As for Yvons and his beak - it's definitely biting attempts. He lunges pretty hard when he tries to bite me. He's such a stinker at times.

 

[rheashard2]

Harnesses for birds are like collars for pups. There's horror stories about every type and style. The key is proper training, fit and appropriate type of collar/harness. I've read about the horror stories for bird harnesses too. Proper acclimated and training equals safer bird. My fear of accidentally escape is very strong. I don't know the number of times or reasons when I have had to remove Nameliss from carrier. Most of the time it's in a car. Then there's on a bus, in a transit lobby, at a park etc. It's my mental with physical security. But birds are prey for much of the animal world. Their instinct is to flee. Panic and circumstances can be a negative combination. Nameliss is trained to come when called. I am paranoid so harness is on.

 

[Vampiric_Conure]

Harnesses for birds are like collars for pups. There's horror stories about every type and style. The key is proper training, fit and appropriate type of collar/harness. I've read about the horror stories for bird harnesses too. Proper acclimated and training equals safer bird. My fear of accidentally escape is very strong. I don't know the number of times or reasons when I have had to remove Nameliss from carrier. Most of the time it's in a car. Then there's on a bus, in a transit lobby, at a park etc. It's my mental with physical security. But birds are prey for much of the animal world. Their instinct is to flee. Panic and circumstances can be a negative combination. Nameliss is trained to come when called. I am paranoid so harness is on.

**Nods, thinking** I think Vortex would tolerate a harness better than Yvons.I might give it a try .

Speaking of Yvons... he' learned how to dismantle his treat-dispensing foraging toy. Little brat.

 

[rheashard2]

Give Yvonn a good head scratch for me. He's showing more personality. Maybe he'll be a disassembler like Nameliss. Who knows he may already be one. It will stimulate your mind keeping one (preferably two) steps ahead. If you're serious about a birdie harness check out Aviator brand website. I've used them since the company started.