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[Davinchi]

Hey everyone. Its been awhile since I posted on here. Been pretty busy at work. Got a question that I could use some help with. I have had my CAG, Picasso, now for almost 2 and half years. Aside from some biting he did after I got back from Afghanistan he has been a great bird, very bonded with me. We recently got a new dog, a Dashaund. Ever since we got the dog, Picasso sometimes gets nippy when I am holding him by biting at my thumb that he is standing on. Is there any way I can curb this or will it pass?

 

[Parrotdise]

I think it is possible that gradually Picasso may accept your new dog. My Sister lives at home with Her ekkie, Jack. My parents and sister also have dogs as well as other birds. The dogs have never tried to cause any harm to him but he hates dogs and with scream and bite every time. He is the only parrot that does this. It is possible Picasso may sense the hunting ability that your dog possesses, even though your dog may never have those intentions. Overall, i think it depends on the bird, who knows he might even decide he likes to feed the dog =)

 

[Davinchi]

Hopefully. We used to have a boxer and he had no problem with her. This dog is a dashaund and is much more energetic than our boxer.

 

[Jtbirds]

My rose breasted had this same issue when he first came to me, I simply socialized the dog and him and now they are fine together to a point. Romeo doesn't want to be playful with the dog like our m2 likes to but he does deal with him

 

[KevinT]

Picasso may just be trying to point out that there's a dangerous predatory carnivore in the house. That may be how he sees the situation.

There's a pretty good chance that Picasso will calm down once he realizes that the dog is not a threat. Of course, this may take a while.

Or, Picasso may be jealous or angry at the addition of another pet.

Give it time, and I'm sure you know you'll need to supervise whenever the two are in the same room.

Your comment about your experience returning from Afghanistan reminded me of our first bird, a Grey Cheeked Parakeet who was quite tame and friendly. One time, I returned home on mid-tour leave after being away in Korea for eight months. Petrie was in his cage when I arrived home from the airport. When I came into the room, he immediately turned his back and faced the wall, giving me the silent treatment. "That's odd", I thought. I called his name and reached into his cage, telling him how glad I was to see him and telling him to "step up". Petrie turned and gave me a pretty hard chomp on the finger. After a couple of choice words more or less under my breat I told him "step up" again and he climbed right up on my finger. Apparently my "abandoning" him for eight months was forgiven and forgotten, and he was sweet as he could be for the rest of my four weeks of leave...but he did the same thing when I returned from finishing my 12 month tour in Korea.

The next time I didn't reach into his cage right away, though.

Good luck with Picasso!