Comments on: A parrot for those who want it easy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/ The Web blog of the Pet Connection, a pet-care feature syndicated internationally by Universal Press. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:36:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: nancy http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-118154 nancy Fri, 31 Aug 2007 13:46:59 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-118154 HI Gina! On our web site for New England Border Collie rescue, we had a stuffed dog up for a few years and listed him as the perfect dog. You cannot believe the number of people who filled out applications for "Pseudo"! At first we thought it was a joke and then we thought maybe people had poor graphics. It was a tongue in cheek joke that ended up on us. We finally took him down after some hate mail when people kept asking why they were turned down and the dog was still available. Nancy HI Gina!
On our web site for New England Border Collie rescue, we had a stuffed dog up for a few years and listed him as the perfect dog. You cannot believe the number of people who filled out applications for “Pseudo”! At first we thought it was a joke and then we thought maybe people had poor graphics. It was a tongue in cheek joke that ended up on us.
We finally took him down after some hate mail when people kept asking why they were turned down and the dog was still available.
Nancy

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-118134 Gina Spadafori Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:50:24 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-118134 I absolutely agree! Most people don't think of budgies (and cockatiels) as "parrots," but they are all in the psittacine family. The problem with budgies, though, is that it's hard to find hand-raised ones. Most are raised communally, which means they're not tame. Taming is possible, but can be a challenge for bird beginners. If you can find a hand-raised budgie, there's no better avian pet. They can be good talkers, even! I absolutely agree! Most people don’t think of budgies (and cockatiels) as “parrots,” but they are all in the psittacine family.

The problem with budgies, though, is that it’s hard to find hand-raised ones. Most are raised communally, which means they’re not tame. Taming is possible, but can be a challenge for bird beginners.

If you can find a hand-raised budgie, there’s no better avian pet. They can be good talkers, even!

]]> By: Thad Launderville http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-117928 Thad Launderville Fri, 31 Aug 2007 05:17:00 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-117928 Good stuff, but an obvious criticism must be noted: Budgies are parrots -- domesticated, the most common, and the best pet. (Easier than electronics? Arguable.) Please visit BudgieList@yahoogroups: Discussion and chat about the "forgotten" parrot, the Budgerigar. Good stuff, but an obvious criticism must be noted:
Budgies are parrots — domesticated, the most common, and the best pet. (Easier than electronics? Arguable.)

Please visit BudgieList@yahoogroups:
Discussion and chat about the “forgotten” parrot, the Budgerigar.

]]> By: Lynn http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-117890 Lynn Fri, 31 Aug 2007 03:49:13 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-117890 Oh, Gina, I laughed when I read this. I'd never had a bird but jumped at the chance to pet sit a friend's male Love Bird for two weeks. Let me say it was one wild ride/flight, depending on how you look at it. I won't write any more about those two weeks - the story is worthy of being a chapter in a collection of pet stories. But I will say that "Love Bird" was a misnomer. Oh, Gina, I laughed when I read this. I’d never had a bird but jumped at the chance to pet sit a friend’s male Love Bird for two weeks. Let me say it was one wild ride/flight, depending on how you look at it. I won’t write any more about those two weeks - the story is worthy of being a chapter in a collection of pet stories.

But I will say that “Love Bird” was a misnomer.

]]> By: MaineMom http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-117816 MaineMom Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:17:43 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/08/30/a-parrot-for-those-who-want-it-easy/#comment-117816 My introduction to "talking" birds was a really cool Myna that helped "keep bar" at an establishment my parents frequented on Powell & Mkt when I was 5 or 6. Have met many fascinating parrots and cockatoos since and they have all been single males - with some hangups. Does providing a mate make a difference in their behavior? BTW Eddie's "Miss America" beats the heck out of the traditional wolf whistle! My introduction to “talking” birds was a really cool Myna that helped “keep bar” at an establishment my parents frequented on Powell & Mkt when I was 5 or 6. Have met many fascinating parrots and cockatoos since and they have all been single males - with some hangups. Does providing a mate make a difference in their behavior? BTW Eddie’s “Miss America” beats the heck out of the traditional wolf whistle!

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