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Gemma
Flier
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 846
Location: Essex, England |
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How can i get my Sennie and my dog to b m8s cos they just reli don like each other  When the dog tries to attack Poppet he just bites her nose and this is when Poppets in the cage  I would dread to think what would happen if they were out together  any 1 else had this problem xxxx |
Thursday May 25, 2006 8:34 am |
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Chaquita's Mom
Experienced flier
Joined: 29 Jun 2005
Posts: 1028
Location: Pennsylvania, USA |
What kind of dog do you have? If you have an instinctual hunter, more than likely it would not be a good idea. You also need to train your dog to respect the limits of your birds cage. I do not recommend introducing the two, out of cage, till there has been some kind of training on the dogs part and with MUCH supervision. |
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Thursday May 25, 2006 12:10 pm |
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fruitynutbird
Fledgeling
Joined: 03 May 2006
Posts: 226
Location: Sydney, Australia |
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Please don't let your Senegal parrot and your dog near each other, even when supervised. It only takes a tiny fraction of a second for you to get distracted by the phone or the microwave or any one of a million other possibilities, and tragedy could result.
In the wild, dogs are predators and parrots are prey. Your dog is much bigger and much heavier than your parrot. Mammal bones are much heavier than bird bones. Bird bones are mostly air and therefore very light, having been adapted for flight. Bird bones actually contain air sacs which are part of the respiratory system of the bird, so a broken bone for a bird could be a very serious matter!!
Even if by some quirk of fate, your Senegal parrot won a fight, it's not fair for your dog to have a maimed ear or disfigured nose or blinded eye.
It's not safe even for your dog to be in the same room when your bird is caged. Dogs are curious by nature and they put their noses everywhere. Your Senegal parrot can easily give him a nasty peck on the nose if your dog gets too close to the cage. It is even conceivable that your dog could lurch at the cage and knock it about and make such things as food bowls or perches or hanging toys, etc, could fall onto your bird and injure him/her. |
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Thursday May 25, 2006 12:23 pm |
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Gemma
Flier
Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 846
Location: Essex, England |
My dog is a Westie and i dont know wether her trying to get at the bird is aggresive or playful |
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Thursday May 25, 2006 1:50 pm |
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Cathy
Kamikaze pilot
Joined: 02 Apr 2005
Posts: 6673
Location: Omaha, NE USA |
Even if he's just being playful, I find that very worrisome! It would only take one little snap from a dog! And they are very quick & may not even mean any harm, but they are quick to react, quicker than you could even grab them to prevent snapping!
I know of a lady that says she has trained her dog very well & that her B&G macaw can fly on his back & she thinks nothing of it. To me, that's just asking for trouble! No matter how well trained a dog is, you can NOT take the natural instinct to react out of them! |
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Thursday May 25, 2006 2:17 pm |
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Kellyanne
Flier
Joined: 24 Feb 2006
Posts: 659
Location: Ottawa, Canada |
The saliva from a dog's mouth also poses a danger to your bird. |
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Thursday May 25, 2006 2:45 pm |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Originally posted by Kellyanne
The saliva from a dog's mouth also poses a danger to your bird.
This is very true. A friend of mine's Senegal was attacked by a dog. Apart from the injuries there were also strepto coccen? |
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Saturday May 27, 2006 12:47 pm |
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