it makes me cry to read storys like this. My lhasa apso HERCULES passed away in my arms too. :( it was Tragic day for me couse he passed away 1 day after my bday. may 5 :(
--- In [email protected], Kate Dale <hermitcrabsru...@...> wrote: > > some pet stores only keep lists of breeders for some animals now > > Kate Dale > > --- On Fri, 12/10/10, Peggy & The Girls <phr...@...> wrote: > > From: Peggy & The Girls <phr...@...> > Subject: Fw: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: videos of my pets :) - another bird sound > wav > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, December 10, 2010, 11:20 PM > > > > > > > >  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >                                                                                    > >  > > They really are smart animals, sometimes as smart as a dog. The problem is > that the average person doesn't know how to read into a birds body language > or sounds. But I know that they are aware of everything and understand > everything that is going on around them. >  > As far as Beau holding your husbands passing against you, I can believe that > and know that birds do that all the time. I have heard of it many times and > they are not quick to forgive either. When I bred and showed my birds I had a > pair of Grey-Cheeks they were very very tamed and affectionate birds, even as > a pair. I knew of some one else who had several pairs and was setting up a > breeding room for his. This particular species likes to breed in a flock > environment, and I had tried for two years without success. So I checked out > this guys breeding room and his birds and all looked okay. We made an > agreement to add my pair to his room of Grey-Cheeks and after breeding I > would get them back. I had called every week to see how they were doing. > Around the third month he wasn't returning my calls, so I got ticked off and > drove to his house. He was reluctant to let me in, until I started to raise > my voice and demand to see my birds. I was so shocked and > horrified at the room, all the cages were disgusting, the water was green, > it was cold and he had sick birds every where including mine! I immediately > ran my birds to the vet . Poor Sweetpea, the female was so emancipated with > E-coli that she couldn't even perch herself. My Vet was shocked as he had > just seen and tested them out 3 months before and they were in prime health. >  > Two days passed by, and Sweetpea got really bad, I knew that her kidneys had > shut down. So I took her out and just held her in a warm towel in my hands. > Romeo her mate was on my shoulder. She passed away in my hands as I spoke to > her (I'm crying right now remembering this) and at that exact moment that > she drew her last breath Romeo screamed and bit my cheek and hands hard and > then tried to keep attacking me. Weeks went by and Romeo wouldn't even let > me clean or feed him without having to put gloves on. Months passed and I > tried all types of different methods to bring him back. When I would have > company he was still the same sweet loving bird with any one else , except > for me. I decided he wasn't happy with me any more and I adopted him out to a > close friend. He lived to almost 18 yrs old and stayed sweet, except when I > would visit, he would fly at me for a full blown attack! They don't forgive, > even though it is not our fault. So I think that it is > very unlikely that Beau will change. At least he responds to you and allows > you to be close without attacking.I would have settled for that with Romeo if > he had let me. >  > BTW, when I bred Parakeets and English Budgies, the Budgies were always > better talkers then the Parrots. I had one of my babies that use to call > every one of the other birds by their name and give a kiss sound with it. > When I had my breeding room, I had over 50 birds and loved breeding the keets > and budgies the best. All the babies were guaranteed to talk and I use to > sell the Budgies for $50.00 each and couldn't keep up with the demand. But I > stopped breeding, because I really started to worry about if these people > would take good care of my babies. I started to meet really dumb people who > had absolutely no common sense what so ever in the care of a bird. Not only > that, but I started to realize that the very thing that makes a bird unique > from all other animals, we take away from them, and that is the ability to be > free and fly. It's kinda like what the PM dogs go through they are always > stuck in a cage and it did not seem right. Now we who have our > pet birds can only do what is best for them. Breeding and having pet birds > has also taught me that birds should always be in pairs. They really are not > happy being by themselves. They are a flocking animal and thrive on a > community life, not a single life of solitude in a cage. I saw a film once on > Macaws flying in the Amazon and I had tears in my eyes of sheer guilt. I > could picture my Happy (mini macaw) flying like that and forging for food and > enjoying making a family the natural way. It made me sad that we take that > away from the parrots, just like it makes me sad to see dogs stuck in cages > for their life. >  > Today their are many bird clubs that are against breeding birds because of > this, and as a result you don't find as many parrots in the pet shops any > more on the East coast. Petco only sells keets now. They use to have a lot > of different species before people protested against the birds being couped > up in a cage for their whole life, And because the Parrots were Mill Birds > and treated the same way the PMs treat their dogs. Their really isn't much of > a difference between the two. > >  >  >  >  >  >  >  > ------Original Message------- >  > > From: twope...@... > Date: 12/10/2010 3:33:52 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: videos of my pets :) - another bird sound wav >  > Peggy, everyone with birds to whom I have sent one of Bunkie's or Beau's > sound wav, have all told me that their birds respond to hearing them talk. > I think they recognize it as being another bird. Now, how smart is that? >  > Gloria >  > >  >  > ------------------------------------ " Lets talk about our wonderful little pets! Join today! " Yahoo! 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