birds & dogs
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I have a Kakariki, and three dogs. They all get along with each other if there is a cage between them. The dogs are fascinated by the little tricks he performs and are even amused when he throws food at them. The moment I let him out of his cage he proceeds to ‘dive bomb’ them, and seems to get great delight out of it by ’strutting his stuff’ when he’s achieved his mission! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> we have a Labrador Retriever and just recently got a Lovebird too, we have > no previous experience with caring for birds. But they don’t seem to get > along very well, which come to think of it seems natural. > From any past experiences, is there any possibility that these two will get > along?
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> we have a Labrador Retriever and just recently got a Lovebird too, we have > no previous experience with caring for birds. But they don’t seem to get > along very well, which come to think of it seems natural. > From any past experiences, is there any possibility that these two will get > along?
Possible, but it would scare the heck out of me to take the chance, and I’d be devastated when something terrible happened. I know a family whose cocker spaniel ate their cockatiel. Don’t let there be any possibility of both of them being loose in a room together.
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I agree! I if you have a full grown animal that has never been around or learned to except another species…the most you can hope for is to close the gap a little and end some of the curiously. On the other hand I think {and have may animal that we have done this with} if you start when both animals are VERY YOUNG to raise then together…then they don’t know the difference. There are allot of case of a dogs raising {adopting} a cat or chickens raising ducks there is even a species of bird that will lay its egg in another birds nest and let that bird raise it. I’ve seen pictures of this…its pretty funny because the baby is huge compared to the bird that is raising it. Right now I have a 2 year old Dane that is mothering 4 kittens that where abandoned. They are still on the bottle and only two have the eyes open. Its very sweet and he’s very protective of them. Also two of the kitten are missing there eyes {how we have no ideal!} one of them will be completely blind. And those two he seems more loving to. So it depends on the animal, the age you start and how you handle things in the beginning. Lorraine
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I have an outdoor Lab that will get to see the birds when I’m > transporting them in their cage for a daily sunbath. When he’s in the > front yard (supervised) he will approach the cage and check them out > (more out of curiosity I think), but when I say "Come on, Bernie.", he > leaves them alone and goes on his marking way. > A couple of things I’ve done to bridge their gap and reduce jealousy > (Bernie’s been around a while) is allow Bernie to share the food I offer > the birds. For instance, I mash up 1/2 hard boiled egg (shell and all) > for a feeding for my 2 parakeets. It’s way too much for the birds, so > Bernie gets the balance. He loves it too. The other thing I do is to > make sure both the dog and the birds see me giving the other love. I > think it’s important for both animals to learn respect for each other by > having a common bond of love for the owner. > As wonderful a dog as Bernie is, I would never trust him to have access > to the ‘keets. I feel he knows to leave them alone, but instinct is > such a strong motivator… > Ravl
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My Dachshund, Duncan, had to be trained to leave our TAG (Simon) alone. Simon did it himself. Every time Duncan got a little too curious, Simon gave him a rap on the nose with the sharp end of his beak. Didn’t take too long for Duncan to figure out he really wasn’t that interested in the ball of feathers in the cage. Simon can now jump down to the floor and Duncan just looks at him. Duncan then looks at us like, "It’s on the floor again. Could you do something about it?" Simon has even gotten so bold as to take Duncan’s rawhide chews from him (while my wife is holding Duncan and I ready to grab Simon of course.). When we got our finches, he just kind of sat on the floor for a while and watch them fly around in their cage. He still likes to watch them on occasion, but he doesn’t mess with them. Gretchen is the new comer. We just adopted her yesterday from Dachshund Rescue. She’s about a year old and has never been around birds. I let Simon out as usual (stupid me) and put him on top of his cage. Well of course he went down to the bottom ledge to check out the new arrival. She stood up on her hind legs to check him out, and Simon proceeded to let her know who’s boss. He gave her a good nip on the lip (no damage). Now she’s fascinated with him. She keeps trying to get at him. Last night we worked on it. After about an hour, she learned to leave the cage area alone. This morning I got Simon out and sat in a chair with him. She wanted to jump up with us. I put her back on the floor and kept telling her no. She eventually just sat on the floor and watched. She still won’t leave the finches alone, so they’ve been moved to another room where we can shut Gretchen out. So the answer is, some dogs can be trained to leave your birds alone. But they should never be trusted together unsupervised. Mark – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> we have a Labrador Retriever and just recently got a Lovebird too, we have > no previous experience with caring for birds. But they don’t seem to get > along very well, which come to think of it seems natural. > From any past experiences, is there any possibility that these two will get > along?
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I have an outdoor Lab that will get to see the birds when I’m transporting them in their cage for a daily sunbath. When he’s in the front yard (supervised) he will approach the cage and check them out (more out of curiosity I think), but when I say "Come on, Bernie.", he leaves them alone and goes on his marking way. A couple of things I’ve done to bridge their gap and reduce jealousy (Bernie’s been around a while) is allow Bernie to share the food I offer the birds. For instance, I mash up 1/2 hard boiled egg (shell and all) for a feeding for my 2 parakeets. It’s way too much for the birds, so Bernie gets the balance. He loves it too. The other thing I do is to make sure both the dog and the birds see me giving the other love. I think it’s important for both animals to learn respect for each other by having a common bond of love for the owner. As wonderful a dog as Bernie is, I would never trust him to have access to the ‘keets. I feel he knows to leave them alone, but instinct is such a strong motivator… Ravl
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they are of course reasonably safe in a cage, but what do you do when you let your birds out for excersize? —
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> best thing to do is not allow them to be loose together unsupervised. I have > cats, dogs, birds, and other animals, and the birds are never allowed to be > loose in a room unless I am there.Better safe than sorry. > I have hunting dogs and they have full roam of the house. > They’ve never bothered my birds in the full year I’ve had > the birds. But my birds are in a cage and the cage is up > on a table. The dogs have become as used to the birds > being there as they are used to the cat. > (Of course they would swallow the birds whole if they > had easier access to them.) > Luk
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> best thing to do is not allow them to be loose together unsupervised. I have > cats, dogs, birds, and other animals, and the birds are never allowed to be > loose in a room unless I am there.Better safe than sorry.
I have hunting dogs and they have full roam of the house. They’ve never bothered my birds in the full year I’ve had the birds. But my birds are in a cage and the cage is up on a table. The dogs have become as used to the birds being there as they are used to the cat. (Of course they would swallow the birds whole if they had easier access to them.) Luk
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best thing to do is not allow them to be loose together unsupervised. I have cats, dogs, birds, and other animals, and the birds are never allowed to be loose in a room unless I am there.Better safe than sorry. —
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> I really hate to hear these questions sometimes, although it is good that > you are asking. I have people ask me all the time, can my cat and bearded > dragon (a reptile) get along, will my bird and rat get along, will my <fill > in the blank> and my <fill in the blank> get along. The answer is debatable > by some, with others it is set in stone. I don’t feel that there should be > any interaction between species of animals, at least when it comes to the > more exotic animals. Sure cats and dogs will get along for the most part, > but there are always exceptions even to this. I know that there are rabbits > that have gotten along with dogs and rats that get along with cats. But, > those are not the rule, how many other species of animals have been > introduced where the outcome was not so pleasent? > Being that Labs have such a high instinct concerning birds and other prey, > I would worry about what might happen should your bird flutter to the floor. > Even a dog that has never been interested in a bird, may suddenly have an > instinct kick in if a bird starts flapping around suddenly. You should make > certain that your bird is never out unsupervised and better yet, have the > dog put up when you have out your bird. > As I said, there could be an exception, but at what cost will you discover > whether or not it is possible? Best of luck with the new baby. And please, > continue to ask questions! > we have a Labrador Retriever and just recently got a Lovebird too, we have > no previous experience with caring for birds. But they don’t seem to get > along very well, which come to think of it seems natural. > From any past experiences, is there any possibility that these two will > get > along?
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we have a Labrador Retriever and just recently got a Lovebird too, we have no previous experience with caring for birds. But they don’t seem to get along very well, which come to think of it seems natural. From any past experiences, is there any possibility that these two will get along?
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I really hate to hear these questions sometimes, although it is good that you are asking. I have people ask me all the time, can my cat and bearded dragon (a reptile) get along, will my bird and rat get along, will my <fill in the blank> and my <fill in the blank> get along. The answer is debatable by some, with others it is set in stone. I don’t feel that there should be any interaction between species of animals, at least when it comes to the more exotic animals. Sure cats and dogs will get along for the most part, but there are always exceptions even to this. I know that there are rabbits that have gotten along with dogs and rats that get along with cats. But, those are not the rule, how many other species of animals have been introduced where the outcome was not so pleasent? Being that Labs have such a high instinct concerning birds and other prey, I would worry about what might happen should your bird flutter to the floor. Even a dog that has never been interested in a bird, may suddenly have an instinct kick in if a bird starts flapping around suddenly. You should make certain that your bird is never out unsupervised and better yet, have the dog put up when you have out your bird. As I said, there could be an exception, but at what cost will you discover whether or not it is possible? Best of luck with the new baby. And please, continue to ask questions! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> we have a Labrador Retriever and just recently got a Lovebird too, we have > no previous experience with caring for birds. But they don’t seem to get > along very well, which come to think of it seems natural. > From any past experiences, is there any possibility that these two will get > along?
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