Thanks, Janice,
This is my concern exactly. A good suggestion to view the premises;
thank you. Though whatever precautions they take may be not enough if
their child doesn't understand this completely. I think it rests a lot
on impressing both child and parents that it could be an accident
waiting to happen.
I do have the number of their vet who cares for this macaw; so I'm
going also to ask him what he thinks of this arrangement.
SIGH......wish I could worry less. <G>
Suze
"Janice M. Dansby" wrote:
>
> Suze
>
> I have a female blue and gold macaw who gets *very* aggressive with
> anyone who tries to get near her cage when she has eggs -- except she's
> never aggressive with me. Otherwise she's a very gentle bird, but still
> very much of a one person bird.
>
> I *never* let the dogs in the bird room when my macaw is out of her
> cage. Also, I keep the cage surrounded by a metal fence and drape
> sheets over it so the dogs are less able to taunt her when she's locked
> in her cage and the dogs are in the room. Still, I have one bitch that
> is very much a bird dog and she occasionally manages to get inside the
> fence and ruckus that ensues scares me even though the bird is in her
> cage.
>
> If your prospective puppy people can be trusted to always keep them
> separated the arrangement should be satisfactory. Needless to say, a
> macaw's beak is large and powerful and one mistake could be devastating
> to the puppy.
>
> So I wouldn't say *never* to place a puppy with such a home, but on the
> other hand I think I would insist upon seeing where they keep the bird
> even if all you can see is a photograph. If you can personally observe
> the bird and its living arrangements that would be even better.
>
> Janice Dansby
> Ruffe Cavaliers
> Oklahoma City
>
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