by Honesty 66 Replies latest jw friends
Thanks Finally-Free!!!
I haven't ever scolded my animals.
They take it very personal.
When he talks I just laugh but it does drive me nuts when he cranks out "The Society says"
I let my pets eat with me too but I hardly ever give them people food.
I like to keep the house cool in the winter but that is a no-no with birds so he has a warm bedroom that I am not using for anything to sleep in.
How's about some help with his vocabulary.
Let's start with replacing "Get your bookbag" and substitute something that has "Get your (fill in the blank)"
He drove me nuts until I dug out the last bookbag I bought but never used in FS and let him see me stuffing it full of Watchtowers.
Then I went outside for 10 minutes and he was satisfied with my 'token' FS... at least for the time-being.
Good, one thing at a time.
How about something to the affect of "get your coffee"...or "get your lunch"... If you actually stuff a bookbag and go outside, he may continue to say the thing you don't want him to say.
Here's and idea....when he says that...you say "get your (whatever/coffee/lunch) and THEN go to the door and open it and shut it. See what happens. Go back in and say "mmmm, that's good coffee (or whatever). Then praise HIM as if he did it.
I'll try to think of other things.
I let my pets eat with me too but I hardly ever give them people food.
Actually, parrots need "people" food such as corn, green beans, SMALL amount of cheese, eggs and such. My bird just ate some corn. Of course, don't over do it, they need their pellet foods as well as some seeds. Peanuts are for treats only because they are very fatty. My bird loves corn/green beans/ and such...
If I can remember right (correct me restrangled or FF if I'm wrong please) Broccoli and Cauliflower is also a no-no.
My husband and I are divided as to whether you are making all this up or not, it's so bizarre! Did your ex-JW friend teach him those phrases after he left? "The Society says" is such a ridiculous line that a parrot saying it is so appropos!
bebu
apples are great but be careful with the seeds because they can be toxic to birds as well.
http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/birds/a/parrotdiets_3.htm
Chocolate, avocado and rhubarb should not be fed. Of course, do not give any beverages containing caffeine or alcohol. Avoid processed meats or other foods high in nitrates, nitrites, sulfites, or monosodium glutamate (MSG). Onions, sprouted lima, fava and navy beans, fruit pits and apple seeds should also be avoided.
Thanks FreedomFrog!!!
I'll try to stay away from the Theocratic language... wouldn't want to confuse him. The JW training probably is pretty well ingrained at the moment. We'll take it slow and easy and he'll never know how far he drifted away from jehovah's organization until it's too late.
Does your African Grey like men?
Mine seems to really like me. I think the former JW's pioneer sister wife may have been rather cold to him and he may not like girls.
My chihuahua is like that. Actually, she hates everyone but me and a friend's wife who is a grad student in UT's Vet school. But all animals like her so she doesn't really count.
He has a mirror on the outside of the cage that he likes.
He likes to roam around the house too.
Doesn't poop all over the place.
Hasn't bit me... yet.
Just nibbles every now and then on my fingernails.
Oh yeah... he seems to like music.
Actually, parrots need "people" food such as corn, green beans, SMALL amount of cheese, eggs and such. My bird just ate some corn. Of course, don't over do it, they need their pellet foods as well as some seeds. Peanuts are for treats only because they are very fatty. My bird loves corn/green beans/ and such...
Thanks!!
Does your African Grey like men?
My Grey can warm up to anyone if they are not "jumping" at him or if they allow him to get use to the first. Though, he does prefer me because I'm the "Top Bird" so to speak. I'm the "leader" of "our" flock.
He has let several people hold him only if they are slow and allow him to decide. My bird has bitten me but that was because he warned me first and I didn't listen. My bird will nibble gently, then get harder and if I still don't listen he'll bite even harder. I can tell though because when my bird starts to get irritated with me his little face will actually turn red...lol and of course he starts pin pointing me. Pin pointing is when their eye pupils become smaller and they will even look a bit irritated.
BUT SHE IS CHEWING MY WALL UP!!!!!
Heehee, there is a solution for that...keep her away from the walls.
in all honest, you should keep her from the wall, not only because it will destroy your wall but stuff in the wall can hurt her. What about a pet "play" gym? Or give her something interesting to chew like a calcuim bone or something else she can destroy. Parrots do like to rip and shred things up. You can even get "bird ropes" that look like dog ropes. I've even when to the dog section and got my bird some dog ropes because they are cheaper.
oops! this was meant for hl but she deleted her post...oh well, still, new bird owners need to know this.
