Sorry, he's not of the canine sort. But I'm lovin' this new addition to our family. He's not a for sure thing yet...........
......but since I haven't been told to bring him back home yet, and I see his owner at least once a week, I'm thinking this is a permanent situation.
His name is Pasta. He is/was one of my client's pets found as a stray by his other pet sitter. She originally asked me if I wanted him, but my other cockatiel doesn't like to share her space, and I couldn't afford to buy a new cage. So, she gave him to her client........
....who later hired me. Pasta stayed over Thanksgiving, and again over Christmas. They just got a new puppy and don't want to deal with training the puppy to be nice or train the bird (he's a little hand shy, and will need some work). They've never owned a bird before, so they had no clue what to feed or anything. He asked if I wanted him, and would include the cage and accessories. I said yes, but he needed to convince his daughter as she was attached to Pasta.
He's very sweet, and can sing up a storm. Its such a nice change from my other cockatiel, who, being a female can only squawk and scream. He knows how to catcall, can do the "charge!" trumpet call, a grandfather clock chime, a phone ringing with answering machine (took me awhile to figure out what the warbled human voice was supposed to be), and I'm teaching him the Andy Griffith tune. I think he's quite young, probably under a year old, as his crest and tail feathers don't seem to have grown in all the way yet...........
..although he could just have sparse feathers. He has a leg ring, so I think he may have come from a breeder, as most owners don't tag their birds. When I get a definite answer if he's mine or not, I will take him to the vet to get checked out and have it removed.
Pasta
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Lacy
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Pasta
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Lacy..........
....pay no attention to the bald spots on her shoulders. She has OCD and is now bald there, along with some other places.
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Preening Pasta
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