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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / February 2005Amazing Bird Video
http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_wi nner.html Who needs a ventriloquist's dummy when you've got this supersmart african grey parrot for a pet? I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! Kristy http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_wi nner.html > Who needs a ventriloquist's dummy when you've got this supersmart > african grey parrot for a pet? > > I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! > > Kristy I love it!!! I had a dream last night I had a talking marmoset - don't ask me where that came from! Jill >http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_wi nner.html >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Jill As long as it wasn't a peeing marmoset, like the one who went down in history on Johnny Carson's head. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_wi nner.html > > Who needs a ventriloquist's dummy when you've got this supersmart african > grey parrot for a pet? > > I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! After seeing this video (linked from somewhere else) yesterday, I saw the show for the first time last night. I like the fact that judges place a high priority on seeing an emotional/trust bond with the pet and on actual training, as opposed to something the pet does naturally that's just cute. Basically, it seems like they have good priorities and are promoting responsible, loving pet ownership. The dog Kira last night was awesome. She was trained to pick up objects by name, to carry heavy objects while walking on her hind legs, and she even walked up stairs on her hind legs. She and her owner obviously have a great relationship, and he is keeping her mind active. I found myself wanting to call up the guy and ask him what techniques he used to train her. The host (do I recognize him from Saved by the Bell?) even made a point of asking about how assertive one needs to be to own that breed of dog. I'm generally skeptical of "stupid pet tricks" shows, but these aren't stupid and it's clear the show has pet-positive priorities.  Signaturemonique, roommate of Oscar the (female) grouch ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eros was adopted! Eros has a home now! *cheer!* >> http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_wi nner.html >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >I'm generally skeptical of "stupid pet tricks" shows, but these aren't stupid >and it's clear the show has pet-positive priorities. Speaking of the recent marmot-based festivities, I once saw a trained groundhog on this show. Unbelievable. Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com oh my god, that was hilarious! What a wonderful bird. IF that lady trained it she did a great job. Really worth seeing. Jazz's mama > http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_wi nner.html > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kristy > I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! I would *LOVE* to have one of these guys. Bred in the US, of course, not taken from nature. But Tom won't let me have a bird. :( Or a ferret. Or a snake. Or more cats. :( :( :( SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com > > I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! > > I would *LOVE* to have one of these guys. Bred in the US, of course, not > taken from nature. But Tom won't let me have a bird. :( > Or a ferret. Or a snake. Or more cats. :( :( :( Awwww, poor baby! Tom only let's him have *SEVEN* cats and a huge fish tank, the big meanie!!! ;> Kidding aside, I'd like to have a ferret too - they get along great with cats, can use a litter box, and are very playful - I had a friend who had two. Hugs, CatNipped > -- > Victor M. Martinez > Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) > Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov > Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com "CatNipped" <CatNipped@ix.netcom.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Amazing Bird Video: >Kidding aside, I'd like to have a ferret too - they get along great with >cats, can use a litter box, and are very playful - I had a friend who had >two. It's moot for me, since ferrets are not legal in California [stupid, IMO, and I think this asylum is the only state around with that restriction], but am I correct in thinking that a ferret would not be a good bet in a household that includes a bird? Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL >> I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! > >I would *LOVE* to have one of these guys. Bred in the US, of course, not >taken from nature. But Tom won't let me have a bird. :( >Or a ferret. Or a snake. Or more cats. :( :( :( Boy, Victor, Tom is a really mean guy. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com >> I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! > >I would *LOVE* to have one of these guys. Bred in the US, of course, not taken from nature. But Tom won't let me have a bird. :( >Or a ferret. Or a snake. Or more cats. :( :( :( Poor Victor being limited to only 7 cats. You'd be happy in Joannes household. Only one cat currently but a family of hamsters, a sugarglider (plus another one soon), chickens, 2 geese, and two d*gs. Suz Macmoosette =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= =^..^= "People that hate cats will come back as mice in their next life." --Faith Resnick |\__/| (=':'=) (")_(") Victor Martinez <me@nospam.com> had some very interesting things to say about Re: Amazing Bird Video: >> I was just amazed by this bird, what a cutie!! >I would *LOVE* to have one of these guys. Bred in the US, of course, not >taken from nature. But Tom won't let me have a bird. :( >Or a ferret. Or a snake. Or more cats. :( :( :( How about a hamster? A rat? A dog? :-) Signature"The universe is quite robust in design and appears to be doing just fine on its own, incompetent support staff notwithstanding. :-)" - the Dennis formerly known as (evil), MCFL > How about a hamster? A rat? A dog? :-) No. No. Maybe. SignatureVictor M. Martinez Owned and operated by the Fantastic Seven (TM) Send your spam here: uce@ftc.gov Email me here: pistorLITTER@BOXaustin.rr.com A gal on one of my horseracing lists has an 8 month old African Grey parrot like the one in the video. She has already learned to call her Mommy because that is how the gal refers to herself in conversation! (no kids, so the bird doesn't see anyone to mimic.) Isn't that cute! We fell into conversation because I told her how I scared Grant yesterday yelling at a particularly exciting race. She says when she is screaming at the tv at a race, the cockatiel dances and the African Grey joins her :) >A gal on one of my horseracing lists has an 8 month old African Grey parrot >like the one in the video. She has already learned to call her Mommy because [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >exciting race. She says when she is screaming at the tv at a race, the >cockatiel dances and the African Grey joins her :) OMG, tell her to watch out for conspiracies. African Greys are so smart it's unreal. ;) Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com Holy Cow!!! What a SMART bird. I mean, every cue and BING! What a good trainer. My goodness. > From: OU812? <suzyqswing@yahoo.com> > Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.anecdotes [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Kristy > Holy Cow!!! What a SMART bird. I mean, every cue and BING! What a good > trainer. My goodness. I know birds like that mimic, but how do you get one to do something that *isn't* mimicking when you give it a cue? Like the word "owl" makes it go "whoo, whoo, whoo" rather than saying "owl" or "spaceship" makes it sound like something from a Star Trek film? That must take a LOT of patience and training. I love this bird! Jill >> From: OU812? <suzyqswing@yahoo.com> >> Newsgroups: rec.pets.cats.anecdotes >> Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2005 10:11:39 -0700 >> Subject: Amazing Bird Video http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_ >> winner.html >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >> Kristy >Holy Cow!!! What a SMART bird. I mean, every cue and BING! What a good >trainer. My goodness. African Greys are super smart, and parrots in general are very intelligent birds. It's been pretty well-established that they can reason, and they're not just "parroting" as we believed for a long time. Here's Alex, an African Grey known and studied for his amazing smarts: http://www.alexfoundation.org/research/ Theresa Stinky Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/album/125591586JWEFwh My Blog: http://www.humanitas.blogspot.com > Holy Cow!!! What a SMART bird. I mean, every cue and BING! What > a good trainer. My goodness. Wasn't it great? I had to send that link to my brother. They have a bird and are starting to get really into what tricks he can learn. He's a cockatiel so probably won't be doing tricks like this one, but his tricks are still pretty impressive. SignatureCheryl > http://media.animal.discovery.com/fansites/petstar/videogallery/season3/ep309_wi nner.html > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Kristy I was amazed by this bird too, so I sent the clip to my friend Bob who is crazy enough to have more than one parrot. He says he knows the bird and it's name is Einstein ;-) Tweed |
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