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Check out this video of a parrot that can beat any human at solving a chain link puzzle.
If you look down my side bar, you will find a “widget” for Best Friends Animal Society. They are raising funds to build a Puppy Care Center to help all of the dogs being rescued from puppy mills. As a member of Best Friends,… Continue Reading “Best Friends Puppies”
I had heard stories about this before Ben Stein spoke on CBS Sunday Morning. People that cannot keep up with their mortgages are dropping their keys on the counter and walking out the door. Which does not solve your credit problems, people. Worse than… Continue Reading “Ben Stein’s Pet Peeves”
Kiwi the Grey has tantrums when she is not let out to play when she thinks she should be let out to play. She throws her food dish on the floor, which makes a big mess. I decided it was time to get her… Continue Reading “Rewarding Bad Behavior”
Yesterday, my 3-year old nephew was at the house. He wanted to see Kiwi the Grey fly, so I let her out of her cage. She flew to her playstand and looked at him. “How are you?” Kiwi said. Nephew’s eyes bug out. He… Continue Reading “Kiwi and the Nephew”
I allowed advertisements on this site to see if it might be used as a small fundraising tool for the two organizations with which I volunteer. AdSense places “relevant ads” in the two places I dedicated to them – one down the side and… Continue Reading “Hard Lesson in ECommerce”
This weekend the Chicagoland Pet Expo was held at Arlington Race Track. The picture was the winner of the photo contest. The Refuge has a booth there each year and I went to visit Friday after work. Can’t stand the weekend crowd. I made… Continue Reading “Chicagoland Pet Expo”
The Refuge is undergoing some construction to add more room for residents, have more space to play, and a quarantine room. But until it is complete, space is very tight. Several of us decided to foster parrots for the duration of construction. I share… Continue Reading “Fostering Manu”
I am a member of Best Friends Animal Society and their newletter had a link to this picture. I can convince Kiwi the Grey to go in the sink. But this is ridiculous – so I had to share.
This is Kiwi the Grey. She likes to fly, shred paper and, as mentioned earlier, talk to the dog. She also enjoys flying over the dog’s head and dropping paper on him. He doesn’t mind. My God, she is spoiled. I took her back… Continue Reading “Kiwi the Grey”
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