Thread:Dino003/@comment-36084651-20181001043259/@comment-36857645-20181020171633

Okay, I understand about not adding new friends right now. Just wanted to let you know in case she posted on your wall with her code, you'd know who she was.

I feel so badly for Bentley, I've read about that problem with dogs. So tough on them. And I can feel for you on not wanting to leave him. I would not have either. If anything suddenly went very wrong, he'd have no help. Not sure what you could do, but it would be better than him alone.

I can fully understand you cleaning house during this. Can't sit still..... and it's better than pacing. When upset, stressed or flat out mad, doing house chores, cleaning like crazy, is very therapeutic. Sending you more. Close your eyes, wrap your arms around yourself and sqeeze, hug yourself tightly and say, "that's from Dino" or "hugs from Dino" while you do it. Seriously.... just do it. It does work, feels better, to do this.

LOL  I love birds and enjoy parrots, but, our house is just too small. I know the birds don't take up much room..... but it's when they get noisy, squawking/screaming and carrying on, I have no way to get away from the volume of it. Hubby had a Sun Conier that was given to him. We had to put it in the building out back, had heat in the winter and fans in the summer... He could spend time with it each day out there..... and we'd be here in the house with the windows closed and could still hear that bird screaming and being his loud noisy self. They are super noisy. They can be taught to talk.... but... they prefer to holler and scream instead. No... could not have that in the house. I'd have to move out. LOL  *grin*

We've had that parrot, have had 3 cocketiels, 1 learned to talk, the other 2 wanted to just be noisy... have had 4 parakeets, 2 finches and 2 morning doves. 1 parakeet loved to listen to music like Rock Around the Clock or Jingle Bell Rock or anything bouncy tuned like those. He'd dance and dance and sing along. I could also start to sing and tell him dance and I'd move my head and shoulders like dancind and off he'd go.. singing and dancing on his own. But he'd go spastic with it when he heard his "favorite tunes" on the radio. He truly learned the beats & tempo.. knew when the music was going to switch gears on rhythm, slow down or pause, or speed up or when it would get quieter or louder.... and he'd follow along perfectly. It had to be witnessed to fully believe it and realize just what I mean. Like us, we learn a song, all the nuances to it..... and so did he. BUT, he wouldn't sing and dance for others. They'd have to hide out of his sight and just watch while the songs played and he'd get started. My Mom was floored when she saw it the first time. Could not believe what she was witnessing and listening to. We all know parrots and parakeets like music and singing and dancing... but, he was not quite the same as most of them. He truly learned the music like we do.

Was funny one day. I was cleaning house, back and forth through it with laundry and stuff...... and when I'd pass him, he'd cough. The third time it registered with me that he was purpsely trying to get my attention. But, I didn't know why. I spoke to him, rubbed his head and left the room. Came back through and he coughed again. ?!?  I stopped and looked at him. He sat looking at me. Then I asked, "you want music?", and he started to bob. Oh good grief! LOL  I put the cassette into the player with Jingle Bell Rock going and yup, that was it. He was happy now.

Coughing to get attention to let me know he wanted to dance. *ahem*   ^_^