Typist: Bethany
Nothing is more adorable than a sleepy cockatoo. Perhaps sleepy Leo is cute because he is less likely to surprise me with an ear piercing scream. Maybe when he gets sleepy I feel that I am doing a good job of keeping him active and stimulated. I could spend all day, every day watching Leo play, chew, climb, eat, drink, etc, but there is something about seeing my parrot settle in for a quiet roost during various times of the day that never fails to "aw." My little feathery ham for the camera, however, rarely lets me capture a shot of him fluffed up on one foot for nap time. This week, Leo was either often extremely tired or my determination to snap a sleepy shot made him relinquish his usual "no sleeping photos please" rule. In fact, as I type, he is making his version of "shh" (which is about ten times louder and much more gravely than most humans would consider a soothing "shh" sound.) Still, I am sticking with my earlier statement that he is a super cute, sleepy bird! |
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Typist: Bethany
Yesterday, one of my Pilates classes chatted after class about all of the summer events that went on throughout Seattle neighborhoods over the weekend. They also discussed how pet friendly most of the events were especially now that the weather has cooled slightly. I was really happy to hear that Leo, Amelia, Huxley, Brychwyn and Wilhelm were not the only dogs, cat and cockatoo who got out to enjoy a summer festival. Wait. Leo and Amelia were probably the only cockatoo and cat who got out to enjoy a summer festival. At least they were the only cat and cockatoo we saw at the street fair and outdoor concerts at West Seattle Summer Fest. Regardless, all five Cascadian Nomads pets had a wonderful time and we saw a slew of other happy festival going dogs. We are so fortunate to have a fabulously fun pet friendly event in our neighborhood every summer and to be in a city where I am not the only lucky summer festival goer bringing the pets along.
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I believe the harness-is-fun lesson should be learned. Instead, it appears my initial fears about flight harness training have come true; Leo is scared of his harness. He panics when I begin to put the harness on and he is very difficult about taking it off. Oddly, though, once it is on, he seems to me (and others who have witnessed) to be having a great time. However, the battle to take the harness on and off is not balanced by this fun so I am back to square one in teaching Leo to accept his harness slowly and patiently. I really wanted Leo to get more out of being outside and going on adventures but even in purple, I must remember that it will take time for Leo to get used to something so new. It's okay. After the glimpse I have gotten of teaching this cockatoo to have a good time, Leo clearly still needs more training stages and patience. That will teach me.
Do you and your pets teach things to each other?
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