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Old December 20th 06, 09:20 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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I know this takes some time and I will be visiting the vet on Friday
and hope to get some advice there too. I thought I would start here
though. I have a 4.5 year old chocolate lab. He has been with me and
my husband since he was 9 weeks old and has always been the "baby".
Over the weekend we adopted a dusky conure. We are instroducing the
two. However the lab just wants to play and is very fixated on
watching the conure. He is not aggressive at all, just hyper and
energetic. The bird doesn't mind it, but the dog wants to jump on the
table with his front paws where the cage is to see better and he's not
allowed to jump on things. He refuses to listen to his commands in the
presence of the bird, so he gets put out of the room until he settles.
Well when we let him back in it starts all over again. I understand he
is trying to get used to it, but are there suggestions on how to work
with the two so the dog doesn't get so hyper. He gets himself very
worked up and breathes heavy, tongue hanging. The dog is only allowed
in the room when we are present, but eventually we want to move the
bird to a "family" area. Any tips or suggestions are greatly
appreciated. We know it will take time and are not in a rush, we just
need some suggestions on what may have worked for others.

Thanks and Happy Holidays!

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Old December 24th 06, 03:40 PM posted to rec.pets.dogs.behavior
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On 20 Dec 2006 12:20:00 -0800, wrote:

Over the weekend we adopted a dusky conure


Just curious, what kind of bird is that?


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