Twilightprincess wrote:
teksla wrote:
Twilightprincess wrote:
teksla wrote:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YeksETTFVzWL5NoD6
The first picture is of my parrot, Sammy. He is my best friend and very affectionate. He is not a service animal as my country only allows dogs to be service animals but he is very calming.
The second picture is of my dog, Latte. He is 8 months old and a service dog. He passes all of the local legal requirements for a service dog (even though I am still working on some things with him, like ignoring hid favourite food that is right in front of him when he is working).
I really love both of my pets. For me, personally, parrots are the perfect pet. I in no way regret getting Latte (a family dog/my service dog) but won't be getting my own dog (when I move out, he will not move with me).
Sammy is a perfect mix of cuddly and self-reliant. He can entertain himself for hours on end. When I am sad he knows and will lean his beak on my face because he knows it will make me feel better.
Latte does things on command, but does not (yet) do calming things "naturally" (without prompt).
If anyone has questions about parrots (or service dogs) I would love to answer them. Parrots are my SI. I think that parrots are possibly the best pet for autistic people.
Why are you training him to be a service dog if you’re not planning on taking him with you?
I’m just curious. My SI is dogs, so it’s hard for me to understand not wanting to take the dog with you.
I’ve always liked parrots, too. They can be very affectionate and attentive to their people.
I'm training him because I find training fun and interesting but for the most part because I wanted first hand experience on how good I am at training dogs and what it's like training a service dog.
He is, in this regard, a dog that I can train and spot my own weak spots and mistakes I make wont have a long-lasting impact.
I have not made any major mistakes (in fact I have trained him quite well) which makes me quite confident in my training ability for when and if I get my own dog (and would train him/her to me my service dog). And because he now is trained I can benefit from having him with me in difficult places (airplanes, parties, etc.)
That’s interesting. I think I’d get too attached not to keep him, but like I said, I am rather obsessed with dogs.
I edited a more detailed explanation into my earlier post, copy pasted here:
"Edit: I don't want to take him with me for a few reasons:
1: He was purchased as a family dog and it would be unfair to my family if I took him
2: Everyone in the family has trained him, not always in ways and with commands that I approve of.
3: When I move out I will most likely not be able to financially support a dog (plus a parrot, or two) nor have the time to take Latte out on long walks
(I plan to move away from home when I am studying at university)."
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