Thanks for making me feel better, Francis. I was getting a bit worried with what others were saying. I have wanted a puppy my entire life (my mom is allergic to everything so we only ever had some fish and a couple hermit crabs growing up). I always thought I'd get a dog when I had my own house. Then I met my husband and he had birds. I knew nothing about birds then. But now they have stolen my heart. I love my cockatiels so much! People that don't have birds can't understand that they are just as cuddly as a cat or dog when they are tame birds. They want to be on me and petted ALL the time. They beg for me to give them little scritches on the head. I would be absolutely devastated if anything happened to them because we got a puppy, but I would also be so sad if my relationship with them had to change drastically because I have to protect them. We will take precautions and always make sure they are supervised but I hope we can find peace that does not include locking the birds in the cage all the time. That is not a suitable solution. We have a finished basement in our house with a family room. The birds never go down there. It may have to be that dog time is downstairs and bird time is upstairs. |