Just saw this post. I recently rescued two parakeets from a very bad situation. At first Scooter was obsessed with them and wouldn't leave the room that they were in. I then bought them a large cage on a stand and I worried that Scooter would jump on it but other than barking at them if they fluttered around he pretty much leaves them alone. I will not be bringing them out of the cage because I know that is a recipe for disaster. That's why I bought the big cage so they have room to fly around. They are so cute and I know that when I'm gone Scooter is barking at them because the other night I heard barking coming from the kitchen. Scooter and Bitsy were on my bed so lo and behold it was the birds barking. Guess they hear a lot of it when I'm gone.
