sautermusic asked:
We have a 6 year old African Grey that is a part of the family. He likes to be on top of his cage and always in the same room as us. Sometimes he flies down to the ground. Yesterday, we adapted a 5 month Vizsla puppy. She is very hyper and freaked out when she saw the bird. I don’t want to keep the bird in a cage all the time but I’m concerned about his safety. Is is possible to train the dog to not be aggressive towards the bird? Does anyone have birds and dogs cohabitating in the same house?
We have a 6 year old African Grey that is a part of the family. He likes to be on top of his cage and always in the same room as us. Sometimes he flies down to the ground. Yesterday, we adapted a 5 month Vizsla puppy. She is very hyper and freaked out when she saw the bird. I don’t want to keep the bird in a cage all the time but I’m concerned about his safety. Is is possible to train the dog to not be aggressive towards the bird? Does anyone have birds and dogs cohabitating in the same house?
I don’t know, that’s a tough one. Good luck!
when the dog becomes agressive to the bird scream hey! never I MEAN NEVER use ananimals name in punishment
give her a treat if she stops
Its possible but it will be hard seeing as you dog have a hunting breed of dog that was breed to take out smaller animals.
My fith grade teacher did it. I’m surprissed
I still remeber her it was long ago she had a
a dog 2 parrots, a bunny that stayed in the
classroom and a lot more. Any way give the
dog a lot of toys so he is occupied while the
parrot flies to the floor if that dosn’t work hold
the dog while the parrot flies around and if that
dosn’t worktrain the parrot to stay up high.
my friend adopted a vizsla puppy, she was beautiful but a complete psycho path!!! i ended up hating that damn dog…lol, not to say theyre all the same! im not sure how to train her to pay no attention to the bird, but i wish you luck!
Of course you can train your puppy. Yes it will be harder since she is a hunting breed, but it IS POSSIBLE.
I have a Canary and 2 Whippet puppies and a Persian Cat.
The key is to remember that it is YOUR bird and your puppy must respect you and your bird. I put puppy on a leash and slowly bring the pup closer to the caged bird. I practice sit and watch me and then let the pup look at the bird. Anytime the puppy stares too intently or goes stiff or acts like she wants to act up towards the bird I give a correction (intensity varies as needed). Mostly a sound Ahhh or Shhh or Leave It with a leash pop. I praise when the pup focuses on me.
I do not let the bird loose around the pup till the puppy knows that the bird is not a toy. And I do not leave them unsupervised at all if the bird is loose. Teach the pup obedience and practice in the house and around the bird. You can even try clicker training bird and dog for a challenge LOL
I have had Birds of Prey, Parrots, and other exotics around my dogs over the years. I am alpha, my dogs have to get along with whatever creatures I bring in the door.
I’ve fostered dogs also, so even the new dogs have to obey my rules immediately. I use leashes in the house as needed.
Crating the pup in the same room can give the bird roaming time while the pup feels safe.
Screaming at a puppy when it tries to pounce a bird can make it more aggressive or fearful of the bird. Calm, consistent training…short, fun sessions are best. I reward calm behavior around my bird and my old cat.
My current 12 mo. and 15 mo. Whippets live with a Canary and a 14 yr. old Persian cat in a tiny condo. They are very well behaved towards the other animals. They get lots of exercise and training.
You can even teach your puppy a boundary around the cage that she’s not allowed to cross if you want a puppy free zone a couple of feet around the cage. Dogs can learn all sorts of things if you break it down into steps and show them what you want. Instead of pulling dogs away from things all the time, I sometimes get in between the bird and the dog and back the dog up to where I expect it to be. I claim the bird in Cesar Millan’s terms.