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Hello everyone, I have another question or maybe I am inquiring. Erin lures my dog to his cage. Then when my dog is nose to nose with him, Erin attacks. Now this action is kind of cute. The noises are chirps, whistles and scratchy sounding mumbles. My dog seems to love this too. The problem is that it appears to becoming an obsession with them both. And they can do this hour on end, to the point that it gets annoying, but it is never loud.

Has anyone any advice. Should I stop this, or allow this interaction to continue. Are there any repercustions to this interaction that I should be aware of?

Thanks

Sorry no answer for you but would love to see a video of it.
I had a Senegal who loved to feed my dog, she would call her by name,
then throw her food, the silly dog would eat pellets, nutriberries and any fresh veggies or fruit the bird would throw her.
The dog definitely thought it was great interaction and the bird seemed to enjoy it too. But the bird never tried to get the dog and vice versa, the bird always stayed on the top of the cage or play gym so I didn;t have to worry about the dog getting the bird.

Im extremely country so try to bare with me, ever heard of peaking order?

Do northerns use that term? I dont know... anyway, what s/he is doing in actually good. She is telling the doggie:

I want very much to play with you but you scare me. So, chomp... this is what I have for you if you try to hurt me. You want her to be dominate over the doggie so s/he stands tall and runs him off in the event you walk away for a moment.

I say, let them earn their places for a bit... UNLESS its making the doggie aggressive towards him/her, then stop all interaction for awhile.

If the dog is backing down, let it play out ! Because whomever wins pecking order will remain with it. Either way, never leave them unattended.

I know cat saliva is poisonous to birds but dont know if doggie spit is. Please, google that.

Good birdie!

Dog, Cat, and Human saliva is deadly to your bird...one bite from a dog or cat can and will end your fids life. Please keep an eye on them!

Dani

I eat and give the birds a bite of my food all the time, expecially trying to get them to try something new. I will take a bite and ohh and ahh and then offer it and invariably they take it. Would that much saliva hurt them?
I never thought about that.

Human saliva isn't as bad for them as cats or dogs but it is still bad. I wouldn't bite off a piece of food for them...cut a slice...it's just something you want to keep an eye on

Dani

Welp, I didnt know that dani... Baby tries to slip me the tongue and I just dont let him because it feels weird but I had NO CLUE our saliva was bad.

Learn something everyday.

Our saliva is bad because it can unbalance the good/bad ratio of bacteria in their systems. Our mouths are full of the bad and can overload their systems.

Saliva from a dog bite or cat bite can carry Pasteurella bacteria which can cause death even within 24 hours as it multiplies so quickly.


My birds, though, spend time with the dogs. They steal their rawhides.
They like to chase the dogs and bite their feet, lol. I trained the dogs, they won't touch the birds. Geronimo, my dog will nudge them though if they're getting too pushy. He uses his nose to nudge them on the back and they go "aaack" and leave him alone for a while. He doesn't hurt them, they just don't like it. Two of the dogs are afraid of the birds and just run away, while Socrates nudges them for fun when he's bored. We're untraining him, that's just not nice.

We raised the birds to be somewhat aggressive with the dogs though, so they don't run away and seem like prey to them. Though they will chase and kill squirrels, cats, rats, rabbits, and birds that are outside- they won't touch indoor animals. They simply aren't allowed to and I let them know it.

Cats can't be trusted. Or ferrets- ferrets are omnivores and used to hunt; hence "ferreting out". Similar to Falconry.