On Sun, 2 Apr 2017 02:05:16 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:
>On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 11:18:26 AM UTC-10, wrote:
>> On Sat, 1 Apr 2017 11:41:06 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsi10yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Saturday, April 1, 2017 at 8:16:08 AM UTC-10, Cheri wrote:
>> >> "Ophelia" > wrote in message
>> >> ...
>> >> > "Cheri" wrote in message news
>> >> >
>> >> > "Gary" > wrote in message
>> >> > ...
>> >> >
>> >> >> If you want to stay active, try a couple of mischievous critters:
>> >> >> http://i44.tinypic.com/286zsrc.jpg
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Very cute, but if I was younger (since they live a long time) I would like
>> >> > to have Sugar Gliders I think, as it is our Rat Terrier has a long life
>> >> > span
>> >> > so might be the last pet we have. They do bring great joy to your life and
>> >> > I'm sure you miss Mia, I miss her pics too. 
>> >> >
>> >> > Cheri
>> >> >
>> >> > ===
>> >> >
>> >> > Yes, me too. As you know we take rescues and this Border Collie is a bit
>> >> > younger than the others have been. Perhaps she might be the last girl we
>> >> > have too!
>> >>
>> >> Wouldn't it be great if our pets lasted as long as we did and vice versa?
>> >> What a perfect world that would be for all involved.
>> >>
>> >> Cheri
>> >
>> >Just get a parrot. They are likely to outlive most of their owners. I'm not sure what happens then. It would be interesting to find out.
>>
>> Mine didn't. He was allowed to flutter round the garden and spent
>> most of his time free. Trouble was when people came to my parents
>> house and drinks were around, he imbibed. No kidding. In the end the
>> vet said it put an early end to his life span, he enjoyed every moment
>> though.
>>
>> A biiig talker and imitator. I remember a friend of my mothers
>> visiting with her kid about three years old. Instantly Pol started
>> crying, then the kid started too and there was really no way to
>> explain to him Pol was only imitating a baby crying He was an
>> Amazon Green. My mother had two Siamese cats but they went in fear of
>> him, he only had to nip each one once for them to fear the beak!
>
>Sounds like a fun guy.
Of course, in this day and age we know better than to stick a bird in
a cage for its entire life.