By Kristine Lacoste, Pets Adviser
Many people still smoke and ask us, "Does secondhand smoke harm pets?" Find out more about the dangers of smoking to you and your pet.
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By Kristine Lacoste, Pets Adviser
The Staffordshire bull terrier is a muscular and affectionate dog often plagued by breed-specific laws. Read more in our breed profile.
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Question: I have a white Cockatoo, about 10 months old. She has been adorable up to this point, she is beginning to talk, yet, her vocal “squawk” has me at wits end. It is great to come home, getting a greeting at the door in a low decibal squawk, till I pet her or talk to her, but her voice is getting louder. I have used squirting her with a water bottle and telling her to stop or stating “no, no” and it usually worked to quiet her excitement.
I am afraid my condo commandos may complain soon. I was wondering if there is a voice reducer I could spray in her mouth to quiet her when she squawks, or a muzzle to quiet her. is there such a thing? I bought a liquid in the pet store you mix in her water and was supposed to quiet her down, but it does not work. I am afraid to tell her “shut up” as she may begin to verbalize those words. Yet I do need to do something before I get a notice to get rid of her.
It is driving me nuts as well. I can go to another room out of sight, and she starts her screaming. I placed her in a smaller cage and placed her in the darkened closet till she quieted down and that seemed to help, but that technique was short lived. She did not relate dark or smaller cage as a consequence of her yelling vocalizations. What can I do? – Ed
Answer: I am happy to say that your bird is normal. This type of situation is common for bird owners. Often, new bird owners aren’t aware that large birds are vocal and will squawk to them loudly and frequently.
Most psittacines (parrots) are flock animals and are not meant to be alone for long periods of time. In addition, if you are the only other “bird” in the house, she is waiting for you to come home to interact with her.
Birds call to each other when in the flock to communicate all kinds of things — I found food, I am looking for company, I found a good place to nest. To expect that your bird won’t sound off very loudly is unrealistic. That is who she is.
Because you pet her when she is vocal, she continues to communicate with you that way. In essence, she has been rewarded for talking to you. In addition, if she is like most birds, her life is pretty under-enriched. She probably doesn’t have near enough to do when you are not home which makes your presence even more exciting. This causes her to be vocal.
Moving her into a dark room doesn’t generally work because the punishment is not paired with the vocalizations, but instead your presence. They are more likely to make your bird run from you at this time because she doesn’t want to be locked up in the room.
Because this behavior is normal and has been reinforced (rewarded) by you, punishing your bird is not going to be effective. Birds who are trying to get attention by vocalizing will take any type of attention including negative attention.
Instead, keep her environment highly enriched with foraging toys and interactive toys. Make sure her diet is balanced and healthy with lots of safe fruits, vegetables and nuts as well as pellets. Seeds are treats, so keep them to a minimum.
Rotate her toys so that she gets a new one every couple of days. This will make your presence a lot less exciting. Only interact with her when she is calm and ignore her completely when she is squawking. When she is quiet, come back into the room and interact with her. Yes, I know it is hard to ignore a big bird, but you have to do it before the problem gets worse. You can find more information to help you at www.flvetbehavior.com (click on the Resources page) and www.clickertraining.com.
Dr. Radosta
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By C.D. Watson, Pets Adviser
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By Gayle Hickman, Pets Adviser
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By Dr. Phil Zeltzman, DVM DACVS CVJ, Pets Adviser
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By Kristine Lacoste, Pets Adviser
Many people still smoke and ask us, "Does secondhand smoke harm pets?" Find out more about the dangers of smoking to you and your pet.
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By David Deleon Baker, Pets Adviser
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By Gayle Hickman, Pets Adviser
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Question: I am unemployed at present and live in an apartment next to a resident who has a yard with several barking dogs. They have high-pitched barks and they bark daily for hours. I have called Palm Beach Animal Care & Control, but they will not act until they receive two affidavits from other neighbors. In the meantime, the dogs keep barking.
Is there some kind of solution to this problem behavior when they bark at anything? The owner is elderly, there may be a fine and I want to be a good neighbor. Any suggestions? — Kathie
Answer: You are in a sticky situation. Unfortunately, there is not a lot that you can do. Of course, on your end, you can use white noise in your house and sleep with ear plugs to drown out the sound. To stop the dogs from barking, you can try the ultrasonic bark correctors that are widely available on the market.
Dr. Radosta
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