Monday, August 6, 2007

Progress with Noah

Noah has made incredible progress. He only requires 2 treats to feed him now, as opposed to the many treats required in the past. When the bowls are brought over to the feeding station, he immediately moves to the other side of the cage. He does still move a little bit toward the food/water bowls when the food door is being open, but immediately reconsiders and waits for the treat from Brian. Also after the new bowls are put in his cage, he does not attack the food bowl. Now we must figure out how to feed with only one person. I have a number of ideas, but comments are appreciated.

Screaming

Yesterday, we had NO screaming. What a treat..a totally peaceful day. Noah seems to be more relaxed and wanting to partake in any fun we are having. When I throw the ball to the dogs and they catch it, Noah lets out a wonderful Weeee sound. His happy call. It is really something to hear, just pure joy. Hopefully our progress will continue, and Noah will perch and be willing to be brought out of his cage.

Friday, August 3, 2007

PePe The Adorable

This bird has to be the sweetest bird on earth. He never ever is "bitey" and has the cutest way of fluffing up. I cannot wait until he gets his sight back, I think it will make a huge difference for him. In the past week he has chewed away at an oak perch and it finally fell down. I was so worried that he may of hurt himself, but Brian said they do that type of thing all the time. We have left the perch inside his cage for entertainment as he likes to go down and chew on it. We have also taped small paper cups folded with nuts to it. This way he can do a little foraging. He has already stumbled upon one treat, so I'm sure he will find the next. I'm going to set up the video camera in the room and get him to vocalize. He just loves this one word...it is something to see. I will not give it away...the video will be a must see.