meganmshope
08-25-2012, 07:53 PM
I just got a lovebird about a week ago, and we've been having issues with our black lab.
Sometimes (usually when she's tired or when the bird is sleeping) she's fine and can ignore the cage and bird, but throughout the daytime or whenever the bird makes noise (which, as everyone knows, is almost always) she freaks out, barks, runs up to the cage, and sometimes tries to jump on the cage.
The bird is in my room 24/7 and the door is shut 24/7 (unless I'm supervising) so as to keep the dog and bird separated.
However, I'd really love to get this problem solved as I've had to sort of shut out my dog because of this.
Any tips/ideas on how to introduce my dog to this bird peacefully?
Sometimes (usually when she's tired or when the bird is sleeping) she's fine and can ignore the cage and bird, but throughout the daytime or whenever the bird makes noise (which, as everyone knows, is almost always) she freaks out, barks, runs up to the cage, and sometimes tries to jump on the cage.
The bird is in my room 24/7 and the door is shut 24/7 (unless I'm supervising) so as to keep the dog and bird separated.
However, I'd really love to get this problem solved as I've had to sort of shut out my dog because of this.
Any tips/ideas on how to introduce my dog to this bird peacefully?