• Zombiepirate@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Please don’t do this.

    A dog has a very strong predator instinct, and one little bite is all it takes to kill the budgie very painfully.

    It looks very cute, but it’s a recipe for disaster.

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            11 months ago

            Many professional trainers believe that hard mouth can be a hereditary affliction. When selecting a puppy, by all means check out the parents first. Still, there is really no surefire way to tell if a dog is going to be predisposed to damaging birds once it grows up. That part likely falls in the luck-of-the-draw department. There are, however, precautions you can take while training your retriever puppy that may help prevent the dog from developing hard mouth. Common sense applies in most cases.

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              11 months ago

              If you don’t know the dog, you’re probably right that it’s not worth the risk. I’d guess those 2 have been friends their whole life though. I know with the golden I had that she was always great with any person or animal she came in contact with.

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                11 months ago

                It only takes one time being surprised.

                It’s always a risk. Would you want your best friend to go into a polar bear enclosure alone even if the bear had never mauled anyone or acted like it wanted to?

                It’s never worth the risk if you value the little bird’s life.

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      11 months ago

      Have you met a golden retriever? They are the most general things known to man. You can give them an egg and their mouths won’t break it.

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        11 months ago

        What happens when the bird lands on the dog’s eyes and scratches it? How confident are you that the dog won’t give a warning nip?

        Furthermore, mammal saliva is toxic to birds. This is stupid in more ways than one.