such a good boy

[Cara]

Jim took Zuni upstairs last night for some one on one. Every time I walked within earshot, I heard "Zuni, stop that." or "ZUUUUU-niiiiiii, knock it off." or "If you do that again, I'm bring you downstairs." or "Can't you just leave that alone?" 45 minutes later, they came downstairs and Jim told me what a good boy Zuni was.

There are different standards for goodness depending on what bird you're hanging with.... 10 or 12 "don'ts and no's" with Sophia means we're having a bad night. On the other hand 72,000 "don'ts and no's and whys and can't you just STOPs" is a well-behaved M2.

 

[nellysmom]

That's funny cause I say alot "nos" to Nelly but then turn around and kisses. She is hardly ever really bad

 

[Cara]

Zuni is into EVERYTHING - especially if it has a cord, a switch or a skull & crossbones. If you try the 'redirect with something much more fun' trick, he instantly become 10x more fascinated with whatever you're trying to redirect him away from. I guess he's not really 'bad', he's just an M2.

 

[cassiesdad]

On the other hand 72,000 "don'ts and no's and whys and can't you just STOPs" is a well-behaved M2.

....or a U2....

 

[Cockatoo-Dust]

You can say "no" to Butter (U2) all day long and he'd ignore you.
He will sometimes listen to me snapping my fingers (to get his attention) and telling him to leave it alone... Only sometimes ..

 

[cassiesdad]

You can say "no" to Butter (U2) all day long and he'd ignore you.

At this point, I'd settle for Milty to ignore me. Now if I say "no", his immediate reaction is to say "WHATEVER" or "YEAH RIGHT" and then continue on his merry way.
I think his goal here is to rob me of what's left of my sanity...not that there's much of it left...