Pookamama
Jogging around the block
So-I volunteered at a bird rescue and we took some doves on a walk. She used a leather harness that attached to the doves' legs.
I remember seeing a harness, I forget the manufacturer, that had a sturdier one that had metal clips that you simply clipped around the bird's legs.
I'm guessing that wouldn't be good for a flying bird at all. But what if your only purpose was simply to keep your bird on your shoulder, kept the leash so short they couldn't jump off-would a leg harness work?
I have an aviator harness for Pepper. I've been working on letting her get used to touch under wings and chest and such so that I can eventually try the aviator-but suddenly it's hormone bird, and I don't want to keep touching her in all the places I'd have to touch her in order to put the aviator on her! But I would love to take her outside. We have a travel carrier but it's big and bulky. She does spook easily but I was thinking if her feet were harnessed and she was tethered to me with a very short leash-it would work fine. I'm not going to do flight training or anything (Pepper is clipped). I just want her to sit on my shoulder safely!
I remember seeing a harness, I forget the manufacturer, that had a sturdier one that had metal clips that you simply clipped around the bird's legs.
I'm guessing that wouldn't be good for a flying bird at all. But what if your only purpose was simply to keep your bird on your shoulder, kept the leash so short they couldn't jump off-would a leg harness work?
I have an aviator harness for Pepper. I've been working on letting her get used to touch under wings and chest and such so that I can eventually try the aviator-but suddenly it's hormone bird, and I don't want to keep touching her in all the places I'd have to touch her in order to put the aviator on her! But I would love to take her outside. We have a travel carrier but it's big and bulky. She does spook easily but I was thinking if her feet were harnessed and she was tethered to me with a very short leash-it would work fine. I'm not going to do flight training or anything (Pepper is clipped). I just want her to sit on my shoulder safely!