Shezbug
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I think you’re being too hard on yourself.
The choice about bringing another home is ultimately yours but if the worst thing your current birds are subjected to is being forced into a carrier for a vet trip because they are not yet accepting of the carrier and you have a vet appointment then I think you need to accept that and not take it so personally. Shove them in and go back to working in training when the trip is over.
Burt has had to be physically pried off me and forced into his carrier (after every vet visit and after some interactions with strangers when we’ve been out) and yes it broke some trust but I earned it back over time and you will too.
The choice about bringing another home is ultimately yours but if the worst thing your current birds are subjected to is being forced into a carrier for a vet trip because they are not yet accepting of the carrier and you have a vet appointment then I think you need to accept that and not take it so personally. Shove them in and go back to working in training when the trip is over.
Burt has had to be physically pried off me and forced into his carrier (after every vet visit and after some interactions with strangers when we’ve been out) and yes it broke some trust but I earned it back over time and you will too.