EchoDolphin
Checking out the neighborhood
Hi guys! I'm not sure where to put this so feel free to move it as needed. I've been having more and more issues with my Maxi named Echo chomping on everything. He didn't use to do this nearly as much as he does now and I'm not sure what could be causing or affecting it. He chews anything he can see and reach. Not furniture (minus a leg of a coffee table once or twice), but other objects. He once destroyed the wheel covering on my wireless mouse in the 2 seconds I wasn't looking. He recently maimed my headphone cord to the point that the dual wires aren't dual anymore and the connector is barely attached. Any kind of cable he tries to chew. He'll wander and pick up random objects, be it hair ties, mail, prescription bottles... He somehow always finds coins that I didn't know were on the floor. If it's in reach, it'll end up in his beak.
Here's the thing. I know birds are chewers, and I'm ok with that. I have lots of toys for him to drop, chew and dangle. He plays with those but if he comes over to me, he tries to grab everything around him and me. Is there a way to get him to leave items alone? I'd happily give him things to chew but I want to have the choice to do so instead of him just grabbing and munching. I want it to be like my old dog who used to only chew objects that my mom gave her first. Is that even possible? I love him but something needs to change, and I don't know how to proceed. I'd appreciate any advice you can give me.
Here's the thing. I know birds are chewers, and I'm ok with that. I have lots of toys for him to drop, chew and dangle. He plays with those but if he comes over to me, he tries to grab everything around him and me. Is there a way to get him to leave items alone? I'd happily give him things to chew but I want to have the choice to do so instead of him just grabbing and munching. I want it to be like my old dog who used to only chew objects that my mom gave her first. Is that even possible? I love him but something needs to change, and I don't know how to proceed. I'd appreciate any advice you can give me.