considering a quaker parrot...?

Well bud is an older bird but NOT an old bird for quakers.. I breed them among other birds but quakers well got under my skin year and years ago.. You'll so enjoy him as a new addition, and giving an older bird to a home is just wonderfull of you..as far as your dogs I think your quaker can handle them . and probably will learn how to ark back i have two here that came form homes with barkers and i think its funny us not having dogs we still have barking in our home..

Ok im being nosy but i know pet stores too and being that bud is ten years Im not gonna ask you how much but i can tell you what I sell my baby's for hand fed once weaned here in michigan for and that's 200 each...

now if your getting the bird for 2 with cage ad he is TAME meaning you right now and pick him up love him touch him and all coming from a pet store that's probably a fair price, tho still for his age i would haggle a bit..

your welcome to email me mamalisa2006@yahoo.com

Good for you that you are willing to take this little guy in as an adoption rather than insisting of furthering the market for breeders. If you want the bird, then my suggestion would be to bring it home at a time when you will not have to leave it alone in the house with the dogs for at least 2 or 3 days. If I know Dachsunds, there will be ample barking going on during that time so you can observe the bird's reaction to it, first hand. I would also keep the dogs out of the room where the bird will be, for awhile. He may be already used to having dogs around, or he may never have seen one. His past experience, or lack of, will have a lot to do with how he reacts. Let him hear some barking while you are right there with him to reassure him that it's okay. The best way to keep him from having any big reaction is for you to have no reaction. When in his presence, act as if you don't even hear the barking. If he reacts, just talk softly and soothing. If he sees that you are not concerned, most likely, he will not be either. They take a lot of their moods, emotions, and reactions, from us. We are their flock. Always remember that. I would wait until you are sure he is well settled in and comfortable with the new surroundings before allowing the dogs into the room where his cage is located. Only you know how your dogs may react so if you think there is any chance at all that they would charge at the cage, jumping, barking, etc. then take them into the room on a leash. Do not allow them close to the cage. Let everyone observe each other from a distance. The dogs should settle down and reach a point where they pay little attention to the bird. But that will depend on how well behaved and under control they are. I live with a flock of 9, ranging in size from Cockatiels to Macaws. I also have a Pit Bull. The only attention he pays to the birds, is patrolling the floor around the cages to grab up tidbits they drop. The birds pay little if any attention to him. The only exception is my African Grey. He gets on the cage floor so he can get face to face with the dog. He tries to lure the dog close enough to give him a nose nip. I never allow the dog in the bird room, unsupervised, with any cage doors open. But it's because the dog is in more danger from the beaks than the other way around. I hope this helps you out and good luck.

If possible, I would put the bird's cage in a room where the dogs can't go when you're not at home. The last Quaker I had (my third) lived with me and a cat, and although the cat had been raised from kittenhood with the bird and never bothered it when I was there, I always made sure the two weren't in the same room when I had to go somewhere.

That Quaker lived to be 13 years old, and ultimately died of fatty liver disease, but it might still be with me if I'd realized it was getting that disease earlier.

Today, I have 3 caiques and no cat (my sister "stole" the cat :) )

I have a 4 year old quaker parrot, as well as a golden retriever, basset hound, rats, and many other birds. The basset and retriever can get very loud at certain times, and it has never seem to bother my quaker or any of my other birds. He shows no signs of being stressed out when they bark and carry on. I never put my birds in a different part of the house when I go out. They are all in very secure cages, and the dogs would never be able to get to them through the cages. Hope this helps!

p.s. Aren't quakers th best? You should definately get him if you have fallen in love with him! Good luck and I hope eveything works out!

Millet Spray is a great treat for any bird. It is a sweet seed on a stick, and Quakers love to hold the stick and eat the seeds. Also, grapes, apples, oranges, bananas, and the Quaker that I had also loved chicken and Bean with Bacon Soup. Unsalted peanuts in the shells are also a great treat.

If they are in different rooms it should be fine. Different floors would be better. Bud...good name tho my cockatiels name is Buddy but we call him Bud. If they do back a lot Bud might pick up on and and start barking as well, so keep that in mind you might have a 4th dog. http://parrotcentral.net/

People come to my house with dogs,My Quaker dosnt like dogs but nothing happens.My Quaker will bark like a dog.And that is it.

keep the dog and brid in different rooms and it will be fine!