Re: [PyrNet-L] Pyrs and birds

[Ken McNamara <conmara@oaktree.net>]

FYI - we got our current Pyr because as a youngster (10 to 12 months)
she would 'play' with her owners prize chickens.  A few dead chickens
later she came to live with us and guard our 4H retirement community of
Shropshires.

KenMc

LynmaloneB@aol.com wrote:
> 
> Hi Graham and everyone-
> My experience is that Pyrs are excellent with birds. Actually, my experience
> was the same as Cindy's - the Pyr was intimidated by the bird! If he paid any
> attention to her at all, it was just to get close and sniff - the cockatiel
> allowed this up to a point, but when he got too close she'd go for his nose
> and he'd back right off. As Brady (cockatiel) got older, her flights grew
> shorter and her landings more unpredictable. The Pyr never showed any prey
> drive where she was concerned, even if she crash landed right in front of
> him. My only worry was the one Cindy expressed - the accidental paw.
> 
> I've been catching up on my backlog of Pyrnet digests the last few days. I
> have to laugh out loud at some of them - particularly Jan's accounts of lamb
> theft. Also. as a geography teacher, I love exchanges that reflect
> differences in our respective locales - climate or otherwise.
> Lyn and Bridger
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