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persephone

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  1. When I had my talking budgie Simon years ago, when my OH asked what we should get for dinner, Simon would say "let's get a pizza", because that was usually my answer. I think animals do understand english, or any other language. There have been many doco's where animals have been raised in 1 country & are sent to another country & don't understand the commands given in the new countries language. I don't think they understand any language, but they understand the sounds by repetition and reward (intentional or otherwise). *nod*
  2. Thank you. We never did video it .. we used to hold out a hand , and recite "this little piggy".. he would lick the fingers , ignore the one who "got none" and then at the last one "This little piggy went "wee, wee all teh way home "..he would chew that finger .. :) he did this most of his life ... it was his ' party trick' :) hamlet & he were such good mates .. used to clean each other , and curl up together ... Mind you, bernie would curl up with any dog friendly enough . This Winter he was continually not far from a hot water bottle or heated throw , or a brick heated all day , and wrapped well at night in his bed ... he was so picky with food .this past year .... roo mince by the bucket ful ..then it would be a scrambled egg craving, then bacon fat ...oh. no. today I want cream and mashed potato ... oh, and cooked chops , not raw ... A rabbit please- fresh ..oh, and could you chop up the organs for me ..I'll eat them seperately , thanks. Are you having fried rice ? yes please, I'd love some ... and the chicken in soy . ...milk rice & cinnamon ..YUM . ....and so on ....
  3. Thanks folks .... it's very quiet this morning....
  4. Bye, Old man .. you were getting so feeble , had trouble holding on when you needed a toilet , and just couldn't eat enough to hold weight. It was time. For 14 years you have been our gorgeous noisy boy ..the only cat who knew a nursery rhyme , friend to all the dogs , and Mum's old mate when she was so ill.
  5. ?? is is THIS PERSON ? maybe suggest the excellent DOLers who are professional and operate in/around melbourne ?
  6. not that I'm an addict or anything ,, but there are some FAAABULOUS editing apps for iPhone ;) ;)
  7. There are stacks of freebies !! It's just amatter of which one you enjoy and can use for what you want :) here are some - in no order. They are all ones I have tried. LINK photoscape LINK paint.net LINK picasa what I use now ... SAGELIGHT not free ,and its baby brother LIGHTBOX, free )
  8. ermmm .. where are the photos???? ;) before & after type things - strickly for the rekkord, you know :)
  9. Once the owner learns some skills they may wish to stop using a halti - at present they appear to find it useful , and are more confident using it . This should be a good thing :) I am not really a head halter fan , but they do have their uses .
  10. Aloysha .. If he went as they said .. instant collapse , then I am glad - it seems preferable to being old and/or ill and uncomfortable .
  11. flickr link to someone's photos of RIGO Rigo was born in 1970 .... when I lived in melbourne , and used to visit the Zoo each Sunday morning , for many years - Rigo & I always had a few minutes 'communication', as back then at 9 am ... zoos were pretty much deserted , and animals would behave differently ..there really was opportunity to see/smell/communicate with many of them :) Rigo would watch for me - he'd sit, and I'd stand sort of side on , and glance at each other ...sometimes he would look me in the eye and connect.... it was lovely, being the only person in those early mornings ...to be able to hear the faint sounds missing when a crowd hovers, to indulge in the oniony/sweaty scent of morning gorilla ...and to sort of share the eating of breakfast across the safety barrier :0 I remember the joy when Rigo was used to father Mzuri .... and the fun of watching Mzuri grow ... Rigo was so handsome , and reminded me of a tragic poet when he was sentenced to "solitary" for anti-social behaviour .It was heartbreaking to see him at this time ..he just withdrew and was depressed .... I hope now he is with his ancestors , struttin' his stuff , looking so muscled and glorious ... roam free now, Rigo..no more stone caves or barriers - no more brash young men taunting you into defending yourself ...
  12. leather is not too bad .. plastic and stones etc are worse :) You now need to do another check around - and when he is left alone .. he is preferably in an area in which there are only HIS things to chew ;) Wait until you have to follow him around tugging on 'poo-on-a-string' ;)
  13. Much & all as the dog apparently needs care - I don't really condone 'abducting' and grooming someone else's dog , FWIW .
  14. and that poor creature's sibling has no front legs ..
  15. I note all ingredients in the recipes are cooked. I wonder if the cooking part is essential for some reason. ???? Really? What do you call bone meal? erm...crushed up bone :laugh: and hooves & horns ..... :)
  16. I looked at that , and thought that there are lots of folks who dislike feeding/keeping raw food .. esp in countries where there are salmonella risks?
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