Ermergerd! The cuteness! Overload 2000!
this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2024
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Please don't do this.
A dog has a very strong predator instinct, and one little bite is all it takes to kill the budgie very painfully.
It looks very cute, but it's a recipe for disaster.
Budgies are cheap, a cute pic lasts a lifetime.
(ees joke plz don't dox me :( )
Looks like a golden. They love every one and every thing.
I mean, they're literally bred to grab birds.
Without causing damage. Very gentle with what they hold.
Many professional trainers believe that hard mouth can be a hereditary affliction. When selecting a puppy, by all means check out the parents first. Still, there is really no surefire way to tell if a dog is going to be predisposed to damaging birds once it grows up. That part likely falls in the luck-of-the-draw department. There are, however, precautions you can take while training your retriever puppy that may help prevent the dog from developing hard mouth. Common sense applies in most cases.
If you don't know the dog, you're probably right that it's not worth the risk. I'd guess those 2 have been friends their whole life though. I know with the golden I had that she was always great with any person or animal she came in contact with.
It only takes one time being surprised.
It's always a risk. Would you want your best friend to go into a polar bear enclosure alone even if the bear had never mauled anyone or acted like it wanted to?
It's never worth the risk if you value the little bird's life.
Have you met a golden retriever? They are the most general things known to man. You can give them an egg and their mouths won't break it.
What happens when the bird lands on the dog's eyes and scratches it? How confident are you that the dog won't give a warning nip?
Furthermore, mammal saliva is toxic to birds. This is stupid in more ways than one.