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Hi everyone! I have a lovebird who is still fairly new to the house (about a week and a half) and 2 dogs that have lived here their whole lives. Mango, my lovebird, is a few years old and thus we’re still earning trust.
Here’s my issue: Oreo, my chihuahua mixed dog that’s about 17lbs, is OBSESSED with Mango, but oddly not 24/7. If no one is in the living room (everyone’s at work and I’m busy doing something in my room) Oreo can be found laying on the couch relaxing, paying almost no mind to the bird; only occasionally looking up when he chirps loudly. HOWEVER, when everyone is home sitting in the living room Oreo is obsessed with Mango. He walks around the cage incessantly whining and occasionally barking. The behavior is even worse when anyone tries talking to the bird and giving him attention.
I get really nervous with the thought of Oreo grabbing Mango and hurting or killing him. Once obsessed it’s almost impossible to get his attention off the bird. Sometimes Mango will walk all the way down to the bottom of his cage and Oreo will get really close and try to lick him/the cage and Mango will respond by trying to bite him which scares/slightly angers Oreo. Mango has been let outside his cage a few times but the two are NEVER left unsupervised, however I’m debating on taking my dog out of the room completely when Mango is out of his cage. I just don’t want to run the risk of either of them getting hurt (when Mango bites he doesn’t let go, he holds on to you and almost starts nibbling aggressively).
When Mango’s out of his cage you can find Oreo as physically close as we let him before telling him to back up and give Mango space. Otherwise, Oreo will sit practically right under wherever Mango is and stare at him so hard it’s a bit scary. When Mango decides to take off flying to a different spot, sometimes Oreo flinches or even jumps a little and it looks like pure instinct, the only thing stopping him is one of us telling him no. I’m not sure if this is his predator-prey instincts kicking in, jealousy, or both (he’s a super jealous dog, but never aggressively usually just jumps in front of whoever’s getting the attention to take the limelight away).
If you guys have any tips or advice I’d really appreciate it; I only want what’s best for all of my pets and although I don’t want to lock my dog away from the living room for lengthy periods of time, I do want Mango to get some flying and exploring in throughout the day without running the risk or getting hurt. My other dog, Casper, is a tea-cup Maltese and he wants literally nothing to do with Mango. Sometimes when Mango’s flying around the living room Casper will just say “nope, no thanks” and walk out to the safety of my bedroom haha.
Sorry for the long post & thanks in advance for any advice/tips!
Here’s my issue: Oreo, my chihuahua mixed dog that’s about 17lbs, is OBSESSED with Mango, but oddly not 24/7. If no one is in the living room (everyone’s at work and I’m busy doing something in my room) Oreo can be found laying on the couch relaxing, paying almost no mind to the bird; only occasionally looking up when he chirps loudly. HOWEVER, when everyone is home sitting in the living room Oreo is obsessed with Mango. He walks around the cage incessantly whining and occasionally barking. The behavior is even worse when anyone tries talking to the bird and giving him attention.
I get really nervous with the thought of Oreo grabbing Mango and hurting or killing him. Once obsessed it’s almost impossible to get his attention off the bird. Sometimes Mango will walk all the way down to the bottom of his cage and Oreo will get really close and try to lick him/the cage and Mango will respond by trying to bite him which scares/slightly angers Oreo. Mango has been let outside his cage a few times but the two are NEVER left unsupervised, however I’m debating on taking my dog out of the room completely when Mango is out of his cage. I just don’t want to run the risk of either of them getting hurt (when Mango bites he doesn’t let go, he holds on to you and almost starts nibbling aggressively).
When Mango’s out of his cage you can find Oreo as physically close as we let him before telling him to back up and give Mango space. Otherwise, Oreo will sit practically right under wherever Mango is and stare at him so hard it’s a bit scary. When Mango decides to take off flying to a different spot, sometimes Oreo flinches or even jumps a little and it looks like pure instinct, the only thing stopping him is one of us telling him no. I’m not sure if this is his predator-prey instincts kicking in, jealousy, or both (he’s a super jealous dog, but never aggressively usually just jumps in front of whoever’s getting the attention to take the limelight away).
If you guys have any tips or advice I’d really appreciate it; I only want what’s best for all of my pets and although I don’t want to lock my dog away from the living room for lengthy periods of time, I do want Mango to get some flying and exploring in throughout the day without running the risk or getting hurt. My other dog, Casper, is a tea-cup Maltese and he wants literally nothing to do with Mango. Sometimes when Mango’s flying around the living room Casper will just say “nope, no thanks” and walk out to the safety of my bedroom haha.
Sorry for the long post & thanks in advance for any advice/tips!
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