It seems to me there are a couple of issues here. I don't think a shelter wants just any JoeBloe walking in one day to say "hey I'd like to help by walking your dogs". The shelter needs to know something about its volunteers though a criminal check might be a bit much. If someone has been volunteering at a shelter for some time so the staff knows them and now new policies are being put into effect, then the shelter should have some sort of informational meeting/handout for all its volunteers so they know what and why. And even when volunteers have been accepted, some mini-training should be included for handling dogs. Many shelter dogs have been abused so I wouldn't want a volunteer who grew up under the "old" system of training with spanking and collar yerking now handling a special needs dog. Actual certification for dog walkers - no - the government intrudes enough.
I'd like you to meet Ruby…
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I love Lories. Sweet little Lorie you have.
I had a Red Lorie who ate out of the dog dish with my Basenji (mix), Cinnamon. Cinnamon crossed the Rainbow Bridge June 2008.:(
Cinnamon, aka CeCe, didn't like birds, but when the Lorie moved in and started saying "CeCe, come here!" "CeCe, go nighty." "CeCe, Mommy loves you." Cinnamon decided that the Lorie was worth befriending. They were quite a team!
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Wow Jess, you have quite a zoo at home, lol
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That's a stunning bird! The color is magnificent. Do they screech and squawk really loud?
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Ruby is gorgeous!
I had a Budgie named Ludvik some years ago, he could tell his name and imitate some sounds. Also gived a kisses and used to sit on my nose :D.
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Thanks all!
Irena - I had a pair of lovebirds years ago, they were a pair of rescues i took in. Such pretty little things, great fun to watch! Mine werent at all tame though, they can give a nasty bite!
Dan - They can be loud (like all birds) but they're generally regarded as being one of the quieter species. They are fantastic talkers. I had a rainbow lorikeet and he could sing about 5 songs (and dance along to it!!) as well as having a vocabulary of about 200 words. The black capped lories (what ruby is) are considered to be the best talkers so Ruby should be able to speak fairly well. She is already saying "hello ruby"
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Hi Jess,
A Basenji she isn't … but a most beautiful black capped lori she most certainly will be.
LoL from our our tricolour puppy girl called Ruby to your rainbow coloured beauty.
Incidentally how can you tell it's a she?
Regards Ron
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You never know, she could end up copying Maya's yodelling so she could be an honoury basenji
The breeder DNA tested all of the babies to see if they were male or female
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Sorry i cant join in Jess - am suer she is lovely but birds give me the heebie jeebies!
You will need to give a warning in your titles next so i know if i can safely just look at the pictures of the beautiful Maya & the cute pugs, and avoid those flying things (i dont even eat chicken, have a real phobia about them!)
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Beautiful…how long to they live?
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My mum has bird phobia, she hated it when i used to have all the rescue birds in the house!! I shall be sure to put a warning on next time
Sharron - they live for around 20 years.
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We were scared of our parrot when we first got him and I think he knew it. We would open the cage first thing out of his mouth was I BITE and that he would do. Then he get out of cage and thats when the fun would start. There is no way around it they can bite hard now we have a loving happy bird he will even tell you I love you and then I love me he is crazy.
Rita Jean
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He sounds like a character Rita Jean!!
Lories are known for being very very sweet pets. You cant really get a better pet bird than a hand reared lory, as long as you can cope with the mess!
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Just some more pictures of Ruby (sorry Scott!!!)
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She is sooooo cute!!! Can't wait to see her when she is all feathered in!
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Jess, she is so cool. I love how you can tell that she is a baby, but yet she will become a beautiful bird soon..
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Yes, gorgeous!
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She really is very cute and so loveable looking. I like the keyboard one I can see she was looking up what she was going to look like with her beautiful feathers.
Rita Jean
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She's lovely Jess, i like the one were she's looking at the computer too
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She is lovely Jess, I like how she is surfing the net already!
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Ruby looks beautiful. Fantastic colours!
