• Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
    47·
    2 years ago

    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.

    • EdibleFriend@lemmy.worldEnglish
      121·
      2 years ago

      Budgies are cheap, a cute pic lasts a lifetime.

      (ees joke plz don’t dox me :( )

    • Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      2 years ago

      Looks like a golden. They love every one and every thing.

        • Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zipEnglish
          4·
          2 years ago

          Without causing damage. Very gentle with what they hold.

          • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
            51·
            2 years ago

            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.

            • Itsamelemmy@lemmy.zipEnglish
              6·
              2 years ago

              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.

              • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
                31·
                2 years ago

                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.

    • DerpDerpingtonIsHere@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 years ago

      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.

      • Zombiepirate@lemmy.worldEnglish
        21·
        2 years ago

        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.