I just wanted to share a nice story that happened to my family. I am a huge pet lover as most of you know, I have 3 cockatiels and it was getting so they just wanted to scream all the time at any little thing. I decided to give them to a family who would give them a loving home and new environment. One of the cockatiels i have is very tame or used to be until i put him in the cage with the others then he decided he just wanted to bite. His name is Charlie he is a latino cockatiel they are white and yellow, I also have a grandson that shows autistic traits at times so we have been working with him a lot, he seemed to really love the birds so i put charlie in his own cage and brought him into the living room. Jeremy was very excited I was worried how he would be with a bird squish or be nice. Well I opened the door to the cage and charlie came walking over got on my hand and flew to Jeremy's shoulder, needless to say that freaked him out a bit. Then it was if they were the best of friends they ate crackers together, watched TV and listened to music both of their favorite thing charlie would sing jeremy would sing and it was beautiful to watch a yr old interact with a bird. Charlie the bird now looks for Jeremy and gets all excited when he comes in, he knows he will get a cracker and to listen to his favorite music.
Jeremy is very gentle with Charlie and they have become best friends. I just wanted to show how a pet can make such a difference in ones life especially one with medical problems, I dont know what I would do without my pets as they tend to keep me sane, and are my best friends.

Willowprin/Linda

Thats awesome. I have to admit, sometimes just petting my cat and getting a hello "MEOW" is all it takes to turn around my mood.

Animals rock!

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