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Thanks for the quick reply Siobhan. We'll give leaving the room and completely ignoring him a shot. Andrew

Hello everyone. I'm new to this forum. My name is Andrew, I have a 6 year old African Grey Congo named Sam. He is quite a character. No matter what the sound effect, he can do it. He especially likes to have the phone ring, and then answer it. He also likes to laugh along with us while watching TV and cheering saying things "wooooooo". He can also whistle up a storm. sometimes he likes to copy our whistles. We will go back and fourth taking turns.........in the end its usually us trying to copy him, he always wins. lately he's been starting to talk in a more "baby" type voice. we haven't been able to figure out what he's trying to say yet, but we're definitely listening to try and figure it out. From what I've seen so far, there's alot of wonderfull information here. and I'm looking forward to reading some other people's stories. Andrew

Hello, I'm new to this forum and I'm hoping someone can give me some advice. I have 6 year old male African Grey Congo named Sam. He is a real comedian, doing all kinds of sound effects and saying various words at the right times. Some of the sounds effects include barking like our dog. In the last few weeks he's developed a problem however. For whatever reason he has started barking non stop for long periods of time. Especially in the morning, but also at other times of the day. Alot of time while barking, he will be on the side of the cage with his wings being held slightly away from his body. Almost like he's ready to take off, or nervous of something. The barking has been driving my wife nuts, so I definitely want to solve the problem. Unfortunately i have covered the cage in the past, which works to calm and quiet him down. But I realize that I may be merely prolonging and increasing the problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Andrew