Talon Posted May 23, 2012 Share Posted May 23, 2012 That's a greyt story Nancy! Thanks for the laugh. I can picture how cute that must have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chezron Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 Brutus has figured out if he asks a question he gets a response. So now the tables are turned because he is asking what I used to ask him. He says, "What's a chicken say?" and I cluck like a chicken. He thinks this is funny, so he asks the question over and over to get me to cluck. Plus, we tried to get him to sing, "I Left my Heart in San Francisco" by saying, "Hey Brutus, where's your heart?" Now he is asking me, "Where's your heart?" to get me to sing. Funny and annoying because as soon as finish my answer, he asks another question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted May 24, 2012 Author Share Posted May 24, 2012 Brutus is coming along nicely and now enjoying watching you hop through the hoops now that he has figured out he can turn the tables and requests things as well. Thanks for sharing this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 24, 2012 Share Posted May 24, 2012 They can " turn things around all the time!" LOL! Its all part of how amazing they are, and how much they CAN learn! Sophie and I have a favorite game. Either one of us start a whistle. The other repeats it, and adds more. We do this in separate rooms. When Sophie starts to lose due to my more complex whistle... she breaks out into "rap". She knows I don't have a clue! She wins.... as usual. nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistyparrot Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 They can " turn things around all the time!" LOL! Its all part of how amazing they are, and how much they CAN learn! Sophie and I have a favorite game. Either one of us start a whistle. The other repeats it, and adds more. We do this in separate rooms. When Sophie starts to lose due to my more complex whistle... she breaks out into "rap". She knows I don't have a clue! She wins.... as usual. nancy I do almost the same with Misty except when I flake out Misty will often laugh! We love our whistle games:D Steve N Misty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 25, 2012 Share Posted May 25, 2012 You know they're gonna win! One way or another! LOL I get a kick out of the fact that Sophie understands she's losing. She knows I can't rap, so her changing the rules, makes her win! LOL. She wouldn't get away with that with Ryan or Sean. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 Joe can be as demanding as any three year old LOL...yesterday, I was making their dinner and Joe had been yammering away. When I was dishing up the plates, he demanded "Want a good nut!" and I replied that he had to have a good dinner first. He kept at it..."Want a good nut!!" I just kept telling him "No, good dinner first". The third time he said "I want a good nut!!!!". Again, I replied "Joe, you can have a good nut after your good dinner." He thought for a moment and then said "Fine!" and moseyed over to his plate to eat. It was too funny...I had to go into the other room to laugh. After he ate a fair amount, he again asked "Want a good nut?" I guess he knows what he wants and is not afraid to ask for it...LOL... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted May 29, 2012 Author Share Posted May 29, 2012 "Fine!" LOL, I love Joey's personality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CathyJr Posted May 29, 2012 Share Posted May 29, 2012 We taught Hannah the andy griffith theme song , Whene my husband is around she just whistels the first three notes so my husband can finish it for her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Luria Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 That is too funny!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Luria Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 What Quinn can't do with language he is beginning to use body language to express himself. It is very important to him that he sit on my shoulder and have his head scratched before bed. He snuggles in and after a while I say it's time for bed now and he does a funny little nudge to my face. I say one more time and repeat the same and he gives me the same reaction. After the third time he knows that he is going to be put to bed and he makes a funny little grumbling sound. I think he is starting to understand what I am saying and hasn't quite mastered the responses. He sure is vocal though. He was chattering away this morning, and I said it is time for breakfast, he stopped in his tracks and went to where his food was going to be. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted May 31, 2012 Author Share Posted May 31, 2012 Quinn no doubt knows what you are saying. Very cute story of how he presently responds. Keep up the great work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted May 31, 2012 Share Posted May 31, 2012 Casey Luria EXCELLENT job with Quinn! Keepup the good work! Be ready when Quinn shakes it up a bit, and carries out the most " dramatic play", you have ever seen. They are natural " stars" when it comes to drama.( of course it takes several years.) All my guys put themselves to bed around 8pm. Once in awhile... Sophie will scream a couple hours later... " ROM ( mom)... come quick! I always come running. She will say " Hi!"( she's just checking I'm always going to be there). A kiss goodnite, and she's good. Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock Posted June 7, 2012 Share Posted June 7, 2012 Joey knows what "gone" means and is not afraid to take advantage of this knowledge...Yesterday, I had just given Joey, Tango and Salsa their warm breakfast and had turned away to the counter to make up veggie plates for all the birds. Joe and I had been talking back and forth and when he told me that he wanted a good nut, I told him that when his food was all gone, he could have a good nut. The next thing I know, he had pushed his plate to the floor, said "Gone, want a good nut!"...hahahahahaha...save me from an intelligent bird... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danmcq Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 LOL, well Joey solved that small technicality! Perfect logic on his part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Spock... you asked, he delivered! LOL! You didn't give any rules with the agreement, so he should get a good nut! Greys would make excellent lawyers! LOL Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Luria Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I think you are in trouble! Very funny! What does he do for an encore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeblizered Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Hello, your article on Grey Cognition and Language abilities has inspired me to buy a grey for myself.Wonderful to keep such communicative creatures in our company.It is really surprising to know that they too can process emotions at this level.Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 mikeblizered.. Can't wait for you to get a grey! We will be here for you. We will be patient, for you to get adopted! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletoes Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 Waiting to see one in the zoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykittykitty Posted June 25, 2012 Share Posted June 25, 2012 They are so sooo soooooo intelligent. Alex had nothing on any of these, "our" birds! I do love them! You do know I am living with them vicariously, don't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayd Posted June 26, 2012 Share Posted June 26, 2012 (edited) Maggie here: Joe's confidence is growing by leaps and bounds in the last week. He is exploring new areas that were formerly only Spock's territories, becoming more assertive and certainly shows no compunction when it comes to letting us know what he wants. LOL... He is becoming more vocal about asserting his needs but he doesn't use new words or sentences until he knows they are correct. (I think he waits until we are gone to practice his new speeches). We are a little worried because now, Joe knows what bye-bye means, which means he wants to go out the door. When Jay is on the patio or when Jay is in bed with the door closed, he emphatically states "I want to go bye-bye! See Papa! See Papa now!" If Jay is in bed, I have to open the door and show Joe that Papa is night-night at which time Joe will say "Good night Papa". If Jay is outside, I have to bring Jay in to see him. If it is daytime and I am in the bedroom with Jay for what seems like a long time to Joe, he will call out to Jay "Papa, Are you ok?" The other day, Salsa was flying around, yelling like a pterodactyl (Like Dayo) when she came too close to Joe. Joe just turned to her and said "Watch it!" and went back to eating his good nut. Too funny! What is really amazing to us is Joe applying body language with verbal responses. When Joe dances, he bobs his head up and down. What he does now is answer yes and moves his head in an up and down motion. I asked him if he wanted a good nut and he answered "Yes" with a nodding of his head. This morning, I asked Jay if he was ready for his breakfast when Joe turned toward Jay (he was sitting on his shoulder) and nodded and said "Yes" before Jay had a chance to answer. We almost died laughing while Joe looked at us like we were crazy. He appears to be applying body language with appropriate verbal responses. He has done this on more than one occasion. I can't wait to see what Joe has in store for us this week... Maggie and Jay Edited June 26, 2012 by Jayd Maggie posted this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittykittykitty Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 What wonderful surprises for you! I can't wait to hear more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey Luria Posted June 27, 2012 Share Posted June 27, 2012 He sounds wonderful! I can't wait for more posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kins2321@yahoo.com Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Joe is doing excellent! We love the stories about Joe! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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