African Grey parrot yelling at dog

Here is our African Grey Parrot, Sammy, helping us discipline our little dog, Dharma.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• parrot
• talking
• bird
• african
• gray
• mimic

[tonywnj]

Did you guys work with him or did he just start talking? I have a 16 month old grey that I think is just trying to say hello. If you click my link I only have two vids. If you have time could you look and tell me if that's what she is doing? I also would appreciate any suggestions on coaxing her to talk. Thanks man. I linked this vid to my facebook page and people are just as astounded.

[lefty5string]

@tonywnj i think it takes them about 2 years to really start talking. they start mimicking easy things like the phone and songbirds and the microwave before they ever talk. mine is 16.5 years old so i dont really remember how it all went. your bird sounds pretty vocal though so it should do fine. i have never done anything to try to teach mine, he just picks it all up on his own. the young ones have dark grey eyes and when they start to lighten and turn yellow i think they are adults and talk

[tonywnj]

@lefty5string I'm glad to hear that. She has so much personality I really don't care if she does. If she does then I'll encourage it. If she doesn't her personality makes up for it. I just really wanted to know if I'm encouraging speech that she doesn't want to do and by doing that I don't want to frustrate her. Thanks for the advice Lefty.

[lefty5string]

@tonywnj in my experience they learn what they want to learn for the most part and once they start there is no stopping it. your birds first words will be something annoying and your birds second words will be "shut up!" ha

[daphnener]

My stepmom has a Congo too... it's a total riot. The best is when we're in the basement with company, and all of a sudden you'll hear a random burp or fart come out of her.

[lefty5string]

@daphnener he went through a stage where he would make a big fart sound every time i walked past his cage. pretty funny stuff.

[calmbluewaters]

when people come to my house my Grey doesn't know he says (in my voice no less) "come here, I don't bite, i love you!" He put those 3 phrases together himself and he tries to lure people close enough so he can grab their fingers and freak them out. Then my other bird laughs. I've had to put a sign up

[lefty5string]

@calmbluewaters yes it is amazing how they can make up their own statements that actually make sense using unrelated words or phrases they know. nothing mimicry about that!

[AeRoChIcK02]

hahahaha "Get your ass outta here, NOW!"

[Iloveanimals8755]

to @AddDude23

no they just repeat what they hear as for the guy the bird probably just did the that frays because he heard it seed in a scary or stressful situation and repeated what emotion sounded write hope this helps

[StayGoldHC]

PLEASE teach it to say "HELP, they've turned me into a parrot!!"

[mc283803]

@calmbluewaters that is awesome. i have heard of some smart birds but that might just be the best

[10InchSnow]

0:26 Bless you

[funnyman1995103]

@AddDude23 not all the time you can teach a parrot to say what you allway want them to say

ex at a pet store theres a parrot that always say the same answer to a question and if you tell him to laugh he'll laugh idk how to train one but a friend of mine does

[AddDude23]

so do these bird actually understand what they say, cause i was told that my friend knows a guy that calls his bird and asks it if its ok and it says yea im fine, and their house caught in fire and it was yelling OMG get me out of here

[apathy24]

wow that parrot sounds JUST LIKE the male owner

[autosensation69]

i want a raciest one. lol just because it would be the funnest thing when my black friends come over and there having a fight with a bird

[TheAirball31]

@wirlwind494 haha yeah that would be EPIC!! Haha