Shih-tzu and macaw playing

This is my Shih-Tzu and blue-throated macaw playing with each other.

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Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Shih-tzu
• shihtzu
• blue
• throated
• macaw

[blackie0nassis]

how old is your macaw?

I heard blue-throats are hard to handle.

[tomh2006]

She's about 2 years old. She's very needy - kind of like a cockatoo - wants to be with me every minute of the day. She's a sweetheart. She loves most men, doesn't care for most women. She tolerates being handled by my wife, but I can do anything with her. She runs up to me and rolls over on her back for me to tickle her tummy. If she nips, it's just hard enough to let you know she want's something. She's never broken the skin.

[tomh2006]

It's funny seeing them on the couch. The blue-throat will charge the shih-tzu like she's going to bite, and then will stop and gently barely touch the edge of the shih-tzu's coat. This is pretty common behavior with a blue throat and even blue and gold macaws. They threaten to bite, but don't want to and would rather flee than fight. It's also seen in playing behavior and you have to know the particular bird to tell the difference.

[tomh2006]

Yes, I agree! The Shih-Tzu is in great danger!

This is the same Shih Tzu that saved a baby mockingbird. You should watch that video.

[thestrugglewithin]

LOL at the end. Macaws just like "yea Im done here.."

[luvjasmin]

Hate to dissapoint you, but a macaw, which is usually gently by nature could take the nose off of a Dobberman if it felt threatened enough. They can break broomsticks in one snap. I know a breeder that had this happen to her Dobberman. Sadly the macaw took part of the eye out as well. Never under-estimate something equevilent to Big Bird with a can opener for a beak!

[QueenSmileyFace1]

They are NOT playing. Your dog's afraid and your bird's mad. Your bird could hurt it very bad. I have a quaker and she bit my friend's dog.

[RealRikku17]

That is so cute! They look like they play nicely too

[rachael2122]

@AsphaltAbuse supervised or not the time it takes for a bird or dog to bite one another nobody can get to them in time to prevent a serious bite

[rachael2122]

@AsphaltAbuse

mmm my friend thought she new her pets too, after 20 plus years of owning every parrot you can think of, (as she ownes a pet shop and hand rears from being 3 weeks old and having dogs around for as long as shes been alive) until one day she went in the shop to get whatever she was getting to come back to find bird feathers and no bird!!!!!! she used to let the bird out and it used to walk on the floor with the dogs and (ahem PLAY) funny how people know there pets well aint it duh

[greengrendel]

@greengrendel

Wow, my english sucked in that comment.

[30secondstomarscam]

-parrot walks away- ...stupid mammal...

[johnnyjagwani]

score 1- nil for the macaw's.. Now that's owning a dog for ya!

[Cadbarry]

HAHAHAH

[rachael2122]

are you thick thats not play the bird is threatened by the dog not to metion it could serious halm to the dog

[jerrybake458]

haha macaws are big and beautiful. it looks really long on the floor almostl ike a serpent.

and u be careful cuz those beaks are pointy/sharp >_o mite poke his eyes out.....