Christopher's blog

Oscar is a BOY!

Wed, 29 Nov 2006 20:39:40 -0500

I took Oscar into the Vet for a check up and also had a sex test to determine if Oscar was indeed an "Oscar", or an,
"Oscarlina" LOL.

It was not surprise when the test came back showing that Oscar was male.

Heat in January

Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:35:59 -0500

Oscar has been changing his behaviour recently and doing things that he has never done before on his own.
In addition to climbing down off the portable playstand more now, he has taken to "riding" his favorite toys, which are actually on the playstand.

Breakfast

Wed, 21 Dec 2005 12:48:52 -0500

So the other morning we were having breakfast and Oscar is usually there at a meal.
He came down low on his playstand and then showed interest in my food.
Usually I finally figure out what he is wanting.

Calm assertive dominance

Wed, 30 Nov 2005 02:55:03 -0500

I happened to be watching a show on dog training. The theme was being calm assertive and then presenting dominance traits. Well, I have still been having a small problem with Oscar wanting to bite me. I have had him 15 months. There is only my partner that shares our home and Oscar is my bird.

He loves his pants

Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:52:38 -0500

Oscar loves his pants! They are my old pants that I donated to him to use. I made them into hanging comfort toys that he chews on and moves around when he goes to bed each night.
There in one that he leans into, and one that touches him from behind.

Pulp or non Pulp?

Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:37:05 -0500

It is not unsusual for Oscar to be with me at the table during a meal and he continues to throw me surprises.
The other morning I was enjoying a frosty cold glass of orange juice ( I place the glass in the freezer for 10-15 min before I put jut in it.)

Oscar has 2 pair of pants!

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 19:23:38 -0400

Oscar now has two pair of my old pants!
Yes, indeed.
They are hanging in his cage next to his sleeping perch.
These pants were cut up and made for toys and such.
Jeans and dress pants are great for this.

Oscar is starting to "play" with my youngest siamese cat, Charlie.

Fri, 22 Jul 2005 17:00:20 -0400

Oscar shares our home with our three cats, one which is a 12 yr old American medium hair, grey cat, then two siamese, a female and the youngest, Charlie, a male.

The eldest cat only cares that we love HIM and then the world is fine in his eyes.

Oscar's Progress

Tue, 05 Jul 2005 03:06:39 -0400

Oscar is such a gem.
I am learning more and more how to read him and know what is going on with him.
For instance,
Maybe he wants water?
No, he wanted more water in the glass before he wanted any at all!

Just another day

Mon, 20 Jun 2005 00:56:59 -0400

Oscar has had to endure many oddities at our house since he got here.
There have been people coming and going remodeling for a year now.
It started about the time he arrived and there was a crew replacing windows throught our house.

Oscar let go of his "training wheels" today

Thu, 16 Jun 2005 01:10:38 -0400

I have been teaching Oscar to fly much like I would a child to ride a bike.
After a period of time of exercising him by flapping his wings and getting winded, he no longer is winded after a short flap session.

Oscar, teaching to fly is similar to teaching somone to ride a bicycle

Tue, 14 Jun 2005 12:50:00 -0400

I've been exercising Oscar by getting him to flap his wings.
At first he was very winded after a short few flap.
As time went of he got much better about this and does not take long to recover after a short exercise routine.

Oscar Up UP and Away!

Mon, 06 Jun 2005 01:29:56 -0400

It was a great day to take Oscar outside and practice a little flying. I want to keep developing his lung capacity.
I am very slow about ramping up his exercise because of this.
So I was able to get him to fly four times. He was not wheezing.

Oscar's first Flights in the backyard!

Sun, 05 Jun 2005 15:15:05 -0400

I have been exercising Oscar by making him flap his wings for several weeks now.

He has been clipped in the past, but I decided not to have it done the last time his nails were done.

Since most of his wings are grown back I thought I would see if Oscar was ready to have some flight fun in the back yard.

Re thinking a few things for Oscar

Fri, 03 Jun 2005 22:00:19 -0400

Oscar is my first bird. Lucky me.
At first I had "BIG" plans for him.
I wanted to train him to do this and that and say all sorts of stuff.
I also thought he would really like to fly someday.
His wings have been clipped since birth ( I think )