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Summary: Learn why training and intelligence make birds good family pets with expert tips in this free pet care video clip.
Jessica Armijo has spent her entire life growing up around animals. From the time she was little she was used to raising puppies and assisting her mother who founded and owns The Pet...read more
"Hi, I'm Jessica and I'm here for expertvillage.com and I'm here to talk to you today about great family pets here at the Pet Stop in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Birds make good pets. A lot of families have a lot of enjoyment from birds. They can be very fun and very sociable but you do have to be committed to training the bird and developing a relationship with the bird. They are very highly intelligent creatures and you can you know there is a thin line between them that you want to make sure that you don't cross. You want to develop just a good enough relationship with them and they can be excellent. But you know they can also be dangerous so you want to make sure that you develop a correct relationship and you train them correctly. Purchase them from a local breeder also. Bird breeders there is all kinds you just want to make sure that you buy it from a place that you can either do research about or would invite you to see the facilities to make sure that you can see where they where raised. Make sure that the conditions are clean. You know if somebody want to meet you somewhere or you just happened to meet someone and they want you or drive to your house or something it is a little bit fishy and you want to stay away from them."
eHow Article: Why to Choose Birds for Your Family Pet