I once had a wolf hybrid and thought she was the best pet ever!

Thank you so much for responding Adoniah. You didn't tell us her name?

I had an Amazon Green Parrot when I was in high school. His name was Sherman. I had to give him to my best friend, whom he loved, because of my brother's allergies. The last time I heard from her she still had him....thirty years later.

I have read that parrots are very intelligent birds. Your's seems very smart.

Our landlord raised ducks and geese. One of his ducks had a nest under our porch. She ran off and left an egg...just about to hatch, when her others had all hatched. It was still kinda cold out in the spring...so we took in the egg and hatched it. (fully hatched by the next day) My granddaughter had heard my story of how a black African Goose had bit my nose when I was a little girl, and I had constantly warned her about going near the geese outside...and that baby duck had her cornered one day standing in front of her quacking! She was hysterical! I made the mistake of laughing...and she still reminds me of it seven years later! lol

As for my wolf hybrid..she was the best behaved animal I've ever had. I raised her as a wolf pack would have raised her...and made her know that I WAS the alpha female! The ARE pack animals and should not be owned if you are just going to tie them up in the yard..the definately need socialization and you do need to know how a wolf pack interacts.

Yes, they definately need a place to roam. It is cruel to keep an animal locked up or caged up. They get psychotic like people would.

Animals do take our time..and money...and effort.

To many people just want a pet like the more exotic animals, just to be able to say they have one. What they don't realize is the time & effort & money that goes into it..and often it's the animal that suffers because of the person's pride. Very sad...and it's good you realize your limits.

Cats are in a class all their own....and some that I've owned could be classified 'exotic'

Well, Ozzy likes to sit just like us humans.

Oh my...so did Layla..my wolf hybrid...caught her on the easy chair all kicked back. I have a theory that the more you interact with your pet the more humanlike they become...especially the smart ones.

Yes, like Ozzy. He thinks he can walk out that front door with us but he can't. Indoors only.