My RFM genius and an old Fergie (Scarlet) story

[Dot]

I was moving Tommie (BFA) from her cage to a play stand while I changed the papers. I did not notice Blusher (RFM) in the Jolly Ball until she sort of lunged, but gently, toward Tommie. I turned around with the intention of saying, "Don't you even think about it." I said, "Don't you even" and Blusher and I said, "think about." I was so shocked I didn't even complete the sentence with "it." As I walked up here to brag on her, I remembered Fergie had said something similar to me. I have probably posted the second part of what she said and did, but sometimes I don't post the first part. I am going to copy and paste from her vocabulary. You tell me who the real genius is.

“Wanna go night night. Think about it.” While I was at computer; preceded by “light” and ”night night” (She had said "light" and I told her I couldn't go to bed now that I was working on the computer. She said "light" a few more times then said "night night."
"Think about it." is what I say to her in certain situations when she has misbehaved. "Am I going to let you bite me? Think about it." "Am I going to let you eat the refrigerator? Think about it."
The next night she said “Light” three times and each time I told her I was busy and couldn’t turn off the light. Then she said “Night night” three times and each time I told her I was busy. She then flew off my shoulder and stayed somewhere behind me. She kept saying “Light.” I knew she could not get in any trouble back there, so I ignored her until the lights went out. She had flown to the top of the piano and had reached up and grabbed the light switch, saying “Light” until she finally got it to turn off. As soon as the light went off, she let go of the switch and it popped back up and the lights came back on. She had not pulled it completely down, but she knew exactly what she was doing.

[Anne-Samantha's Mom]

I love Fergie stories...she is soooooooooosmart and a geinuse

[Anne-Samantha's Mom]

byt he way your birdies are sooooooooooooooosmart....wow.....

[birdie]

I love your stories! such smart birdies

[Julie]

Dot, like you your birds are so full of character, and oh so smart!

[too&me]

She just does not have you trained right yet! :woohoo:

[Evelyn]

I was moving Tommie (BFA) from her cage to a play stand while I changed the papers. I did not notice Blusher (RFM) in the Jolly Ball until she sort of lunged, but gently, toward Tommie. I turned around with the intention of saying, "Don't you even think about it." I said, "Don't you even" and Blusher and I said, "think about." I was so shocked I didn't even complete the sentence with "it." As I walked up here to brag on her, I remembered Fergie had said something similar to me. I have probably posted the second part of what she said and did, but sometimes I don't post the first part. I am going to copy and paste from her vocabulary. You tell me who the real genius is.

“Wanna go night night. Think about it.” While I was at computer; preceded by “light” and ”night night” (She had said "light" and I told her I couldn't go to bed now that I was working on the computer. She said "light" a few more times then said "night night."
"Think about it." is what I say to her in certain situations when she has misbehaved. "Am I going to let you bite me? Think about it." "Am I going to let you eat the refrigerator? Think about it."
The next night she said “Light” three times and each time I told her I was busy and couldn’t turn off the light. Then she said “Night night” three times and each time I told her I was busy. She then flew off my shoulder and stayed somewhere behind me. She kept saying “Light.” I knew she could not get in any trouble back there, so I ignored her until the lights went out. She had flown to the top of the piano and had reached up and grabbed the light switch, saying “Light” until she finally got it to turn off. As soon as the light went off, she let go of the switch and it popped back up and the lights came back on. She had not pulled it completely down, but she knew exactly what she was doing.


I remember the last part of the story and thinking that maybe she could be a "service parrot." You know, like the assist dogs that turn lights on and off and open cabinets, etc.

"Parroting" what they hear somebody say is one thing, but actually doing something like Fergie did shows real, advanced intelligence.

Evelyn

[FoxersArtist]

I remember the last part of the story and thinking that maybe she could be a "service parrot." You know, like the assist dogs that turn lights on and off and open cabinets, etc.

"Parroting" what they hear somebody say is one thing, but actually doing something like Fergie did shows real, advanced intelligence.

Evelyn
Our birds will always amaze me. Dot, you sure have a keeper there. You better get with the program though or she might rehome you.:haha:
-Anna

[Dot]

Our birds will always amaze me. Dot, you sure have a keeper there. You better get with the program though or she might rehome you.:haha:
-Anna

Don't say that to someone whose feelings are as hurt as mine! :haha::haha::haha: The witch. Too lazy to go get the emoticon. When I put her in her cage, she lunges at me.