My parakeet. He dreads bedtime. He crouches forward, all narrow-eyed, or jumps around, looking for a way out when there isn't one. A Lisa Shea says: Parakeets need to sleep 10-12 hours every day. The vast majority of this is done at night. The cave should be covered with a cloth so it is dark and they ...

I cut this out of the LA Times Magazine in 2006, as you can see. I was going to call Macy's Department Store to compliment them on their guts and creativity, but instead I'll write it here. I could not believe the ad agency was cool enough to be so uncool!!! Yay, Macy's! Canaries are such ...

My canary has a good relationship with the sun. My parakeet likes me, but he's disappointed; I'm just not that smart. WHY won't I do what he wants me to?? He wants to be out when it's not time to get out. He wants attention, right now. He wants me to play with me. Why am ...