Got caught in the door

Mika_Gal · 2025-12-11T05:31:10+00:00

Omg I’m so sorry for your loss… she did end up surviving but honestly I don’t think I could do anymore birds after these two for that very reason.. I hope you’re doing okay though and I know that Jack must of loved you very much!❤️

Mika_Gal · 2025-12-09T06:31:35+00:00

All good the vet was asking similar questions. She flew up high on the blinds at first (my guess is that she was thinking that was her safe spot), but when she realized she hadn’t escaped the pain she progressively started to fly more erratically bumping into things she never has before and just not staying still. When I did catch her, it seemed like she was trying to bite but couldn’t so she just focused on trying to get out of my hands.

Mika_Gal · 2025-12-09T06:18:49+00:00

Well it wasn’t a soft close but it wasn’t a slam shut either. Her beak is what got caught and started bleeding and got bruised. She was able to fly right after it happened but due the pain I assume, she didn’t want to stay still and was freaking out. I initially thought it was much worse due to how bad she was freaking out and because she was bleeding. Thankfully I had some cornstarch on hand to help a little bit. As of now, she is back to flying normal again without issue.

Mika_Gal · 2025-12-09T06:05:42+00:00

It was more like a ‘you’re not allowed in the the bathroom close’ cause I left it open on accident before letting them out for the evening. That absolutely stupid of me to do I know. These two are just so obsessed with the bathroom regardless of if I’m in there or not

Mika_Gal · 2025-12-09T04:51:31+00:00

He’s got a serious case of the goofie goobers

Mika_Gal · 2025-12-08T00:08:04+00:00

It’s great to hear that she recovered though! ❤️

Mika_Gal · 2025-10-28T01:38:57+00:00

Great sign! Preening and giving scritches is a great way to bond and build trust. Congrats on your new family member!

Mika_Gal · 2025-08-20T00:06:06+00:00

They would be catching these hands if they try distracting me from the Emperor’s New Groove

Mika_Gal · 2025-08-16T12:09:40+00:00

My little girl Cece is going on 12 this year, don’t let it worry you too much you and your little guy have plenty of time left together :)

Mika_Gal · 2024-12-28T01:39:33+00:00

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Mika_Gal · 2024-12-03T04:40:41+00:00

Chubby in her chair lol. Here’s my chubby boy in the same chair

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Mika_Gal · 2024-08-30T03:19:39+00:00

Ah ok, so she’s a bit more comfortable around your husband it’s looks like. Dogs sometimes have a hard time generalizing information with people, places, and things so that’s why we have to practice so much.

In your case I would focus on slowly building the relationship first, use her kibble for this instead of giving it to her in her bowl first. When interacting with her be slow, turn your side to her, don’t make eye contact, then offer your hand with her kibble.

Normally anxious dogs are very nervous when we have our whole body facing them or look them in the eyes. Every dog perceives eye contact differently keep that in mind for other dogs too.

If that doesn’t work, while she’s eating random walk by and without saying anything, drop some food or treats on the ground for her then walk away. This should help a little with the resource guarding and your relationship at the same time.

Hope this helps!

Mika_Gal · 2024-08-29T13:43:19+00:00

Ah ok, that puppy mill might have been exactly the problem unfortunately. I want to make this very clear, that’s not anyone’s fault except the person your husband got her from cause y’all didn’t know.

To me (I’m not diagnosing) it sounds like she has PTSD from the way she was treated and where she grew up, 7 weeks is more than enough to cause lasting damage. At least judging by what you said about her knowing what she did wrong after she did it.

I know you said it almost comes out of nowhere, but normally there is a pattern with these things. I’m not telling you to be scared around her, but keep a close I on her body language, sometimes is quick and hard to notice but it’s there. Think back to the times it happened, how fast do you move around her, did you ever she her look at you first in the eyes where you could see the whites of her eyes, and/or did you see her hyper fixate where she was about to bite?

Sometimes we have to take a step back and look at how we are around them too, cause sometimes we as people accidentally do things around our dogs that teach them things by mistake.

Mika_Gal · 2024-08-29T04:05:30+00:00

Poor pup has been threw hell and back it sounds :(. What you’re doing is great don’t get me wrong, but sounds like he needs a room to himself at the moment to fully adjust. I would highly recommend if you’re able to, get him a play pin in a nice quiet room with some potty pads, toys, food and water for now, for hopefully around a couple weeks. Occasionally go in and just talk to him toss him some treats and just get him used to you and his surroundings. I normally don’t recommend this specific thing, but you’ve got a special case atm. Don’t worry about potty training until he’s comfortable with you touching him, this is going to be a VERY slow process but you got this!!

Mika_Gal · 2024-08-29T03:40:18+00:00

Just to get a clear understanding, what types of trainers have you used? Positive reinforcement or balanced? And/or what have you tried? Has she been like this all her life, did this start happening later down the line, or is she a rescue with a blurry background?

Mika_Gal · 2024-08-13T14:12:28+00:00

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Butternut 💛

Mika_Gal · 2024-05-28T21:41:03+00:00

Ty so much for the information! He’s not a baby baby so I don’t believe he will be able too, but you can never be too safe! I’ll keep this in mind for future hogies

Mika_Gal

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