Meet Willow.

When we lived in Canada we had a Congo African Grey parrot named BeeJay but we had to rehome her when we moved to the US.  The people who we rehomed her to said that we could get her back if we ever moved back to Canada.  So since it was determined that we would be moving back to Canada, Crystal and I have been really excited about having a parrot back in our lives.  Well Crystal emailed with the lady and I guess BeeJay has really settled into her new family so we will not be getting her back after all.  We are really happy that BeeJay is happy but also sad as we miss her.

So after some discussion Crystal and I decided that we do indeed still want a parrot....So meet Willow.

4 1/2 weeks old

We are not sure if it is a male or a female but we have already started calling it a "her" and its name is Willow.

I am really excited about the new addition for many many reasons, one being the training challenge.  Since moving to the US I have really taken a liking to animal training and think that a parrot will be a fantastic challenge.  Parrot, especially African Greys, are very intelligent animals and can learn unbelievable things.  They can learn colors, shapes, numbers, letters;  they can also play memory games, learn to shoot hoops and ride skateboards.  So as you can imagine my little training brain is now in overload.

If you like African Greys then you should check out The Alex Foundation http://www.alexfoundation.org/  Also search youtube.com for Alex the African Grey to see just how smart he was.

Also I am sure you have seen Einstein, she was on Animal Planets "Pet Star"  check out her youtube.com video also.