How A Phone Can Help With Lost Pets
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I realize this isn't about crap. However, it's an experience I'd like to share with fellow pet lovers. One that maybe able to help.
I've had a feathered buddy, which you can guess from this blog is a cockatiel, for more than 12 years now. "Adopted" from a family who had to move and couldn't have pets at home.
A couple of weeks back, my buddy flew out of my hands and off to the suburban jungle where we live. I ran, no sprinted, like I've never sprinted in my life trying in vain to catch up. As many of you who've had the same horrifying experience, this effort usually is in vain. It was.
My buddy's a senior so it was quite devastating for me to think how it would be able to survive on its own. I spent about 4 hours trying - until the last hint of sunlight was gone.
In addition to the "standard operating procedures for lost pets", namely trying to involve the community by posting your "LOST PET" posters, talking to neighbors and so on, I had one thing that I found out was an invaluable tool: my cell phone.
I had recorded my buddy's songs over time - on my phone. And yes, this brute of a man uses them for ring tones. And my phone has a speaker. This combination proved to be the decisive factor.
Although I wasn't able to recover my buddy for one day, yup - my buddy spent the night somewhere outdoors, I had my speakerphone going - in essence trying to "guide" my buddy back.
Voila! Early next day, I heard my buddy "screaming at me" from somewhere outside. My buddy got close, and I mean real close finding his way home - at the adjacent property, right behind mine!
A very happy ending indeed!
Tip #1:
If you can't recover your bird in daylight, its better to stop. Birds have difficulty seeing in the dark, if at all. What this means is that you'll likely do more harm by trying to recover your bird at night. It'll likely injure itself by flying blind.
Tip #2:
I'm no bird expert, but I truly believe that my recordings did the trick. Sounds that are familiar to pets can help - and in my case, successfully.
So to all pet lovers out there - I hope this post makes your day!
I've had a feathered buddy, which you can guess from this blog is a cockatiel, for more than 12 years now. "Adopted" from a family who had to move and couldn't have pets at home.
A couple of weeks back, my buddy flew out of my hands and off to the suburban jungle where we live. I ran, no sprinted, like I've never sprinted in my life trying in vain to catch up. As many of you who've had the same horrifying experience, this effort usually is in vain. It was.
My buddy's a senior so it was quite devastating for me to think how it would be able to survive on its own. I spent about 4 hours trying - until the last hint of sunlight was gone.
In addition to the "standard operating procedures for lost pets", namely trying to involve the community by posting your "LOST PET" posters, talking to neighbors and so on, I had one thing that I found out was an invaluable tool: my cell phone.
I had recorded my buddy's songs over time - on my phone. And yes, this brute of a man uses them for ring tones. And my phone has a speaker. This combination proved to be the decisive factor.
Although I wasn't able to recover my buddy for one day, yup - my buddy spent the night somewhere outdoors, I had my speakerphone going - in essence trying to "guide" my buddy back.
Voila! Early next day, I heard my buddy "screaming at me" from somewhere outside. My buddy got close, and I mean real close finding his way home - at the adjacent property, right behind mine!
A very happy ending indeed!
Tip #1:
If you can't recover your bird in daylight, its better to stop. Birds have difficulty seeing in the dark, if at all. What this means is that you'll likely do more harm by trying to recover your bird at night. It'll likely injure itself by flying blind.
Tip #2:
I'm no bird expert, but I truly believe that my recordings did the trick. Sounds that are familiar to pets can help - and in my case, successfully.
So to all pet lovers out there - I hope this post makes your day!
Labels: cockatiel, mobile phone, speaker phone
posted by EdSF at
6:03 PM
1 Comments:
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