Bruce the terrier tried to bite off more than he could chew, racing up a tree after a squirrel and finding himself 50 feet up with no easy way down according to the Daily Mail in the UK.
The poor pooch was so precariously perched that the only solution was call a tree surgeon with the appropriate gear and experience to spike his way up to the rescue.
In my book anyone whose willing to spike their way up a tree with a chainsaw for their day job is a maniac to begin with, but the oddity doesn’t end there. Mick Hickley has a constant companion, his Amazon, Sammy. And Sammy, came along for the ride.
Be sure to click on the link and check out how high up they were in the other photo…
Whoa. Seriously, I love it when I see happy parrots going to work with their human companions, but a tree surgeon? That’s some serious parrot dedication. And perhaps a wee bit dangerous. But then, I used to take my Senegal, Loki with me to serve papers fifteen years ago when I was a process server. Imagine my conversations…
“Are you John Smith?”
“Yes. Is that a parrot on your shoulder?”
“Yep. And here’s your divorce papers. Have a nice day!”
Loki does love a good adventure and you can get away with a lot when you have a parrot on your shoulder, but if you’re going to bring your parrot to work, it’s probably best if you work in an office… just sayin’…
Anyone else bring their avian companions to work?
I am planning to keep a budgie in my third grade classroom this year. Previously I kept a bearded dragon but he passed away this year from old age. The custodians always complained about his smells. I think the kids will love the budgie. I teach in an area with a 76% poverty rate and most kids do not know any other kind of pets besides outdoor cats and pit bulls.
That is pretty amazing, I can imagine the poor dog thinking maybe he would rather stay in the tree upon seeing the amazon HAHA
I have taken my birds to work several times, i work at an animal shelter though, so I actually got 3 of my birds from work. I used to work in an office though, and I took jazzie, one of my budgies, to work with me almost everyday. She was very popular at the office, I would close the door and let her fly around during lunch and we would eat our lunch together.
Cosmo, my quaker, goes with me all over, we went to starbucks this morning together!!! She even managed to wrangle a free bag of nuts and dried fruits from the starbucks guy !!!! Hey, there is a fine line between stealing it and ripping the bag open and being told you can have it!!!
My sun conure is way too loud to be anywhere people might need to talk on the phone …you know, like you might need to do in an office environment
I am tempted to bring my pionus with me sometimes, but it would be pretty distracting. I’d want to fuss over her constantly rather than doing work.
Unfortunately, she tends to get car sick too, so maybe bringing her to work isn’t a great idea either.