Larry,

Hand raised parrots?

You must have had waaaaaaay too much free time and not liked to sleep much.

Cute (?) as they are, no birds anymore for me either. Just one dog. But why bother with 2 dogs, when you can just have one that is big enough so that the whole family can pet (all at the same time).

Here is my lap dog. (yes, he does try to sit on your lap when we watch TV)

Joe