Posted on 01/03/2009 9:27:06 AM PST by JoeProBono
Richard, a bonnet macaque monkey, helps Debby Rose get through the day without debilitating panic attacks
Ann Edie, who is blind, relies on Panda to guide her through her daily activities
Jim Eggers carries his parrot Sadie around with him in this cage converted into a backpack.
A Calming Parrot
The surprises don't end with horses. Jim Eggers, who suffers from bipolar disorder, accidentally discovered that his parrot can help him calm down and avoid destructive behavior.
Sensing that her owner is on the verge of a psychotic episode, Sadie talks him down with, "It's OK, Jim. Calm down, Jim. You're all right, Jim. I'm here, Jim."
He carries her around at all times in a backpack carefully fitted to hold her cage. It's not an arrangement that people are accustomed to and people are often skeptical.
I like Richard. Does he have a co-pilot’s license?
I hope this catch on with republicans.
If I only had my “service animal” maybe I would have not forgotten that word. Elephants never forget.
my helper hippo typed this for me
Parrots can’t keep secrets and monkeys are just plain creepy.......
I always thought parrots would be more useful to the blind than a seeing eye dog. After all, a parrot can tell you what is around you. All a dog can do is tug at your hand.
..it scares their dogs..
It gets stranger daily here...
I think the problem is not in the variety of service animals used... it could very well be that animals other than dogs can be service animals. I am intrigued that parrots and monkeys might be very helpful in doing tactile tasks for those with serious mobility issues.
I think the problem is in the increasingly silly list of human conditions and animals that may or may not help them. On the surface, many seem like silly excuses to take their pets with them everywhere. Panic attack monkey?
Avast there matey ! Ye be upsetting the captain ! Belay that!
Exactly. I recall that the Japanese Imperial Army had it's use of... well, click here if you dare.
I’m pretty hard of hearing (no, from wonderful Irish healthcare, not playing music).
Many times my Macaw starts saying “hello’ really loudly, turns out the phone is ringing and I wasn’t hearing it.
I’ve also picked up the phone and held it up to him, when caller ID indicates it;s a telemarketer, the poor sot on the other end keeps asking for me or the wife and gets ‘hello’, Dude!’ and such in what sounds like a little girls voice.
Yeah, like a service parrot is gonna cry out "Caution! You are approaching an intersection!"
Parrots can articulate words, but they haven't the faintest understanding of their meaning.
Regards,
P.S. My service chameleon just ate my cricket companion.
Uh oh, shades of Planet of the Apes!
Um, should Debby Rose be driving if she’s prone to “panic attacks”? WTH? Is the monkey going take the wheel?
Ping for the WTH is this files.
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