I used to raise Canaries. I got into it by accident. I even raised Finches for a while. After about 5 years and bird seeds all over, I got out of the hobby. Canaries and Finches are nothing you really get attached to. But then I got a black cheeked Love Bird. He was a cool little guy. I clipped his wings so I wouldn't have to chase him all over. I ran a string from the cage to the floor and he'd climb down the string to the floor, then walk across the floor, climb up my pants then my shirt and sit on my shoulder. The dogs were afraid of him because he'd bite them on the nose. He was walking across the floor chasing the dogs, and I was walking into the front room and I didn't see him and kicked him. He seemed O.K. but the next day he had a seizure and died. I should have been more careful. He was a cool little guy.