Though not a parrot owner yet, in 2-3 weeks I am when a 12-13 week old sennie comes to live with us. Us is me, my hubby and our girls of 13 and 10 yo. And cats, dogs and a horse. The girls both have a couple of budgies since last year, but the sennie will be my bird. I used to train my dogs and ride my horse, but because of my progressing ms dog training and riding can't be done on a regular base anymore.
However, from the moment I read the first websites about budgies and clicker training with birds, I have been thinking about a companion parrot. At first I fell for the male eclectus, but both of my hubby and my eldest girl saw that beak and were convinced that an animal with a huge beak like that, never could be a vegetarian. Hence the choice for a
. The name will be Rammstein, as some kind of hommage to Einstein, the famous
; Rammstein is also a german rock band, though that might be considered as an understatement... 
Even when Rammstein never says a word or does a trick, I'll never forget the look on his face when it first saw me...
Pip
