HELLOOO!!!

Thank you for visiting my website. My name is Terri and I have been a bird sitter for 20 years.

You might be wondering how and why I got into watching birds? Well, I have worked as a clinical vet tech for many years. And in that time, I began to notice that majority of the clinics' boarding animals would show signs of stress. Many times these animals would not completely relax until the end of their stay and by then it was time to go home. There were several times that certain animals would not calm down at all and would have to be put on Valium.  

I have birds of my own and I know how they react to a new toy in their cage. So taking them to a completely different environment, for a week or longer, would put some birds into a state of panic and fright. I worked in a clinic were most of the boarders were also patients. So this was even more unnecessary stress because they typically feared the Doctor.

I found this heart breaking. I wanted to do something about it.

So, I started watching some of these animals at their own home. This allowed them to stay in their own safe environment. The only stress that they would experience was me or a new face. I figured this would be a little less stressful to endure than what I was witnessing at the clinic.