I cound not just take her, even though I was dying every time I looked at her. I continued to pass this visual torment daily. Then about 10 days later I get a call from the mom of the little girl. She said her daughter was going to have a birthday in 3 days and she wanted a parakeet for her birthday. If I would buy a bird with all the necessary stuff she would trade the bird and stuff for the dog, well guess where I went the next day. 1 more post to come.