My bro and SIL have an African grey and he is a hoot! They have two dogs also and they all seem to get along fine. SIL has the bird trained to play dead - so funny- and he does these crazy monologues totally imitating my brothers voice and other people talking. It is all very cool there.
I haven't had any birds since I was a child. Our two cats both passed this year, and we are really "empty nesters" now. It's been a bit of a relief, since the one required soo much special care in his last years, but we may get more later, after we've had a touch of freedom for a while. Pets are so much fun and add so much to the family.