Ron:
Corkey was a sweet, gentle, loving Cockatiel. I only knew him for 9 years but he quickly grew on me and I really loved and cared about him with each passing day. After my dog passed away, it seemed the bond I had with Corkey grew even stronger. Many times he'd sit on my leg while I watched tv or played video games and of course he'd have to poop on me. They say you can never treat an "old dogs new tricks", but I trained Corkey to lean back while sitting on my leg and poop in the garbage can I had placed right next to my leg every time he had to go to the bathroom and he'd never miss the can. Corkey I will miss coming home from work and seeing you go down to eat when you'd see me sitting down on the couch eating a bag of popcorn as I watched tv. I will miss checking to see where you were sleeping when you were covered to go to sleep for the night. I will miss the way you looked at me and how you spread your wings in happiness when I peaked around the corner to see what you were doing. I will forever miss that look you gave me and how you'd let out the only words you could speak, "weet wurt". What the heck is "weet wurt"? I will never forget how you loved looking in the mirror, I will never forget how you used to walk around on the floor with the other birds and how you all played together, trying to bite their tails. I will never forget how I would bring you in the room with the other birds and you'd always nibble on Henry's toe's. One of the cutest memories I have of you is when we went out and came home to find Comet sitting right next to your cage as if he was protecting you. Now that you're gone, I look at your cage which is covered with the covering that would cover your cage when it was time to go to sleep at night. I swear I can hear sounds coming from underneath it as if you were still there, moving around as you climbed down to the bottom of your cage at night. Sometimes I can still hear you grinding your beak as you always did when you were tired and wanted to go to sleep. Finally, now, I have no reason to rush home after work anymore to be with you. Corkey, you are now gone from us but you will NEVER EVER be gone from our hearts or EVER be forgotten. You will ALWAYS be loved, thought of and talked about until the day I die. Rest In Peace Corkey OXOXOXO