Security Guard Parrots Mimic Dog Bark, Take Patrol Seriously
09/20/2011
A security firm in the UK is using two parrots as "guard dogs" after they learned to "bark."
The MP Guarding security company in the UK has some highly unconventional security guards in their employ! Their specially trained, dedicated security detail duo of Elvis and Cilla have been on duty at the MP Guarding security company, in Telford, Shropshire, UK for the past year and work mainly for treats and love.
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You see, Elvis and Cilla are green-winged macaws who learned how to bark like a dog from a neighbors Scottish Terrier that would bark often. Hearing their two parrots bark (...with a Scottish brogue?) Elvis and Cilla's owners, Trevor and Louise Bate, had the idea of using the birds as guard dogs at their security firm and it has paid off!
"FAAA-BOO-lous!"
The good news is that Elvis and Cilla aren’t always barking like dogs and apparently can be quite affectionate and friendly parrots, asking for kisses, greeting the family when they walk in the door with a ‘hello.' According to the The Sun UK, the macaw pair love treats so much that when give one they use the word 'FABULOUS.'
"They’re part of the family, so I thought it was fair to include them in the family business," Louise Bate told the Metro UK.
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