>>212039960 (OP)
I’ve got two cats. I had a mouse as a child, and a bird (a cockatiel) as an adolescent, but the bird never liked me. My father adopted him when I left for college and they loved each other until the bird died. It was actually quite sweet.
Never had or wanted a dog, but I have nothing against them—several of my friends have dogs that I’m happy to hang out with.
>>212041338
I had a java sparrow.
Raising them since they were babies they were quite friendly to people and they perched on my hand or shoulder all the time.
>>212041628
That’s an adorable little bird. I’m very fond of wild/house sparrows, and have on a few occasions enjoyed hand-feeding them in parks where they’re accustomed to taking food from humans, but they don’t typically get that close to people for long.
The cockatiel I gave to my dad eventually spent a lot of time sitting on his shoulder. And I have friends with various small parrot-type birds that are noticeably quite affectionate. But “my” bird never bonded with me at all.
>>212039960 (OP)
I don't own animals. They're not toys meant to be forced around for my own amusement. But I sometimes feed while cats or birds in the park, and rarely pet them, but only when they want to and come to me.