Birds: A personal story

I was in a pet store with my son, purchasing some treats for my dog, “Rigby". We walked by the parakeet cages and stopped to observe them. At this moment, I shared with my son, the story of “Perky” and “Spotty”, my first pets as a child of seven. In our small New York apartment, these two birds, one yellow and one blue, opened up a wondrous world adding to my seven year life. I loved these birds with all my heart. I learned birds take care of each other, preening, playing and sleeping on one talon. It was absolutely fascinating to see. When I opened the door each day, they were able to fly around my room, perching on my finger as I talked to them in my high pitched child voice as I recall. The interspecies trio was a joyous part of our day. Two summers later, I went to camp and the birds were taken to a pet store to stay, as my parents were away as well and petsitting was not a profession back then. When I came back home, we went to pick up the birds and the pet store owner sadly stated that the birds had died. He said that one bird had been sick and died and then the other refused to eat and died. Needless to say this was a trauma to my young heart. My son turned to me and comforted my tearful state in the store as I finished relaying the story. Animals give depth to our lives in the most beautiful and profound ways at any age.

Decades later, with Pet Acoustics Inc. I dedicated my research to understand birds and their environment. Birds are natures musicians and when they are left home alone, they feel disconnected from communication. Providing them with sounds of nature and calming music gives them this sonic connection. That is why I developed the product Pet Tunes Avine, inspired by my childhood heartfelt connection to Perky and Spotty.

janetmarlow@petacoustics.com