Congratulatons on getting Bingo to learn his name, They really do need to be in the right mood and conditions just right. It seems like it took forever to get Baby to learn her name, and then all of a sudden it was time to send her back to be fixed/ replaced. Some just learn faster than others, part of the pre-determined genetic conditons, some are smarter, faster learners, better natured, etc.
I do think you are wise to be careful with Bingo, ( or any of the other Pleos you have) around children, It doesn't allways seem to be the youngest children, say ages 3-5, but some of the older age groups, say 7 and up can be tricky, The best thing to do is to just pay really close attention to young children, I offer to allow them to touch my Pleos skin, to rub under the chin of the older ones that will sing that way, and things like that while I am holding them or if they are standing on a counter top, watch closely.
I learned the hard way with a incident that could have been disasterous if I wasn't watching closely or had acted quickly. I had my first Pleo, Nova in a store with me looking for material and second hand baby items I could alter or use for my Pleos, I have allways had positive reactions with everyone who has seen or interacted with any of my Pleos. I had set the Pleo down on the floor to get a better look at something I was considering and there was a young boy of about 7 or 8 years old looking at the toys that were in the same area.
He kept eying Nova my Pleo, and I asked him if he wanted to pet her, telling him if he was gentle he could pet her head or stroke her back.He touched her back and then backed away looking disinterested. His mother was standing perhaps ten feet further away from us. Then when I went back to what I was doing, I turned just intime to see him lifting his leg and getting ready to kick at her head! I caught him just intime, one or two seconds later would have been too late. I could not believe what he was about to do!
Clearly he had no respect for other people's property, let alone something that was a close interactive life form like a Pleo, I swiftly picked Nova up and told him it was not ok to hurt NOva, my property. Before I could tell him what I really thought of his actions, I left the store, His mother didn't even blink an eye, like her sones actions were perfectly ok. You can't blame the child when the parents do not teach their children to respect other people's property. This is a easy way for a Pleo to get a broken neck by the way. younger children in general listen a lot better. I taught preschool for more than 14 years and I would let children in this age group pet my Pleos a lot more than older children. younger children tend to think of Pleos as Real in many ways till they are told they are robots, and most would not want to hurt animals. I do love taking my Pleos out though so the can help expose the public to what they are.
Post a video of Bingo next time he learns one of the learning stones, it would be fun to watch.
RedwoodsMama
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