bentley seems to have recognized my husband since day one. my husband has been able to handle and scritch bentley all over and bentley sings very sweetly to him. for me, on the other hand, he has shown the direct opposite. he climbs anywhere that is closest to me when i approach and lunges for me with an open beak. he makes his "stay away" noise if i get too close and really pins his eyes. but he has been good about taking tasty treats from my fingers without biting.

i am taking it slow with him. something about women (or me) he doesn't trust or like. it could be that he sees my husband as his "mate" and therefore i am just competition and therefore despises me. it is just his first week, so i am planning to get him to do some targetting with me, just so that we can get some positive interaction with each other.

he seems to still have a bare chest, back and upper legs like he used to have while we first fostered him...im hoping he is still able to grow them back.