Pigeon loses ability to fly. He adapts by becoming one of the dogs.

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[pennylane100]

1. I remember the time we had a bird in our back yard that could not fly.

We took him in and fed him and some wonderful lady from some bird welfare group came by to pick him up and took him to rehab. At the time I did not trust my cats enough to care for him at my home.

Your little bird seems to have a friend in your little puppy and it looks like they will be friends.

[secondwind]

2. One of the Cutest videos ever, thanks for posting!

[Butterflylady]

3. What a sweet story.

[lunatica]

4. What a sweet relationship between Herman and the lady giving him a forever home.

It’s all about love and acceptance. What a heart squeeze!

[niyad]

5. Absolutely needed this today.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

6. Sweet..

..thanks for sharing. Paz

[LiberalLovinLug]

7. Amazing. Something I've never seen.

[StClone]

8. As a kid I had many pet pigeons

Heart warming story of a fallen pigeon finding a rewarding relationship with caring humans!

Farmers ask me to take the young birds, after they blocked off entrances of nesting adult pigeons into barns. I can attest that young pigeons will beg for food to the point of sticking their beaks right in your face demanding to be fed. As, two days before the pigeon eggs hatch, both the parents' crops become engorged with fluid-filled cells. The pigeon parents regurgitate this thick milky goop into the mouths of their squabs. This crop milk remains the squabs' only food for several days after hatching.

You can see Herman the pigeon is quite interested in young animals as any adult male pigeon would be. A virus or injury disrupted the birds very complex semi-circular canal and/or lumbosacral organ. Not to get to technical but a birds' balance, and body positioning, are very acute and rapid. Herman's odd head positioning and loss of flight seems to indicate this injury.