20-Year-Old Cockatoo Waits for Grandma to Show His Moves | Cuddle Buddies

When Chrissy joined Alison’s family, he immediately took to her mom. He doesn't stop calling out “Barbara, Barbara” and he truly thinks she is his girlfriend. He loves dancing for her, throwing toys around for everyone else to pick up, and he even visited her when she was in the hospital. He has been very good therapy for Alison's mom, keeping her healthy and moving. Alison’s had him for over 20 years and couldn’t imagine life without him.
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0:00 - A grandma or a girlfriend?
0:40 - Becoming part of his flock
1:10 - Go fetch my toy
2:10 - A Therapy Cockatoo
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[@dad4ever-c90]

Chris is quite the ENTERTAINER. He dances like a modern-day Fred Astaire. He can teach humans to play fetch. And, while he may not have a huge vocabulary, he can say his girlfriend's name clear as a bell - "Barbara!"

[@linda-louiseanthony9802]

I actually watched this 3 times! Chris is absolutely hysterical. From his little dances to him singing out ‘Barbara’ what a darling little fellow he is ❤

[@helensophia2900]

I so agree!

[@joannayusuf1969]

What a beautiful relationship, and his little voice calling 'Barbra' is just toooooo cute. ♥

[@christysmith3071]

Ok, first of all, watching Barbara share her ice cream with Chris makes me absolutely LOVE Barbara. I love that his name is Chris and I'm 100% in love with how much he loves Barbara 💕. This is perfection 🖤

[@denasharpe2393]

❤❤

[@dale9724]

I love Barbara, too. And Chris. This is great stuff.

[@GamerplayerWT]

Barbara has a very calm energy that Chris obviously likes.

[@helensophia2900]

I'm a little obsessed with Chris💗💗💗Barbara must be really special for Chris to bond like that with her.Hope her hip is healing🙏🌈🦜💗

[@denasharpe2393]

Love really does make the world beautiful!! Thanks so much for sharing your mom and her most attentive boyfriend with us here in your virtual community ❤❤❤

[@luracarpenter4419]

I agree - he's being therapy for your mom and he'll keep her "young of heart". He's absolutely cute as can be, a lot of fun and entertainment. ❤😊❤😅

[@zelly8163]

Once I had a cockatoo wrap his wings around my head and hug me - parrots are special animals and should not be in cages. Here in Australia when flocks of parrots fly overhead my heart sings and I feel happy for the rest of the day.

[@krisbest6405]

Mine demolished a passionfruit, l try lots of fruit and veg. He loved icecream.

[@rosemarie.bentleybentley5121]

Nice. Baby. With. Granny❤❤❤❤

[@hentype]

"He trhows his toys, and we have to go pick them up." Birb: Fetch, human!

[@denasharpe2393]

Lol!!😂❤❤

[@violetsterling67]

Great video. I just adore cockatoos. They are so intelligent and loving and hilarious.

[@anniekirts6621]

Chrissy, I love you too! ❤💞👏👏🥰 I’ve watched this over so many times! Just keeps on getting better! 😘 Thank you both. And Barbara, of course 😁

[@nancysmith-baker1813]

I hope barbera knows how luky she is to be loved like that . Thankyou for sharing .

[@valeriecupps2105]

They are family. You are with them 24hrs a day..look at him he is like a toddler running around and getting into stuff.my dogs are my babies. I would give up my last meal so they could eat first. Iam very blessed that i have the love from my babies . Would not change it for the world.

[@denasharpe2393]

Understood 😂😂😂❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stephanietribuna8591]

Just a beautiful thing to see. Animals enrich our lives every single day. Life is so much better witht them.

[@deedeew4040]

I have watched all of your videos. I find it refreshing you did not teach him to cuss. He is so full of personality, but I find they can be exhausting. It takes a special person to want to have a bird like this. Chris is lucky to have you as his mom.

[@franciswood9423]

Precious ❤

[@virtualselfie6899]

♥♥♥ Alison and Mom Barbara, you have a lovely cockatoo. Chris really loves Grandma and, Alison, your green fingernail polish is a winner for me, too, cockatoo lover. Cuddle Buddies, yay! again on the wonderful downloads you give us subs.

[@Vero2yu]

Pretty sure it is not good to use nailpolish on animals not sure if they did here bcz it is just so dumb to call a person ''grandparent, mom, dad, sister, brother'' to animals which they clearly are not. Sooo. People are people and animals are animals. They can never be related like that.

[@virtualselfie6899]

​@@Vero2yu The green nail polish was on the human, Alison, narrating the vlog. It wasn't on any animals, so not to worry, Vero. You know most people call their pets or treat them as their children, talk about their latest vet visits, and how their diet is going. Do you have a pet companion? Terms of endearment actually resonate at a higher wavelength of frequency vibration than avoidance or neglect of sweet creatures, which puts animals into depression giving up the will to live. Maybe you can learn the higher frequencies manifesting on many of the "animal" videos and join in on the fun. If not, you should take your feedback to the nihilists' channels and wallow like the doomers-gloomers.

[@denasharpe2393]

We are so blessed to be included ❤❤❤

[@rondashelton6561]

I think their relationship is just the sweetest thing ever. ❤😂

[@littlecatfeet9064]

That was a beautiful video. I’m going to visit a friend who has 4 wild cockatoos on her property for a few days. They’re all clever, hilarious and look alike so they’re all named Colin. 20 years with one is pretty amazing, I hope you have many more ❤️

[@denasharpe2393]

As do we all❤

[@patboggio3193]

He is a national treasure. I love him❤❤❤❤

[@monicavogan820]

I absolutely Love Chrissy ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TallBob2k]

I'm amazed nobody beat me to it....awwww

[@werner0prinz]

Was für ein süßer lustiger Vogel. Er benimmt sich wie ein Mensch. Wie ein kleiner Lausejunge, führt er seine Kunststücke vor.

[@lindalou6808]

I love when an animal picks their human.

[@1996pola]

I ❤️ it

[@user-kg7gr8ke8g]

That is so true💐💐💐😊💕🌎

[@dianemessina2964]

This is a beautiful love between Barbara and this bird absolutely adorable.

[@notme2day]

Meanwhile Chris is thinking.... I trained my hoomans to fetch in no time at all. 🤣

[@IrieAllDay88]

Good to see Chris again!

[@georgiapuppie]

I love this guy!

[@redezhil1983]

Chris the cockatoo is coming to your grandma . Cute baby cockatoo

[@ninapearman]

What great bird, he’s just full of charisma! ❤😂🤍.

[@denasharpe2393]

He is utterly delightfull and makes sure to keep her engaged with his antics and new variations to his routines as well.. So wonderful ❤❤

[@joannemurdock7899]

Two. Old souls 🙏🙏

[@cameronhardy3162]

That is so funny, Chris is so happy. Him and Barbara have a good bond. I had my cockatoo for 30 years sailor was very affectionate and loved my Bull Mastiff.

[@chandarussell]

I have three umbrella cockatoos and my mum is one of my birds girlfriend. They are such charming, funny birds but they require a lot of attention and work. They are also very messy and loud. I’ve had my three since they were babies and they are now in their thirties.

[@GreekGypsy]

So sweet ❤❤❤😊

[@jimso771]

He’s a bundle of fun and mischief 😂

[@Heidi-zr5wb]

He is such a weirdo!!! And I love it🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤Precious

[@glittermama]

Very sweet relationship. You should show Chris the Astaire movie, "Top Hat," wherein he tap dances with a cane. He reminded me of Astaire when he waved his various little sticks around.

[@julesmarwell8023]

ONE OF Australia;s worthwhile exports., \Thank you for showing

[@coralreef909]

Indonesia not Australia. He’s an umbrella cockatoo native to the celbes islands 🌴 of Indonesia. You in Australia have the greater sulphur crested cockatoos which are not allowed to be exported to countries outside Australia by the government of Australia. Australia is called the land of Parrots for very good reason. From bugerigars to cockatoos and everything in between. Eclectus Parrots,lories and lorikeets,galah,king parrots,rosellas,palm cockatoos,cockatiels,white cockatoos and the list goes on. 😊

[@ale7564]

I love the way he says, “Baaaabraa!”

[@annieseaside]

People might not know, but a Parrot often chooses His Person. Others in the family (are his flock) and can be enjoyed or tolerated … but the Best Beloved is up to the bird… the exact same way we select a Spouse. Barbara is His Person as long as she lives and Chris will absolutely Grieve when she goes. We have a Cockatoo also. 1 Pound of energy, curiosity, activity, and flight. Just like a 2 year old Differently Abled child who will never grow up, who can heave as well as any Olympian Discus Champion, Can Argue like an Ivy League Lawyer, is an utterly Unrepentant thief, can sing the song of his people, designed to carry for miles in the wild at 135 decibels, (louder than a Jet Engine), Snuggles like no other and will be forgiven for everything. They are 1 pound of Purest Love. ❤️ It is a rare Honor to be offered this Love and Trust from a Wild Prey Animal.

[@madfern3824]

overly adorable both

[@marjoriecoey3418]

They know how to go to. Trust.❤❤🎉

[@eleng-h2i]

Barbara, I am jealous!

[@rosemarie.bentleybentley5121]

Smart. Baby❤❤❤❤

[@chicalertng]

It’s the way he calls her name and then the dance ❤❤❤❤

[@EatMe-dz1vr]

So pretty and sweet🎉😊

[@juliebelize4285]

What a lovely parrot. Thank you.

[@winternightsky6945]

It's how he says Barbara for me😂🤣😂😊

[@zacklove3794]

Wonderful! Thanks for sharing.

[@cyndykated358]

Animals are such a gift. ❤❤

[@millenialsmom2214]

That is the CUTESTS!!!❤

[@claudethibaudeau2714]

Beautiful ❤️💯🇨🇦

[@jdog2345]

Unconditional love…❤❤️❤️❤️

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

Their friendship is truly touching ❤️

[@cattailer1077]

Such a sweet Love story!!!!🥰

[@lisaricci9057]

Chris is absolutely adorable, I think it's just so cute how these parrots adapt to one person, and it looks like Barbara has won his ❤

[@sarojinichaudhury179]

Must please his grandmother !

[@dianalee3059]

This bird is hilarious LOL

[@genigeni9335]

So endearing !

[@debralynnpaxton5238]

Lol /Adorable ❤️ 😆 🤣 😂 He is twirling his toys like a baton; at least appears to try ,:D ❤❤❤❤❤

[@veganforlife1203]

👍💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛

[@lowcountryloft8105]

So precious!

[@janetdear6429]

😂 he certainly loves his grandma, he's gorgeous, cracking good video thanks for sharing 💖😁

[@Vero2yu]

Wrong. Not his grandmother, smh, at all.

[@Vero2yu]

That is a female and not a bird so obviously not the ''grandmother'' of that bird. People are not related like that to animals, so it is just wack that some of you call them such nonsense things, smh. Something wrong with using the word friend, companion, buddy?

[@janetdear6429]

@@Vero2yu you certainly don't understand people who own pet's, else you would put your comments with mine.

[@Vero2yu]

@@janetdear6429 Actually I understand care for pets, admiration, does not make it right nor accurate to be insane enough referring to yourself or others as if you or them has been breeding them themselves. And I am not sure if I would use ''own'' bcz they have a right to chose for themselves, not like they had an option, they are free in my opinion and I would not own pets bcz I am not that cruel.

[@janetdear6429]

@@Vero2yu I give with you, have a nice life,

[@christhecockatoo4086]

Thank you for sharing my story! 💕

[@edelindehefele748]

Tiere machen Menschen glücklich und gesund, ich habe 3 Wellensittiche, die machen sehr viel Dreck, und beißen viel kaputt, aber was soll's, es ist schön ihnen zuzusehen 🐦🦜🐤. Die alte Dame ist bestimmt sehr glücklich 😊

[@Marten2010]

They should teach Chris how to do the griddy at this point :P

[@WilllamMoore-zr2yd]

Wonderful 😊

[@doodles3075]

Nothing better than a Cockatoo cuddle❤❤❤

[@emmyjablon4131]

I Love Cockatiels,They Are So Pretty😅-&- Smart!!

[@_Y.Not_]

That looks like a happy, happy bird, wonderful to see Chris' and Barbara enhancing each others life like this. Love that grandma Barbara has Chris to distract her while healing her hip.

[@carmelduggan6547]

He's just a very normal Boxer puppy, and they are a wonderful dog, full of character and fun🐕🐕🐕

[@MizzyG37]

I watch on here “Buster the cockatoo” he’s the same so funny 😂❤

[@CuddleBuddiesChannel]

We’re glad you like them both ❤️ What is your favorite thing about them?

[@MizzyG37]

@@CuddleBuddiesChannel Got to be there cockatude 😂

[@rosemarie.bentleybentley5121]

Hi. Baby❤❤❤❤

[@rcnmasterplumber]

Amazing Relationship

[@davescheer5038]

I rescued an umbrella from a flea market, his name is MAD MAX , we started our journey 3 yrs ago we have gone from me not being able to put my hand in his cage to he now comes to me to get scrinches and falls asleep on his favorite towel on my lap , every day is an adventure of fun , he or she doesn’t talk but makes coooing noises, he wakes me up at day break every morning, and yes max can out due Mariah Carey on high notes , he loves chewing up card board boxes and wooden bird toys , Max is a comic and makes me smile and laugh at his antics, I don’t know how old max is but we’ll grow old together, to those that posted leftist negative comments , birds can be companions and bring joy into people’s lives much unlike you . 👈🏻

[@brenredhead3482]

He knows what he likes and he knows how to get it. Absolutely cute feathered friend

[@pedrotome9119]

You all are adorable!! You, your mom and the bird!!

[@psychedelikchameleon]

Hope Barbara's hip mended OK and she's fully recovered, her relationship with Chris is so cute.

[@judyb1643]

That’s beautiful! What a sweet relationship. Is it ok for cockatoos to eat ice cream?

[@komountainlionproduction9887]

Hello beautiful

[@7728abbott]

Barbara! Match made in heaven. Wow.

[@mechloe8528]

Gorgeous little boy who loves his Barbara 🥰😇 xx

[@kirstenvorbauklossok1983]

Sooo sweet...they truly love each other...best wishes to all of them...❤❤❤

[@kristenmosley3446]

I love Chrissy! He was the first Too that I started following a long while ago.. he showed me that I need to be rescued by a cockatoo someday lol!!

[@somebody670]

Aww, he is the cutest bird! It's so sweet, how he loves Grandma! Adorable!❤❤

[@stirfrybry1]

Great bird and family. Love this video

[@Indian_Ringneck]

I also have indian ringneck whose favourite person is me 🎉🎉

[@eligiuszjanik1251]

❤❤🦜🦜🦜🦜❤❤❤❤🌞🌞🍀🍀😊😊

[@lv224]

Wondered Why are birds not free to fly and be in the wild ? Wonderful birds...❤

[@maureencrowley6397]

How precious ❤❤❤❤

[@RyanFox85]

The sound effects are amazing with his moves

[@yomama8873]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@hadassah2998]

He is adorable! this is the sweetest video🥰

[@michellewhyte7329]

❤❤❤❤

[@Momomightyu]

This reminds me of my cockatoo, rest in peace Zabedy :'(( watching this wholesome video brings me comfort❤