My baby 'too is now 48 years old. I got my boy when he was 6 weeks old. The sad fact is he will outlive me. I have saved up an account for him and already talked to a sanctuary where he can live out his life in joy. I am so worried about him after I'm gone. I am 70 now and he will live another 30 or more years. Maybe I will. I hope so, so that my friend won't be alone

This woman isn't just a typical pet owner. She's practically a zookeeper. She gives these birds the love and attention that a trained and dedicated zookeeper would provide. Only very rare and dedicated pet owners would go to these lengths to provide not just what the animal needs to live, but what the animal needs to THRIVE. She has done that sooo much here. This bird is better cared for than some peoples' kids. I know a lot of kids growing up who didn't have their own room. And I sure as heck never got to chew on the drywall to my heart's content. So jealous about that one!

Grumpy turned Flight Club into Fight Club! What a dedicated owner . Glad Grumpy is well loved

“Even if I lost the coin toss, I knew I was getting him.” Spoken like a true animal lover. Great story!

I had no idea these birds can live for that long. Literally a companion for life.

34 years for a pet, that's tell how caring people they are

wow what a beautiful line '' it's not his fault that he get caught from wild'' These line have my heart❤

who couldn't love a lovely barking parrot? bless you for keeping grumpy!

Thank you for understanding Grumpy and letting him be a bird! I work at a large exotic bird sanctuary and people actually open windows and let birds go because they don’t understand them, cannot cope with them anymore. These animals are not things to ‘get rid’ of. Humans put them in a position that is not natural, and it’s unforgivable. Please adopt, don’t shop.

I began in Parrot rescue more than forty years ago. I am 70 years old now and have a 40+ years old wild caught Senegal and a disabled young Green Cheek. I love to run across people like you that have spent years understanding parrot behavior and love them anyway. You're so right in that they never asked to be in our homes. A heartfelt thank you from me and all the people like you and me....we love them anyway.

Love that end clip where she said that even if she had lost the bet she would still have got him, really good attitude and very funny.

So wonderful that he can fly. Thanks for not clipping his wings.

To Grumpy’s human mom: you are a blessing not only to Grumpy but also to the world: it is a better place because you are in it. Thank You.

I grew up with parrots. I know how smart and loving they are. I had one that would guard me when I was sleeping at around 13. My mom would try to wake me up for school and my bird (Joe) would attack her, so she had to crack the door open to try to get me up. She was my guardian angel when I was sleeping. I am now 40 and she is been gone for a while now. So I hope she still is my guardian. I thought she was a boy at first so I named her Joe. I eventually learned she was a girl. I think about her all the time. She was abused before me so it was amazing how affectionate and calm she became. Just couldn’t be next to a broom because she used to attack anyone if they had one LOL. I’m sure that’s courtesy of her nasty owners before me. She wanted nobody but me. She definitely saw me as her mate and she eventually laid eggs. She was so cute. She would take my hand and try to make me pet the eggs. She had very slow deliberate actions about it. I was so sad that I had to remove the eggs that were clearly empty because she did not have any other birds as company at that point in my life. I cried so much when she passed. It amazes me that so many people don’t know how amazing birds can be.

Beautiful that bird is so loved and well cared for. ❤️ I hope bird lives 50 more years. ❤ ❤ ❤

THIS is what responsibility, devotion and love looks like ❤😊

My Amazon was 37 years old when he passed away from liver disease. I had him the entire time it was like losing a child. That was 3 years ago and the pain is still as fresh as yesterday. I will always miss him

Grumpy thought "Flight Club" was "Fight Club"..lol

Love this lady, he's like a child to her. People that get these birds don't understand the commitment of 50 years or more. Blessings to the family.

The bond people develop with birds or any animal is simply amazing. Pets are soooo rewarding and enrich our lives immeasurably. What a heartwarming story!!

That was the greatest story.

My baby is 25 years old, I’ve had her since she was 7 months old. She is a Moluccan cockatoo who should live to be in her 80’s. However, last year she was diagnosed with a terminal joint degenerative disease as well as some bone cancer cells. She is on Celebrex for life, and her daddy and I have decided not to put her through any more invasive surgeries and biopsies with long recovery times, as well as likely amputations (left wing, right foot). We can’t do that to her. We don’t think that she would be happy, we do not think that would be “her”, we do not think she would choose it for herself. So we’ve been keeping a super close eye on her (I work from home), with a focus on keeping her comfortable, getting smaller and softer toys for her to play with, and keep the floor of her cage covered in puppy pads with Terry cloth towels underneath, as she now falls off of her perch frequently during the night. So I do the best I can for her, and I hope she knows that and how much I love her always. I used to think of who in my family would inherit my Cleo, but now I find myself just hoping she has a good day. … and I hope all of you birdie owners have many MANY wonderful fun days with your feathered companions! ♥️

Thanks to your son and husband for being supportive. I've had three box turtles for 27 years.

What a wonderful woman she is….Her husband is very fortunate and so is Grumpy.

He is definitely a mamma's boy. Thank you for loving him so much.

What a sweet boy. Luckily hus parents understand him and has patience with him.

Gawd, I love this woman. Videos of people saving animals - I always feel like the tears are about to burst

this women is my neighbour! 😀 I hear the parrot sometimes lol

“Even if I didn’t have won the coin toss, I would have gotten him” idk why but this was moving.. him flying towards the upper window and back was one of the most beautiful cinematography I’ve seen lately. The animals’ sincerity is precious. God bless you for giving him and the other birds you’ve got good care.

Beautiful. So very beautiful to see he is one of the family & treated as such.

I'm just glad that you found each other.

Such a delightful story. Love to Grumpy.

wonderful women, wonderful story, so sad he was caught in the wild......

I like how grumpy didn't bond to the husband until absolutely necessary. He really is little grouch.

Thank you beautiful human ❤

Love the lady's beautiful soul and heart! Glad grumps is living his best life

Bless you for giving him a wonderful loving home! ❤

Glad you got him, he's beautiful and you can tell he's a happy bird....his feathers are in beautiful shape.

This lady is one of those people who is so funny and doesn’t even know it.

Fabulous lady + a very lucky bird. 🕊 He couldn’t have had better care in a Sanctuary….A wonderful story! 😁🙋‍♀️🕊💕

Grumpy at the bird club 😂 love his sassy nature. Wish you many more years of joy with this little big bird.

The thing i like most is that grumpy can fly. It is so happy to see these beautiful birds fly.

What a wonderful home

He's so beautiful when he flies.

You both are awesome people and Grumpy knows it !

Such a heartwarming story thank you ❤

Very lucky bird, wonderful family he got ❤

How sweet to give him such a good life! You and your husband are angels! ❤

A great story .......he's a beauty ....I wish him many many many more years to come 🤍🤎💜💙💚💚❤🧡🤍🤎🤎💜

Wow..50years old.You sure take excellent care of Grumpy.👍💓💓

My Senegal Mack is 34 years old and has an extensive vocabulary! Bird people are VERY patient people! They have to be. Negative reinforcement doesn't work with birds!

Grumpy is known as a Little Corella. We had one called Ralph all through my childhood. They are extremely protective and possessive of one person (my mum) and they are extremely intelligent birds. I wish we'd had video cameras when we were young. We could have made a fortune on Tik Tok with his antics and vocabulary. Lol. They're very charasmatic and and funny birds. I miss our Ralph like crazy, even to this day.

That's a life long partnership!! Grumpy said this isn't flight club, it's FIGHT CLUB and I'm here to win 😂

Birds are NOT easy animals, and once you accept that, you can have a loving relationship with a bird

So special and wonderful. You are a loving sweet woman who has loved this bird all these years.

He turned flight club into fight club!! xD And their house is so beautiful and perfect for grumpy to fly in! I love this woman, she seems amazing.

'Even if l hadn't won the coin toss l would have got him.' Bless Grumpy's mom. She was dead set on saving him and they were made for each other..❤

This made my day!! Such lovely people to take on this little guy and give him a wonderful life.

What a great mom she is to him. All rescued animals deserve to be adopted into such loving homes. ❤

It really is so impressive how smart these birds are. And it is sooooo sad for these beautiful burds to be pets.

Grumpy is very lucky living with your family.

Even if you hadn't won the coin toss you would have gotten him, lol. Thinking you have a Goffins Cockatoo there, he sure is a cutie, and very lucky to have a human family like yours!

Grumpy is definitely proof that birds have feelings, as well as HUGE personalities! What a lucky bird to have found such a great family!

Bro this got me rolling on floor 0:21

He's so wonderful and sweet I can tell you love the parrot so much and he so smart

It's SO OBVIOUS that Grumpy is a well-loved bird. Thank you for trying so hard to fully understand HIS point of view; I'm sure he appreciates you! 👍❤🌴

1:34 WOW ! 😊 You’re wonderful ! Grumpy too.

people like you that adopt these long-lived animals are wonderful.

Such a great story!!! In the late 80's I wrote a report for Parade Magazine about bird smuggling. A painful subject to research. I bet Grumpy was smuggled. It still goes on. Heartbreaking. What you have done for this bird brought me to tears of gratitude and joy. He gets to fly! Your story about Flight Club is so funny. For him it was Fight Club. So glad your husband came through for you and Grumpy. Now I'm going to watch this again. 🙏🙏❤️❤️🌟🌟

Amazing family. Grumpy won the coin toss and lottery with them

God bless them and all the people that care for animals!

Age 50 for a bird, how awesome !! 🥰 Don't we wish that our cats & dogs would live that long?! 💓

Grumpy is quite the character! 💖

I like this lady's moxie!😄

I love your story. Your husband must love you very much. Now after all these years of trials and tribulations you guys have benefited asmuch as your bird. And your son has learned the wealth and treasure of raising your bird.

Many years ago, I was in the USN and one of the girls had a pair of *lovebirds*. She got drunk and decided to "throw them out". Before we could stop her they were gone! We were so worried because they weren't used to fending for themselves. Then someone saw them on the roof so we climbed up and threw a sheet over hem. Whew! They were okay but we wouldn't give them back to the owner instead we pulled our money to buy their cage and supplies. Fortunately another friend had birds before and was thrilled to get them. Some people should never buy any animal they don't want to give 100% care animals are NOT toys you can throw away! This lady in the video is what pet owners should be!

Grumpy thought it was "Fight Club".

Grumpy is one lucky bird! You take such good care of him and he is lucky to have you and your husband!

I love it and I hope you and grumpy and all your family are doing well and I send u all a massive hug from Scotland, uk! And a big hug for grumpy ❤️

Flight Club? Nah Grumpy says this is Fight Club! 😄Love him!! So sweet of you to dedicate so much time and love to him! Thank you for giving him the best life!

Thank you to this beautiful woman for loving Grumpy so much and making his life so happy! This story fills me with joy❣️

I love the before & after pics of the bird and her husband!!! Just a little glimpse of how long he’s really been with them. Beautiful ❤

Grumpy beautiful love you so much ❤❤❤

Sweet and determined mother 👍💕 Thanks Mom for saving this beautiful cockatoo, grumpy but lucky 😘 🙏 California 💕🇺🇸

He couldn't have a better person taking care of him in his old age. And wow! 50, I never realized a bird could live that long.

Thanks for taking such good care of him xx

This lady is an angel. Bird lovers are lucky your pets get to live so long!

It’s amazing how love seems to be the cure for all animals. We have a 20 year old cat who’s been treated very well for her entire life

You're a beautiful human! The fact there are whole industries of pets that live longer than humans is very difficult for me to wrap my head around. I could never get a pet I know would eventually be homeless due to my inevitable demise. Don't shop exotic birds and animals, adopt if you really know you'll be commited, like this wonderful lady. ❤️🙏

That last line 🤣🤣 What a lucky family!

This is very wholesome. Imagine the bond they have after this many years passed. Ya dont see that every day between two different species. Buddy is clearly part of da family and they take good care of him👍 And also really appreciate how she says that it's not his fault he was caught from the wild. That lady and her family truly love dat bird~☺️

What an amazing story. All that history between you. It's beautiful ❤️🙏🙌

@3:50 Grumpy: "You said this was Fight Club" Lady: "Flight Club, Grumpy! FLIGHT club" Grumpy: 0_o

Overwhelming joy is seeing any animal getting love, care, attention, and compassion.

You area beautiful person, thank you for your love xx

Lol @ Grumpy barking like a BIG doggo 😎

People don't realize that owning a parrot is pretty much a life long commitment. We have four budgies (parakeets). Our oldest is now over 15 years old. Prior to getting the other 3, we had a female budgie that was at least 16 years old. We don't know exactly how old she was because we did buy her from a pet store. But the 15 year old boy, we saw him hatch. His two other siblings only lived around 5 years, which unfortunately is somewhat normal lifespan. But we never cut their wings, we always let them out for exerciser, give them toys, food, fruits and attention. Make sure they are cool when hot, and warm when cold. We love these guys because of the personalities and attitudes of each one. I'm hoping the others live at least 10+ years.

That's so sweet! Quite a commitment of love! And allowing him to be who he is

Thanks for being great bird parents and giving Grumpy a wonderful life! 👍❤️🕊❤️

You are amazing, pets and humans, in a whole family! ❤🇨🇦