Overdrive Magazine | Trucking Business News & Owner Operator Info
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44 | Overdrive | March 2014 Other Most Loved pets W hen Overdrive asked readers to tell us about their pets, a fair number of the 160-plus entries were not dogs or cats, but companions that fl y, swim, sing, talk and even swing from trees. When Mr. Muggsy heard that he'd won fi rst place in our "Other" category, owner Larry Leckrone said the macaw looked at him and said, "Wow!" Visit OverdriveOnline.com/MostLovedPet to see the full list of winners. To see videos from some entrants, visit our Most Loved Pet playlist at youtube.com/overdrivemag. "Muggsy was my wife's for the fi rst four years of his life, and I got bit every time I got close. One day, he fi nally accepted me, and that was 21 years ago. He really likes people and will throw wash rags and toys out the window to get the drivers to play catch with him. ... He knows about 300 different words, and we talk and sing songs and nursery rhymes." – Larry Leckrone 3. Alfi e (Angora rabbit) "Alfi e is the most laid-back house rabbit. Do you got your ears on?" – Shelly McDonald 4. Gus, Tako and Brandy (Congo African Grey parrot, two Peach Faced Goffi n cockatoos) "Gus (pictured) likes to ride the steer- ing wheel when it's turning and goes 'Wheee!' and ducks under my arm when it comes around. Tako rides on a suction cup perch and yells 'Yee- haw' when we hit a dip, and Brandy rides on my shoulder and likes to ask, 'What are you doing?' I tell her I'm driving, and she answers, 'Oh.' " – Timothy L. Barrett Sr. 1. Mr. Muggsy (Harlequin macaw) 2. Sammy (macaw) "He loves to ride and watch traffi c. He has been a great buddy on the road for eight years now. Plus, he talks." – David Lott 5. Diesel (Eclectus parrot) "People really get a kick out of seeing Diesel perched in the passenger window. He makes me laugh with the funny things he says. He loves to climb his toys that I hang from the ceiling of the truck cab. Even a DOT offi cer called Diesel's name over the loudspeaker at a weigh station." – Brian Young Most_Loved_Pets_0413.indd 44 2/26/14 11:52 AM