Kar zveni kot prizor iz filma, je za Abby Jardine iz Brooklyna povsem običajen dan. Svojo golobico Pidge nosi v torbici ter jo vzame s seboj, ko gre na pijačo s prijatelji ali potovanja. Pidge ni le hišni ljubljenček, ampak njena stalna spremljevalka, ki je postala prava spletna senzacija.

Abby jo je našla maja 2023 zapuščeno ob smeteh, staro komaj tri tedne. Ker ni znala leteti in ne bi preživela sama, jo je sprva želela predati centru za rehabilitacijo divjih ptic. A se je hitro navezala nanjo in se odločila, da jo obdrži. Kljub pomanjkanju izkušenj s pticami je Pidge vzgojila v udomačeno, mirno in družabno žival.

Na družbenih omrežjih Abby redno objavlja njune dogodivščine – od voženj z Uberjevim taksijem do letalskih potovanj. Njena skupnost šteje več kot 2,2 milijona sledilcev, ki z navdušenjem spremljajo nenavadno dvojico.

EXCLUSIVE: Story from Jam Press (Womans Pet Pigeon) Pictured: Social media reacts after a woman reveals she has a pet pigeon she carries in her handbag.VIDEO: 'I have a pet PIGEON that I carry in my handbag'A woman who carries her pet pigeon around in her handbag says she "feels like a proud mum" when people spot them together.Abby Jardine regularly brings her pet pigeon out for the day, carried in a dedicated bag – whether it's to run errands, meet friends or just go for a walk in the park.She said the pigeon, named Pidge, "pretty quickly became a permanent family member".The 28-year-old found the baby pigeon when she was around three weeks old and had been pushed out of her nest too early."She was trying to hide in a corner near some trash near my apartment," Abby told What's The Jam."I checked on her every time I went out that day, and was really worried about her since it was a busy street, so I ended up catching her in a bag and taking her inside."She couldn't fly or eat on her own, so she wouldn't have made it outside."I thought this would be a temporary thing, where I took care of her for a few weeks and then let her go."However, the content creator quickly found it hard to detach – as pigeons are intelligent and affectionate creatures.She added: "Baby birds bond extremely fast, and I found out that pigeons are domestic animals and thrive as pets."They typically live 15+ years as pets instead of just two or three years on the street."After a couple of weeks caring for her at home, Pidge had grown a lot, and I wanted to be able to take her with me to my friends' and boyfriend's apartments."I had an extra purse sample from when I used to work in handbags, and it was kind of the perfect size for carrying a pigeon."I tried taking an Uber with her in the bag, and it worked surprisingly well."Plus, she obviously enjoyed looking out the window during the drive."From then, Abby – who is based in New York City – says she regularly started tak.23 Jan 2026Pictured: Story from Jam Press (Womans Pet Pigeon) Pictured: Abby with Pidge the pigeon.VIDEO: 'I have a pet PIGEON that I carry in my handbag'A woman who carries her pet pigeon around in her handbag says she "feels like a proud mum" when people spot them together.Abby Jardine regularly brings her pet pigeon out for the day, carried in a dedicated bag – whether it's to run errands, meet friends or just go for a walk in the park.She said the pigeon, named Pidge, "pretty quickly became a permanent family member".The 28-year-old found the baby pigeon when she was around three weeks old and had been pushed out of her nest too early."She was trying to hide in a corner near some trash near my apartment," Abby told What's The Jam."I checked on her every time I went out that day, and was really worried about her since it was a busy street, so I ended up catching her in a bag and taking her inside."She couldn't fly or eat on her own, so she wouldn't have made it outside."I thought thi.,Image: 1068518198, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: NO Australia, Germany, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States, Unknown Country, Model Release: no

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Stranišče namesto kletke: nenavadna, a učinkovita vzgoja

Eden najbolj presenetljivih vidikov njunega odnosa je trening uporabe stranišča. Abby je golobico naučila, da potrebo opravi nad straniščno školjko, kar ji omogoča, da jo brez težav vzame s seboj skoraj kamor koli. Ko sta zunaj, Abby vsakih 30 do 40 minut poišče stranišče in Pidge nežno drži nad školjko, dokler ne opravi svojega. Čeprav je poskusila tudi z drugimi metodami, kot je uporaba koša za smeti, se jih je ptica bala. Stranišče je tako postalo najbolj praktična rešitev.

Kljub stereotipom o golobih kot »letečih podganah« Abby trdi, da s Pidge nikoli nista imeli težav v javnosti. Ptica je mirna, čista in vajena ljudi, zato ju v lokalih običajno sprejmejo brez pomislekov.

Viralna zgodba z različnimi mnenji

Na spletu zgodba sproža val navdušenja, pa tudi nekaj dvomov. Medtem ko mnogi občudujejo predanost in vez med Abby in Pidge, se drugi sprašujejo o primernosti takšnega načina življenja za ptico. Komentarji pod videi so pogosto šaljivi: od primerjav s prestižnimi torbicami do pripomb, da so drugi golobi verjetno ljubosumni na razkošno življenje ptice. Ne glede na mnenja pa je jasno, da je ta nenavadna zgodba pritegnila pozornost svetovne javnosti.

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