Our old dog liked to sleep in the bathroom, but the door used to close on him and he'd get trapped, so we kept it propped open when we weren't using it. He died 12 years and we still prop it open when not in use out of habit.
My cockatiel used to gnaw the rubber buttons off our remote controls so we always put them down button-side down.
We haven't has a bird for fifteen years, but you'll still see our remotes button-side down.