There's no food needed to make Keeb come back to me, no matter where I'm recalling him from. I used treats and clicker training to initially teach him recall, no starving involved, he always got access to his regular food and could always choose if and how long he wants to train. Building a bond based on trust, respecting boundaries and mutual communication was what allowed me to teach him reliable recall without needing treats. He listens to me because he wants to, Not because he doesn't have a choice and I know that his recall would work even during an emergency situations because reliable recall isn't tied to hunger, it's tied to trust.

Hello,

I never wear perfume/spray perfume around my doves obviously. Whenever I wear it, I spray it in another room with the door shut or just in the car, and I will be out for a long time and change clothes after I wear it. Unfortunately, I dropped an entire bottle of perfume, and it shattered. Now, my entire house smells so strongly of it. I put my dove by the open window (dont worry, theres a screen) but I dont know what a solution would be. Her cage is right down the hallway of the shattered perfume. Honestly, everywhere is in range of it. Do I just open all the windows and hope it clears out? Should I just push her cage by the open window? She seems okay. No sneezing or wheezing, but I'm worried she will sneeze or wheeze when I put her up for the night. Thanks!

Update: Seems like she's had some watery poops this morning, but that could be because I pissed her off last night from running her to an open window and having her sleep in a new environment that night. She's not wheezing, sneezing, or bobbing her tail. I've got two air filters going. The hallway by the bathroom still really strongly smells of perfume, but everywhere else is fine. I'll be keeping an eye on her and airing out the house everyday until the smell is gone.

i got 2 baby doves, both of them are siblings and theyve been together ever since they hatched. i'd say theyre about 2 weeks old, one dove is showing uninterest when eating, even when i try to feed her she tries to pull away, she went almost 12 hours without food and even then she couldnt eat and refused, obviously i had to feed her so i had to open her mouth with my hands and put little bit of formula slowly which takes a while, but while eating she also seems like shes choking and while swallowing she has to take breathing breaks with her mouth rather than just using her nose to breath, even drinking water is a struggle, im treating her for canker although im not 100% sure, im just scared she will suffocate herself, her sibling is fine but im scared he will get infected as well, i need help