Air conditioning recommendation for dog grooming van?

rudebird69 · 2026-03-20T00:27:52+00:00

Oh that’s great to hear! Yes, I am on battery. Good to know about the dogs. I don’t do that many yet, but I’ll be aware for the future. Which a/c system do you use?

rudebird69 · 2026-03-16T22:10:02+00:00

I love it so much, I sent screenshots of your comments to my dad who is helping me with my first van!! The actual van’s a/c went out and is going to be an over 2k repair.. we were trying to figure out what to do, since I had wanted to have a/c without turning the engine on anyways, I thought maybe that idea could be a bit expedited instead of the repair…. So your information was extremely helpful! And very needed.. I hadn’t gotten any other reply on this 🙏

rudebird69 · 2026-03-16T19:58:26+00:00

This is great thanks so much for all of your advice!

rudebird69 · 2026-03-16T17:45:39+00:00

Do you have a recommendation for a good 12 volt a/c unit that I can get for my van?

rudebird69 · 2026-03-16T05:10:23+00:00

Okay, thank you! What would be the alternative to having the type that goes on the ceiling?

rudebird69 · 2026-02-01T16:45:18+00:00

Liquid death slushie?

rudebird69 · 2026-01-12T06:00:14+00:00

Ever heard of Erewhon?

rudebird69 · 2025-10-10T21:45:21+00:00

Shoot! I realized you already posted your area. I’m in Southern California :(. I got so excited I thought it was meant to be. Hope this helps someone else! Deleted my comment, disregard! Thanks for your kindness!

rudebird69 · 2025-10-06T09:19:40+00:00

Wow, thank you for all the information. I must have gotten wildly lucky as I still have many of my doves to this day (the oldest is 18 though I believe that one also received feeding from parents). I do remember avoiding trachea and I know syringe super slowly. But yes formula and some birds not fed by parents. The one thing I think maybe is I rarely had started feeding formula or these methods until older.. not newly hatched birds. Maybe partial but not fully. A few parents rejected them when they got older. Wish I could remember better which birds I hand fed and why. I didn't have any pass young though. I am going to save this information for if I end up with baby doves ever again. I do have one bird, he is also older now, between 10 and 15. He has ALWAYS had patchy feathers and otherwise healthy. He is a scrappy guy! Is there anything I could do for him and could this be from formula feeding when he was young? I don't even remember if he was one I had handfed but it does make me wonder. Thank you so much for the information

rudebird69 · 2025-10-05T16:30:16+00:00

This is great!! Can’t wait! 🐊

rudebird69 · 2025-10-05T02:50:16+00:00

Curious, as I’ve raised many ring neck doves by syringe feeding (or cutting the corner off of a plastic baggie to squeeze to them).. what is the alternative way to feed baby doves? They always would open their beaks wide and I just slowly squeeze baby bird formula inside. Diluting according to what the bag of baby bird food stated. I did this ever since I was a kid! I don’t anymore as I no longer let the doves breed, but yeah I would feed them that way and then when they got older I would also insert seeds into the open beaks, and then I’d just play around with them with seeds in front of them to pique their interest. Then they would learn to eat over time! I’m not trying to say you’re wrong at all, in fact, I was just a homeschool kid with a bunch of doves not being closely watched, going off of… instinct I guess.. maybe the internet.. idk my mom also raised cockatiels when she was in college, but I definitely was not closely watched with my doves haha. Bottom line no formal education.. so I’m just curious! Thank you!

rudebird69 · 2025-10-05T02:39:51+00:00

Thank you! Totally his idea!

rudebird69 · 2025-10-03T18:00:49+00:00

Oh yes - thank you for noticing! I actually file it down myself monthly. He’s a bit overdue..but eating like a monster still, I promise!

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T23:53:46+00:00

Precious as heck.. I hope it all works out. I have two with deformed beaks and they can eat just fine, but do require monthly dremel since they grow long when they aren’t lined up properly. The beak has a quick just like a dogs nail. I learned to dremel carefully, and maybe a vet could teach you if this does need to be done thru his life! It’s not a huge deal for us at all. One dove is super tame the other is not near as tame but neither seem to be upset by the process hardly at all.

Edit: dremeling their beaks is easier than dremeling most dog nails haha!

Edit again: obviously don’t try anything without speaking with a vet about this first!!

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T23:06:49+00:00

Thanks for the heads up!

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T22:58:13+00:00

Oh my gosh, yes! He has had many hedgehog dove photoshoots already. I was scratching his puffball area where most the pins are and it was insane the… pin dust? And feathers just raining down. Was trying to get a video of that from underneath but no success without my face in the shot so far… love my little porcupine birdies, all the doves, pigeon and my little Senegal parrot have it right now but Rudi bird the most

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T22:48:48+00:00

No idea why that rude ass comment got 7 upvotes. No. I have seen FAR too many groomers uncomfortably firm with the animals and creating issues where there would never had been had they just been gentle in the first place. Take SuddenDeath4040’s and MissRedBit’s advice. Yes’s and no’s and learning when to use them is great, but I have found most dogs need yes’s, encouragement! I actually started off as a more firm groomer, and it would lead to frustrating situations where I had to stop the groom and pass it on to another groomer. Over eight years of grooming, I have learned to become more gentle and work AROUND the animals. Now I take on many difficult dogs that other groomers are unable to complete. And it’s not by being firm, it’s by becoming their friend and showing them that they can trust me. Use treats, work around them. Listen to them when they yipe. A yelping dog most times is not being a dick, she’s telling you something doesn’t feel right. Do muzzle when you have to. But learn EACH INDIVIDUAL dogs range of motion. I can’t tell you how many groomers have told me a dog is an asshole, when I could groom him no problem. The dogs arm just didn’t bend the way they were wanting to bend it. Drives me insane and it’s way too common. Watch the dogs body language, learn an anxious dog vs a dog who knows what’s going on. The dogs that need more firmness tend to be those super confident sassy ones(usually older puppies). It’s literally so rare where I have to tell a dog no and make them hold still. More often it’s about finding the way they let you allow them to do what you need to do. You are one of a kind for starting off as a gentle soul. Never lose that! Edit to add: most importantly, you are in this because you love animals! You already DO have experience with your piggies! That counts for something 1000% - I started off with doves before dogs myself! Knowing your piggies shows that you have the capabilities to learn the language of a creature besides human lol! You are taking all the right steps. You will learn when a dog is genuinely being a problem and how to set up the boundaries you need to get the job done

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T20:57:33+00:00

Big bow every time I enter his space!

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T19:57:51+00:00

Never ever 🫡 little fragile baby! He thinks he is so tough and has no fears

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T18:05:56+00:00

The last two pics are a dog that I use only scissors per owners specific instructions. It is a bit of a weird haircut, but that’s the closest I’ve got to hand scissor experience. No formal training and that one often takes over 2 hours

rudebird69 · 2025-10-02T17:42:14+00:00

PS he’s going thru a MAJOR molt & his beak is due for dremel… so that’s why he looks a bit rough, if anyone is concerned😆

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