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wtftastic posted:I doubt that that's anyone's first choice as far as that goes, or that someone is going to run out and buy one based on the discussions were having. See, that's the nice thing about having a little dog. I just drag him along by the collar, and he's too small to stop me from doing it! 
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catamar posted:Lots of people think Gansett is a girl. He is very beautiful! He is GORGEOUS. Hey rear end in a top hat with the air horn, how about you loving die? You are agitating my dog.
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May 7, 2013 04:23
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"I see that you're watching the Red Wings game. Let me sit with you and stare creepily."
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May 7, 2013 04:35
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Only Jess was ever consistently identified as female. Even in a pink collar and leash Lola is a boy, and people are already telling me what a good boy Kalli is/how she'll be a big boy. I just sort of smile and agree.
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May 7, 2013 06:13
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Triangulum posted:Mario Verslype for one. He just won the FMBB IPO World Championship with Hasco van de Duvetorre, who he trained without adversives, and he's won 3 other world championships (FMBB and FCI) with +R/-P trained dogs. My IPO trainer is going to this seminar later this year, I'm jealous : http://www.posidog.org/event-registration/?ee=518
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May 7, 2013 06:19
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Ultimate Griff "leave it" challenge: OPEN rat cage (she has murdered plenty of feeder rats and would not hesitate to destroy a cage to get them when we first brought her home, so that is quite a feat for her,) an open container of (fish based, super gross and her absolute favorite) kibble and two OTHER DOGS sitting near "her" things. She is holding her down/stay and not starting poo poo with or even growling at anyone. Two months ago, everything would have been covered in blood. Good Griff 
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May 7, 2013 06:23
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a life less posted:This article is making the rounds right now, and it's got about equal parts fans and critics. http://www.balancedtrainers.com/bloggers/entry/a-silent-killer That said, I'm not too keen on "Aversive Free" training myself and my training certainly isn't aversive free. "AF" often translates to bad training because it's usually the result of not fully understanding how training works. Also good dog Griff! 
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May 7, 2013 09:53
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Some 'Aversive Free' people are really weird. I can't even imagine not using verbal corrections V VI think that article overstates how much of an influence R+ training actually has.
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May 7, 2013 10:33
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My husband says the rat situation is not as bad as it sounded, and he's going to talk to my house sitter about how he needs to be more social with the rats. They're moving his computer down into the room where the cage is so they can see and hear him more. Apparently he was just being very wimpy about picking them up if they squeaked, and since Mordin likes to scream like he's being murdered (until you put him on your shoulder, then he's perfectly content), the house sitter thought he might be hurting them. I'm still cautiously optimistic, but it sounds like maybe I don't need to find a foster or new home for them. 
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May 7, 2013 11:56
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Superconsndar posted:Ultimate Griff "leave it" challenge: OPEN rat cage (she has murdered plenty of feeder rats and would not hesitate to destroy a cage to get them when we first brought her home, so that is quite a feat for her,) an open container of (fish based, super gross and her absolute favorite) kibble and two OTHER DOGS sitting near "her" things. She is holding her down/stay and not starting poo poo with or even growling at anyone. Griff is awesome. You are awesome for letting Griff be awesome. She is such a pretty girl. Kick rear end job Griff
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May 7, 2013 12:11
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So I'm in the garden with Bella the other day, hanging up some laundry when I notice her chasing after something I can't see. She's sniffing around and running and generally being super curious about something. So I stop what I'm doing and go over to see what's got her attention. My Great Dane was chasing a ladybug
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May 7, 2013 13:31
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Superconsndar posted:Ultimate Griff "leave it" challenge: OPEN rat cage (she has murdered plenty of feeder rats and would not hesitate to destroy a cage to get them when we first brought her home, so that is quite a feat for her,) an open container of (fish based, super gross and her absolute favorite) kibble and two OTHER DOGS sitting near "her" things. She is holding her down/stay and not starting poo poo with or even growling at anyone. That is awesome. I used to use just regular nylon leads for Corbin because he was the kind of dog that if his leash was suddenly dropped, he'd stop and look around, waiting for you to guide him on. Walking him was zero effort.
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May 7, 2013 14:04
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Aquatic Giraffe posted:Speaking of Pistol, everyone we meet assumes he's female. Does anyone else have this problem with their dogs? Just because he's a pretty boy and likes to prance around doesn't mean he's a girl My chihuahuas are always assumed to be female, especially Sasquatch. He is kind of dainty looking though. But he also has a wiener the size of one of his legs so...  I always default call things a "he" because that is how I learned you're suppose to call things you don't know what sex they are when I was in grade school. Or you know, I ask before calling a dog a male or female. I don't think anyone has ever asked if Ned is a girl, guess he looks like enough like a boy.
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May 7, 2013 14:54
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http://thedogsnobs.com/2013/05/06/your-dogs-a-fat-rear end-feed-it-less-a-rant-by-fang/ A nice write up (rant) about people with fat dogs. I know pretty much everyone in PI already knows these things, but I figured I would pass it along.
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May 7, 2013 17:24
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Please do not fat shame your pets some of them are just naturally big.
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May 7, 2013 17:33
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 He's just big boned.  cryingscarf posted:http://thedogsnobs.com/2013/05/06/your-dogs-a-fat-rear end-feed-it-less-a-rant-by-fang/ The one thing I dislike about this is that the pictures it uses are pretty extreme. My friends have dogs that are thinner than the pics so how am I supposed to passive aggressively send it to them?
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May 7, 2013 17:41
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Fraction posted:
That's a cute balloon animal there.
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May 7, 2013 18:12
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Fraction posted:Some 'Aversive Free' people are really weird. I can't even imagine not using verbal corrections V I think it really depends a lot on the dog, too. Shadow is a sensitive flower who does much better without aversives (though it's also important to note, of course, that it's up to the dog what he/she considers aversive). Even if I use a no-reward marker in a happy tone Shadow's world will crumble and he will think he is The Worst Dog and spiral into a tornado of terrified appeasement gestures (I am exaggerating a bit, of course, but that's pretty much what happens, esp if he knows I'm getting frustrated). It is Very Important to him that he pleases me, but with dogs who are less sensitive about that I can understand using things like verbal corrections. I used to use them with him before he had bonded to me and he was fine (and he still is in certain situations), but he tends to find them much more aversive now. I just wanted to ramble on.
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May 7, 2013 19:04
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Fraction posted:Some 'Aversive Free' people are really weird. I can't even imagine not using verbal corrections V I don't use verbal corrections with my dog. 
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May 7, 2013 23:16
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Topoisomerase posted:I don't use verbal corrections with my dog. If my dog was deaf I'd just flip it off when it was bad.
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May 7, 2013 23:19
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Refurb made the front page of imgur today and I've had a couple PMs saying "HI FROM PI!!" so just wanted to stick my head in and say that you guys rule.
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May 7, 2013 23:21
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Superconsndar posted:If my dog was deaf I'd just flip it off when it was bad. Or you could teach it to lip read so when you said "gently caress you" to it, it understood what you meant.
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May 7, 2013 23:28
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Remember how I got a new awesome chair and Sadie gave it an inspection and someone joked that I got her a chair? Welp.
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May 7, 2013 23:34
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I have a couple questions for you guys... Refurb's getting kinda fat. The vet warned me that might happen, since she can't exercise as much as normal cats. I get her to chase the laser pointer sometimes but she doesn't really chase it too much before she gets tired and prefers to play with her non-moving toys that she doesn't have to run after. What's the best way to keep her from getting too fat? She's only a bit pudgy but I want to keep her weight in check early. Do I just feed her less each meal? Second question: how long should I keep feeding her kitten food before switching her to adult? I completely forgot to ask my vet, but maybe you guys can ballpark it for me... a year old? Sooner?
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May 7, 2013 23:36
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Golden-i posted:I have a couple questions for you guys... Refurb's getting kinda fat. The vet warned me that might happen, since she can't exercise as much as normal cats. I get her to chase the laser pointer sometimes but she doesn't really chase it too much before she gets tired and prefers to play with her non-moving toys that she doesn't have to run after. If she's getting fat it's probably time to switch from kitten food. Weigh weekly, adjust food in SMALL increments to shift weight. Just be sensible and practical about it, it's not rocket science. Good luck and sorry about your fat cat.
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May 7, 2013 23:42
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That makes sense, I guess. I've never had anything to do with anything younger than several years-old cats before so kittens are new to me. I didn't want to swap her over and suddenly OH GOD I BROKE MY KITTEN SHE'S MENTALLY DEFICIENT BECAUSE I STARTED ADULT FOOD AT EIGHT MONTHS INSTEAD OF TWELVE!
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I want Refurb and Sadie. Artie got murder screamed at/jumped on by my partners friends untrained Border Collie today :-( Last week a border took a huge chunk out of his fur but that didn't bother him luckily. Later on we became friends with a stunning sable German shepherd, Artie would have followed her around all day even if she did keep accidentally stepping on him 
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That's why he has all that fur, Zenith. It's a form of protection against cold and rear end in a top hat dogs.  So I'm going to take him to petco tomorrow to get his nails did, and I'm thinking of picking up a harness for him. Any suggestions on harnesses?
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May 8, 2013 01:38
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Pink, sparkly, skulls all over it. That, or that incredibly overly spiky thing I linked ages ago for Keeper.
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May 8, 2013 02:09
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Something you can attach fairy wings to.
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May 8, 2013 02:34
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Zenithbliss posted:I want Refurb and Sadie. Well if you are ever in Austin TX swing on by for a bit so you can meet her, if she decides to come out from under the bed because strangers are scary!
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:Pink, sparkly, skulls all over it. That, or that incredibly overly spiky thing I linked ages ago for Keeper. We got a spike collar for our GSD because we thought it would be funny to put such a badass thing on such a spoiled wussy dog. We had to take it off because he would slam it into us when asking for pets.
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Zenithbliss posted:I want Refurb and Sadie. That sable GSD looks so pretty! I don't think I've ever seen a sable irl. And boo for lovely border collies; there's plenty of crappy ones around here. You should take a trip up north for Artie/Kalli playdate Skizzles posted:I think it really depends a lot on the dog, too. Shadow is a sensitive flower who does much better without aversives (though it's also important to note, of course, that it's up to the dog what he/she considers aversive). Even if I use a no-reward marker in a happy tone Shadow's world will crumble and he will think he is The Worst Dog and spiral into a tornado of terrified appeasement gestures (I am exaggerating a bit, of course, but that's pretty much what happens, esp if he knows I'm getting frustrated). It is Very Important to him that he pleases me, but with dogs who are less sensitive about that I can understand using things like verbal corrections. I used to use them with him before he had bonded to me and he was fine (and he still is in certain situations), but he tends to find them much more aversive now. Lola is incredibly sensitive too. No reward markers during training slowly make her reluctant to offer behaviours, but a quick verbal correction has never caused a problem. For example: we were walking yesterday, she looked down to sniff (and probably eat) some food, I quietly said 'ah, ah' and she carried on walking instead, which got her praise. Usually she just walks past food without looking at it. e: Oh, England. Dog owners could be forced to tie up pets in case they bite a burglar. If this goes through without amendments, it'll be so amazingly British. Fraction fucked around with this message at 09:56 on May 8, 2013 |
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I just had to share this! One of my foster kittens is warming up to people so very nicely. I believe she's just over a week old now. Her name is Olive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeixAZeqnTA
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Whelp, I can add "vintage fur coat" to a list of things my rear end in a top hat cats have eaten 
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May 8, 2013 13:00
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Abbeh posted:Whelp, I can add "vintage fur coat" to a list of things my rear end in a top hat cats have eaten How long have your cats been members of PETA?
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Fraction posted:That sable GSD looks so pretty! I don't think I've ever seen a sable irl. And boo for lovely border collies; there's plenty of crappy ones around here. You should take a trip up north for Artie/Kalli playdate Like, I dunno, shouldn't burglars just deal with getting bitten by a dog if they break into your house?
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Superconsndar posted:If my dog was deaf I'd just flip it off when it was bad. When she's really being a butt she pretends to be blind too. I use a light pinch if she's into something she shouldn't be. And she's really good at reading my facial expressions so I have to pretend to be mad sometimes even if the bad thing she is doing is funny which is actually pretty hard.
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wtftastic posted:Like, I dunno, shouldn't burglars just deal with getting bitten by a dog if they break into your house? The British Way is to offer a burglar tea, scones and compensation for a dog bite. 
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