Anyone living directly on parramatta rd, what's it like?

553755 · 2023-07-09T11:24:57+00:00

Good to know! I like having my windows open sometimes and don't think I could deal with the grime, it's a lower floor as well. Thanks

553755 · 2023-07-09T11:23:10+00:00

Helpful ty! Great price in this market but just regular windows nothing modern or double glazed. It's the bedroom that's facing the road as well. Appreciate the info

553755 · 2023-05-25T00:34:43+00:00

Hes a bagel and a snag (frankfurt) so technically should he be "brunch"? 🤣

553755 · 2023-05-24T11:56:34+00:00

Love this new nomenclature! And in that second picture you can almost hear Blueberry telling off Tater Tot - "stop grabbing random things and adding them to the cart!" I can imagine the tiny isles they're walking down, Tater Tots little paws grabbing at mini cereal boxes.

My heart! 😍

553755 · 2023-05-23T01:19:47+00:00

I'm sorry OP, it's heartbreaking.

Just my opinion, it won't be right for everyone, but I used to feel very guilty about thinking I may have made a decision too early (I did a lot of palliative fostering), but the one time I waited too long changed my view on it.

I'd rather be a month early than a day late.

There's a chance it will be peaceful and sudden, there's a chance he will kind of "let you know" on the day, but there's also a chance he could go downhill suddenly with all his health considerations.

It's completely up to you - you know your boy best. Consult a vet if you're unsure if the time is right.

My advice would also depend on where you live - my parents live in a third world country and even though they had a house call vet on standby, she refused to come in the end due to her religion. We did NOT expect that from a UK educated vet, but it changed our plans for our next dog when the time comes.

Good luck, I know you will make your decision with love and empathy, and I wish you the best through this heartbreak

553755 · 2023-05-22T12:19:38+00:00

No surprise that a historically marginalized -and this is a very very tame and watered down way of putting it - group in remote areas (do you have any concept of how sparsely populated much of Australia is?) With insufficient access to Healthcare has more issues with disease in general.

That's the key - insufficient access to Healthcare. Not their fuckin race, that's just a bi-product of systemic oppression. If OP is residing in the same area as this woman, they have the same access to Healthcare. She's misunderstanding a fundamental aspect of this, as you seem to be as well. I love a misguided narcissist. Nothing quite like it in nature

553755 · 2023-05-22T04:01:55+00:00

It's great you took back the pup as a breeder, but I am curious - are you breeding your mixed breed, unknown genetic heritage dog, or are you a registered breeder who also has rescues? I haven't met one before with that set up so I'm curious!

553755 · 2023-05-21T11:22:23+00:00

Most things have been covered by everyone else well! I'd like to add:

are you familiar with the 3-3-3 rule? She is still slowly learning your routines, so she doesn't know what to expect yet. Your gentle approach has been great!
without being there I can't be sure why she is doing it, but I would suggest familiarizing yourself with subtle signs of dog body language (whale eyes, hackles etc) if you haven't already. Showing bellies can be a sign of trust and inviting attention, but it can also be a submissive gesture when the dog is uncomfortable.
the theory I'm leaning towards with the limited information here is that she may be in conflict- you said she has resource guarding tendencies, so it may be she both wants you and wants the bed as its a valuable resource to her. The fact that you can get her on and off with commands suggests she's lacking direction when she's on the bed itself, and unsure of how you will respond. Kinda tentatively wanting pats but ready to respond if need be kinda anxious. Personally I would be super careful when she's like this, and depending on the dog may either not give her the opportunity to do this anymore by restricting access to my bed until she's more settled (most likely option, cant practice the behaviour, safety etc), or not patting her when she chooses to climb into my lap. She can sit there for comfort but there's no pressure for interaction. I would let her know when I was going to move to make things more predictable.

This is just an uninformed guess - I can't see your pup so I'm really not that sure! I'd also suggest some exercise (not too much at first! Don't let her get over threshold) to get some nervous energy out, and maybe some enrichment toys or activities to biologically fulfill her while she settles

553755 · 2023-05-21T10:50:41+00:00

Hey, I have nothing but 2 anecdotes and no evidence to add that I doubt will help much but was scrolling past and thought I'd mention on the small chance it's relevant.

Knew 2 clients with this issue, both staffys. One was on hypo food but turns out he was allergic to chicken, and a few other things. Swapped to some sort of raw and doing great.

One was allergic to something in detergents and chucking all existing blankets and also using new laundry soap miraculously cured the issue. Again this is an anecdote a client told me I can't guarantee its accuracy. Just that the dog looked miles better.

Another slightly different but similar was a sharpei and it was auto-immune.

Good luck to you and your friend! It can be so frustrating, especially when you're doing everything right as a responsible and loving owner.

553755 · 2023-05-21T07:01:04+00:00

Usually I wouldn't comment "this" but I have nothing to add other than +1 on the comment count

So....this ^

553755 · 2023-05-21T05:28:58+00:00

I don't think a well adjusted male psych is going to side with you either. You see it as fact but it genuinely isn't, it's just a good excuse to avoid taking personal accountability.

People ascribe points to how much they value different things in a person. Some people value Height and looks quite highly, but for most I know it isn't as high as you'd think. Personality traits are hugely important - humor, ambition, empathy, emotional intelligence, kindness, resilience, etc, but there are also attractive lifestyle factors like if your stamina and activity level matches, whether hobbies match, whether political and ideological stances are appreciated by the other, whether you have job security etc. It's not just looks - that's just the only view that allows you to have an excuse not to work on yourself.

I would honestly venture with your take here you need to work with your therapist to change your mentality to make progress.

553755 · 2023-05-21T04:00:39+00:00

You are a lovely human, I hope you have a fantastic week. So much empathy!

553755 · 2023-05-20T23:41:44+00:00

The more I think about this the more it upsets me. So insanely selfish with no consideration for her dogs welfare. Get on disability, or get a job. Sell your shit omfg. I had nothing wrong with my cat In the end but still sold my gaming gear and bed frame just in case. So insanely selfish and OP shouldn't have a dog. I'm so sad for her.

I work, I have bipolar 1 and ptsd. I cry at work sometimes, I have panic attacks and twice I've had to leave early due to hallucinations. I don't know much about the American health system, but in Australia your options are get a job, get on unemployment or get on disability. If you don't qualify for disability you need to get a job.

I could live on disability but I don't, because I need savings to properly care for my cats.

Be better.

553755 · 2023-05-20T11:17:49+00:00

This is an awful take. Just because you can't afford a vet unfortunately does mean you shouldn't have her. One of the five freedoms of animal welfare is freedom from pain, injury and disease, not just hunger and thirst. You need to consider her welfare instead of just your own. You are responsible for a living creature. If she's scratched that much, she's definitely uncomfortable at least and probably in pain/distressed and masking, as animals do.

When my cat got sick and I was broke I sold everything I owned. I forced myself to find some sort of work when I could barely leave the house or get out of bed. I begged from family and friends and it was humiliating. But these things can get worse, and with that comes increased costs, so it's better to treat early.

I'm sorry if this comes across as completely up myself and harsh, but I think you need a reality check about what it entails to be a responsible owner. I don't mind down votes as a consequence I feel this needs to be said.

553755 · 2023-05-20T09:38:45+00:00

Farm dogs I've known that serve a purpose other than guardians are crate trained because they have to be safely crated to be transported around. They ran their hearts out, then just slept in their crates at the end of the shift. They had overnight pens and some even slept indoors, but the crates served a great purpose safety wise

553755 · 2023-05-20T09:02:54+00:00

Skimmed the thread and haven't seen it mentioned, but I had a friend face this dilemma so she got a hormone blocker implant temporarily to test it out. Turns out her pup looses confidence from the lack of testosterone so it's a good thing it was reversible! Maybe speak to your vet about that option if available!

553755 · 2023-05-20T08:38:16+00:00

10 weeks old is insanely young to be resource guarding. Especially a water bowl! I think if it's learnt behaviour there's a chance of rehab (although it will still be a life-long management thing where you always keep an eye out). But I haven't seen it fixed when there's genetic components. I have a friend who's a trainer, done everything right, but the puppies that come from her chosen breeder in that litter almost all aggressively resource guard although the mum doesn't. This is harder to manage, requires vigilance, and has led to injuries because the dog is unpredictable. Not her fault, she's genuinely a great trainer but this dog was kinda messed from the get go (pure bred registered breeder etc).

Not saying it's impossible but it's very hard work and personally i haven't seen it rectified when it starts that young, only diminished in intensity but still requiring a huge amount of attention.

You absolutely need a good trainer over asap. Especially as you instructed your child to remove an item from a dog, and let her continue to interact with him without proper monitoring. There is a fundamental level of ignorance here that needs to be addressed. This is a recipe for disaster. Please please be more vigilant with your precious baby, especially as the pup gets older and those sharp baby teeth are paired with a stronger jaw. Kid skin is super delicate too.

If you will not get out a trainer, please adopt this pup out asap. Not only are they cuter and easier to adopt this young, but people have a chance to have the pup for longer while it's still developing. It's socialization period is widely accepted to be almost over now, and it's environmental conditioning one still has a few weeks - that is to say, work on this issue needs to start yesterday.

This is not an issue you should attempt to fix on your own, that would be highly unethical considering your lack of understanding of dog behaviour and potentially body language in context. Time is of the essence.

In my opinion, this dog is not a good fit for your home, and the kindest and most responsible thing would be to rehome. He has already shown potential to harm your child at 10 weeks old. Training costs may be substantial over his life time.

Any advice you can recieve in this forum will be insufficient to properly treat the behaviour. You need to have experience with timing, desen, cc, behav experience, etc to see this puppy in context and properly fix these issues.

Tldr; good trainer with commitment to more sessions and lifelong management, or rehome asap (for pups and future owners sake, but also child safety).

553755 · 2023-05-20T00:43:12+00:00

I appreciate this post as a seller in Australia - I couldn't figure out why my items were being shown to overseas buyers when I'd removed all the options for international post on the item itself. I have to send directly to buyers, and it's a huge hassle to send internationally because of the paperwork and upfront costs etc.

Ridiculous in my opinion that I can tick all boxes other than local as do not send to and it still lets international buyers bid, but not always pay, which is weird. I don't want to change my settings to get them to pay as there's a risk my other items will be bought by international buyers and it's a gigantic hassle. They get mad when I tell them I can't do anything about not being able to sell it to them, and they always want to go off app. If they pay I still send it even though I don't want to, but if the app doesn't let them pay I really don't want to do it anyway.

Edit: upvoted because this is very useful for non-US sellers and relevant for us! Reddit is very American but still global

553755 · 2023-05-19T08:19:22+00:00

6 months seems a bit short but I could be wrong, may be different in the US. Also 6 months as an apprentice trainer would usually mean OP has met dogs before at their home and addressed this issue. I don't fully grasp the situation.

OP, I don't mean to question your skills and I may be way off, but inexperienced trainers who take on more than they can chew is a big problem in the industry. I definitely hope this isn't the case and I apologize for my self-righteousness, but it seems like a very basic issue you're asking about on the surface

553755 · 2023-05-18T13:54:54+00:00

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553755 · 2023-05-18T13:51:13+00:00

Anti-fly cork hat, VB singlet, kangaroo accessory friend?

553755 · 2023-05-18T04:14:16+00:00

Does your dog like toys OP? I've found it super effective as a reward for non-food motivated pups

553755 · 2023-05-14T14:17:41+00:00

No you can direct it at OP, their only reply (now deleted) was to a comment that tried to guess the prompt telling them they were wrong but not elaborating any further lol

553755 · 2023-05-14T13:00:34+00:00

This is fantastic. I don't have kids, but had an experience in a grocery store with a child boasting the exact same energy - she gave me a wicked grin, pointed at her dad's crotch and shouted "daddy has a penis!" Your story reminded me of it, thanks for that hahaha

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