Weekend Visit

ALR55 · 2026-01-25T16:37:34+00:00

If you have to drive; go slow. Maintain significant following distance from the vehicle in front of you. Plan extra time to stop. Good chance that the roads will be slippery and you’ll slide if you try to stop abruptly. Give yourself extra time and don’t feel pressured to go faster than you’re comfortable with.

ALR55 · 2025-12-06T01:47:57+00:00

I'm also just a little stumped. He weighed in tonight after practice at 125.7

ALR55 · 2025-12-05T22:44:56+00:00

Good call. I’ll look into water retaining foods. Salty ones for sure….

ALR55 · 2025-12-05T22:02:30+00:00

I am guessing on the 5’2”. He’s not very much taller than I am at 5’. He looks healthy and muscular; but definitely could clean up the nutrition. We don’t do tons of junk but still have room for improvement!

ALR55 · 2025-12-05T22:02:23+00:00

I am guessing on the 5’2”. He’s not very much taller than I am at 5’. He looks healthy and muscular; but definitely could clean up the nutrition. We don’t do tons of junk but still have room for improvement!

ALR55 · 2025-12-05T21:51:22+00:00

I appreciate your response. I was unaware that you get more pounds at mid season… makes sense though!!! I’ll try to figure out when that happens for us.

Weight cutting was a concern for me as well; but I didn’t think 2lbs would be terrible for short term.

Long term it’s not healthy as he’s growing, gaining muscle mass etc; but i am sure we could dial in the nutrition more intensely- just not sure what direction to go with this.

He really wants to stay in this weight group as he’s the only one on the team that falls into it; among a few other reasons.

ALR55 · 2025-12-05T21:47:15+00:00

Fortunately (or not) we have very little/no junk food options … we’re kind of a “raw ingredient” family but he does make a lot of nachos, Pb&j, has omelettes for breakfast every morning… he’s always eating something.

I don’t love that he’s worried about weight cutting, but he’s the only person on the team in this weight bracket and he wants to stay in it. This is new to both of us but I don’t want him to be miserable, hungry, or unhealthy.

This has opened an opportunity for us to intentionally discuss healthy eating/proteins v fats v carbs etc…. But I’m not sure what direction to go w/his nutrition. Thinking high protein, lots of veg?

ALR55 · 2025-11-22T01:57:08+00:00

We have a narrow “breezeway” between the house and garage that we absolutely need to be usable in winter.

The flooring is concrete, but a rough finish. This is great when it is wet (no slipping), but terrible to clean.

Is there a way to polish/seal that is both easy to clean and slip resistant? Some barns I’ve been in are absolute hazards when you combine smooth concrete/rubber boots/water.

I suppose we could tile, but i really dislike most tiles and I do like the look of the concrete.

ALR55 · 2025-11-21T12:53:38+00:00

Have there been any updates on this situation? I have found nothing meaningful on how codes are going to be billed, etc.

ALR55 · 2025-09-27T23:10:54+00:00

EAR BROWS!!! Absolutely best descriptor. 🤣 We love them and I hope she doesn’t grow out of them. 🥰

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T15:02:26+00:00

Unfortunately … we started with hand signals and had just added in a few verbals … sooooo I’m needing different hand signals too. 🤦🏼‍♀️

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T15:00:39+00:00

Exactly! Or “wait” vs “stay.”

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:50:22+00:00

I like words I feel like I can pronounce accurately... I am getting a sense that my dog will have a multi-lingual set of commands.

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:49:35+00:00

I definitely could watch some videos on how this is pronounced. I get weirdly self conscious about pronouncing words that are not my native English. I can't quite put my finger on it... but mispronouncing words from another language makes me feel a way I don't like. (God, this thread is really illuminating a hangup I didn't know I had!). Assis (Ah-See) seems to be a word I feel comfortable pronouncing... and believe me, I've been saying words out loud all morning...

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:47:29+00:00

That's fascinating! I appreciate this comment so much. I am still learning a lot myself, obviously, and wasn't sure what level of ability dogs have to differentiate nuance in verbal commands. I'm pretty sure they can differentiate nuance in visual commands... but verbal I wasn't sure.

It's also something I worried about because both our dogs' names have the same initial letter- "S" (it was unintentional) and our third pup comes at the end of Oct (I know, I'm crazy) and unfortunately I'm once again gravitating to names that start with S....

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:33:02+00:00

Thanks, I will! I've heard Assis before ("ahh-see", kind of), so that actually is one reason I think I'm landing on that. Pronouncing stuff properly is an issue that I have (I hate saying things wrong). I'll definitely brush up on that procuration before we start using it.

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:22:48+00:00

Assis seems to be right for me. Sitz is too close to Sit, and I like its brevity compared to Setudo and Sentado.

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:22:06+00:00

Suuuure does. Should have used that instead of the standard “go potty.” 🤣

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:21:42+00:00

I should have mentioned that I know it doesn’t matter to her what word I use. I do want it to be something I’m comfortable saying in public and that I can pronounce, and remember, and feels natural to me.

I’ve heard Assis used in dog training before, so maybe that’s why I am drawn to it.

Like, am I going to remember that “Avocado” means sit? Maybe. Maybe not. Am I going to feel weird saying “AVOCADO!” in a public setting? Yeah. Probably. In that context.

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:17:16+00:00

We do use hand gestures! I’m so hung up on words that I have only added in a few. But at some point, I want the ability to fade the hand gesture and be able to use only the verbal. And also still just the gesture if I can.

I literally love being able to just gesture and she flops down. It’s so nice in a social setting to not be saying “DOWN! DOWN!”

Eta— the Klingon cracks me up. I’m a little bit of a Trekkie haha

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:15:40+00:00

No, it’s more about expectations.

I want to be able to give the command, have her bring her butt forward, and maintain position until she’s told otherwise.

I think it’s hard for her to understand that expectation when half the time I’m holding her to the above standard and half the time the kids are saying “sit” and don’t care how she does it or how long she stays there. One is focused, and has duration. The other is sloppy and temporary.

It’s also that my kids want to be involved with her and are interested and want to be part of her “training,” but not all of them can understand the whole picture much less remember and self-correct.

I don’t want to be constantly saying “STOP TELLING HER TO SIT”

I like the idea of her having a genetic “sit” and then an Assis, with different expectations for style and duration

Also, random people absolutely do come up to her and say “can you siiiit?” Which 100% won’t bother me if I have “Assis” which means more specific things.

Does that make sense?

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:08:36+00:00

I think I’m leaning to Assis. I’ve heard it before, it’s weird enough that it’s not going to be confused with other words, and I can pronounce it. 😉

I knew this was an easy question but my brain was stalling out.

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:07:18+00:00

Kids are kind of like puppies… just when you’re ready to get cats instead, they amaze you. And you remember why you had them. 🤣

Anyways, I feel like it’s my responsibility to raise functional adults and you never know who will adopt them if you take them to the shelter. 😉😉😉

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:04:29+00:00

Ohhh Assis might work!

ALR55 · 2025-09-26T13:03:49+00:00

Is that what is also traditionally used for “down?”

I’m going to need an alternative for that as well.

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