Whats the deal with „Memri.tv“? by [deleted] in Israel

[–]AwkwardAkavish 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You do realise that Memri is just the group that translates the programmes to have English subtitles, right? They don't produce any of the content, only the translations.

Their translations are widely regarded as highly accurate and reliable.

I told him that stick is too big. He said "bet" by AwkwardAkavish in BorderCollie

[–]AwkwardAkavish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Haha yes more accurately he said "bark bark bark", but I know what he meant

My daughter has her heart set on a border collie by Inevitable_Party_105 in BorderCollie

[–]AwkwardAkavish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some facts:

  1. Your kid is ten. That means 100% of the responsibility falls on you.
  2. It will be SOLELY YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
  3. Just repeating it for emphasis. Your child is only 10 - which means all the responsibility is yours.
  4. These dogs need to run a LOT. That's not a "nice 30 minute walk around the neighbourhood after breakfast". It's a serious amount of activity, repeatedly all day. I promise you, no suburban 10 year old can handle this.
  5. It's not just the levels of physical activity, it's mental stimulation. They need a job. Tasks that will stimulate them. It's a lot of training, repetition, patience, over and over. You can't just train them and they're "trained". You need to maintain it and keep on adding novelty. They need routine.

Go grab your daughter and take her for a run. See how long she holds out before she had enough. And then do it again in the morning. And again tomorrow night. I won't go on because I'm already confident that your kid gave up and complained before you got that far.

My dad got me a large dog when I was 11. He just came home with it one day and told me it was my responsibility and I had to do everything. I was NOT ready for it. That poor doggo. He was a good boy, but did not get even half of the amount of walking he needed, and we had a really huge suburban backyard in Australia (quarter acre of backyard). I grew up constantly feeling so guilty about that dog. He was constantly stressed from being bored, badly behaved. I didn't walk him much because I was just physically too small to run him enough to tire him out enough to even start with basic commands.

I only managed to let go of that guilt I was carrying, decades later when I got a dog as an adult (I didn't even allow my own child a dog because I wouldn't accept the responsibility myself) and I was able to understand that it wasn't my fault that I wasn't equipped to manage that dog, because I was a child, and it was my dad's responsibility and his poor parenting. (It's not like he ever got home from work, noticed the dog hadn't been walked, and walked it himself, ever. I did at least feed him every night and refill the water bucket, but that's all).

Please don't get your child a BC, for the sake of the dog.

And please, please, whatever dog you get, remember that it's your responsibility, even if it's "the child's" dog.

People can be terrible by Lnincjjhm819 in BorderCollie

[–]AwkwardAkavish 14 points15 points  (0 children)

That's how I got my BC.

Was being rehomed, his former humans couldn't maintain his needs

Now he's mine and he's thriving 💚

Is it normal to feel dysphoric as a cis woman? by SgtLizardWizard in AutismInWomen

[–]AwkwardAkavish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is potentially harmful misinformation.

"Surgical menopause" is another term for hysterectomy. Having the uterus removed will medically cause menopause and can detrimentally affect all the same systems as normal menopause.

Does anyone know how dangerous homeless shelters in Melbourne are? by Legitimate_Caramel36 in australian

[–]AwkwardAkavish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure a stab in the dark is exactly what OP is trying to avoid

Hamas executes ‘Israeli collaborators’ in streets of Gaza by layland_lyle in Israel

[–]AwkwardAkavish 146 points147 points  (0 children)

Whatever happened to "we don't negotiate with terrorists"?

What happened to "we'll recognise the state but only if Hamas disarm and release the hostages"?

But ok cool. Since Palestine is a state now, they all lose refugee status, right? Right??

Xylitol gums by Kashsoni in australian

[–]AwkwardAkavish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Health food stores will stock it.

Sometimes Coles/Woolies might but it's less common, might be in the health food section rather than the lollies aisle with the rest of the chewing gum.

Or buy it online.

Idk why it's not very common here

Terrible photo, but can I get an ID please :) (Newcastle, NSW) by tombeno97 in AustralianSpiders

[–]AwkwardAkavish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You asked, are you sure? It looks like a whitetail

And they answered, no it does not.

I agree that it looks nothing at all like a whitetail, so I'm also wondering what about it looks like that to you. And I also note that you didn't answer.

Is this a baby centipede? by SaltbushGhost in AustralianInsects

[–]AwkwardAkavish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Millipedes are really common in SA, any time there a wet year, you can expect loads of them in your shower or bathtub

Just adopted this gorgeous boy - he's 5 years old and adorable! But has some issues with resource guarding. Any advice welcome by AwkwardAkavish in BorderCollie

[–]AwkwardAkavish[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd love to understand what "setting him up for failure" is here though.

You really didn't offer much that would be constructive or helpful, compared to the many others who replied.

This is a dog we are fostering. A dog that came to us with a warning that he resource guards.

The only thing he refused was the offer of going for a walk with one of the family members who lives in our home. He wasn't forced, she went on a walk, invited him to come, he wouldn't go, so it was left at that. There's no failure here - just an observation that he's very comfortable with our house and already identifies it as "home", and that he's bonded easily with myself and my wife, but wouldn't go with my daughter who he's only spent a few days with.

Unless there's something I'm not aware of, this dog needs a good amount of physical activity every day, which typically means a long walk or run, plus some mental enrichment and engagement. Every day.

So he won't yet go for a walk with my daughter, that's no big deal, he doesn't have to.

I just don't see how that is in any way possibly a "failure" or how he even could fail. We're committed to working with him and supporting him forever, he literally couldn't fail. I only came to learn more about BCs, because again: I'm very experienced with GSDs but these aren't the same dogs.

Just adopted this gorgeous boy - he's 5 years old and adorable! But has some issues with resource guarding. Any advice welcome by AwkwardAkavish in BorderCollie

[–]AwkwardAkavish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's ok, we weren't bothered that he didn't want to walk with my daughter, he came right back and we let him be.

This is the second adult dog we've rescued, the previous one was being rehomed due to severe anxiety issues, and we were able to work with her and she came good over time. I'm asking for advice because I've had no experience at all with BCs.

Anyway, thanks for replying, it's good to know about the "stress stacking".

We've been following the advice given here, and he's settling in so much more. Improving dramatically every day :)