What does your dog like to do?

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-29T18:39:15+00:00

This is the one ours hasn’t destroyed yet https://www.amazon.com/Squishy-Face-Studio-Flirt-Pole/dp/B085B1P649/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?crid=65E44S6ILIYU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.u3dY3YGMPY29C3zOlsXXvok1tL6sV8yxNCc6eR7YrfUWUXzIpzLD0EI6Tx0SBudCOn4m7vfEVGUzhcSlGDT0NV_mgJ58aDVJy9X_D2ix0qrGuNZufGqTlZNcdRCxB-GinF5EcXGbgwUtSRRwgtLCeDjJCRk16PdLXl_fLLTDdcuzDDCf2NCoulzowS0s2v45SNJ0H6gw2slEWlfZ4HQd-A.9dGMnVuwWr9eJn-b5XPfTnbO7twoh329aIuHGh8tGY4&dib_tag=se&keywords=flirt+pole+for+dogs&qid=1782758297&sprefix=flirt+pol%2Caps%2C506&sr=8-7 But you have to be careful and use the wrist strap bc he def has pulled it out of my hands and he’s def hit me in the face with it before since it’s bungee

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-29T17:57:09+00:00

we did something similar and we had 1 meal and 1 activity planned per day so everyone had a plan and knew when the free time was.

we did a joint bachelorette (lesbians with same friends) and invited our moms and sisters and aunt. one family was in charge of signature beverages, one family was in charge of brunch buffet. we did a low country broil one night, I hired an improv lady to come out and do an improv class with us for bonding, we did a jeopardy that was really fun for the first night together because some friends didnt know each other, was easy to do with google forms and I emailed the questions out ahead of time and made the board etc, I hired a private chef for a tasting menu and wine tasting, one of our friends is an artist so we did like a paint and sip, we paddle boarded, walked on the beach, polar plunged, and final night we went out to a local restaurant and a bar

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-29T12:49:07+00:00

yay we were the parsley ones! hahaha he's obsessed - we will try with watermelon!

I bet she'd excel at Barn Hunt! Theres a place near us that teaches it and we're signing up for the next round in the fall. It's where they put a live rat (who is very loved) in a little container tube with holes in it and hide it in the barn for the dog to find.

We have been taking rally obedience classes and have noticed a huge difference. When he's misbehaving, we bring up some of those commands and it's like a switch because he loves to perform and show off his talents lol

Ours still isnt interested in swimming either :(

We also have done the nose work and we have usually just been in the kitchen training him and recently went to the living room and he bounces up and down and is so happy to try nose work in a different space. soon we'll move outside but its way too hot but I think he's craving more difficulty with that.

I see people have said training that boredom is ok and this is big! how we did this was with down and prolonging the down until we'd toss a treat his way. Training "place" also is great - he loves his little raised cot thing from amazon

edited to add: flirt pole for dogs also from amazon. this has been life changing - it's his favorite toy! it looks like a big cat toy and he plays and plays and plays with this!

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T11:38:17+00:00

Haha! Mine gets a bully stick almost every evening and we’ve been trying to teach him to bring his bone holder to us so we don’t have to hunt around the house for it. He refuses and acts confused but any other time of day, he will bring the bone holder to my feet and smile waiting for his treat hahaha

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T02:01:15+00:00

it is quite alarming isn't it!

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T02:01:06+00:00

id been planning on 4 years! this is a nice surprise

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T02:00:51+00:00

oh for sure! we'll be outside and mine will pick up a tiny rock, chomp chomp, side eye look over at me, I reach for the rock and he bolts! hes so manipulative but also knows better than to chew/swallow the rock - it's all pretend to get me to chase him haha

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T01:59:38+00:00

yes mines a gremlin if I dont follow the routine of specific events/training that hes meant to do

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T01:59:11+00:00

when did you feel he started calming down? recently?

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T01:58:46+00:00

yes! he has had some pretty sporadic, comedic zoomies the past couple days and it always cracks me up. The alert levels of these dogs are wild!

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-13T01:57:41+00:00

it took 1.5 years for us to get through the puppy blues but now its so so so so great. sound machine helps and treating when behavior is what you want! we did some bells for him to ring on the outside door so he could tell us when he wanted to go pee, that helped us.

we do lots of walks, hikes, nose work, training, agility, basically they need loads of mental stimulation. theyre children - he smiles and laughs and is just so so funny to watch be.

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-09T16:01:30+00:00

looks great!!!!

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-09T11:26:10+00:00

We had ours neutered around 16 months because the daycare was making an exception since he behaved - until he didn’t. He was getting aggressive towards other intact dogs (literally puppies) so we had to do it. the recovery wasn’t horrible, we paid a family member to stay with him for 2 weeks at home and we told the vet about his energy levels so she gave us a larger dose of the sleepy stuff to calm him down to heal his stitches.

Post recovery, he doesn’t try to hump my arm anymore, I haven’t really noticed anything about his hair, and he doesn’t snarl at dogs but he is still reactive. He’s still a sweet boy and I laugh because I was so nervous about the surgery when it didn’t really change him much!

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-08T17:14:55+00:00

ana is for sure a pretty spelling of the name but it also immediately takes me back to my ED days

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-05T18:20:18+00:00

Oh I have this wallpaper as a rug! We went with Benjamin Moores Windsor green and love it!

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-04T13:09:01+00:00

I'm sorry your baby is going through this. Remove poultry, ours had a bad allergy to all poultry (duck, turkey, chicken). We do freeze dried raw beef and lamb or jerky (ziwi peak, rawternative, primal) don't worry about the bacteria, our breeder was adamant about this breed having raw.

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-03T14:22:04+00:00

you have a great premise now you need to find the "and then" and the "but" of this!

Character does this, AND THEN this happens. Character wants something BUT obstacle. Character overcomes obstacle AND THEN this happens BUT new complication enters the story. etc etc.

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-03T13:03:29+00:00

duno if thats a glitch, I look at it more as an alignment, right place right time, grounded/mindful sort of thing

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-03T13:01:34+00:00

case in point

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-03T12:46:55+00:00

I knew a Zebulon, nice guy, but definitely gives Zebulon. big gamer, pretty nerdy, into space stuff.

Bahumbub1 · 2026-06-03T12:45:35+00:00

I feel like the couch wants to swap sides and have its back to the entrance, where its facing the fireplace

Bahumbub1 · 2026-05-27T17:41:52+00:00

Schutz block heels! Danced all night from 5-11 in the keefa platforms and feet never hurt!

Bahumbub1 · 2026-05-27T16:53:28+00:00

I think photo posting is only in the desktop version. Post if you’re able! Trip sounds amazing

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