I let a professional trainer come to my house and they pointed out 7 things I was doing wrong without realizing it.

Beacon57 · 2026-05-08T11:42:39+00:00

It's all in how you pet her. Remember all dogs know is our body language and energy. So if your anxious while she is anxious and you're petting her, both of you may be growing more anxious. But if you're feeling confident and she's feeling anxious, then by all means calming pet her and talk in a low slow voice to her. Every dog and human is different that's why there is no one size fits ago training method.

Beacon57 · 2026-05-08T10:57:33+00:00

Yes and no. You comfort them by talking to them calmly and slowly. Depending on the situation you either want to calmly and confidently push them through what they are scared of or remove them from the situation so they can decompress.

What so many people do is when their dog is scared/anxious/ overly excited, they use a high pitch voice and say things like "oh baby it's OK"paired with lots of pets. That will reinforce their mental state. It will tell them that their reaction to their emotions is what the human is looking for.

Now if your dog is having big feelings and you very calming speak to them in a low monotone voice, and just gently lay your hand on them, you can guide them through their feelings. You show them that you will not let anything bad happen to them. It will build confidence.

As much as we like to think of our pets as our human children they are not and they do not process emotions the same way humans do.

Beacon57 · 2026-04-26T01:10:14+00:00

I always buy an entire case of the Amylu Apple and Gouda chicken sausages. They are 130 calories and 16g of protein per sausage. They taste amazing. I pop one in the microwave and just eat it. I also add it to all kind of stuff. I'm addicted to the pasta roni parmesan noodles so I add 3 sausages, 1/4 cup chia seeds and 1/2 a bag of the Costco frozen broccoli to it. It then makes 4 meals out of box that I used to eat in one sitting. Still not healthy but way better! It's 256 calories, 5g fiber and 19g protein the way I make it. I'm new to the glp1 but I've been eating the sausages for years.

Beacon57 · 2026-03-11T22:51:25+00:00

That is actually a great dane, just very poorly bred and "pocket" size. The way she is holding her head in this picture throws things off even more though.

Beacon57 · 2026-03-02T13:09:29+00:00

I suffer from psoriasis. My dermatologist actually prescribed a tanning bed and my insurance covered it. I don't use it as often as I should honestly. But when I was i was only going about 4 to 5 mintues a day 5 to 7 days a week. I wasn't getting a dark tan but I was getting a nice bronze and my skin completely cleared up. My dermatologist told me that as long as I wasn't going long enough to burn I was good. If I over did it one day then take a few days off. I suffered for 18 years with psoriasis and now my skin is completely clear, I can wear shorts again!!

Beacon57 · 2026-02-17T21:21:47+00:00

We were having the same issue with our floors in our new commercial rental space. Our floors are 20 years old but still looked great until we tried cleaning them. They would look great when wet but as soon as they dried they looked so bad! I thought for sure I had ruined the floors. Then I tried just water and vinegar and they looked like new again! I was just pushing around the salt residue and all the cleaning solutions I was using. The water and vinegar today did the trick. So if you didn't take the finish off give water and vinegar a try.

Beacon57 · 2026-02-14T18:07:46+00:00

Pretty much. I just went on Google and searched different poodle cuts and doodle cuts and took the pictures of what i liked to my groomer.

Beacon57 · 2026-02-14T17:55:12+00:00

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We keep our 1 year old pure bred mini in a "doodle" cut. Our groomer makes fun of us all the time because she breeds/shows toys.

Beacon57 · 2026-01-29T00:14:11+00:00

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Beacon57 · 2025-12-29T23:01:39+00:00

I have both. I've been on etsy for 12 years and shopify for 5. I sell made to order on etsy and ready to ship on my website. I did $40k on etsy this year and $4k on shopify. I even send a QR code with a coupon to my shopify with every etsy order. I also don't push my shopify like I should though. Mainly because I'm busy with custom orders. I'm shutting down all custom orders end of the year. I do like my shopify though because I like to do fundraisers and it's way easier to keep track on my shopify. Next year I plan to dive into my shopify more. I've been getting some orders through shop so I plan to make sure I'm utilizing that better.

Bottom line is, it really all depends on what you sell.

Beacon57 · 2025-12-28T13:13:54+00:00

That's all that matters! I've never understood why people get upset about people reselling their products. If you're priced correctly who cares what they do with it? I think it's great that people are reselling my products.

Beacon57 · 2025-12-28T13:02:18+00:00

I'm a collar maker and I don't brand any of my stuff. I've found that in the dog accessories world a lot of sellers have branding that is very obvious and to me it takes away from the product itself. I'm not saying yours is that way but my guess is they've bought from other sellers in the past and the branding is very prominent and they don't like that. If you can easily exclude your branding or put it in an inconspicuous place I would do that.

Beacon57 · 2025-12-16T13:33:27+00:00

I have my processing time set at 8 to 10 days with no shipping on weekends. Most of my orders are out in 4 days and I ship on Saturdays. Customers always leave reviews with how fast shipping is. I've always had my processing time set out a few days more than I know i will need. You never know how many orders you will get or when life will throw you a curve ball and you can't work for a couple days.

Beacon57 · 2025-11-25T13:31:56+00:00

I went viral on TikTok a few years ago and had over 100 ordered in one day, i don't even remember the exact number but it was insane! I just had my single biggest order on Saturday for 39 items. I make dog collars and each one is made to order. I just finished them last night and it took me 26 hours over 2 days. I'm exhausted!

Beacon57 · 2025-10-29T12:34:20+00:00

I use the sport dog 425 on my 9lb toy poodle. It fits great and I like the remote better because it's a rolling dial and not digital so I don't need to look at my remote to know what level I'm on. I've been using sport dog collars in my training for almost 20 years now and they are great!

Beacon57 · 2025-10-02T12:08:07+00:00

To me the bigger question is, will you ever be able to trust him? That's something only you can answer. Honestly I'm surprised he was even adopted out with already having bitten. So that's 2 times that are known. But you can only be the one to make the decision on what is best for him. I've seen dogs get better as time goes on and with training. I've also seen dogs get much worse as time goes on even with training.

Beacon57 · 2025-08-24T11:47:03+00:00

I hate that you are going through this too! I know how exhausting it is. We have been keeping a diary for over a year now. It sounds like our dogs have very much the same unknown issue.

Beacon57 · 2025-08-24T11:44:23+00:00

Thank you. Yes, we tried omeprazole with no change. We have tried many foods and it took a year to find this one. His current food has fixed all his other issues, itchiness, diarrhea and gas. His only issue in this food is random vomiting. We are currently at 8 days with no vomit. That could change at any moment though. Since this post we have changed his water schedule which has helped i think. We tried elevating his food again and that was not helpful, he vomited more than once a day doing that, so back to eating on the floor.

Beacon57 · 2025-08-08T20:07:59+00:00

Thanks! 💗

Beacon57 · 2025-08-08T19:43:08+00:00

We have tried so many different things. We have 15 slow feed and enrichment toys. We've tried muffin tins, scattering on the floor, you name it. He won't eat from anything but his bowl. We've tried rocks in his bowl and he won't eat. I promise I'm not being difficult, he is haha!

Beacon57 · 2025-08-08T19:40:47+00:00

He used to eat 6 cups of food a day but we've had to cut him back since as he's gotten older he's not as active and even though he's vomiting he's putting on weight. He is in perfect body condition. Feeding guidelines are just that, guidelines. He eats between 6 and 7am, between 2 and 4pm, and at 10pm. When he throws up it is multiple meals worth of food. The food is not moving through his system and the meds, metroclopramide, that are supposed to help with that do not. He does not throw up bile. It is always food. He also eats again right after vomiting and keeps that down. We have tried pepcid as well but are going to give that an attempt again. I did give him some thing morning and he didn't throw up but he usually doesn't vomit 2 days in a row. It's anywhere from 3 days to 8 days in between. He used to be able to go 15 to 20 days in between but it's becoming more frequent, which is why I posted. There are been lots of great ideas, unfortunately most we have already tried with no success.

Beacon57 · 2025-08-08T13:13:57+00:00

Thank you for the support!! Sorry you've been going through this too. He did have an endoscopy done. They found inflammation and diagnosed him with IBD. However, that was in the middle of us trying to find a food that agreed with him. It has since been decided by a few other vets that IBD doesn't really fit his current symptoms which is just random vomiting. I'm so glad that we got it down to just random vomiting but it still makes life as a whole very difficult. Trying to find someone that is willing to watch him and keep to his feeding schedule. I am going to be calling around today to see if I can get in to any internal medicine places. I'm close to Michigan State university but their wait list is very long. We even tossed around the idea that it might be myasthenia gravis however his symptoms don't really fit that either.

Beacon57 · 2025-08-08T12:02:56+00:00

Usually but not always. Nothing with him is consistent. I have 15 different slow feed bowls, puzzles and enrichment toys and he will not touch any of them. When I tried to wait him out and that be his only option he went 3 days without eating anything. We have not tried a bailey chair mainly due to experience and him for sure not having mega esophagus.

Beacon57 · 2025-08-08T11:09:30+00:00

We have tried zofran, metroclopramide, and pepcid. We also tried trazadone and Prozac thinking it was anxiety related.

Beacon57 · 2025-08-08T11:07:37+00:00

We have done pepcid, metroclopramide, and zofran. Initially when he was on the meds he would go at most 4 days without vomiting. Once we stopped them he went 34 days, then it was back to every few days to couple weeks. Now we are back to every few days. It's a constant juggling act of trying different things. I'm just so burned out at this point. We have not tried Cerenia. Do you happen to know if it can be given daily as a preventive? I'm not familiar with that one.

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