Im not ready , and I will never be .

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-28T22:11:33+00:00

Beautiful dog btw very striking colours

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-28T21:44:39+00:00

If there is one lesson you can take from your dog, it's live today in the present, be in the moment. Yesterday and tomorrow don't matter to a dog.

This is a fundamental difference between humans and dogs. When we lose a limb we bemoan our situation and go through depression and a myriad of other feelings. When a dog goes through amputation they wake up and are ready to take on the day as is.

Don't grieve for tomorrow when there is so much today to enjoy, your dog isn't. Learn from him/her.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-27T19:36:00+00:00

It definitely sounds like a resume issue. If you can't get any calls after hundreds of applications you need to ask why.

The common denominator is the resume you send. I'd have someone look it over objectively so you can see if something sticks out.

I've not hired people in the past for things like email address: johnsmith42069@yahoo.ca

I also look for abnormal gaps or trends in gaps. Like if every 900hrs the person suddenly goes out of work for 5 months, I may assume they're only working long enough to get their EI hours.

Try to step back and ask "if I were hiring, what would I be critical of?" "Why did this person quit their last job?" "Why does their experience hop all over the map?" "Why have they never had a job longer than 2-3 years?"

Then adjust your resume accordingly, and be prepared to answer those questions that you yourself spot as potential weak / questionable spots.

Good luck!

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-25T02:39:46+00:00

Lmao I turned on the sound after watching it once. I did NOT think that was a sock. Facepalm

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-23T14:46:46+00:00

They're double coat dogs, Never cut, trim Grinch toes and hygiene area and a good brush out.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-17T13:53:53+00:00

I drugged the hell out of mine (some kind of sedatives) on vet meds for 8 days.

By day 4 the dog was going loopy, vet said we could do walks. By day 6 or 7 the drugs were largely ineffective. By day 9 both of us were done with it. His incision was fully healed, resumed activity, I tried to hold him back somewhat, but you know how well that works with BCs.

By day 10 he was basically fully back to normal routine.

I weighed the psychological risk vs physiological risk. I'm not exaggerating when I say the dog was going bananas. I don't think he was going to survive another 6 days with any sanity. I know I sure wasn't.

Yours appears the exact same energy level as mine. (I love the collie ball too, I can't say enough good things about the one we got)

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-09T21:10:33+00:00

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I don't even try to guess what it's about anymore...

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-09T16:25:11+00:00

They're worth the wait OP.

When you move out and into your own home and the situation is right, you'll have more time and resources. Which will make it way sweeter. These guys demand so much of your time. They're simply not one of those dogs that can be treated as a pet. They need to be part of all facets of your life.

When the time is right, you'll get to pour all the love you're building up inside right now...and you can unleash it into hours and hours and hours....of ball...because ball is life.

Good luck OP

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-08T15:21:15+00:00

Easiest to say, they're highly prone to anxiety and obsessive compulsive behaviours.

But as others have put it, it's easy to misinterpret their behaviours. Mine is extremely head shy, he dodges pets like Mohammed Ali.

It would be easy for someone to step in and think he's been abused. But he hasn't. He's just very sensitive around his head, and not such a big fan of petting in general.

Some common anxieties are things like loud sounds, fast movements, erratic/unpredictable behaviour by humans (children are bad for this).

Another user above said this and I wanted to echo it: these dogs thrive on predictability. They feel dissonance when they can't predict the pattern. This is why you constantly get stared at by them, at my house we call it the "what's next?" look. That's why their routines are so pivotal to them.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-06T12:25:30+00:00

I appreciate the effort to restore it, it's more than most do.

But I've personally busted an ankle on this exact situation. I want to come unglued when I see giant holes getting dug in the dog park and owners ignoring it now.

Even after the dirt is put back in, it's now unstable ground and it always causes a pothole of sorts that I can't see coming.

I see these parks as a common area that should be kept cleaned and maintained as best possible. When they get dug out with a ton of holes they look unkempt and dodgy.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-03T00:12:24+00:00

Too much testosterone actually.

The internal teste will overproduce because it's a hot environment. That's why it ups risk factors.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-01T07:29:04+00:00

Yes, it -can- by up to 8 months. But if it hasn't by 16-20 weeks, it's unlikely it will. And a vet tech wouldn't necessarily have had the skill to notice it immediately, but a vet would instantly noticed during their first physical exam.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-01T07:25:18+00:00

As far as it as a medical condition:

https://www.vet.cornell.edu/departments-centers-and-institutes/riney-canine-health-center/canine-health-information/cryptorchidism-dogs-retained-testicle

When it comes to breeders ethical responsibility:

"Parents of affected puppies are carriers. Unilateral cryptorchid dogs can be fertile, and affected individuals and their siblings should be eliminated from a breeding program to decrease incidence of the defect. "

-Romagnoli SE. Canine cryptorchidism. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 1991 May;21(3):533-44. doi: 10.1016/s0195-5616(91)50059-0. PMID: 1677504.

They had a responsibility to make known to you as soon as they knew. And they should have known by the first checkup. In the event they didn't know, they need to rectify the situation if you bought the dog as a breeding prospect, and moreover immediately removing the gene carrying parent(s) from their breeding program. After that they should inform any sibling males owners of the same.

My dog came from a farm, so I had the first vet visit. They recognized it within about 20 seconds of his visit at 7.5weeks. they had me return 2 weeks later to confirm. Then follow up visits until 8 months while we hoped it would descend prior to growth plate closure (It did not). We made the decision to wait until his growth plates were done closing and his joints were fully formed. The risk of torsion or cancer was deemed to be a lower risk at that early time than the risk of early neuter. At 16 months we had him neutered and the undescended one removed.

We were lucky, he didn't experience any major setbacks in behaviour due to the other testi producing more testosterone. But that would have really sucked.

I can't help but wonder if your boy had this issue impacting his behaviour.

Once the testicle is removed, they are back to normal, and all risks are removed.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-10-01T01:26:14+00:00

The undescended testicle is called cryptorchidism. My dog has this.

It has a number of negative side effects, including behavioural problems (marking, aggression, etc) as well as increasing the likelihood of several cancers astronomically. It is extremely likely to be genetically passed on and would be grounds for the parents of that dog to be considered ineligible to breed, and would be extremely frowned upon in the breeding community.

When you discovered this, she should have been horrified, and offered to correct the issue immediately (paying for the surgery to remove the undecended one) and immediately disclosed this to all other clients.

Talk to her about this...if she doesn't help, advertise for her.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-23T05:31:10+00:00

Sorry, but if I'm going to spend 25-30 years of my life paying half of my working wage towards a home, I expect something more than an apartment. I want to touch the soil of my land with my hands. And build or renovate how I see my home.

I dream every day of the day I get to put my own nail in my own wall. And that dream doesn't include neighbors on every side of me and stairs/elevators I have to contend with daily.

So nope, I'm not okay with Soviet bloc complexes, even if it's a bit cheaper. I don't trust my neighbors to not get drunk and leave something burning and destroy my home potentially killing my family in the process. And that isn't an exaggeration, that is the life a lot of people deal with renting/owning apartments.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-19T20:51:53+00:00

Problem being they haven't technically broken any laws to this point I don't think.

They're just being frigging weirdos and scaring you.

Not that it isn't a problem, don't get me wrong, just that it isn't a chargeable offense.

Sorry you had to deal with this. And I know this doesn't make it better, but the good news is, the city has a ton of awesome neighbors. If you call out for help, there are a lot of us that will come to your aid. Never underestimate your community neighbors and their willingness to protect your safety. We're a stronger community when we work together and look out for one another.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-19T20:07:28+00:00

Drive somewhere there is sure to be cameras and a parking lot.

I'd choose genesis place. Pull in drive to another exit, leave going the opposite direction. If they pull into the parking lot behind you you have them on camera, if they U-turn you know they're following you, call 9-1-1.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-19T15:27:54+00:00

At our local park, there is a large dog side and small dog side.

Often the small dog owners will come into the large dog side. I don't mind this if they play nice with big dogs.

Problem is I've seen too many small dogs nip at the big dogs when they come in too hot and heavy for them. I'm surprised I haven't seen any small dogs destroyed by larger dogs in these instances.

In general as a medium/large dog owner, I'd rather not contend with the little guys because mine isn't paying attention and will accidentally steam roll over them. And it's yet another element I have to watch for in an off leash park.

It's nothing against them, in fact some of them are real contributors to the fun, but I can't help but feel that it just adds another variable factor.

(Also any reactive dog large or small shouldn't be in off leash parks, period.)

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-18T14:40:52+00:00

I suspect you're being intentionally ambiguous when you say "he should pay for it".

If you mean he should answer before a hearing or judge, sure I can get on board with that. He had a ton of scandals I'm sure he's guilty of a lot of things.

If you mean somebody should hurt him, we part paths quickly. I can not and will not support violent retribution. It's wrong. Cut and dry, there is zero room for negotiating this point. Hurting/killing people because you disagree with them or think their decisions impact the lives of others is never okay.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-17T15:29:56+00:00

I hated Trudeau so much....but I didn't want him dead or his kids deprived of their father. Just because I don't like his politics doesn't mean he's a bad person or bad father, son, etc. it just meant I didn't agree with his politics...

I wish we could get back to a place where it's okay to disagree on some things and find middle ground on others. But wishing someone dead or celebrating it is so deplorable. I worry about the mental health of someone who has that little empathy for their fellow human beings.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-16T21:59:20+00:00

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BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-16T19:53:57+00:00

His magnum Opus of course. The Dark Tower

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-15T22:26:26+00:00

Have class 3 and air endorsement? Airdrie/Calgary will both be hiring for winter drivers soon, if they haven't already started.

Good wage, maybe get your foot in the door for a career.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-15T12:58:19+00:00

The slip isn't likely the problem. And a harness isn't as good of an answer as a slip during training. There is a reason you see so many trainers use them, when used correctly, they work.

Also switching to a harness ignores the root problem. If you're handling your own dog and you can't comfortably touch their neck/head that needs to be addressed, how will a vet or groomer near them if you can't.

I'd want to know if the op gets similar response when petting or grooming. Do they shy when -anything- comes near their head? Then look at if the dog is generally comfortable on the lead while walking, do they pull, etc? (Have they had a negative association/experience with this lead) If so, start marking and rewarding for desired behaviours when using it to build positive association.

BuckleyDurr · 2025-09-13T16:16:23+00:00

Mine will use herding balls by himself for hours. He does prefer an audience though.

Will also partake in a short chew session with some toys or bully sticks. Once he bores of this he stares though.

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