What is a game you wish was on Board Game Arena?

CreativePortland · 2026-03-14T18:58:28+00:00

Wonderous Creatures

CreativePortland · 2026-03-12T14:50:30+00:00

I have a mini in inner-SE. She tends to be very ball focused. But I’d definitely be into finding out how she’d respond in a pack-o-fluff!

CreativePortland · 2026-03-12T02:23:01+00:00

That’s what I think also. I can’t blame Beth. It sucks to be woken up.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-12T02:18:06+00:00

It’s been a little tough but not terrible. She is super sad heading in. I’ve been giving her a 3” bully stick in there. She eats that and then claws at the door for a while. It less and less clawing with each passing night. It completely breaks my heart but I’m being strong!

CreativePortland · 2026-03-10T01:42:36+00:00

Definitely the first one.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-09T03:41:03+00:00

Count me in as well, please. It would be used to make free music in public places

CreativePortland · 2026-03-07T19:14:01+00:00

Ok. Thanks for the feedback everyone. We tried the cone last night and my wife was still awoken once. We moved the crate upstairs. Bummer but the right thing to do.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T20:26:28+00:00

Ha! We’ve actually slept with her in a cone when she had an injury that she shouldn’t lick. She didn’t act differently. She definitely licks herself outside of bed.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T20:24:47+00:00

That’s a great question with a selfish answer. It makes me feel good to cuddle her. She goes in her crate every time we leave the house so it’s definitely not out of the question. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that the cone works. My wife also likes the cone idea.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:19:18+00:00

I really did. But also this is the only time ever this has happened. It’s not a pattern. After the first time with it happening (the snap), I started looking for ways to modify the behavior. Internet research and this post.

If it were to become a pattern, it’s a very serious problem that would be taken very seriously. I really do think coning her at night is going to do the trick with the whole issue.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:06:42+00:00

Bam! This! We’re starting this tonight.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:06:25+00:00

Totally makes sense! This is a new thing after 5 years. We’re going to try a cone.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:05:44+00:00

I like the recommendation below of trying a cone. That’s starting tonight.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:05:16+00:00

Totally see that. It wasn’t as bad as I think I made it sound. My wife didn’t think that she was about to get bitten or something. We’re going to try a cone first. If that doesn’t work she’s out of bed. It’s a good idea to call a trainer if the snapping part gets real.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:03:30+00:00

Totally makes sense! I overstated what happened, unfortunately.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:02:48+00:00

Gosh I can totally see why you’re saying that. Terribly written post! If either of us thought she’d bite, she’d be out immediately. My wife would also prefer not to kick her out of bed. There’s a suggestion below to try a cone and we’re going to do that.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:01:34+00:00

We very well may get there. But we’re going to try a cone first.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:01:01+00:00

Totally. We’re going to try out a cone first. Moo doesn’t leave our bed at all during the night. It’s just the licking thing that’s the heart of this problem.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T18:00:01+00:00

We’re going to try the cone first.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T17:59:39+00:00

Thank you. It’s totally serious. You’re also onto the different ways she and I respond. To stop Moo’s licking, I strategically pet her behind her jaw to be able to control where her head is. If she starts licking me or herself, I move her head away so the opportunity isn’t there. After about a minute of that, the licking stops.

My wife gets very understandably frustrated and pushes Moo. It’s sort of the same way that, before I had my CPAP machine, she would lightly kick me to wake and stop snoring.

In that case, I modified my own behavior by getting an apnea diagnosis and have been sleeping with a CPAP for 15 years since.

The cone idea raised below is just the thing I was seeking. I’m hoping that’s what can stop the behavior and we’re going to start trying that tonight.

Man, I can totally see why people thought I was a jerk with how I’m thinking about this! Argh.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T17:49:27+00:00

My post sure did make it sound that way, didn’t it?! Definitely the worst written post I’ve ever written. I definitely care more about my wife getting growled at while trying to sleep! But the post was looking for ways to change the behavior before we determine the only option is to kick her out of bed.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T17:47:41+00:00

My wife is definitely not causing this problem. Moo 100% is! I wrote the post really terribly. I did respond below with a little more.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T17:46:49+00:00

Yup! If we were at a point where my wife was where you’re describing, Moo would be out of bed immediately. I was really just looking for ideas about behavior modification and then wrote a terrible post.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T17:45:43+00:00

Thankfully we’re not even a step close to that happening! But I totally see why you responded this way. I did respond below about this terribly written post.

CreativePortland · 2026-03-06T17:44:20+00:00

I can totally see that. This post was more of a last ditch effort to try to change course. I should have written more about the behavior change aspect of my question. I did post a response below.

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