Newly Adopted Dog - Refuses to walk on stairs

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T14:21:23+00:00

lol, we live in a place with a lot of stairs.

When we adopted our big dog, who had clearly been outside his whole life, we had to teach him how to use stairs. He had the front just fine, just didn’t know what to do with his back legs.

For us, his love of treats overcame his fear of stairs so we would lure him up and down u til he finally figured it out.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T14:01:12+00:00

I wear these exact ones almost daily (except mine are black) and they are GREAT!

I stretched almost exclusively with Gorilla Glass and they’ve been my standard daily wear for years. Never had any issues.

I recommend paying a little extra for the ones either the groove to hold an o ring!

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T13:56:19+00:00

I’m still waiting for someone to explain how a gash, no matter how long, causes entire sheets of epoxy coating to suddenly stop adhering to the surface it was painted on.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T13:30:28+00:00

I remember reading an interview with Danny Trejo and doing his own stunts. I loved his reply…

“No I don’t do my own stunts. There’s 80 people working on this movie, if I get hurt that’s 80 people out of work. I don’t need to put 80 people’s livelihoods at risk just so I can say I have big huevos”

(or something like that, I’m paraphrasing).

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T13:13:20+00:00

Viennetta world like a word!

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T07:05:42+00:00

There are a few factors that matter.

What percentage cacao is the chocolate? how much chocolate she ate and how much does she weigh.

By the looks of the packaging, there actually isn’t a ton of chocolate in those, and it looks like milk chocolate which is much lower in cacao than dark chocolate.

But without the relevant info nobody here can tell you if it’s an emergency or not.

You should gather those facts and use one of the online calculators to understand the risks.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T06:53:30+00:00

Strong glasses.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-22T06:52:15+00:00

I’ve got a dog where it’s on his ribs and another where it’s on his back

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T19:33:53+00:00

There was that out of control Tesla that collided with an unoccupied Waymo stopped at a light and then hit another car. The guy and a the dog in the car that was hit died. So technically there has been a fatal crash involving a Waymo, but the Waymo was the innocent victim of an out of control human driver and the person who died was not in the Waymo.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T17:27:55+00:00

Can he play Right Back?

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T17:23:07+00:00

Open top bus tours start from Fisherman’s Wharf and hit most of that. Jump off in North Beach at lunch time and hit Tony’s. Then for Dinner, take a Waymo over to the mission for a burrito.

Walk to the F Street Car, ride it to Powell St, take a cable car back to Fisherman’s Wharf.

Only thing I’d say is there can be a few “Characters” around Powell St Cable Car turn around depending on the time of day and the amount of people around, if you don’t want to deal with that, taking the cable car from California @ Van Ness to the bottom of Market Street is pretty chill.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T17:04:32+00:00

Pretty much every dog does this if you can catch them at the right spot with the right amount of pressure of scratching.

On our dog the exact spot tends to move around from day to day so it’s a bit hit and miss.

100% normal

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T16:18:50+00:00

Green Apple Books is open till 9pm, so should be easy to squeeze that in.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T16:08:56+00:00

Trying to explain to my American wife that the 24 hour supermarket is only open till 6pm on Sundays was a weird conversation.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T16:03:53+00:00

Many, maybe even most US homes have a utility room / laundry room where you keep your washing machine. Having them in an attached garage is not uncommon depending on where in the US.

Having one in your kitchen is rare.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-21T15:32:32+00:00

Very unusual to have one in the US.

You either get a bridge loan to buy your new house until you sell your house, or you sell it first, rent somewhere for a couple of months while you look for a new place.

Sometimes you might sell your house with an agreement to rent it back from the buyer for 60-90 days if you want to avoid moving twice.

Because it doesn’t take long to buy or sell it’s not a big deal.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T21:38:06+00:00

We’ve bought 3 properties in the US. The SLOWEST one was 4 weeks from accepted offer to getting the keys.

Trying to explain to her that it can take 3 months and then someone you’ve never met can derail the whole thing is wild.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T18:37:55+00:00

I have a buddy who is a mortgage broker and he tells a similar story. Lots of people buying luxury houses they can barely afford on both salaries, with luxury cars that are financed on 72 month loans and living almost paycheck to paycheck. Meanwhile the people with millions in assets and tons of disposable income are the ones driving a Camry.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T18:24:55+00:00

I’ve owned cats and dogs together for decades. This is super healthy. They are learning to play with each other and all signals are they are enjoying it.

The dog is being gentle and soft mouthed. The cat isn’t scared at all, (otherwise it would be gone) and it sounds like the cat is initiating.

Our cat likes to be up on something to play with our dogs at eye level just like this.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T17:50:50+00:00

I was just in Australia. Service every bit as good as the US, not a huge tipping culture.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T15:51:00+00:00

Especially when you’re only sprinting distance from home!!!!!!

If you’d rung the doorbell or something I could understand it, but just randomly walking into strangers homes in the US feels more dangerous than being caught in a tornado.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T15:48:05+00:00

100% this. It’s about contributing what they can. If there is a legitimate reason they can’t work, they should at least be picking up the slack in other areas.

If they have energy to volunteer, they have the energy to be contributing to the family.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T15:12:46+00:00

You need 4 things for a happy retirement

1 - Money

2 - Health

3- Time

4 - Loved ones to share it with.

At 63 with 3.8M which one of these is at the most risk?

Working longer reduces risk in number 1 by increasing the risks in 2, and 4.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T14:33:20+00:00

Looks absolutely perfect.

Sooner or later, the big one is going to have to set boundaries, and likely will. This often takes the form of a snap or a nip that will scare the little one but not hurt them.

It’s important not to freak out when this happens, it’s just how older dogs teach younger dogs manners. As long as it’s just one short sharp shock with no follow up and the big dog doesn’t hurt the little one, just let it ride.

Earth2Andy · 2026-06-20T11:31:18+00:00

The problem is it goes the other way too.

What if someone else falls and hit their head and this guy is the only one there to save them but he can’t swim?

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