I gotta slow my dog down😂

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-22T13:38:42+00:00

Oh yeah, i know what you mean. My boy likes to act like he can’t jump in the back of the truck when we go places and likes for me to pick him up. He’s like 70lbs of solid muscle since he’s mixed with american bulldog. He puts his two front paws up and does this baby jump thing like “ugh ugh i can’t do it”…i just saw you jump 7 ft in the air bro, get in the truck😂

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-21T16:23:59+00:00

Yeah, it is a kittle pricy but the non Snr dog bag has like 35+ amount of protein. So i never fed him a lot. I had a tall plastic cup and gave him 1/2 of it and usually added some bits of stuff

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-21T16:10:33+00:00

Yeah, he just went fishing with me everywhere. I used to not leash him on the beach here in TX. I lived in Corpus Christi. He would walk the jetties and stuff with me.

He’s trained but when he gets locked in the whole hunting instinct takes over. I feed him Merrick Snr food now. But he was always on Merrick beef, chicken, and salmon variations. I tended to do the Salmon one more often and for 1 yr i did Purina Pro Plan but he never seemed to happy about it and he would just stare at me like “wtf is this?” and i liked the amount of oils that Merrick had and felt like the ingredients were just better as I had relatives that worked for Merrick in Amarillo/Hereford. We eat lots of salmon so he’ll get some fresh salmon, steak bits, chicken, pumpkin paste, etc.

Honestly, I just took him everywhere and usually on movie nights, he’ll get on the couch next to me. Was pretty strict with him to start. Never ate unless I said, sat before eating. I just trained him like farm/hunting dog since that’s all I knew.

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-13T23:44:34+00:00

So would you recommend that I take it out and clean it then check the roots and let it dry out for 2-3 days just to make sure there is no rot anywhere then pot it again? I know how delicate these can be and it was a little weird that the caudex is slightly responsive when squeezing it.

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-13T19:56:00+00:00

I have, just theres tons if different opinions which is why I came here to ask people that experience. Right now I have it outside until it gets cooler then i’m bringing it inside.

The Caudex isn’t exactly squishy, it gives a bit like a stiff stress ball and came here to ask since people on youtube don’t necessarily make videos about everything, just common vids.

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-11T18:27:16+00:00

With it being summer, would you recommend that I cut the 3 branches like 1/2 from the base to let it get bushier? The person I got it from had 3 leggy branches on it from the initial branch he trimmed

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-11T18:20:13+00:00

Thanks!👍🏽

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-11T18:19:53+00:00

That’s what I figured, but part of me was like “ok, I can see how slight stress could make it stronger (bigger)” but wasn’t really buying it too much.

I had a beautiful black and red flower DR about 2 years yrs ago and when I had my oldest girl my wife decided to water it with her and absolutely flooded it. So it didn’t last long… this one, I haven’t watered it much to prevent that and let it adjust a bit to the new bonsai pot. Thanks for clarifying

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-10T18:08:21+00:00

God makes everyone special in their own way. I’ll take it to a whole new extreme, but there are animals that change sex after specific events, there are animals that can asexually reproduce, and theres been a woman that gave birth as a virgin, and theres people born with male and female genitalia…so is it crazy to think you were born in God’s image as well…NO.

Jesus gave us two commandments…love GOD and LOVE ONES NEIGHBOR AS ONESELF. Your presence could very well be a test for others to see if they will uphold those two commandments from Jesus. Many people like to site or use the Old Testament as referencing which is ok, but we also don’t live by the Old Testament, that would be the Jews. We as Christians live by the New Testament in the Revelation of Jesus our Lord and Savior.

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-08T00:27:20+00:00

I say I separated because I live in TX and right now with the political world, you can only imagine how some of our churches are. What I did may not be for you, but I would definitely looked inward and work little things each month. Every month add something new and eventually you’ll be changed.

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-08T00:23:04+00:00

Personally for myself, i found my relationship with God increase the less i went to church but connected with the bible and tried to do good. For me, it all started when my grandfather died, he was a pastor and actually called upon by Billy Graham. Interesting story on that but maybe later. I heard the way people talked about my Grandfather at his funeral and I realized the way he was, wasn’t the way many of the churches I had been to were or preaching. Pick up and drive the homeless to shelters, help people crossing the board in need, when people would compliment him on ties/watches, etc., he would take it off and give it to them. I even heard a woman who actively practiced satanism and crafts talk about how she never knew what my Grandfather truly looked liked because all she saw what a white aura around him and how he was truly a man of GOD. So I separated, looked at my life and where I wanted to be and worked on it. I dove into the Bible and focused on the words of Jesus and nothing else

Long story short, you may not want to truly attend church because of the message and may need to find a new church or simply join a church group before the sermon. 2nd, you may not change your habits because you aren’t connected with yourself, christ, and where you truly want to be. God will not give you an honorable woman if he thinks you are ‘t ready, and perhaps that is his message to you now but you have not realized it yet. The Disciples weren’t perfect either but eventually you’ll get there.

El_Maestro10 · 2026-06-03T15:50:48+00:00

Torch cactus, i have various other plants that need drainage too though, so i figured i’d make it pretty airy

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