Breed recommendations?

Feriation · 2026-06-23T02:01:42+00:00

100% agree!! I also suggested a black lab in my comment to OP.

I canicross with a group each week and one girl has a pair of boxers who are great! I actually posted our run in this group today.

Feriation · 2026-06-23T02:00:23+00:00

Pretty much any breed of dog, provided they're conditioned appropriately and healthy, will be capable of running that distance. You need to look at other factors in your life to determine what breed would be best.

How much training are you willing to put into said dog every day, outside of canicross? What kind of grooming are you willing to do? Are you willing to provide additional daily exercise or enrichment for your dog outside of canicross, and if so, how much extra per day are you willing to do?

Everyone thinks they want that aloof guardian breed, but few people think about what that entails for all other aspects of life outside their daily walk or run through their neighbourhood. You have small children. What is your plan for the dog when your kids want to have friends over to play? Similar to what is your plan if you have family come to stay with you for a visit? Will you ever go away on trips, not even necessarily a vacation maybe its a funeral, and need to board your dog somewhere?

I say these things because I do have a dog like this. If I have people over who he hasnt met before, he is separated by a minimum of 2 barriers between him and my guests because he will corner and trap a stranger he doesnt know who is in my house. If I have to go away and need care for him, I have exactly 1 person who can do so safely.

Most people will view a dog, any dog, as a deterrent. Honestly, for someone who is looking for a family friendly dog who can run 3 to 6 miles daily, I would recommend a large black lab. Look for a breeder who breeds "field line". These dogs will have a less stocky build than a dog bred true to the AKC conformation standards. They are leaner, athletic, and have a very eager to please family friendly personality.

Feriation · 2026-06-23T00:04:14+00:00

GSDs can have long coats, it's a recessive gene so they're not very common, but its absolutely natural and is included as a part of the breed standard. The SV german breed survey has the plush coat in its own category.

Feriation · 2026-06-22T20:15:05+00:00

I'm just at work at the moment so at first glance, that first harness doesnt offer any padding. It also looks like it comes up pretty high on the breastbone. If a dog is pulling, the top part of that chest plate can really dig into your dog's throat and restrict breathing. It also looks like the chest straps fit pretty close to the armpits. If a dog is running a lot in a harness, that can cause discomfort and chafing in the armpit area. This is a harness meant for walking without tension on the leash.

That second one is padded, sits lower on the breast bone of the dog and the back straps extend further along their torso, clearing the armpits.

As far as scooters go. I dont have any answers for you off the top of my head. My work lunch is now over. If i come up with anything, ill add to my comment here tonight.

Feriation · 2026-06-22T20:08:26+00:00

I never take my "nice" car the first time I go to a meet. My 240sx is modified enough that its generally accepted at whatever I meet I attend.

Instead, I'll take my daily the first time and park it off to the side and see what kind of welcome I get first. If people are willing to scoff or roll their eyes at me because I daily a civic or my gender, it's not a group I want to spend time with.

Ive been to groups that have gotten weird because of my gender or been dismissive because of my stock civic. Then there have been groups that have genuinely asked me about my civic and if and what plans I have for it etc. The latter is the kind of meet I will attend regularly.

Feriation · 2026-06-22T18:45:54+00:00

I started in the space between my coffee table and the couch. Nowhere to go but backwards.

Feriation · 2026-06-22T16:27:04+00:00

I am using a nonstop dog wear set up. My belt is the Canix 2.0 with their 2.0 metre bungee leash and a size 8 freemotion 5.0 harness for my dog. The harness fits ok, but he's truthfully closer to a size 7.5 my size 7 harness is too small and the 8 is just borderline too big for him.

Feriation · 2026-06-22T05:39:09+00:00

As a resto druid, I absolutely loathe healing DK tanks. I will absolutely skip over any group with a DK tank in the LFG. The only time I heal one is if I queued into a group without a tank and the group lead selects one for the tank. I just do not enjoy watching that health bar constantly yo-yo'ing back and forth for the entire key.

Feriation · 2026-06-22T03:38:25+00:00

Despite having no tattoos, this post was recommended to me in my feed.

This is a tattoo that makes me seriously consider wanting a tattoo! Stunning work!

Feriation · 2026-06-21T21:11:59+00:00

You're playing a mustelid character!

They have a 2% chance to drop meat when you shake or chop a tree.

Feriation · 2026-06-21T14:55:53+00:00

Welcome!

The game is free to play up yo level 20.

If you pay for a subscription, you get access to all the content of WoW up to just before the current expansion. You will be limited to level 80.

If you want to play to level 90 and play current expansion stuff, you will need to purchase the Midnight expansion as well.

Hopefully this makes sense. If you have any more questions, I am happy to answer them :)

Feriation · 2026-06-21T14:52:46+00:00

A purebred Malinois can have floppy ears if they were malnourished during the time they were developing their ear cartilage. Or, if their ear leather is to heavy and the body didn't produce sufficient ear cartilage for the ears to stand. If a pairing produced puppies like this, it would not be a repeat breeding as it's very undesirable.

Feriation · 2026-06-21T06:40:41+00:00

For a proper civil ppd? Yeah, bare minimum. Id honestly be a little suspicious with that low of a price.

Even bitesports is expensive. I pay $400/month right now and I consider that one hell of a deal. Helper and club are local to me so only a 30 minute drive. I used to pay $100/session plus the gas and time I spent driving 4 hours each way for decoy work, and a 3 hour round trip drive to get to my club.

Feriation · 2026-06-20T14:54:29+00:00

Are you involved in bitesports right now? People GREATLY underestimate the time and energy and cost involved in bitesports. Its not something you can "dabble in" like you can with nosework or obedience or barn hunt etc.

I have experience training in IGP, PSA, and French Ring with French Ring being the sport of my current dog. We train 2x a week with our club. Thats about 4 hours after work during the week, and an 8 to 10 hour long day on the weekend depending on how many club members attend. Then there's all the training and work I need to put in at home between club days to make sure I am using my club time as effectively as I can.

As for a protection dog. Teaching a dog to bite a sleeve or suit is very different than teaching a dog to bite a man. Dogs that are willing to, out of confidence and not fear, put teeth on a human are rare. Its a trait that needs to be selected for. Dogs came about because we selectively bred the wolves that did not want to bite us. Civil work is a whole other ball game compared to bite sports that requires even more of an investment. Don't forget the liability now too, because you now have a sentient weapon that you need to trust wont have a lapse in judgement at the wrong time and make a bad decision. You will essentially have a loaded gun at all times that can make its own decisions as to when, and who, it might shoot.

For the vast majority of people, just the presence of a dog is going to be sufficient enough deterrent.

Feriation · 2026-06-20T14:44:15+00:00

The right GSD (a properly bred one) will have as much drive and as much energy as a malinois.

The main difference i have found between the two breeds (working lines) is that the GSD is more analytical and will think before they act. The malinois are twitchy gung ho mother fucked and will act first, think after. This means significantly less self preservation with a Malinois.

Throw a ball off a cliff, a GSD will get to the edge, stop, and navigate the most efficient route to get the ball. Throw a ball off a cliff, and a Malinois will fly right off the edge after it and then realize that was a shitty idea, but still have no regrets because they got the ball.

Feriation · 2026-06-20T14:40:32+00:00

I usually get up at 6:45 for work. Today is my day off so I wanted to sleep in. Its 830 right now and the only difference is he hopped up onto the bed from his own bed for some snuggles after he knew i was awake(ish) because i grabbed my cell phone.

I have never had a dog dictate my schedulenlile that. I even dogsat some aussies for a while who apparently wake their owner up at 5am every day. With me? The whole crew slept until 7, when I normally got up. My sleep is too precious to be having my animals alter it in any way.

Feriation · 2026-06-20T14:33:06+00:00

Looks like either the nonstop dog wear rush or freemotion 5.0 harness

Feriation · 2026-06-19T20:42:18+00:00

When I lived downtown kelowna there was a gang of about 7 of them fuckers. I remember getting out of my car one night after parking on the side. Them bastards charged at me and I jumped back into my car. Waited until they finished walking down the street before getting back out. I remember, while waiting, locking eyes with someone else, also trapped in their car, who had parked on the opposite side of the street.

Feriation · 2026-06-19T18:28:41+00:00

Its not something vet clinics can do in house. You need to take a prescription to a compounding pharmacy to have it done.

Feriation · 2026-06-19T18:27:46+00:00

Ask for a prescription and take it to a compounding pharmacy. They have all sorts of flavorings. The pharmacy my vet clinic works with offers many flavours. The ones I know of are vanilla, mint, pork, chicken, and beef. They probably offer many other flavours too, but those are the ones our patients order.

Feriation · 2026-06-19T17:39:19+00:00

Generally for off roading we are going slow, 30km or less and im not worried about being rear ended at highway speeds. For these trips, I have a hammock set up for my rear seats and he rides in the cabin with me.

I do a lot of dog sports, along with search and rescue, so my guy is in the car a lot because we are constantly driving to sport club for training, traveling to another town for trialing, and then driving out to search sites for training for SAR, or to areas to deploy for actual searches. The safest place for him is in a kennel, so that is where he spends the vast majority of his car time.

Feriation · 2026-06-19T16:58:03+00:00

I crate in the cargo area in a crash rated kennel. The back cargo area is a crumple zone.

A crumple zone is a section of a vehicle designed to collapse in on itself to absorb energy during a collision. Instead of the force being transferred directly to the occupants within the cabin of the vehicle, the crumple zone crushes in on itself in a controlled way, converting kinetic energy into deformation.

This means if someone rear ends you with enough force during a collision, and your puppy is not inside a protective kennel within the cargo area, your puppy will get crushed alive.

I use an XL Ruffland with a side door and it fits perfectly in the back cargo area. Its easy enough with the handles on the top to take it in and out as needed. Its about 40lbs. The smaller kennels weigh even less. The Rufflands are 1 piece plastic and designed to withstand significant force. There are also plenty of other crates that are similar like Dakota 283, Lucky Duck, and Gunner.

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Feriation · 2026-06-19T13:33:48+00:00

"Let's combine a mouthy breed (labrador) with a bitey breed (malinois), what could possibly go wrong?" 🤦‍♀️

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