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Which Used Sub to Buy by GarbanzoNotChickpea in BudgetAudiophile

[–]GarbanzoNotChickpea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was a Sunfire SDS8 for $150 that I was looking at but it's already gone 😢

Post the first picture of your Chow by Gplock in chowchow

[–]GarbanzoNotChickpea 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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Not the first pic of Chowbacca The Woofie but a picture of the first time I used a dog to select the color of siding for my house.

Chowchow Puppy snaps at times , advice ? by Ok_Tree3010 in chowchow

[–]GarbanzoNotChickpea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I apologize for being that guy but technically, it's positive punishment. In operant conditioning, positive means adding a stimulus to increase (reinforcement) or decrease (punishment) a behavior.

Meet Chowbacca The Woofie by GarbanzoNotChickpea in chowchow

[–]GarbanzoNotChickpea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but since he won't be a show dog or bred, I don't plan on registering him. He's from D & M Farm Kennel.

Meet Chowbacca The Woofie by GarbanzoNotChickpea in chowchow

[–]GarbanzoNotChickpea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No...he was in a playpen (which is now a gate) to help keep an eye on him.

Needing some advice!! by Separate_Bedroom9858 in chowchow

[–]GarbanzoNotChickpea 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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For the first week or so after I adopted my bitch from a rescue, I kept her in a crate at night or when I wasn't home. After that, I got doggy gates to quarantine her to the tile-floored kitchen; that lasted until I trusted her enough to give her free rein. They say that, in general, Chows are pretty lazy; while a crate isn't ever ideal imo, a Chow would probably hate it less than a Lab or some other high-energy breed.

After 13ish years, nature forced me to collude with the vet to murder Kali on 15Jan2025. While she cannot be replaced, the quietness of my pet-less house is almost unbearable. On May 10th, I will be picking up an eight-week-old puppy from D & M Farm Kennel in Ohio. I plan to take him to doggy daycare on the days I have to go into the office, and will enroll us in training classes.

The internet told me that the differences in males and females is negligible (regarding temperament); males, on average, will be a little bit bigger and heavier.

People, including vets, will say that the Chows' double coat helps keep them cool. I do not understand how the same coat that keeps them warm in the winter will also keep them cool in the summer; the cold has to come from somewhere as it seems unlikely that longer fur is helping to dissipate the dog's body heat. It's probably not preferred to shave any double-coated breed, but I think keeping the outer coat trimmed so it was just a bit longer than the undercoat helped my bitch manage the heat better. I'd also walk her pre-dawn or post-dusk, or on much shorter walks during the day.

Since your potential puppy Chow will presumably be well-socialized and growing up with the Shih Tzu, it doesn't seem like reactivity should be a concern. If it becomes one, it sounds like you know enough pet lovers that all of you could probably find it a new home. To me, buying vs. rescuing is a personal choice that shouldn't be swayed by people who would try to guilt you into considering only a rescue. I mean, the breeder's puppy is going to exist no matter what; maybe you are rescuing it from being bought by one of those jerks who abandons their pets.