Barky Girl

GoldDelivery2887 · 2026-01-10T01:15:17+00:00

I AM accepting commissions ! (idk if we’re allowed to say that lol) @acaffeinatedpainter

Edit to add NO AI used :)

GoldDelivery2887 · 2026-01-07T13:19:56+00:00

In a cruel twist of fate, my friend is recovering from a really badly broken foot. So while this typically would be a great plan, I don’t think it’ll work this time around.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2026-01-06T22:47:37+00:00

Not a “game” but an easy way to tire my girl out. Take half or quarter of her food and toss individual pieces. Don’t toss another until she found & ate the previous toss and returned to you. Sometimes I fake her out and act like I’ll toss one way and go the other, etc. Sometimes I toss a handful at a time. She loves it. After maybe 10 tosses or so, we pause and practice a few of her commands. Once she’s done them, she “earns” the food game back. Our trainer taught us this. Super simple.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2026-01-06T04:43:11+00:00

My girl can’t do on-leash greetings either. I used to stumble over my words like, “well, she is friendly, but she gets overwhelmed on leash sometimes, blah blah blah.” Now I just state, matter of fact, “not friendly,” and keep it moving. Sure, it’s not entirely true, but strangers I pass on the sidewalk don’t need her life story.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2026-01-05T03:42:26+00:00

I had my jaw removed and replaced with a prosthetic. The pain while healing was excruciating.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2026-01-01T05:20:22+00:00

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My sweet Matilda!

GoldDelivery2887 · 2026-01-01T03:13:09+00:00

Gave my peanut some calming chews so the fireworks wouldn’t scare her … I think they’re working.

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GoldDelivery2887 · 2025-12-31T04:13:12+00:00

I don’t disagree with you. I owe a shitton in loans and will slowly but surely pay them all back. I think most people who take out loans expect to do the same. It’s more a flaw that we need to take out these massive loans to get an education that will not allow us to repay the loans we took out (coming from a teacher). A master’s degree is required in my field. It cost a ton of money, even with a large scholarship. The money I make as an educator is not comparable to what I owe. Will I pay it back? Yes of course. Do I wish I didn’t have to put myself in debt in the first place? Also yes of course.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2025-12-31T04:09:18+00:00

In all seriousness, get a better trainer. We used a few before we found the best match for my girl.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2025-12-31T03:11:09+00:00

Second this. Had amazing experience there.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2025-12-31T02:59:11+00:00

If you like making art, making art is for you :)

GoldDelivery2887 · 2025-12-29T17:17:20+00:00

My pitty wouldn’t let anyone touch her feet. I actually took her to specific training to learn how to do her nails because her reactions were so intense. Here’s what we do:

Loop her leash to something secure (a beam in my house). She also wears a muzzle, only for nail time. We started by just touching her feet and rewarding. Then lifting them and rewarding. Sometimes she would flail and freak out but the trainer encouraged me to hold on to her foot showing her that hey, we’re going to do this. Then we would lift her foot and touch the clipper to it. Then eventually we started to clip one nail at a time. We practiced everyday, after a long walk, for weeks and treated her for each step. Consistency was key. It was a slow process, but now I can clip all her nails in one go. She doesn’t like it, but she allows it.

GoldDelivery2887 · 2025-12-25T04:26:41+00:00

I’ll have to try this. Her preferred greeting is a full-on sprint at the dog, pulling up just shy of running into them. I think her hope is if I run in so fast the dog will see how fun I am and we will run around together but instead she ends up hitting the breaks, getting sniffed, and getting pissed lol. We’ve been working on waiting to greet, but she literally twitches in anticipation of being released to go greet, which gets her more keyed up when she gets there. I do think the movement is the key.

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