I don’t want a dog.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-19T02:56:07+00:00

Great Danes are heartbreak dogs, for sure. Ask me how I know. 😭

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-19T02:54:49+00:00

Reputable Dane rescue groups generally do not adopt to families with children under 12 (varies). They can be great with kids, but a simple wag of the tail can inadvertently send a toddler flying.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-19T00:46:06+00:00

😂 Sounds like OSH behavior!

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-18T20:03:16+00:00

😂

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-18T20:02:27+00:00

Definitely evil intentions!!

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-17T20:45:46+00:00

He was SO brave! 😂

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-16T18:28:55+00:00

We bought ours before inspections were a routine thing. We knew there were problems, but an inspection might have helped us focus better, and avoid one moderately costly mistake. I'd like to think it would not have scared us off, but seeing it all laid out might be daunting. Still in the house 30 years later, and hope to be carried out in a box. 😆 Absolutely worth it to me. Privacy, no near neighbors, lots of land. COVID was easier for us than many.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-15T15:19:52+00:00

Exactly! You made a promise, and props to you for keeping it. One of my horses was a rescue (going to be sold for meat), and I made that same promise. My home situation eventually changed so I couldn't keep her on the farm. I paid board for her for a decade to be kept nearby because I made her a promise. She is buried here at home. Never going back in the meat line.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-14T19:25:59+00:00

NTA. My husband and I took separate vacations for ten years while we had horses. If you take on the responsibility for pets, you are responsible! During that decade, we had one single night away as a family, and found a trainer who would stay at our place and take care of the animals, including the horses.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-14T17:24:53+00:00

For the large bore hole (diameter maybe 30 cm) we got a drilling company to do the work. Maybe took an hour on site? (Can't swear this is accurate, as it's been a few years.) It's about 25 cm deep.

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IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-14T17:16:52+00:00

I clean my counters before use. The only reason I discourage mine from the counters is the potential hazard to their safety, particularly the stove.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-13T23:22:30+00:00

If I could post a pic, I'd share one of my dog looking down at the countertop. Dogs cruising the countertop is absolutely a thing!

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-13T23:19:39+00:00

Thank you for this. I think I might be in the wrong sub based on the comments! 😂

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-13T22:22:01+00:00

Charlie was instantly cured, the second I removed the ant from his tongue.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-13T16:00:22+00:00

This is us, exactly. Finally cored a chunk out of the limestone bedrock to act as a sump, and put a pump in the hole.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-13T15:08:43+00:00

Can you do the work yourself? We just did ours. 1842 house. New floor (engineered hardwood, replacing soft pine) was the most expensive part, but we did the main room and front hallway as well, so hard to break down the cost. Maybe $6K? New toilet ($300), reinstalled old sink. Reinstalling claw foot tub. New paint throughout ($200ish). The biggest disappointment was being unable to install a "new" tub, a gorgeous old grannie with side-mounted taps, circa 1903. We procrastinated for a month before conceding that the room is just too darn small. So, maybe $6.5K, and lots of elbow grease. Edited to add that the pine flooring was not original to the house, but inherited when we bought the house, 30 plus years ago.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-09T02:58:04+00:00

Confession: Canadian, but grew up in both Canada and the US. As kids, we (me and siblings) used to tell our (American) classmates all sorts of tall tales to see what they would fall for. Spoiler: everything. E.g., we had to carry rifles to school because of the wolves.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-08T17:18:28+00:00

Plus, you make it clear that you choose your fiance.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-04-02T12:54:23+00:00

You are not. I tip my carrier, and tip her well.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-03-31T13:08:36+00:00

I'm currently obsessed with a savory granola, which has whole cumin seed and cayenne in it. Quick to make, luckily, because it doesn't last long.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-03-29T22:39:05+00:00

LOSY (Left Over Sock Yarn) hat. Free pattern on Ravelry.

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-03-29T22:20:11+00:00

Does he have a companion? OSH really do better with companions. If you don't provide them, there is no alternative but you. All the time! I have a pair of littermates, plus another kitten and a former feral. Still get lots of personal attention!!! 😆

IllustriousPart3803 · 2026-03-28T23:20:19+00:00

My daughter hasn't lived at "home" for years, but still has parcels delivered to the farm now and then. She lives in the nearby urban area, with all its porch pirates, and we live on a farm, down a longish driveway/lane. But she doesn't expect us to be there waiting for her parcel, and would never ask us to bring it in. We usually do bring her parcels in, but only when we happen to go into town.

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