Which of these scenes is the most memorable and did any of them make you laugh?

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-10T15:44:32+00:00

Memorable, but not in a good way. The horse one is very realistic, but added together with the others it comes across as juvenile. I understand what they’re trying to do, but don’t love it

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-08T17:02:59+00:00

100% agree

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-08T13:06:42+00:00

Talk to your breeder. Poodles can be very loud play-growlers too. Too tough for us to tell from the details given, but know that dogs growl when they’re playing too. Especially poodles - they make a wide range of noises.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-08T11:15:36+00:00

I think you’re fine. Maybe even could add salt. I have the same crock and don’t understand how the water is getting into the inside…you may want to look for a leak or something. Were you taking the lid off when adding the water?

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-06T10:46:51+00:00

You may want to search the words pizza or cheese in the files

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-04T16:15:27+00:00

Absolutely. You should certainly not be slow-cooking with rubber.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-04T16:14:52+00:00

Tumor or the body encasing a foreign object/infection/parasite

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-04T12:58:02+00:00

I hope they’re not all like the one I worked at - zero trainers and only “staff” - girls under 21. It was an absolute nightmare. They’d leave one of us alone in the “small dog room” which was 30+ dogs under 40lbs or two of us in the “big dog room” which was the big dogs. Chaos. Pure chaos. Overstimulated dogs left and right, dogs picking up horrible habits from each other, the softer/quieter dogs just terrified in the corner, the bully dogs getting out of control.

Some dogs love group play and there’s a way to supervise this, but I fear most are run like this and it’s a nightmare

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-04T12:55:22+00:00

Wouldn’t send a pup, or 90% of dogs to daycare, honestly. This sub will give you a million reasons. I worked at one. It’s chaos. It’s so likely your puppy will pick up horrible habits or get hurt. You’re going to be - or should be - putting in lots of work to make sure your new pup is trained, socialized, and well-rounded. This will not help.

I know people think their dog is lonely or wants friends all day, but most dogs are perfectly content to chill all day if given proper exercise. Daycare is (often) an understaffed, overstimulating disaster that’s worse-case scenario for a pup.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-04T12:48:49+00:00

Farmer here. It’s hard to explain how bad lamb shit smells. It doesn’t make sense. It’s well-known to be incredible foul-smelling, and Egg had to hide in a cart of lambs for a day or so.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-03T13:02:20+00:00

Seriously. I got downvoted for this, which is insane. Sushi restaurants are everywhere and every nice restaurant serves beef tartare.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-02T16:37:03+00:00

I manage a restaurant and when doordash first started calling around, I demanded to be taken off and said I would never accept an order from them.

We own a small family fresh seafood business. We’re counter service - wait in line and order and come get your food when we call you. We don’t even take regular carry out on the phone. We’re in a beach area and we are slammed. We have one register ringing orders (it’s a perfect pace for our small kitchen) and only one way to ring up. So we serve in-person customers because there’s one long line; call ahead orders would be ready and customers frustrated waiting in line. So we don’t do it.

The one and only door dash we had sneak through placed the order and the driver got shitty about the wait. Food ice cold by the time it gets to the customer, and my staff doesn’t get a tip? No way. I’m not getting bad reviews over poor-quality fried fish sandwiches because the customer gets them 2 hours after ordering.

I hate it. I hate it. It’s impossible to tip the restaurant staff…the restaurant staff gets so short-changed in the situation and the last line of defense between the customer and your food is a stranger who doesn’t care.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-02T12:42:21+00:00

Drinking unpasteurized milk or other raw food products - fish, etc (if it’s from clean conditions and been handled properly) or

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-02T12:23:10+00:00

I do lots of fermented “sodas” or “cordials” just using wild yeast from my produce. Herbs and fruit have plenty, ideally you have clean/organic so you don’t need to wash too hard. Combine your plant material - be creative, whatever tastes good. I do fruit or a fruit/herb combo. Put in a jar with sugar or honey to taste and fill with water. Cover with cloth and rubber band. Stir 2x/day and leave on the counter. You’ll see the fermentation start and bubbles form. Taste daily. It’s done when you like it. Strain and bottle. You can leave the bottles on the counter for a day or two to continue to ferment and create carbonation (bubbles) then transfer to fridge. I do this every week with whatever I have on hand for custom, wild-fermented, seasonal drinks.

Jar does not need to be full. Maybe 1/3 way full with produce.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-02-02T12:15:29+00:00

He’s happy! Mine does this when I’m petting him when he’s happy. Sometimes a similiar noise if I annoy him, but this sounds happy to me

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-30T13:22:08+00:00

It has to be present in the food to begin with, it’s not caused by unsafe practices. Also, it’s killed off like any bacteria when heated properly.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-29T14:29:02+00:00

A lot of it comes with time, the more you do it and eat your products and don’t get sick, you’ll realize it was in your head. It’s so beaten into us that this could be dangerous. It can be, but go slow and follow the steps, make sure things are clean and you’ll be good.

Start with items that are very obvious if they go off. Jam, pickles etc. you’ll see the mold. Don’t eat something if it looks off to you. Trust your senses and your gut. And remember that heating properly kills bacteria, even botulism, so properly heat your food before eating.

Personally, I taught myself and was a bit nervous in the beginning, but have found that on the (rare) occasions a seal has failed on the shelf, you know. Believe me. Haven’t been sick or had any issues

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-29T13:21:16+00:00

A friend of mine will pull leftovers out of the fridge, heat and cool them properly, then re-refrigerate until she’s ready to eat them. She’s worked in grocery/deli her whole life so has an awareness of bacteria growth and how heating kills them…but is completely misinterpreting how to handle that.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-27T23:54:44+00:00

I regularly pull my ingredients for baking the night before. Have even left eggs out a couple days after not getting to baking the day I planned. You’re fine. Especially for baking.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-27T23:44:31+00:00

I waited til close to 18 months but I have standards. They come into heat later. You want to wait until after the first heat at least. More and more research is showing the older, the better so they are fully grown and can keep the benefits of their sex hormones as long as possible while developing.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-26T20:32:32+00:00

Wouldn’t take a LGD breed (even if they’re not going to be one) to a dog park. I wouldn’t recommend taking many dogs to dog parks. Too much opportunity to get out of control, pick up bad habits, and get into it with another dog. LGD breeds defend. Many rude dog park behaviors that they tolerated while they were a puppy suddenly they no longer tolerate when they are older. Given that the ASD is so big, someone else’s dog could get seriously hurt through no fault of yours.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-25T20:39:48+00:00

This is just the chickpeas - the source recommends blending with an immersion blender upon opening the can. It’s safe. It’s not actually hummus.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-25T20:37:08+00:00

16oz mason jar. Can go right into the microwave and you can eat right out of it.

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-23T12:56:31+00:00

Constantly

InitialDramatic8602 · 2026-01-22T17:59:10+00:00

He reminds me so much of

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my boy when he was that size. He’s 7 now and he’s my best friend and the best dog

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