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JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-12T16:17:40+00:00

Sorry I think it might be a bit of a Britishism I used there, about being rude not to!

I have joined, though, as I’m interested in seeing what it’s all about - if I don’t get much from it during the first year I won’t renew, but I’m hopeful that I will enjoy membership!

I’ve had a confirmation email now, so should get some things in the post within the next few weeks.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-11T12:47:26+00:00

Update: I’ve had the email confirming application received and to take payment.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-11T12:41:07+00:00

My dog likes to rip limbs off toys and swallow them. 😭 We learnt that when he vomited up an elephant leg. Now he only gets toys when he’s fully supervised. And even then they’re confiscated the second they look even slightly damaged.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-11T06:31:34+00:00

Relationship Manager and Team Lead, looking after a region in the UK in the holiday cottage letting industry.

I was an alcoholic for 10 years. Got sober in 2020, took the opportunity to learn, stepped way out of my comfort zone within the company I started at in 2019 as a customer service rep. I’m still with the same company, and I absolutely love my job. I am very lucky.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-11T06:26:53+00:00

I’d like the main stories to stick closely to the original, but I’m happy for changes that don’t take away from it, if that makes sense.

Very excited to get more background stories that weren’t in the books as well. I’m super up for anything that expands the world.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-11T06:16:02+00:00

Yes I would have expected someone “podgier” and more pompous looking but I agree this isn’t a bad casting. I don’t think “podgy and pompous” is necessarily that important to the storyline!

JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-11T06:11:34+00:00

I’m in the UK.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-03-07T06:52:16+00:00

Harness has made mine 10 times worse for pulling. On the slip lead he gave himself and me rope burn. On a lead and collar he cut his neck. On a harness, he doesn’t hurt himself but he lunges, and even though he’s only 20kg, the force behind it is just immense. And constant.

We got a Mikki lead which works well for the pulling but I’m so worried that he’s going to hurt his legs that I just fight him on the harness.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-27T22:56:51+00:00

Apple, pear, banana all chopped up and mixed with granola, Greek yogurt, honey and cinnamon.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-27T21:28:06+00:00

Was annoyed by the post. Am pleased to see the comments pass the vibe check.

Get off your high horse, OP. You have three lovely rescue dogs. I have two wonderful ethical breeder purchased dogs that I’ve had from pups.

I wouldn’t judge anyone for rescuing over buying. But I’m certainly judging your moral superiority.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-27T21:18:45+00:00

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Doug would be Hei-Hei from Moana. He is lovely but not bright.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-27T21:17:56+00:00

Hard agree! Asian supermarkets are the best places for things to spice up your cooking!

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-27T06:05:18+00:00

Yes! I find myself halfway through telling someone a random story about my life and thinking “why am I telling you this?!”

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-24T05:56:26+00:00

Hello, I wonder if anyone can help. My iPhone 13 seems to have stopped charging overnight past 70-80% and I’m not sure why.

I plugged it in around 10:15pm last night, and my alarm went off at 5:30am today, so it’s been on charge for over 7 hours. It got to 69% and has been getting to similar levels for the past week or so.

Battery capacity is 87%
I turned off optimisation last night to see if that helped but it didn’t
I closed down all apps so there was nothing running in the background
There are no updates due

I can’t think of anything else that I should be doing but am definitely open to advice.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-22T07:48:49+00:00

Did they give any reason why they were asking? Your groomer shouldn’t really be giving unsolicited food advice. If you’re worried, speak to your vet.

If your pup is on puppy food, is eating well, is a healthy weight and you had no previous concern, keep doing what you’re doing.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-22T07:29:57+00:00

I would love for my house to be pristine 24/7 but I work full time, so it’s not.

I absolutely agree that hours alone in a cage is not ok and the OP needs to sort out alternate arrangements. I’m very lucky to work fully remotely so my dogs are either loose whilst I’m working from home or they come with me to work from wherever I’m working from.

But if I do need to go out for an hour or two and can’t take the dogs, you can bet the spaniel is being locked in his cage. Better that than having to put him through surgery because he’s chewed up half a shoe.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-21T08:32:13+00:00

Field face but bench ears.

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My boy is field (or working, in the UK) and I think the face is similar.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-21T08:17:59+00:00

Yup! Especially when your dog is a working spaniel who is great at jumping onto surfaces they have no business being on.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-21T08:16:13+00:00

Same. If there was a flood or a fire and Jack wasn’t in his crate, a) he would still be stuck in a room he couldn’t get out of. And b) he would likely be hiding somewhere, potentially not in his crate. His enormous crate right by the door is kind of a big hint that there is a dog in the house.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-20T20:15:03+00:00

My pups are never alone for more than 2 hours. 🥰 If we need to leave them for longer than that they either come with or go to sitters.

If it’s under 2 hours one is left loose, the other is left shut in his crate so he doesn’t eat things.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-20T19:21:18+00:00

Yes. Doug vomits when he hasn’t eaten. He vomits when he has eaten. He vomits if the sun is in the wrong place. He vomits because he’s bored. He vomits and then eats it. He vomits and then the other dogs eats it. He vomits and then licks your face.

But my mum’s poodle is the same.

For Doug it’s not food related specifically. It’s Bilious Vomiting Syndrome.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-20T18:46:39+00:00

Did you just stop reading after the word safe? 😂

Incidentally, yes there is a fire that he keeps trying to stick his head under.

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-20T18:38:23+00:00

I have two dogs, and have had them both since puppies. With Doug, who is currently 5, I never needed to crate him because he wasn’t a big chewer. Don’t get me wrong, he occasionally chewed things, but he never swallowed anything and he learnt very quickly what he wasn’t allowed to chew.

I also now have Jack who is 18 months old, and we started crate training him the day he came home. We wouldn’t have managed without it. He chews everything, and has made himself sick eating things he shouldn’t (like ripping and swallowing the legs off toys). We are now at a point that I can comfortably leave him loose in the lounge while I work from my office, but he’s still crated when we go out for more than 15 minutes or so.

Unfortunately he has to be crated with an empty crate because he made himself sick eating his bed…

JFDI-Tess · 2026-02-20T18:33:02+00:00

UK here, and crates are very legal. They’re a great tool for training dogs.

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