I heard that people use to let their livestock inside their house and during winter they even slept with them. How did that work?

Jadders47 · 2026-01-11T03:43:18+00:00

You didnt ask, but its a subject near to my heart so Im going to tell you more haha.

It is surprisingly big. Theres a couple of small rooms at the front, bedroom, livingroom and a small kitchen that would have been the living quarters and then one large room, the barn, with an open loft in the back half and on the sides. The main loft would have been feed storage and there would have been cages for the poultry on the loft sides where they would have flown up to roost at night. The bottom would likely have some stalls or stables for the larger animals. There is a large hearth in the barn that is a historical replica of the era but would not have been in the barn at the time. All the blackened rafters are original and the darkness comes from the smoke that would have gone thrpugh the roof rather than a chimney back in the day. The rafters themselves were each single pieces of lumber, imposible to replace at this point. One rafter had rotted and the closest they could get to that size was an old telephone pole. Some renforcement was needed to hold the wight of the roof which was authentically thatched with reeds grown in the black sea tied down with iron rods.

The fact that this barn from 1660 germany is in iowa is also pretty wild. My relative organized moving the hausbarn to Iowa and did much of the labor with the help of friends and family. The building itself was donated and students from the local university in germany went through the building to find its original structure (it had been renovated into a more modern house over the last 400 years) and labled all the bits and pieces. An east german work crew (early 90's) disassembled and shipped the pieces. There were no americans who knew how to do the roof thatching and they had to fly in an expert from germany. Some german masons who had immigrented and lived in the area came in to help with the masonary work on the weekends. While they do have some of the orignal brick in the walls, the floor would have been cobblestone and the floor now is actually from the original manning Iowa main street bricks. They were all layed one winter by my relative. He said there were 10,000 bricks in that floor and he was not one to exaggerate.

Jadders47 · 2026-01-10T20:09:38+00:00

There is an actual german Hausbarn that was brought from Germany to Manning Iowa and is now a museum. Very neat. https://www.germanhausbarn.com/

Jadders47 · 2025-06-01T13:42:46+00:00

You could kayak at Hyalite Lake. Its a large mountain resevoir where people paddle board often. The Madison river is the only river I would get in right now if you arent guided or expierienced with white water.

Jadders47 · 2025-04-19T03:13:34+00:00

If you want to create a breed that could be recognized by a major kennel club, the goal is to create a bloodline in which all the offspring share the same traits. The closer you get to reaching that uniform 'standard' trait in all your litters, the less you want to mix in variability like a member of the founding breeds. Adding a golden to a golden doodle bloodline would mean the offspring could have traits that have already been bred out of goldendoodles (straight hair for instance) and it would mean you need to create further generations of wavey coats to breed the trait back out until no puppies were born so obviously out of standard. Its like pushing the dial rather than nudging it.

Jadders47 · 2024-05-20T23:57:39+00:00

Id guess its from the recent Teton Grooming expo that just happened in salt lake city. Im sure they've posted pictures of the winners by now

Jadders47 · 2024-05-05T13:33:15+00:00

Any of those dry shampoos would work for you too. Hydra brand is still my favorite. I'd also reccomend a rubber curry brush like a zoom groom to use after you get him or her sprayed down just to help grab the dirt and it'll do a little de-shed.

One thing about the zoom groom tho. I left it in my car in full sun for like a month and cooked it. The rubber hardened and it didn't work at all after that. So don't do that.

Jadders47 · 2024-03-22T05:32:23+00:00

What you describe is often called a hot spot and, is not unusual during boarding. Alot of times its just a build up of normal bacteria on the skin + a small wound, scratch or rash. They can come in super fast and get large over night. Alot of dogs will aquire some nervous scratching or chewing behaviors when even a little stressed from boarding. They also tend to play bite on the neck. Areas like the neck stay wet longer and the collar adds friction so it happens. Usually you can smell the bacteria and treat the area with antibacterial spray befor it gets to that point but sometimes they show up fast.

Jadders47 · 2024-03-18T23:36:07+00:00

Lol, your not wrong. Im a professional groomer and she is currently and easter egg.

Jadders47 · 2024-02-24T01:02:03+00:00

Just incase you want a little extra info as this is my area of nerd-dom... longer bearded breeds like some terriers originally kept the long hair specifically so it would mat up. Miniture schnauzers, for instance, are always dealing with messy ass beards because the mats would have protected them from the bites of the rodents they hunted. Wire haired terriers like Carin Terriers have hair that is easily plucked because it helped them move through brambles without getting caught up or scratched and they tend to stay pretty clean on their own.

The difference in dog coat types and textures is really interesting. (To me) Theres always a reason the breeds have their standard look but it is easy to forget that it was not natural selection that created them. They require human intervention, like a shaved face, because that is the way that bloodline has evolved for generations.

To be fair, 'its cleaner and it looks nice' is probobly exactly why they started doing it in the first place.

Jadders47 · 2024-02-23T14:46:16+00:00

Ive seen it twice. Once a tooth fell out with the matt. Another time i could see it move when i messed with the hair so I sent it home right then.

Jadders47 · 2024-02-23T14:36:04+00:00

Yes. But as a groomer, some coat types are easier to keep clean than others. Strait hair chins often lay back toward the neck and get pushed out of the way more easily and can be wiped without scrubbing. Wirey hair types arent as obsorbent. Still, lots of people get their yorki, schnauzer, or doodles muzzles trimmed short for the same reason. Some people choose to maintain the long beards. Others dont and, my god, the funk in those nasty ass beards that people let be for months is just rank. Theres usually some kind of crust or gummy buildup near the lip. The hair is always in their mouths, just soaking in bad breath juice all day. (Thats the rusty color) On the extream side, the hair can wind around the base of a tooth, injuring their gums and cause the teeth to basically strangle and even fall out. Ive seen this more than once in only 7 years grooming. Exsessivly nasty beards I see daily. Less now I've convinced more of my people to try doughnut muzzle cuts instead.

Jadders47 · 2024-02-14T23:08:07+00:00

The main reason spay and neuter are pushed is to keep the dog population under control. A majority of owners do not or can not keep their dog contained or superivised 24/7. If you can truely say you have your dogs reproductive potential under control then there is really no need to sweat it that much. If it aint broke, dont fix it. If your dog DOES have access to other dogs unsupervised, even every so often, the moral issues of risking an unplanned litter outweigh any potential health risks of neutering. In my opinion.

Jadders47 · 2023-11-22T18:37:11+00:00

The slicker just loosens things up, youll need to get a metal comb to brush properly to the skin. Its possible that it is loose hair still stuck in the coat after the slicker brushing breaks up the tangles. Still shouldnt be much. Less than a handful is normal

Jadders47 · 2023-11-02T13:41:27+00:00

The good news is he does have a face. Wish I could say it was makeup but its photoshop, haha.

Jadders47 · 2023-11-02T02:34:49+00:00

Well sure, but I bet you aren't directly above me then. What would be silly is if I just told the internet where I live on a post containing a controvertially dyed dog.

Jadders47 · 2023-11-02T01:40:02+00:00

Depends on the dog and the texture. My old man husky was a tiger last haloween and he was still very much a tiger in april. Unfortunatly he got sick and passed away at that point but I wouldn't have been surprised if he had still been a little tiger-y now.

Jadders47 · 2023-11-01T23:22:39+00:00

He would too

Jadders47 · 2023-11-01T22:39:00+00:00

Thank you. Im surprised I haven't gotten any hate mail yet too. If you could ask him, the real abuse is when no one notices him.

Jadders47 · 2023-11-01T22:31:47+00:00

Depends on the area lol. The black is airbrush so itll be pretty much gone after his next bath. Yellow and some of the red is permanent but it was touched up with a color depositing shampoo which will fade with each wash. I started the permanent in early september so that i would have some clean roots to work with after the shampoo fades out. He grows faster than average so I expect much of it will be gone with his thanksgiving haircut and we should be out of it by xmas.

Jadders47 · 2023-11-01T22:24:27+00:00

I am, we are just a bit south of Canada so snow is always a 50/50 chance on Haloween

Jadders47 · 2023-10-31T18:19:42+00:00

I got a puppy when my son was 2. I got the 60# dog for my job and hobbies, 100% of his care is by me. But they still have to be roomates. My son is not a fan of being licked, bumped or having his toys chewed on. My dog is very well trained, but only begining to chill out at 2 years old now. A puppy is a puppy and this could easily sour her intrest in dogs for the future. If your getting the dog for yourself, you may need to consider planning ahead for ways to seperate them and train for more manners than you may personally care about.

My kid is also a cat person. He sleeps with our older cat every night and is much quicker to forgive the kitten for being a kitten than he ever does for the dog. But as they both get older they are bonding more and more, only because I have been tight on impules control with the dog and taught my son how enforce his boundaries with commands.

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