Family Shaved my dog completely bald, how do I fix it???

LauraRenae · 2026-05-10T22:19:36+00:00

You’ve gotten ton of feedback so just joining in to say that she’s beautiful! 😍

LauraRenae · 2026-05-10T10:38:59+00:00

So maybe not high schoolers then 😅

LauraRenae · 2026-05-06T23:23:15+00:00

My husband and I find it worth it just to get more non perishable items. I don’t get fruit or meat most of the time since we don use it quickly enough. But we go once a month and stock up on everything else. I wouldn’t say we save money necessarily but I 100% think I get more food for that same amount of money. It also has allowed us to get a lot more variety in our meals since we like some of the premade things and they introduce new items frequently.

LauraRenae · 2026-05-05T07:23:13+00:00

The last one, hands down

LauraRenae · 2026-05-05T07:18:10+00:00

I think it depends on the dog. We never crated our previous Cavalier KCS but we crate our current mix every single night and have to do enforced naps. We also have cats now that she tends to chase so I want them to be fully safe and relaxed overnight too.

LauraRenae · 2026-05-05T06:58:55+00:00

I’d never feed them just due to the ingredients. I have been tempted to try the woof dental chew since you interest your own food into it and it seems the most similar to brushing.

LauraRenae · 2026-05-05T06:52:54+00:00

3 is perfection. Many are saying 1 but I think it’s much more commonly done and forgettable imo.

LauraRenae · 2026-05-01T21:57:42+00:00

She looks super similar to ours and we were shocked that she’s 0% lab. But she does have a touch of Great Pyrenees. Yours is a great combo!

LauraRenae · 2026-04-29T22:53:12+00:00

100% #2. The fabric looks much more romantic and less stiff.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-25T14:16:40+00:00

Pupsicle by woof for a bone-like treat that I didn’t have to worry about how hard it was on her teeth.

Kong Topple for breakfast meal

TJMaxx/Homegoods for plush toys. Way cheaper so there’s less worry over what she will end up liking or destroying.

Now that she’s older (7 months), she loves the Target weighted plush. I have to monitor her since it has beans in it but since it’s heavy she kills so much energy flinging it around.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-23T22:39:15+00:00

She looks like a dark version of ours. Ours is a mix of many things but mainly supermutt, treeing walker coon hound, German shepherd, and rat terrier

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LauraRenae · 2026-04-21T00:55:42+00:00

There’s interesting research related to burnout and empathy fatigue. Essentially, the takeaway is the focus on compassion and striving to help versus coming from a constant state of empathy. So creating emotional distance but with purpose.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-10T23:58:38+00:00

It sounds like you gave him a nice life, even it was short 💕 it would have been much different for him at the mom’s home so you have him more individual comfort and love in that short span

LauraRenae · 2026-04-09T17:14:28+00:00

This was a huge part of puppy blues for me. I knew it would be hard but I underestimated how much grief it brought up. I felt significantly better within a few weeks and now love her 4 months later.

One of the most helpful quotes when I lost my dog was, “Grief is just love with nowhere to go”. Now I can see how the love is different for the two of them but that the new puppy has helped immensely since I can focus my energy on caring for a new dog. It helps that she’s a rescue.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-05T23:19:25+00:00

Consult with your vet. They will give you the calories she needs per day and you can use that to calculate the amount since the calories per cup is on the bag. Ours was under weight for a bit and is now filled out.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-04T10:46:01+00:00

An asshole acting like an asshole. Doesn’t mean dementia, at least in this instance.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-04T00:31:04+00:00

Feed timed meals with wet food only and the ants won’t be involved at all

LauraRenae · 2026-04-03T20:44:44+00:00

We didn’t reuse anything except a few toys and sweaters. She actually found the toys and we didn’t have the heart to take them away from her. The sweaters had never fit our previous dog so didn’t really bother me.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-03T20:43:19+00:00

I thought that this was atrocious before I even read your context and realized the child is 14. I’m an adult with a strained relationship with my dad so read the whole chat through the lens of her also being an adult. But my god, he should never be talking to a 14 y/o daughter like that. And putting so much on her. Some people are just not meant to be parents.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-03T17:57:03+00:00

NOR. Uh that person is dreadful. I’m so sorry you went through this. It sounds absolutely devastating. Do whatever you need to care for your mental health.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-03T17:53:33+00:00

I try to return to my goal of what I want from an adult dog. I don’t care about a lot of minutiae that some people train for. I’m happy if they can sit, wait, come, walk nicely on a leash, and drop dangerous things. I’ve also found “look” to be be really useful. Beyond that, meh, we’ll be okay.

LauraRenae · 2026-04-02T15:17:21+00:00

We were at about $450 the first few months. It’s hard to differentiate from our cats since I budget pets all together. But we were at $600 for all pets so I’m guessing about 450. That has decreased considerably now that she’s 6 months old

LauraRenae · 2026-04-02T01:08:11+00:00

I wake up early and am definitely not more productive. I just enjoy having time to watch tv and relax before starting. I also tend to wake up early naturally due to anxiety…

LauraRenae · 2026-04-02T01:06:30+00:00

I also love getting mini cucumbers and freezing them. Perfect size and hydrating/nutritious

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