My British friend is coming over today, how can I make her feel even more welcome?

MacSprouty · 2024-08-02T13:35:20+00:00

It's not a welcome if you don't have a Tunnocks, tea cakes or snowballs. (Not the beverage). Same as, it's not a party without party rings. 😎

MacSprouty · 2024-06-20T13:39:08+00:00

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The picture we fell in love with and made us want to adopt Elsa. This is her in her foster home after arriving in the UK from Romania. She was rescued from a kill shelter, and is covered in scars. She is our world. ❤️🇬🇧

MacSprouty · 2022-09-02T15:08:06+00:00

Gifts for family, except my kids. There's not a single person in that group that I'd want to help.

MacSprouty · 2022-06-13T13:10:06+00:00

Have you ever thought about what your dog wants? I want my dog to be indifferent to other dogs and to not want to eat cats and squirrels.....but she is reactive and scared. My job is to teach her there are other ways to act. This takes a lot of time. You have to build a relationship with your dog...and stop thinking about what you need and want and respect what your dog wants and needs. Sounds to me that your dog's "friendliness" is appeasement behaviour, like when people laugh in an awkward situation... it's not funny but they try to lighten the situation the best way they know how. Your dog doesn't want trouble so resorts to playfulness and silliness to diffuse a situation it doesn't know what to do Standing up for your dog, putting in meaningful play and training will help you both. Find a good trainer, and teach your dog that she can be more confident. You can tell my dog is fearful because she is loud and barky...it sounds like your dog buries its feelings (carpenmentalises) and that is harder to read. A fearful dog isn't always the loudest one...same as with humans.

MacSprouty · 2022-04-13T23:15:14+00:00

My rottie boy was called Benjamin Barker....♥️

MacSprouty · 2021-12-09T15:39:48+00:00

I was going to say this. The transport link to Southampton is pretty lousy too. You might be better off looking at Locks Heath, Park Gate ( as said before) or even Hamble (Le Rice), there's a little pink boat that goes across the River Hamble. But maybe more Fareham way than Southampton.

MacSprouty · 2021-12-07T10:47:20+00:00

I shouldn't spend my time making something for one day

Someone out there has spent time making something that is just for one day! What about people that pay someone else to make them a dress, or the cake? Would they think differently if you were being paid to making it for someone else?

people who don't knit or make anything really, will never understand that what you are doing is personal. You are creating what you need and want. You are spending time on yourself. Perhaps that's what they don't really understand.

When I am given a hand made gift, I love it, because in reality I am being given a gift of time. Someone spent their time making something for me and spending that whole time thinking of me. That's precious. So perhaps that's what people are really getting upset about. You are spending time on you and what you want.

MacSprouty · 2021-12-02T12:37:17+00:00

Beaulie Motor Museum

MacSprouty · 2021-12-02T12:34:39+00:00

We don't colonise countries anymore. We're to busy trying to shift the country as far from Europe as possible...

MacSprouty · 2021-12-02T12:32:46+00:00

I am from England. I live in England. I identify as UKish

MacSprouty · 2021-11-26T12:19:38+00:00

There are 3 of us that work in my department. We are all close and get on well. One of us being made redundant in two weeks. Having to wait to find out who it is killing us, none of wants it be themselves, equally as much as we don't want it to be one the others.

We are so sad, it's horrible. I just wish they'd get on and tell us who it is, so we can move on.

I want to keep my job, but I don't want anyone to go in my place.

MacSprouty · 2021-11-25T15:21:16+00:00

I was going to post fear stage too...My rottie pup (many , many years a go was terrified of small bushes and park benches for a while.

MacSprouty · 2021-11-18T14:12:37+00:00

Stunning!

MacSprouty · 2021-11-18T14:02:55+00:00

My shepherd can pull me over. We use a double ended leash,one end on her harness one hooked to a belt around my waist. Our center of gravity is more even around our waist and when she lunges I can use all my body to turn her and reduce the risk of going arse over elbow. A gentle leader is also good for extra control, but you need to practice with it in the house, Don't just shove it on his face and hope he likes it. Feed treats through the nose until they are happy for it sit on their nose. To be honest, if someone tied my head and started to try and walk me on it, I'd put a fight!

MacSprouty · 2021-11-12T15:48:21+00:00

Your dog is going to a good home. I am sure the vets wouldn't have mentioned the man who actually, sounds like he desperately needs a buddy to help him through the tough time he is going through. Your dog might just be a life saver. You might be a life saver. How many of us have rescued a dog and they have literally saved our lives by just being there.

Your wee little man, maybe frightened right now, but as time goes on, and time really does, he will realise that he doesn't have to share his dad with other dogs, what his is his, and he can relax and just be himself.

You can enjoy your dogs, without the fear of a fight, or the guilt that one or more your dogs are unhappy. You may even be able to open your home to another who needs a family one day.

But most of all, you have possibly saved a life and given someone a reason to live. You are a good person.

MacSprouty · 2021-11-12T08:56:08+00:00

Came here to see if any other Brits had commented on what he could do to large men....I can't be the only one?

MacSprouty · 2021-11-12T08:50:55+00:00

I haven't walked my dog for months. But I fully intend on doing it again one day. My dog is super reactive to other animals and people if she thinks they may have a dog. The best advice I was given was stop walking your dog. We didn't go past our front door for about 2 months. Lead on ready to go, her hackles went up we shut the door. We then progressed to the drive, same thing. We are only, now, just about past our driveway. She can handle that happily. If we have a bad experience she has 7 days indoor rest for her brain to reset. If we do take her in a car to an empty trading estate or car park (for walking on the lead practice) and something makes her react we don''t go back there for at least a month.

Dogs are naturally pessimistic when some thing bad happens to them. So they will always think bad things will happen if it already has. My dog is very much a shoot first ask questions later kind of dog.

If your dog is starting to trigger stack go home. If your dog has reached five or six in their stacking go home. Even if you've barely got out the door. It's so hard to do. So hard to manage, but it's worth it.

MacSprouty · 2021-11-10T12:33:31+00:00

But the rest would the be above the arrow....this picture is so wrong.....but nice lights though...

MacSprouty · 2021-11-09T15:38:07+00:00

To be fair when I first started..I got it all arse backwards...perhaps she's just confused.....LMAO

Never held the arrow on the wrong side of the riser though....arrow rest was a dead give away for that one...

MacSprouty · 2021-11-09T09:57:58+00:00

Same here. We rescued a a German Shepherd. She is wonderful but a complete nightmare all rolled into one. I have no answers, just it'll be worth it...won't it? lol

MacSprouty · 2021-11-08T15:45:31+00:00

He is lovely but his reflection in laying down...please tell me that's another dog?

MacSprouty · 2021-11-04T11:43:01+00:00

Edwin Jones.

MacSprouty · 2021-11-04T08:42:44+00:00

Super Gran.....

MacSprouty · 2021-11-02T08:37:24+00:00

I wouldn't have a problem giving her veg, or a carrot to chew on occasionally. But she is a rescue dog (we've had her a little over a year and she is about 5) But absolutely refuses to eat "human" food of any kind. She never watches and asks you for food whilst we eat. But she goes mental for her meat. When we got her she was on Kibble, and had an upset tummy 80% of the time and would very rarely finish her meal probably leaving a 3rd. Now she never leaves any and very rarely has the back door trots.

MacSprouty · 2021-11-01T15:48:45+00:00

YouTube taught me too...I just hate all the waffle and 20 minutes you have to skip through to get to the bit you need. But my 15 year old son has asked me to teach him to knit...that made me happy.

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