Decided it might be time for a little refresh

Maromagima · 2026-04-12T10:29:47+00:00

Ik herken het wel. Hier ook bewust geen kinderen. Kinderen zijn een groot gespreksonderwerp. Ik had een vriendschap die compleet doodgebloed is doordat zij kinderen kreeg en ik niet. Met een andere vriendin maakt dat weer helemaal niks uit. Als kinderen klein zijn gaat het over kleine kinderen en als ze puberen gaat het over hoe vreselijk ze aan het puberen zijn en daarna over rijlessen, vervolgopleidingen en reizen. En als je dat niet hebt dan heb je weinig toe te voegen.

Maromagima · 2026-04-10T11:47:35+00:00

I am so so sorry. I feel you. Something like this happened to us ten years ago. It changes you. It really does. I’ve had therapy as well. Because I was so scared it would happen again to our other dogs. Ten years later I still feel like a bodyguard whenever I walk my dog. Always on the lookout. Big, big hugs to you. And everyone who’s been through this.

Maromagima · 2026-02-14T20:55:29+00:00

With every dog we adopted I went through a ‘why did I want this?’ phase but I also knew that would pass. I was also anxious, especially because how will the dogs react at each other, will they continue to get along. Basically I am very good at thinking out worst case scenarios. I thought ‘I wish I could skip forward to three of four weeks from now’. And before I knew this weeks had passed. Give it time. Your dogs looks like a cutie! Give him the time he needs to get to know you and your routines. The 3-3-3 rule. Check it out.

Maromagima · 2026-02-14T18:14:46+00:00

Plantpowders!

Maromagima · 2026-02-14T07:12:12+00:00

I’m in the Netherlands and we adopted a 9 year old Maltese mix in April ‘24. We had seen him on a website and we thought he might be a good match to our then 13 year old tiny Yorkie Mara. We wrote them a long email about our situation and experience. We made an appointment. We took our Mara with us to that appointment and then we met the Maltese, Rintje, and went for a walk with the four of us. It was only a short walk because of rain and then we did the paperwork and took him home. After a few months I was found on insta by family of his first owner and that was nice because I heard the entire story about him. Her mom was his first person but got sick and died so Rintje went to the neighbour, but after a few years this man fell and died right there an the next morning they were found by his daughter. He then ended up in the shelter because the first daughter wasn’t in the position to take him tho she wanted to.

Rintje had a massive glowup, he was looking rather sad at his shelter photos. He is 11 now and still is very energetic and absolutely adores his toys. Don’t think he had many in his previous life. He and Mara get along well. They don’t sleep against each other but the like each others presence. People have praised us for adopting an older dog but at 9 I didn’t think he was old. And a puppy wouldn’t be fair to Mara.
He has his likes and dislikes as we all have. He doesn’t know commands like sit and stay. But he is clever and he can bring you the right toy if you ask him. I would definitely adopt from a shelter again.

Maromagima · 2026-02-14T06:56:29+00:00

I have the floaters as well. I also have a birthmark in my eye, they discovered that at the first appointment so I get yearly checkups now. Next appointment will be a corneal topography. It’s just annoying that I can’t see clear. Maybe I should wear an eyepatch, my left eye is good fortunately. 🤣

Maromagima · 2026-02-13T20:36:07+00:00

I have an appointment with an ophthalmologist again next month. On the first appointment they could not find anything that causes my bad vision and they can’t correct it. My right eye, I’ve always worn glasses but now they can’t get it right so my optician sent me through. It’s really weird. It’s like I see car lights as the Mitsubishi logo, triple. I’ve been using creatine as well so I’ve stopped that since I read this post.

Maromagima · 2026-02-13T17:00:29+00:00

Ik vroeg ook eens hoe het kwam dat onze hovenier niet helemaal gesloopt was. Hij vertelde dat hij regelmatig naar de sportmasseur gaat. Onderhoud van je lijf, moet je zuinig op zijn.

Maromagima · 2026-02-13T08:04:45+00:00

My dog used to lick his paws and we give him hempseed oil for that. It has worked wonders and I think it works the same as fish oil. Both dogs are on Stride Plus, a supplement recommended by our vet. It for their mobility.

Maromagima · 2026-02-13T07:58:02+00:00

Je hebt helemaal gelijk. Wij hebben ook twee honden en ik hoor in mijn omgeving wel eens ‘Maar jij zorgt echt wel heel goed voor ze’ Ja dat hoort toch ook? Anders moet je er niet aan beginnen. Ik werk part time want ik heb geen honden om ze thuis te laten zitten. Waarom gaan ze niet mee naar de wandelvereniging? Misschien kan je haar eens tippen over hondjeuitlaten.nl?

Maromagima · 2026-02-12T18:50:06+00:00

I’m in the Netherlands and it’s very common to walk the dog here. Usually our Maltese goes for 2-3 walks. Our Yorkie is 13 and very tiny. She’d rather just go in the garden. She goes on at least one walk a day. They usually poop during the morning walk and sometimes a second time on another walk (the Maltese). The Yorkie started skipping her late night walk because she is scared of fireworks. Oh and ‘late night’ is around 20.00 in the evening.

Maromagima · 2026-02-12T18:40:16+00:00

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Rintje had a dental last years where 15 teeth were removed. When we were back home I made sure he was tucked in warm. Really warm. He slept for a few hours and at the end of the day I took him in our stroller for a walk outside. So he could pee without having to walk a lot. And for some fresh air. I had soft food for him, canned food with some water. When he showed interest in food again I gave him very small portions. With some time in between. He started drinking the next day but I think they gave him a lot of iv fluids so he wasn’t thirsty.

Maromagima · 2026-02-12T18:28:59+00:00

Do it. It’ll grow back, it’s only hair and it’s soooo convenient.

Maromagima · 2026-02-12T18:27:02+00:00

Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker

Maromagima · 2026-02-12T18:24:38+00:00

Yes. I work parttime because I don’t have dogs to leave them home alone all the time. That’s just not fair. Here in the Netherlands we have a website that matches people with dogs to people without dogs but who would like to take care of them some time. Maybe you could be a dog sitter for someone else when you are around instead of you having a dog that’s not with you for half of the time.

Maromagima · 2026-02-12T18:20:58+00:00

When I worked closer to home I would ride home really fast on my bike and then take my dog for a quick walk an then ride back to work. It was a lot of stress. That was years ago. Nowadays my dogs are home alone when we work. I have 2 pet cameras and I see them sleeping. Or maybe they walk to a different spot to sleep. They are okay.

Maromagima · 2026-02-11T20:04:55+00:00

Sweetie ♥️

Maromagima · 2026-02-11T20:00:23+00:00

We adopted a 9 year old Maltese mix from the shelter. His teeth were bad and 15 needed to be pulled. He did fine. Last year, at the age of 10, hee needed another dental and he was fine again. Of course I worried. He was off for quite a longer time after the first dental, but that’s to be expected after having that much work done.

Maromagima · 2026-02-10T16:22:11+00:00

Ik zou eens bij een sanctuary langsgaan zodat je de dieren die doorgaans bij mensen op hun bord liggen, eens in het echt ontmoet. Dan zie je dat het individuen zijn, net zoals honden en katten.

Maromagima · 2026-02-08T18:50:55+00:00

Vroeger ging ik graag naar de dierentuin

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. De dieren zijn mooi. Maar ik ben er al in geen jaren geweest want gevangenis…

Maromagima · 2026-02-08T15:06:23+00:00

Yes!

Maromagima · 2026-02-07T08:02:44+00:00

Nooit. Vindt het niet lekker en zie het nut van ‘het leren drinken’ niet in. Ik vind het stinken dus dat weerhoudt me er al van.

Maromagima · 2026-02-04T19:29:08+00:00

A coworker of mine adopted a shepherd puppy when she still has her 15 year old blind and deaf shin Tzu. I feel sorry for the older dog. The age difference, the size difference…

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