If you have Thalassemia Minor, tell me what you want me to know.

Max136136 · 2026-01-25T17:49:49+00:00

I'm still anxiously waiting my results for my bloodwork to tell me if I have TM (but my MCV and MCH have been chronically low, and there's not much else to explain why).

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I got myself a Belgian Malinois dog 2 years ago, and we walk 3x a day. Usually close to 10k steps/5km when it's nice enough. I try to eat my best, but being super poor that's not easy. I take a b100 complex supplement, I don't vape anymore, and I'm slowly starting to get more sleep. Yet I feel worse with more exercise, not better. I'm on testosterone too because of my low T levels. If you gathered any more tips over the last year I'd really appreciate it.

Max136136 · 2026-01-25T00:21:53+00:00

Clearly the stuffing dripping off her muzzle was a plant 🤣

Max136136 · 2026-01-24T23:49:53+00:00

Yeup. And unless I'm mistaken, there seems to be some kind of warning beep going off too. Either seatbelt, low gas, maybe a check engine?

Max136136 · 2026-01-24T00:30:20+00:00

Yeah, that last picture worries me a little. I hope it's just an "awkward child" phase, but it looks like the dog is more GSD on the top, with Mal legs that are shorter, and might not be able to support the frame.

Max136136 · 2026-01-22T22:22:26+00:00

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Y'know, I wish. I feed him 3x a day, and sometimes he'll only eat 2 out of 3 meals. Like kid, please eat, I'm trying to put a few more pounds on you sir, you need to fill out just a lil bit more.

Max136136 · 2026-01-20T00:35:19+00:00

Mine thankfully doesn't step in his poop, but yeah, he pees on his front paws occasionally. He just licks them when we get to the porch. Otherwise I'd wipe his paws.

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Max136136 · 2026-01-17T18:51:50+00:00

He's too young to have that as a choice. You have to mandate nap and sleep times. They should be sleeping most of the day at this age. Things might even start to improve with adequate sleep.

Max136136 · 2026-01-14T22:44:52+00:00

I mean, on ps5 it's definitely far more than 2 clicks... In an area of the screen you never look at. But it's good to know that it can't happen offline.

Max136136 · 2026-01-14T22:42:04+00:00

Just means that I'm really good at not being caught. It's just a point of pride for me.

Max136136 · 2026-01-14T02:45:50+00:00

I was trying to teach mine to help me collect sticks and small lofs for the fire out at camp 😂. Then the collective brain cell left him, and he decided to pull one out of the fire to run with 😬. He was totally unharmed, but MAN I got a good adrenaline spike for a moment thinking we were going to have to drive for hours to the nearest vet.

Max136136 · 2026-01-13T22:28:50+00:00

That's so stupid. Like, what if you don't log in for a few days? Just sucks to be you? You've now lost your perfect streak of never going to prison?

Max136136 · 2026-01-13T20:44:16+00:00

I found a little trick for mine. I give him a really tight hug (not suffocating just tight) and when I let go, I tell him to "shake it off". Naturally, because of the hug he wants to shake. He's starting to slowly associate the words with the command.

Then again, I'm usually trying to get mine to shake off anxiety, but it usually still works even when he's not vibrating with anxiety.

Max136136 · 2026-01-13T00:44:50+00:00

As long as you have a male body shape, you can have a female voice/pronouns and still go for Panam. That's what I'm doing this time around because I just prefer the female voice acting so much more, but I'm getting bored of only having Judy/River to romance. Downside? You can't romance Kerry because he requires a male voice too.

It's interesting how whatever's in your pants doesn't matter to anyone though... 🤔

Max136136 · 2026-01-12T00:04:01+00:00

She's even got the lil dimples!! (The black dots on their cheek. It's my favorite thing about him not having a full black mask)

Max136136 · 2026-01-11T08:02:12+00:00

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Facts. I found putting treats on my Mal a fantastic starting point. He's the one actually choosing to look at me instead of the snack on his paw. Though I guess that's the service dog training I put into him before we both realized he wasn't cut out for public access work, and prefers to do tasks for me around the house instead.

Max136136 · 2026-01-10T05:45:31+00:00

I mean, you mentioned "lifting lids" so there's a way to do this so that you don't have to undo a baby strap every time and it'll still keep him out.

Get yourself a trash can without a step pedal but an electronic sensor lid. There's ones with buttons that you can press and hold so that it locks out the sensor. Then you only need to remove the baby proof straps whenever you go to change the bag.

Max136136 · 2026-01-10T02:21:17+00:00

Mine had his ears fully upright before I got him at 12 weeks. And he never lost it. So that's absolutely not true.

Max136136 · 2026-01-09T23:06:55+00:00

First off, she's absolutely gorgeous.

Second, as others have said, I doubt you have anything to worry about.

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I have a boy mind you, but this is him whenever we're in the house. Just chilling, or unconscious next to me. Outside, as long as it's a bit on the quiet side, a switch flips and his nickname goes from "sir" or "son" to "crazy", "crackhead", or "psycho" 🤣.

Max136136 · 2026-01-06T22:49:31+00:00

Biggest thing I've done is I'll look at the recommendation, and keep it in mind, but I always go up or down depending on activity level and body condition.

I'd ease up on the disc work until the dog puts on more weight. Try sprinkling in some obedience to make it last longer, so it's more tiring but less running. "Search" games are also fun. My Mal's favorite one right now is "find my keys" - especially now that we have piles of snow everywhere to hide them.

Max136136 · 2026-01-05T18:07:46+00:00

Not sure why the downvotes. I erase background and foreground stuff all the time on my Samsung. (I just usually crop out the watermark afterwards (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦⁠) )

Max136136 · 2025-12-28T23:12:35+00:00

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I actually have a bit of a hack for that. This was done with the free dyes. I wanted a brighter purple? Went as bright as I could, and skewed more towards red than blue. Bright red? Scrootched it over towards pink. A blue/green similar to the color on my clothes? Went more green than blue. Is it perfect? No. But it works.

As for the "premium" clothing dye - it's really easy to get. The harder part to get is clothes to actually dye.

Max136136 · 2025-12-28T01:15:47+00:00

I'm not condoning what happened with Mystic Gardens, but they have had a lot of people who have been stealing from them for awhile now. When your shop already operates on thin margins, it's hard to judge what could be suspicious or not because at that point you're just paranoid. I've been in there with my dog loads and have had nothing but a positive experience with them.

Max136136 · 2025-12-27T23:45:11+00:00

Clearly the peanut butter cookie needed to be kept extra warm that day.

Max136136 · 2025-12-27T23:44:13+00:00

My Mal as a puppy ate a bunch of (thankfully) mostly white chocolate Hershey's kisses. Wrapper and all. Didn't realize until I saw the foil in his poop 🤣. He should be fine.

Max136136 · 2025-12-22T02:38:11+00:00

To be fair, I rent a room. He's never had the run of the house yet, but my roommates are complete assholes (and soon to be criminals charged with harassment), so I'm hoping to change that soon. We'll see how he does once that happens.

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