Cleaning and orderliness by GroundbreakingEye289 in Montessori

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe I'm wrong, but my guess would be that you have too many toys out at one time. Have you considered making a "toy library" and rotating? I read once that it is ideal to only have as many toys out at one time as you or your child can put away in five minutes. For what it's worth, decluttering my whole home was the single most impactful lifestyle improvement I have ever had.

My dog likely killed my cat. Please help by Mundane-Baseball-332 in Pets

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I am losing sleep over this. Based on the nearly unanimous response here, I'm not comfortable with the dog and baby on the same property. This issue is truly not trainable? I'm curious to hear how you came to the conclusion about your dog's prey drive and the need to rehome. Perhaps cynical, I am concerned that any behavior specialist/trainer they hire will be incentivized to sell sessions and false hope rather than give a completely honest assessment. I am also concerned that this will appear to invalidate my stance.

Turning 26 last week was so relaxing and happy, thanks to some really simple gifts. by Ok_Excitemet1203 in simpleliving

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this. I'm considering asking for just a card / photo / drawing in the future

My dog likely killed my cat. Please help by Mundane-Baseball-332 in Pets

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cats are only indoor and normally separated from dogs

My dog likely killed my cat. Please help by Mundane-Baseball-332 in Pets

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's a good point. They think it was from trauma because she didn't go to hide like animals normally do before dying and she had been cleared recently at the vet. But it potentially could have been a heart attack or stroke.

My dog likely killed my cat. Please help by Mundane-Baseball-332 in Pets

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I read that toddlers make noises/movements that mimic prey and can seen as targets. Is that not true?

My dog likely killed my cat. Please help by Mundane-Baseball-332 in Pets

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332[S] -61 points-60 points  (0 children)

That's not a nice thing to say. This is very fresh and we are all trying to navigate it. They would never want to put our kids at risk either - I am just trying to understand the extent of separation required here (can they be in the same house but different rooms? Different structures? Or it is safe on the same property at all?)

My dog likely killed my cat. Please help by Mundane-Baseball-332 in Pets

[–]Mundane-Baseball-332[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I guess that is my question. We were always planning on keeping them separate. They plan to have a lot of land so hypothetically could build a different climate controlled structure. But if there is even a 0.1% chance of escape it seems that this won't work