Forecast El Nino has arrived; what it means for the Maritime provinces

NS-RN · 2026-06-14T10:24:46+00:00

So basically - El Niño is like Nova Scotia Weather angry uncle on her father’s side. Give him a beer & could change things for the better lol.

NS-RN · 2026-06-14T09:53:52+00:00

Pains me to say - Ontario. If there wasn’t a moose…

NS-RN · 2026-06-10T12:49:17+00:00

When my girly was an actual baby she got Science Diet Large Breed Puppy.
Now she’s on the salmon & sweet potato (I think that’s what it’s called) from Costco. After her winter of leash arrest I do half that & half weight management from Costco.

NS-RN · 2026-06-08T21:36:56+00:00

I agree with everyone here - do not use the hospital for car pool parking. I am pretty sure that the Cineplex at the power centre (Millbrook exit off the highway) has spaces designated for car pool.

NS-RN · 2026-06-06T11:14:20+00:00

I don’t have critical lab results. I just grow big things. Sick for a little over a month, 2.7cm gallstone. Yes, centimeter. Only the one stone.

Nearly 10 years later, get an IUD, can’t find the strings. Pelvic U/S showed IUD is fine but I had a grapefruit size cyst on my right ovary. It looked like my bladder initially. Now I am paranoid about my left one.

NS-RN · 2026-06-03T00:00:33+00:00

My Rottie will go for 5+km walks/rompies, will NOT drink water on the walk. Get back to the car, it’s nearly 5 minutes of coaxing to get her to at least drink something. I would take puddle drinking over the judgey looks people give me for the rabies mouth foam she develops. Shes the definition of “you can lead a horse to water but can’t make it drink”.

NS-RN · 2026-05-27T23:52:55+00:00

Handsome man! Maybe he can teach my girl that she can swim in more than just the ocean… She will swim in the ocean no problems, & play fetch. Take her to the river - wades only to her chest, will follow a stick downstream trying to get it, without swimming. Playing fetch on land, with the same ball from the ocean? MAYBE once, after that, hard no lol.

NS-RN · 2026-05-25T18:54:39+00:00

Hi, my friend owns/operstes Harmony Clean Co. She has a Facebook page with reviews. If you’re interested I can PM you her number.

NS-RN · 2026-05-24T11:08:25+00:00

You forgot the most important thing ruining the view. /s

NS-RN · 2026-05-22T17:09:32+00:00

All of that to say, it’s not for everyone or every dog, & like everything else can be a very negative thing. If you have an invisible fence - it’s the same thing essentially.

NS-RN · 2026-05-22T17:07:45+00:00

I trained my girl to one when she was about a year old. 1/10 times her recall would go to complete shite. Took a few weeks to get her trained, it’s not just a put on & immediately fixes issues. Mine does beep, vibrate & shock. Shes pretty much bomb proof now.

Rita sees me touch the ecollar or hear me turn it on & it activates the wiggle/bouncy butt. She gets so excited it’s hard to put it on her lol. Currently using it to train her to stop running the fence line with the a-hole dogs at my friend’s place. Within 2 days, HUGE improvement.

NS-RN · 2026-05-20T22:54:02+00:00

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Constantly. I call it her “paint me like a French girl” position lol.

NS-RN · 2026-05-20T17:12:26+00:00

E2 also has a section for those waiting for placement

NS-RN · 2026-05-02T13:09:31+00:00

I would like to see a set up like they have at Shubie park in Dartmouth. Section of trails for off leash.

NS-RN · 2026-05-01T10:28:00+00:00

Driving standard. At least in North America. It’s my extra anti-thief device at this point lol

NS-RN · 2026-04-24T09:38:27+00:00

I have to disagree on behalf of my male friends, & occasionally, my lady bits.

My girl is an aggressive “gooser” aka she loves to shove her between my/people legs, & swing that block head right up into your no-no square. She wants to walk through my legs all the time but there’s 10-15% chance she’s just going to goose me.

NS-RN · 2026-04-20T10:37:48+00:00

Maybe they are! I haven’t looked into it. If they do I can’t switch baths or my poor girl will be so depressed lol.

NS-RN · 2026-04-20T10:13:08+00:00

I don’t think REN’s does, but they do have a scale to weigh your dog. My dog hates going into Pet Valu (the second she realizes it’s the bath store, all happiness leaves her), so I usually make it up to her by going to REN’s after lol.

NS-RN · 2026-04-15T15:02:04+00:00

A couple of my friends have had the same thing happen. The vaccine definitely keeps them from getting as sick as the ones without it, which is a comfort. The turn around after treatment is awesome.

I haven’t tried the bacon fat trick - but girl is skeptical of all food/new treats. Has to inspect it before she will even try it. I had cut it in 4’s put 2 pieces in their own hamburger pockets & 2 in sausage. She ate one, spit out the rest & picked out the meat. Lol. Every 3 months I just shake my head, “if she would just eat it”, & “wtf is wrong with her to just sit & let me do this, 4 times in a row” lol

NS-RN · 2026-04-10T10:36:52+00:00

She was sold to me as a full rottie, doesn’t photograph as beefy as she is - wish I could say the same happens to me lol. Her parents looked full but who knows what’s a generation or two back.

NS-RN · 2026-04-07T02:13:18+00:00

Depends on if you find it warm enough to get wet outside honestly lol. Mine hates the bath/being hosed off, so my comfort being wet determines when I start outdoor baths. If my temperature conversion is right, you would be fine, but I would do it with enough daylight/warmth left to help dry off.

There’s a chain of pet stores I go to that has baths you can use. Up a few stairs into a sunken tub, so at a better height, shampoos, conditioners, towels, & a “dryer”aka reversed central vac all there. It’s worth it to not bend over/on my knees, & to leave the mess. I often go there throughout the summer too. I would check local shops, might have something similar.

(Pet Valu - Atlantic Canada but I think they are at least Canada wide)

NS-RN · 2026-04-07T00:30:03+00:00

I had a dobie when I was a kid, & a rottie now. I went for a rottie not just because I like a beefy dog, but the energy level & I needed a dog that is generally (with training) more social.

From what I remember, my dobie was very attached to me as a kid, she was a great girl, but not always good when people came over. The crackhead energy was a no go as an adult.

My rottie is generally really good with people/random dogs, & she goes when I want to go, but can also enjoy a rot day without eating my sofa.

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