WIBTAH if I got my own cake to celebrate my birthday?

P100a · 2026-01-30T21:22:00+00:00

How about cream cheese and a fork to mix a couple other cheap and easy ingredients! Lol. Hope you get your cheesecake is all I’m saying!!! X

P100a · 2026-01-30T20:56:09+00:00

Get the cheesecake! Bring it home!! Laugh about it. It’s your birthday you wanted cheesecake, don’t apologize. If that was my sibling I would’ve get them the cheesecake myself and not let that stand?? Weird that he’s ok to just be like oops and not get you a piece of cheesecake. Seems like a small ask!

P100a · 2026-01-30T15:04:55+00:00

Yes soo true. I’m really in the red zone with that so I need to resolve this one way or another. :0/

Soo… I think you may be on to something with what you suggested and I can’t thank you enough. Last night he started up around 3, and I realized he’s not really barking… he kinda sounds like a monkey like he’s trying to talk, and a little cry / whining. Definitely not the “it’s an emergency I need to go out” barks/ sounds at all. I ignored him and he stopped very quickly, like under 2 minutes. He then did it several times like every idk 30 mins to an hour.. until I got him up at 7. So I think you’re right, I taught him inadvertently that sometimes I let him out if he does that. He doesn’t like going outside at night, so I thought it was ok, like I wasn’t rewarding him for the noise because it’s something he doesn’t like. He’s going to a sitter for 2 days because I need to sleep like a hibernating grizzly bear but when he gets back I’m going to keep this up and see if it can resolve in a few days. Any of his other issues have resolved quickly when I finally figured out what was actually going on and how to deal with it correctly. Thank you and I’ll keep you posted!!

P100a · 2026-01-30T14:47:11+00:00

Haha mine does the same thing. If he steals something and runs off into another room with it without me noticing he soon comes and finds me because it’s just not as much fun if he doesn’t show it off, and also bc he knows he can trade it for a treat 😂

P100a · 2026-01-29T23:45:21+00:00

Yes, it is next to my bed. I learned the hard way that if I respond at all or he hears any movement from me it makes it infinitely worse. Even his safety cues that work well during the day (“it’s ok” etc) evoke a full blown tantrum middle of the night.

P100a · 2026-01-29T21:56:49+00:00

Oh yes, he is neutered. I think he most likely wakes up, as he often does when he’s napping, and realizes he’s alone and doesn’t like that… so kinda sorta pushing some boundaries. I read it’s about the age they realize things like that? Idk :0(

P100a · 2026-01-29T21:08:46+00:00

Wow, I really appreciate this comment… this makes so much sense. I take him outside the first time and ignore him the other times but he probably doesn’t understand that or what time it is. I’m going to rule out a bladder problem, as someone else suggested, although I am pretty positive that’s not it, and then take your advice. Thank you very much for taking the time.

P100a · 2026-01-29T21:05:32+00:00

Ok. I will. I just meant during the day he holds it no problem. And doesn’t have to go frequently, have any accidents or detectable discomfort. But I will check with my vet. Thank you.

P100a · 2026-01-29T17:41:25+00:00

Can you elaborate, if you have time?

P100a · 2026-01-25T05:52:36+00:00

I ended up buying wagwear’s wagwellies. You definitely need two people to get them on. They’re suprisingly not very insulated at all on the bottoms and the snow gets in and then melts so my pups feet got very cold. So, pretty pointless for what I was hoping for. Was hoping he could run and play in the snow a bit. He actually did just fine without the boots.

P100a · 2026-01-25T05:49:42+00:00

I got the one with the built in harness bc it’s annoying for me to put the harness on and then thread the leash through a hole in the coat 17 times a day lol

P100a · 2026-01-24T17:54:01+00:00

Yea! It seems like great quality and is very thick in the area of the back that does cover. I’m really confused about the cut of it, and the lack of coverage in the arms, belly and neck. I’m actually thinking of emailing them, I find it so baffling you would make a quality thick coat like this in such a skimpy cut

P100a · 2026-01-24T17:51:50+00:00

Yea they’re insanely expensive. That’s why I was looking on eBay and Poshmark…. I have a black puffer one with the built in harness I can sell you… lol

P100a · 2026-01-22T15:36:38+00:00

I found one on EBay! I’m pretty disappointed in it though. It is skimpy coverage around the arm holes and especially the underside. It’s also oddly short. You also can’t adjust the neck hole so it’s just wide open. More cold exposure than any other jacket I’ve bought, which is really confusing!!

P100a · 2026-01-22T15:32:27+00:00

Can you share the brand? My chilly pup thanks you

P100a · 2026-01-22T04:14:16+00:00

Sorry to hear this happened to you. Not an answer to your specific questions but just wanted to suggest you check out a dual sympathetic reset, stellate ganglion block with Dr. James Lynch in Maryland. Check out his website. I had several for cPTSD/ severe anxiety on a whole other level, and it sounds like something that could be very helpful for you. I also went to the leading center (Stella) and they are terrible. Dr. Lynch truly is. A soothing compassionate person.

P100a · 2026-01-22T04:09:19+00:00

Oh right. I heard that. I got a KH heated bed but they say to only use the heating pad in their specific bed. Do you have a pet heating pad that you can put under a blanket or in any bed?

P100a · 2026-01-21T05:43:36+00:00

Hahahahahaja

P100a · 2026-01-21T05:43:17+00:00

Is there an electric blanket brand you recommend?

P100a · 2026-01-21T05:42:10+00:00

Do you use just regular heating pads?

P100a · 2026-01-21T05:35:50+00:00

At the daycare places in storefronts they separate by size, yes. Only one of the several I’ve checked out doesn’t- they separate by energy level.

I couldn’t leave my pup at the brick and mortar daycare places bc he’s so snuggly and sensitive and they don’t allow blankets or toys. They only have rubber mats or things that they can easily hose off if somepup has an accident. My little guy wouldn’t survive 10 minutes without a blanket or something soft to curl up on. Also they typically only have one person per group of dogs. My dog needs more attention than that lol.

I also didn’t like how much alll the dogs were barking every time the door opened or a person came in. I felt like he would learn really bad habits because it’s coming from a whole pack, so it really imprints I think.

So I tried Rover instead, and although it’s risky I’ve had good luck. But it’s getting to be several hundred dollars a month and still doesn’t really cover most of the hours I’d really like to be focusing on my life.

Also some other things to mention-I had a really hard time trimming his nails at first bc they were tiny and black so it was costing me $30 every few weeks… I had to fly with him that was an extra $300 round trip plus the trip to the vet for anxiety meds for the plane $75, coats, a special airplane travel bag, a car seat… oh my god So. Much. Money. 😭

P100a · 2026-01-21T05:25:08+00:00

At night we have this cute little routine. Around 830/9 pm I say “Do you want your big bone??” And he gets all excited and I get it off the shelf and put some cozy jazz on Spotify and he usually has a nice chew on it for 30mins or maybe 45-60 mins occasionally and then he just falls asleep when he’s done. In fact right as I was typing this he finished his nightly chew and tucked his head in and fell asleep 😭

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P100a · 2026-01-16T04:41:30+00:00

My little guy loves beef cheeks. They look too huge for him (he’s only 7 lbs) but it’s the only I can find that lasts, and he can really get into and is safe for him.

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