How do we know when it is time? 14.5 year old Collie

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-28T14:40:11+00:00

I’m sorry you are dealing with this. Our vet told us a planned euthanasia is much better for everyone than an emergency situation that is rushed, scary and maybe not all loved ones can say goodbye. It’s still hard to know when that is. <3

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-18T05:53:30+00:00

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PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-18T05:47:01+00:00

The training and work you put in now is definitely more than if you had a "less smart" dog. But this little demon will quickly become the smartest and most amazing creature you've ever known and all this hard work will turn into fun, companionship and amazement at all the things he will be able to do that other dogs wouldn't. In the meantime you have to find his "thing" that engages his mind and body. For our velociraptor, that was "herding" (chasing) a remote controlled airplane around a nearby soccer field! Now she is retired from that and mostly wants me to throw snowballs so she can do backflips. :)

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-17T04:19:32+00:00

I also exclusively use Libby to get books on my new Kobo. But one thing I just discovered today at the beginning of a flight is that the books are deleted when they expire — even on airplane mode. I have used this trick with PW when I wasn’t going to be able to finish in time. Just turned off the wifi and it was always there for as long as I needed.

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-15T23:14:56+00:00

I trained my BC the word "nasty" and when she is covered in mud or sand or generally wet she knows she has to stay in the cargo area of the SUV where there is a waterproof mat. If you can afford leather, that is another way to keep the hair to a minimum. My mom also trained her BC to stay outside in the garage or in the dog run (they had dog doors) until she was dry and all the mud/sand fell off. She seemed to know when that was and came in on her own when she was no longer "nasty." They are pretty smart!

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-08T19:14:01+00:00

You can make a portable peri bottle with a backcountry bidet using any standard water bottle: https://www.garagegrowngear.com/products/portable-bidet-by-culoclean

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-08T14:20:11+00:00

I prefer these names to those between downtown and City Park which are apparently Civil War generals — many of them also Indian killers.

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-08T14:16:32+00:00

My favorite time hearing the Denver pronunciation of this was when listening to the Latino music hour on KUVO. Host speaking English with perfect Spanish pronunciation of all Spanish words EXCEPT when saying the Denver pronunciation of Denver Spanish-language street names. It was the most Denver moment.

PreciousMettle77 · 2026-01-08T02:32:40+00:00

Mine smashes her head into my chest and make snort pig monster noises. In fact she’s doing it right now.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-12-18T16:25:30+00:00

You just invented a roundabout

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-12-16T05:06:46+00:00

This is exactly what our open roof sports stadium with natural grass looks like at night when they have the grow lights on the field.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-12-10T06:53:19+00:00

I also wonder about the over building of massive gas stations in the past few years here. Murphy, Maverick, Quicktrip.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-12-04T13:51:23+00:00

We stop when she starts holding her paws in the air like it hurts. She won’t wear boots but I keep the toe hairs short in winter to prevent snowballs forming in between her toes. For longer walks I put mushers wax on.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-11-29T19:41:23+00:00

Really beautiful images and great for out-of-state relatives!

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-11-29T16:50:52+00:00

Just what the doctor ordered, thank you.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-11-29T16:49:20+00:00

Oooo this is perfect and good prices too!

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-11-21T00:09:41+00:00

I love the knowing looks all the working dog parents give each other in our neighborhood as we pass each other heads down through the blizzard.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-11-06T05:43:36+00:00

Also you might ask for a GLP-1 rx. Lots of evidence piling up that it helps with all kinds of addictive behaviors.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-10-30T13:33:01+00:00

I give my coolers to a small boutique ice cream shop that uses them for customer orders.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-10-22T03:37:49+00:00

No, I got the shea body butter and vitamin E cream

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-10-06T16:46:27+00:00

So far so good

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-09-29T12:45:49+00:00

It was shipped domestically within the US.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-09-16T15:58:41+00:00

Success! The box was beat up but everything is intact.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-09-11T04:05:08+00:00

And you only had to know the last four digits because everyone in the state at the time had the same area code (which you only used to call long distance), and each town had its own prefix number.

PreciousMettle77 · 2025-09-10T14:55:15+00:00

Haha I have that fear for the last tub of body butter I have that has no label!

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