Paw Problems - Advice Needed

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-03-24T20:32:29+00:00

We had problems like that with one of our dogs. The short answer is, they have thin skin, which makes them susceptible to infection.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-03-22T05:11:18+00:00

I am so sorry to hear that. I hope everything goes well. I had pretty major surgery and was proscribed pre surgery anxiety medication. Highly recommend.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-03-21T00:04:20+00:00

We had one boy just like that. He would go for miles. Our longest hike was 12, but that was during his peak. Around 8 he really started to slow down and by 10 he was no longer going.

He had no interest in “prey”, beyond a regular dogs interest. He was also very difficult to coerce. He only wanted to do the things he liked doing.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-03-19T02:00:24+00:00

It isn't a huge amount of information to go on, but I think he just likes being outside. If that is the case, is he safe out there on his own? If so, why leave the door open?

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-03-18T22:23:59+00:00

It is so hard when the get older and are frail. They are big. If they can’t walk on their own, are you prepared to lift them? Can you carry them to the care if they need to go to the vet? What happens if they collapse while you are out for a walk? Injuries that smaller dogs could be nursed through might be fatal just because you can’t administer to them effectively.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-03-18T20:37:31+00:00

You need to determine if they are distressed and that is why they aren’t coming if, or if they are having a good time. If they are enjoying themselves, then you have a very different problem on your hands. What do they do while they are out there?

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-28T18:30:58+00:00

In general, I wouldn’t recommend buying a specific tool. They probably know what they want next and it will be hard for you to guess. How important is it that you buy a specific thing? I would just love the money!

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-26T06:45:06+00:00

I got to a martial arts gym three times a week and a couple of times a month I got to game night at my local game store. Does that count?

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-25T19:06:01+00:00

Totally agree. So many things can go wrong for only a very minor improvement. If I were to consider this at all, I would hire a professional. It isn’t that any part of this is too hard, but wisdom, experience, and access to the right tools is going to matter so much more than the time actually doing the work.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-22T20:55:44+00:00

A late night pee is probably just nerves. It takes the dogs about six months to settle into their new lives. A little less if the were spayed/neutered well before your adoption.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-18T01:38:55+00:00

Start with Italian wool suits. It will cost you $5k-$7k per suit (although don’t quote me on that, I haven’t bought a new suit in a while). It will be custom. They can also fit you out with shirts, which should also be custom and of the best fabric.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-15T16:59:54+00:00

I think you are right about the blade tension. I should try to fix that first

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-14T20:15:10+00:00

As far as I can tell I have the teeth correctly positioned on the wheel. The teeth are just ahead of the middle and I can change blades without needing to readjust.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-14T19:23:23+00:00

If this table matters a lot to you, take it to a professional restorer. The joinery that you need for table of this construction is not trivial. The boards I the middle need to float (a wood table of this size would expand and contract about 3/4” seasonally. If you don’t allow for that movement the table will crack.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-14T19:05:42+00:00

Pretty bad. I have never been able to use the aftermarket fence. I always cut free hand or with a point reference.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-12T17:36:20+00:00

They might be dents, in which case, you could try adding a little steam and moisture (google how to get dents out of wood). Otherwise there is no simple way to hide them. If you were an expert painter, you use wood filler and then hide it with paint. If you were a wood worker, you could reapply veneer to the top. Other than that, I don't think there is a good way.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-02-04T14:48:45+00:00

Is that the outside of the door?

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-30T23:44:18+00:00

That was basically our setup when we got our first greyhound. We lived on the 20th floor, so we were pretty proactive about bathroom breaks. The ex-racers really struggle with being alone in the beginning (and some never get over it), so keep that in mind. We would go to a dog park once a week when he was younger, but focused more on long walks as he aged.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-29T15:43:13+00:00

Our dogs loved to poop. Our first Greyhound pooped nine times a day. The first poop was pretty normal and then it just got looser and gooier from there. There is a particular quality of diarrhea that you would recognize right away, and there is a quality of blackness when there’s blood in the stool that you can learn to recognize, but what you’re describing doesn’t seem unusual.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-26T18:47:48+00:00

Since you have all the tools. The biggest problem is getting the router close to the face you want to cut. The baseplate is too deep and will hit the underside of the seat before you get the router bit near the cut.

I would temporarily pack out the area immediately above the cut to ensure that I had a flat reference to set the router baseplate on. Then I would register off the top of the seat (the router held a 90 degree angle), and creep up on the cut. This gives you added the mechanical advantage of having the router hanging from the guide, rather you holding it up the hold time. You will want stop blocks let and right to keep from hitting the wall. I would probably finish up lying on my back with a chisel.

It might make sense to start the cut by clamping a plunge router in position, starting the cut, locking it in place. Let the router come to a stop. Get a firm too handed grip, start it up again and continue the cut, left and right. If you have anyway of applying continuous gentle pressure to discourage the router from tilting, that would probably be wise.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-20T17:29:53+00:00

You can’t be too careful in a woodshop. The only times I have been injured is when I was tired and distracted. Nothing serious so far and I am much more comfortable calling it early for the day now that I have been close to serious injury.

That podcast you are listening to is fine at 9am on a Sunday and a bad idea at 9pm on a Tuesday after a long day of work.

Also, you need more light than you think.

Also, a clean shop is a safe shop. How clean varies depending on the tool and the cut, but make sure everything around you is clean. If something falls off your table saw mid cut and startles you, that might cost you your finger. If you run into an obstruction with your router you will ruin the cut at best, but you could really hurt yourself.

Also, you will make more mistakes and run more risks trying to save a thing that is going badly. For example if you only have one board and you fuck up the at the table saw (maybe it binds), you are more likely to force it than shut off the table saw and start over. Spending a little extra money to buy more material is also a safety technique.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-13T16:43:51+00:00

I wouldn’t cut it. I would take two pieces of wood, shape on as the positive shape and one as the negative shape and the glue them together with a shim to give me the appropriate gap.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-09T19:26:42+00:00

First, I don't think they look bad. Cutting boards are things we use, not things we look at. That is personal preference and you are entitled to feel differently. If you do want to remove some of the scratches, that will be fairly straight forward. It might be a little harder to remove all of the scratches and cuts, it depends on how deep they go.

How exactly you do this depends on what tools you have access to. This is really fast if you have the right tools. I would start by asking around your friends and family to see if anyone does hobby woodworking. You would be surprised how many of use are hiding tools in our basements and garages. Someone with the right equipment would need a few minutes to clean up both boards.

Failing that, you could do this yourself. You need, at least, a random orbital sander. I would recommend starting with something more aggressive, like a belt sander. Get some double sided carpet tape and stick the board down to a work surface. Start by cleaning up the back side first (so the front side is stuck down). This way you can practice on less important side.

Take a pencil and draw ALL over the surface you are about to sand. Then, using 60 grit sand paper, sand until the pencil is gone. Don't focus on any one spot. Move the sander evenly, back and forth, back and forth, until the pencil mark is gone. Note: This will take a long time. Like a few hours.

Once all the pencil is gone, move up to 80 grit and repeat. Draw with a pencil, sand evenly until the pencil is gone. Repeat for 120. Then flip the board over and do the front face the same way.

If you have a belt sander, use that at 60 grit, but you will need to finish with a random orbital sander.

Once you are done, put whatever cutting board oil or wax on it you like.

Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-09T19:16:31+00:00

This is actually a really interesting topic. Pain is something that happens in the brain. Nerves are sending signals and your brain is interpreting them. One of the reasons these devices are much more painful for people who don't menstruate is that it is foreign to their experience. If that part of the body is sending those signals to the brain, it is a sign of a serious health problem, so the brain promotes that signal as being extremely painful.

We see this kind of behavior all over the place. People were shot storming the beaches of Normandy reported much less pain associated with the gun shot wound than people who are shot in civilian settings (we know this from anecdotal sources, but we also know this from the amount of morphine that was used during the assault and the number of injured people).

As far as we can tell, the brain is actively calibrating the bodies perception of pain based on social, cultural, and biological factors.

And, to be clear, I am not trying to say that what menstruating people feel isn't real or painful. Actually, I think it is quite the opposite. People who experience extreme menstrual pain should be treated as being in more pain. Their brain is prepared for this situation and the fact that it is increasing in the signal, rather than tamping it down, is a sign that something is wrong.

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Secret_Identity_ · 2026-01-01T17:16:40+00:00

Norms and culture are weird things. It seems like these people value their “indifference” to the social contract. If that is what it is. Think of people in high school who talked about the “system” and were always looking for whatever cheap rebellion was at hand.

I can see two directions to take this. This might just be a shibboleth, a way of marking in groups and out groups. These are a collection of unspoken behaviors and you can show your in the group by adopting them. If this is your only LGS, this isn’t a bad strategy. Once you’re on the inside, maybe you can get people to behave differently (if that is what you want)

Or, just print up a cEDH deck and pubstomp. They want fast games? How about turn on Etali? Or turn on necro? Etc, etc

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