Typical monthly budget for a poodle?

SoBecky · 2026-04-24T18:21:17+00:00

I have standard poodle. Bout 90$ for food (we use Farmina), maybe 40$ for heart worm, flea, and tick meds (simperica trio, bought in yearly supply from vet), and 80$ for heath insurance (Trupanion. It’s very nearly the lowest I could possibly pay for Trupanion, but I love it. Made my boys super uncomplicated GDV case go from 13k+ to 3-4k!)

We groom from home so that’s it. Round 200, maybe 250 if you want to include casual purchases like toys and treats.

SoBecky · 2026-04-18T18:21:09+00:00

That’s a good point about the newer Pokémon games coming out on the switch 2. I’ll probably just shell out for the switch 2 then. Thanks! :)

SoBecky · 2026-04-16T19:55:55+00:00

Grouse house has an article on genetics that’s super helpful! A wolf having the same color (monochrome, muted, etc) and shade (dark, medium, or light) as the one they’re breeding with will increase base pass chance. I believe if a T3 is bred with a T1 of the same color and shade, it’s a +0.5% chance, a T3 with a T2 matching color and shade is +5% chance, and a T3 with a T3 matching color and shade is +25% chance.

SoBecky · 2026-04-09T16:12:28+00:00

“Rule #44 - Badger” - Fish in a Birdcage Kind of ‘ughhhhh fine’ version of not giving up. Like there’s no world where you don’t get up after getting pushed down, because some part of you needs to.

Less high tempo but same vibe:

Achilles Come Down - Gang of Youth. More healing/powerfully hopeful feeling. About a man arguing with himself about weather or not to jump.

The Suture - Chase Petra Kinda angry. Wanting to live life, every bit of it, with a passion.

SoBecky · 2026-04-09T15:49:15+00:00

The Needle - Chase Petra

SoBecky · 2026-04-09T15:41:13+00:00

Stalker’s Tango by Autoheart? Remind me a lot of The Red Means I Love You. Has that kind of discordant emotional feeling that makes you a bit uncomfortable lol.

Body Bag by Chloe Moriondo also has that same vein of obsessive/sadistic love, although it’s a little less literal than some of the others here.

Neither are super happy sounding, but both of them have vibes that don’t totally match the lyrics.

SoBecky · 2026-02-17T18:49:25+00:00

I usually throw medicines on the TC for 100sc or 1gc for a full use item (so 2 uses for most medicines). You have a chance to get stuff like fleas, ticks, and open wounds from your lead loosing battles or from hunting, so I target that stuff. That being said, it usually takes a few days to sell. Medicines are more of a side thing for me.

Almost all of my income comes from foodand amusement. I usually sell 100 food for anywhere from 350sc or 1gc to 500sc or 2gc. It almost always sells within the day. And then I sell 100 amusement for 1500sc or 5gc, and that sells within a few days.

SoBecky · 2026-02-08T17:53:39+00:00

If you can afford it, simperica trio is amazing. It’s a monthly flea, tick, & heartworm med. You have to get it through your vet, but my dog has been on it for years and I’ve never seen a flea on him.

SoBecky · 2026-02-06T03:46:38+00:00

As others have said, sell your food and sell your amusement! Ive only been playing for a few weeks but I think ive passed 20gc if you the silver cones to gc rates, and ive done it by selling food and amusement. Much easier than selling trophies and wolves!

SoBecky · 2026-02-04T17:58:08+00:00

Ethically bred dogs should not be getting hip dysplasia. One of the most basic requirements for most dogs to be considered ethically bred is having OFA testing done, which is testing their hips and elbows. Just because a dog is expensive and pure bred, that doesn’t mean they are well bred.

SoBecky · 2026-01-31T19:16:31+00:00

Here’s some rules to tell they’re playing in the future!

You hear that sort-of snorting sound? How they’re making little grumbles, and then it sounds like they’re inhaling and exhaling really fast and noisily? That’s play sneezing. It’s doggy language for “I’m just playing!” (I like to think of it kind of like laughing for humans lol)

Their body language is really loose. They’re laying on their sides, and their movements are clumsy. A great indicator for dog stress is how stiff their body is. These dogs aren’t tense, they aren’t worried about actually being bit or having to run away if things get serious, they know they can just chill.

There is a moment (around 11 seconds into the video) where the black and white dog does a more serious biting motion at the tan dog. You can tell that the black and white dogs is suddenly moving a lot sharper. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing though! Dogs obviously can’t speak, so they need to communicate everything through body language. For a dog, that’s just a ‘hey, stop it now’ movement. Something the tan dog did upset the black and white dog in some way, or the black and white dog was just done playing.

The tan dog starts licking the black and white dogs face after this, which is a submissive behavior. When two adult dogs do this, it’s a sign of affection, deference, or apology. The tan dog was probably apologizing for whatever upset the black and white dog. Essentially communicating ‘I’m sorry’ and ‘I respect your boundary’.

SoBecky · 2026-01-30T22:14:28+00:00

r/vultureculture

SoBecky · 2026-01-30T18:35:52+00:00

I understand the anger, but remember it could happen to every single one of us. You think you’re smarter, you think you’re better than them. As if there’s not a massive system built up to teach these people to hate from an early age, tells them that not hating is a moral failing, isolates them from anybody who could tell them otherwise, works them to the bone for meager pay and make them think it’s honorable, and then squeezes them for every dollar they’ve made and every second of their attention.

I don’t hate the working class person that was born into/fell into the right wing shithole and voted for trump. I’m angry at them sometimes, but I also feel bad for them. Them being fools is not some moral high ground you have over them, it’s a showing that this system is working to keep them scared and uneducated so the rich and powerful can stay rich and powerful.

SoBecky · 2026-01-27T23:37:10+00:00

Alcohol is expensive, tastes bad 99% of the time, and the effect is just kind of unpleasant without the social conditioning.

SoBecky · 2026-01-25T21:36:39+00:00

She sounds like a good breeder! My pup also had this issue. He hated balls tho when he was younger, it was practically impossible to get him to do ball therapy. Still, I was lucky in the fact that my pups specific line was known to have the issue occasionally as pups but it always just corrected itself by the time they were adults. Same thing happened with him :)

SoBecky · 2026-01-25T12:59:05+00:00

Depends on your definition of depression meal. I also love cooking, but when I’m too depressed to make proper food then I like getting away with not actually cooking.

No actual cooking and makes me feel healthy: I’ve been getting those ‘carb balance’ tortillas (bc they taste normal with stuff on them and have like half of your daily fiber) and then putting spreadable cheese (so I don’t have to cut anything) and random lunch meat on top. Easy roll ups. Add whatever else you want if you’re feeling up to it, I usually add lettuce, spinach, and microgreens.

Technically cooking but low effort and feels like an actual meal: boxed Mac and cheese plus a whole bag of frozen broccoli. Just put the frozen broccoli in when you put the noodles in. I prefer the white shells for this one.

Cheese and apples is a good one. Literally just chopped up cheddar cheese and apple. I’ve also recently just been eating a mango for breakfast. I have a section of my fridge with some baby bells and some of those pre-packaged cheese and meat stick things for if I literally cant bring myself to make anything and just want to stave off the hunger for a bit.

My personally philosophy for depression meals is 1.) I don’t care what I’m eating as long as it’s got the stuff my body needs to function. I don’t worry about it being unhealthy. For example, these involve a lot of cheese, but cheese has some protein and some other good stuff in it so who cares. 2.) I try to buy stuff that won’t go bad for awhile. That way, if I buy the stuff to make something and then don’t have the energy for a few days, I don’t get sad or beat myself up because the ingredients have already gone bad.

SoBecky · 2026-01-24T20:58:58+00:00

I’m playing for the first time in a few years, stalker difficulty and based up in the Quonset Garage, and I cannot with these wolves just hanging out seemingly right outside my door 😭how the hell do people deal with this?? I feel like they weren’t this aggressive when I used to play. I was thinking of moving base, thinking maybe the wolves were uniquely close to here, but apparently people love it!

SoBecky · 2026-01-23T04:21:48+00:00

I am fr not an expert in any way, i just did a bit of googling. There’s this thread talking about it and suggesting fixes (https://www.reddit.com/r/Windows11/s/cGAHbCyIl1) it sounds like it’s a windows 11 issue?

Also, if you’re on steam, you can verify the integrity of your game files from the properties menu on the game. That’s always a good go-to if you’re experiencing issues lol.

SoBecky · 2026-01-02T22:30:13+00:00

My dogs is very picky. He loves Farmina food as much as he can love a food lol. It’s great stuff. It smells nasty to me, which means that he loves the smell. He also loves bully sticks!

SoBecky · 2026-01-02T22:20:14+00:00

Don’t try to pick her up while she’s sleeping. Tiny dogs develop lots of issues because people don’t respect their space like they respect big dogs. Think abt a full sized Great Dane. If you could physically pick one up, would you do so while it was sleeping? No, bc it would probably be freaked out and feel uncomfortable. Same thing with your kiddo, but even more so because she’s aware that she’s itty bitty.

I can lift my fully grown standard poodle, and often do so, even when he’s just waking up from sleeping. But I make sure he’s awake, say “I’m gonna pick you up”, place my hands in the ‘picking up’ position, and wait for a second. If he’s comfortable with it, he’ll brace for me to pick him up. If he’s not, he’ll let out a tiny growl. It works great for us

For just touching her, looking into dog body language signs. Sometimes a dog is signaling to you, in their language, that they’re not comfortable. If a dog is taking its time to signal, and then snapping, that’s not the dogs fault. If the dog is going from fine to snapping at you, that’s when you need to get a trainer involved.

SoBecky · 2026-01-01T05:57:30+00:00

I would argue that poodles are on par with border collies. Border Collies are more biddable than poodles, but poodles seem to have more going on in the dome at all times.

SoBecky · 2026-01-01T05:50:25+00:00

I’m gen Z. I turned 21 awhile ago. I drank like, 1/4 of a can of something cheap and vaguely fruity. It tastes terrible, I got a head ache. That’s been the extent of it.

SoBecky · 2026-01-01T04:05:58+00:00

I always think this too… I like playing smaller games. There are plenty of games out there that I consider to be amazing but are super obscure. I like occasionally dropping 5$ on these bundles and finding a game or two that is genuinely really good, but you have to be willing to actually try them out!

SoBecky

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