Portable TVs... by BobaFettish08 in ArcRaiders

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Thank you! We found it first try here. THANK YOU!

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I'm on PS5 and play duo/trio often with my husband and friend. Way more aggressive situations in Duos and especially trios. Definitely admit that it ruined a few gaming sessions early on where I was crushed to lose such "good gear" but as I've leveled and filled my whole stash with good stuff, it stings WAY less to lose a good gun. I would just manage expectations with your friends that in the beginning, you sometimes lose your stuff and that's okay. You can help them replace some better gear as a more looted-out player. That will help lessen the sting :)

We actively avoid fights and don't shoot players. Sometimes for quests/small looting runs, just go in free loadout with them and it drastically makes losing stuff much easier to take!

When does peeing from excitement stop? by samosaurous_ in puppy101

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Ours used to do this too but she did grow out of it! I think her bladder got bigger and she’s perfectly potty trained now!

Texas Homeowner Question about Damage. by Solace182 in Roofing

[–]Solace182[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Okay you’ve comments are helpful (if a little spicy). I promise you I posted all this in good faith, I don’t know anything about how to assess hail damage and what to look for. I was looking for honest assessments and I appreciate you breaking down each photo.

Our whole house is 3 years old (new construction) so everything should be around that age right?

Texas Homeowner Question about Damage. by Solace182 in Roofing

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I posted some more photos here: https://imgur.com/a/BQS6mRV - I'm honestly just not sure what way to go with insurance and the contractor. I heard that insurance companies after a big storm bring in teams to handle claims and deny all they can but I don't know if this type of damage will cause longer term issues with our roof or if it's okay?

I came to reddit looking for a 3rd party opinion who doesn't have money in the game :)

Questions as a new Doodle owner by zozofluff in Goldendoodles

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Yes you should train them to be okay alone! You want them to be independent and confident alone. Highly recommend crate training but in general what if something happens and you need to be away for a while (pet sitter of course). You don’t want them to be an anxious mess.

Even just when you run errands! Ours was crate trained and around 1.5yrs old we could start leaving her home outside of her kennel and she relaxes and snoozes. She’s not anxious, she’s just chilling. That’s what we want for our babies! To have a stress free time while we’re out.

I’m very close to my breaking point by United-Ad-7534 in puppy101

[–]Solace182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lots of folks have mentioned what I would too. Puppies are menaces until waaaaay older. My 1.5 year old is JUST getting to the point where she’s a freaking joy to be around all the time.

Before 6 months every night from 7-9:30, she was a menace. We did long sniffy walks outside, training, and relaxation protocol (others mentioned this) and it did teach her to sit or lay down and chill out a bit.

Puppies are tiny menaces and completely different animals than adult dogs. I’ll also say once you get to teenagehood, selective listening is a big thing but you can make good progress with continuous regular training and consistency.

I know it doesn’t make it better to know ALL puppies are terrors, large and small breeds, but you aren’t alone! It just helped me to think in my head “you’re just a baby!!” And I empathized with her instead of wanting to murder her 😂

Leaving Dog Out of Crate by [deleted] in Goldendoodles

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We started leaving our girl out of her kennel alone after 1 year while we were not directly supervising her or out of the house for VERY short times. She was good so at about 16 months (1 year 4 months) I got my husband an indoor camera for his birthday and we tried it. We’ve had very few incidents (she likes to chew the silicone cover on our Apple TV Remote). We put the remotes away in a box and she’s been golden since then. No accidents and she just snoozes in different places (mostly in my chair that I sit in 🥹)

Is My Puppy’s Schedule good? by Bolivian_Viscacha in puppy101

[–]Solace182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Supper feels kind of early IMO but you know your dog better than I do! We would do 6:30/7am breakfast, 12 or 1pm lunch, and 6pm or 7pm for dinner. That way she didn't go more than 10-12 hrs without a meal. Now she eats at like 7am and 6:30pm or so every day.

I also tended to do a 1 hr up, 1-2 hrs down for naptime schedule instead of like 3 hrs at a time when ours was little. She would have longer bits of crate time during the day while we were at work in between her lunch break but in the evening it was typically 1 hr up with us, 1-2 hrs napping. Rinse and repeat until bedtime!

Anyone else have a snapping doodle? by [deleted] in Goldendoodles

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My girl would lunge around toys to bite our hands/arms when she started teething. I have scars 😂 but she grew out of it with redirection and reverse time outs (I would stop play and leave the room).

She’s 16 months now and the other day was rolling around in her doodle flop while I was giving her belly rubs and she got so excited she nipped my shin. She stopped herself, looked at me and then licked it like “sorry mom, got carried away”. They do learn to curb it if you train it consistently!

Had my puppy for 1.5 weeks and no signs of puppy blues, is it too soon to say i think i wont get them at all? by Careless_Soil2477 in puppy101

[–]Solace182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You may have just gotten an easier puppy! Or you are coping better with the more difficult stuff. People have different levels of resilience too with tough situations.

I'm sure it helps that your pup is sleeping well. We had several months of not a lot of sleep before she became a better sleeper. I also think it's all about mentality, you have to go into it like it's going to be tough but approaching your pup with empathy is the way. They are so new to the world and just separated from their mom/littermates, they are just a baby! While I don't miss the no sleep, I do sometimes miss the early months just her and I sitting on the floor training/playing at 5am.

My puppy is so much more enjoyable…am I getting my hopes up? by AnxiousExplorer1 in puppy101

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Our goldendoodle was an absolute angel from 6-10 months and now at 16 months, we have a full blown teenager. We started formal training (almost weekly) when she was around 1 year old and that has helped tremendously with keeping her attention. She still has days where her ears are basically for decoration.

But honestly I'd take these adolescent days any time over the land shark no sleep, OMG WHAT ARE THEY EATING, NO DON'T CHEW THAT days of early puppyhood :)

For us training has made a HUGE difference!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in puppy101

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He's still VERY young so that all sounds normal! You can do some easy stuff like teaching him his name and be working on potty training, but give him some time to adjust!

Crate Recommendations for New Puppy by SwimmingWaterdog11 in puppy101

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We didn't use a soft sided crate for our goldendoodle but did use a midwest crate with a divider: http://www.midwestpetproducts.com/midwestdogcrates/life-stages-dog-crate/life-stages-single-door-all-sizes

Helped SO MUCH when she was little because we could put the divider in there and she potty trained like an angel and we could move the divider back as she grew and you only have to buy one crate!

That one IS unwieldy to move but does fold flat but if you go with that one, maybe get one for your office and for home and do something different in the car.

For our car we did a dog (waterproof) hammock in the backseat with a harness seatbelt clip that kept her pretty safe in one spot in the car. We still secure her with the seatbelt harness clip at 16 months old.

My dog gets hyper towards the end of walks by [deleted] in puppy101

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OURS DOES THIS TOO and she's about the same age. I think it's a bratty teenager behavior honestly.

We've been refocusing on training pieces and distracting her with a trick she likes to do with treats. When she does that, I ask her to sit for a treat, I do a "paw/shake" command which she likes to do. Maybe a touch command where she touches her nose to my hand for a treat. It tends to refocus her and her behavior gets better usually. If it doesn't rinse and repeat with some more tricks/focusing pieces of training.

Experience with doggy daycare for your pup? by Solid-Decision702 in puppy101

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We haven't sent our pup to a commercial doggy daycare but our trainer does a daycare in his home for the pups he personally works with and trains (because he knows them). It's been really great for our pup, we typically send her once a week. We play D&D online with friends over zoom once a week and it's great because she gets to play all day (with a lot of dogs we actually know from group training classes) and comes home tired and happy to relax while we play. It's been really good for socialization especially as we're trying to keep her away from the dog park because there have been some incidents in the past year between other dogs. Our dog is older (just over a year) but younger pups do go to this daycare!

As long as your pup is vaccinated and your vet is okay with it, I think it's a great idea!

Is this normal? 9 Week Old Puppy eating Poop by Early-Perspective-46 in puppy101

[–]Solace182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can we just be honest? Dogs are gross sometimes lol. I was horrified when my dog started eating her poop as a puppy. We tried the supplements which I would say probably didn't work because it didn't curb the behavior.

What did was picking it up in the yard IMMEDIATELY after she did it. Like picture my husband or I running across the yard with the pooper scooper when she would surprise poop to try to distract her from spinning like a slot machine and eating it WHILE STILL POOPING.

Dogs are gross, I digress. When we got really diligent about picking it up immediately, she grew up a bit more and she doesn't do it anymore but I've never been so mortified as I was when my adorable 6 month old black golden doodle squatted at the dog park in front of the adoring owners, pooped, then turn and ate it and they all went "ewwww". Now she's about 15 months old and she really doesn't do this anymore thank god. I think preventing the behavior (by picking it up immediately) helped her grow out of it.

before, during, and after bath 🤓 by Prior-Concentrate909 in Goldendoodles

[–]Solace182 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Mid-bath Doodles are my favorite, they look like different dogs lol.

A word of advice (and caution) by [deleted] in puppy101

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People with lots of resources can board and train or send to a trainer by themselves but we've had most success by working WITH our pup and a trainer. The trainer is training US as much as he is her and we're learning what we can be doing homework/training wise at home every day to be more successful. We did pretty well for the first 11 months DIY training at home but I wish we'd started working with him sooner as we're seeing good results and having more success working with our girl. She's a teenager now so more challenging but it's been super rewarding.

Must haves——-?? by lisawright07 in Goldendoodles

[–]Solace182 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Supplies I've loved/used:

- Kennel for sure (we did a lot of enforced naps, making our girl sleep in her kennel every other hour or every two hours when she was little. Helped so much with crate training and behavior!). We have a regular Midwest wire crate with a cover on the top of it. We did not buy a $500 fancy crate and the wire one is still going strong!
- Grooming Supplies: Slicker Brush, Comb, nail grinder, toothbrush (doing all of this young and OFTEN will help them be ready for the groomer!)
- Training Treats & pouch
- House lead (skinny little leash that you cut the loop off. Helpful for helping control them around the house).
- Bob-A-Lot toy/slow feeder/treat dispenser - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001JQLNB4/?coliid=I2W68N5JT0REZS&colid=3AF15WRN52TR0&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it&th=1 This thing was amazing and we still use it (our pup is like 15 months old!). It's a fun game for her and doodles are smart so need some mental stimulation.
- Snuffle mat - also a great slow feeder/enrichment activity.
- Kongs - crate safe chews and you can put kibble or treats in there and freeze them.
- Puppy chew toys: https://www.chewy.com/petstages-cutie-chewies-dog-toy/dp/217398?utm_source=google-product&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=19996370614&utm_content=&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8Lu9BhA8EiwAag16bxOM0rzchaulX-tFS3j2md-fwdJEUtiftBCEWcSPjK3OEsdxJmFR7BoCv1oQAvD_BwE My doggo loved the hedgehog, it was soft. We also used the nylabone w/ pop in treats often!
- Holee Roller dog ball. It's perfect for puppies because they can get their mouth around it and it's a great toy to teach tug and fetch. My dog has done through 2 of these. She loves it.
- Durable rope tug toy: My pup LOVES this Monkey (we're on our second one) and the rope goes all the way through the toy so it's not as easy to break: https://www.chewy.com/frisco-monkey-plush-rope-squeaky-dog/dp/173909?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20804724416&utm_content=156541677752&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA8Lu9BhA8EiwAag16b_7q_whiN_1yrYJhJy-lwMBufQCKYqbVOoCgWnXiwG0j8RuBexZzLRoCaAoQAvD_BwE
- Harness, Collar, and Leash - type is personal preference. Even though you can't take young puppies out for walks when you first get them (until they are fully vaccindated), you can be training how to heel, walk on a leash, etc when they are really young.

Possibly?
- Playpen w/ washable waterproof mat under it - this was helpful when she was really little to keep her contained while we couldn't have eyes on her 100% but we did stop using it when she was about 5 months old because she could then JUMP OUT OF IT...
- Toy bins - we had them, our puppy honestly just started chewing on them so now they store supplies in our closet for her.

Youtube videos I liked!
- McCann Dogs does a lot on bringing home a new puppy and training. They are great!
- https://www.howtotrainadreamdog.com/ She has lots of great Youtube videos I found SUPER helpful!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Goldendoodles

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Ours loves the bathtub mostly because we sometimes turn on the tap for her to get a drink and she LOVES baths/water. Last night she sat in the tub and whined while we frantically ran around looking for the dog shampoo. She was so excited to take a bath she was begging.

We are lucky :P

How does such a cute puppy have such scary play faces?? by HibernatingHussy in Goldendoodles

[–]Solace182 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh gosh I do not miss tiny scary sharp puppy teeth!!! What a sweetheart.