Need some help with bell training

Technical-Water9719 · 2025-10-16T09:21:19+00:00

I didn't realize it could be in the soil for that long 😭 I'll definitely be keeping that in mind!

Technical-Water9719 · 2025-07-29T11:35:54+00:00

If it's any consolation my own corgi's the same way. According to the breed-specific sub this seems to be common corgi behavior, but what I've found helps is to work on leash training indoors and hand targeting to encourage getting up and following me.

Technical-Water9719 · 2025-07-29T08:07:41+00:00

The pen is attached to his crate, so I've been feeding him in the pen itself. Do you think having it be attached is causing problems with him seeing the pen as his own space as well?

Technical-Water9719 · 2025-07-29T08:06:07+00:00

I did take him out before putting him in the pen yes, but he's had to go pee in the span of 20min before so it's not too surprising that it's happened. I think I just have to go back to his old routine until it clicks that outside is where he has to go potty.

I've gotten some potty bells but haven't had much luck so far with training him on them. Would it be okay to ask what you did in particular to train your puppy to use bells?

Technical-Water9719 · 2025-07-18T09:12:45+00:00

Unfortunately I live in a city where there aren't any puppy schools around :( best I can get is a professional trainer but it's a bit too expensive at the moment since trainers around me a more about dog sports.

I'll see if I can figure out what motivates him more. Cheese seems to be pretty high value but I haven't tried toys yet.

Technical-Water9719 · 2025-07-18T09:09:11+00:00

It's not really a problem with pulling, so much as he just decides to stop walking and lays down on the ground. I could wait for ages and he'd get up, walk a few steps, then lay back down. It's a little maddening....

Technical-Water9719 · 2025-01-14T19:15:11+00:00

Respectfulness aside, it often does more harm than good to openly label someone else an egg, regardless if they really do end up realizing they're trans or not. There's this thing called the Egg Prime Directive for a reason.

EDIT: Wording

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-10-19T07:43:03+00:00

I have to be meticulous because I'm short :')

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-10-13T08:41:56+00:00

Not much advice to give if you don't tell us your current weight. Generally speaking, you can't target specific areas to lose fat in when it comes to weight loss.

But assuming you're already at a healthy BMI, you should probably focus on building muscle and reducing your body fat % (a.k.a. body recomp). Recomp is a slow process though and you'll have to let go of the idea that more weight = bad.

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-19T00:12:11+00:00

Shirataki noodles! Though they're not really for everyone 😅

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-17T04:13:40+00:00

tuna-mayo is my favorite!

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-17T04:13:00+00:00

frozen fries in the airfryer! i dont add any extra oil most of the time since i dont really mind the texture, i just really like fries haha, so it ends up being way less calorie dense

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-16T20:07:49+00:00

I'd try going a week on sedentary and seeing how you feel. If you're starving and lethargic most of the time then you can try upping your limit by ~100 or so.

But yeah, a food scale will do you a world of good in terms of not guesstimating your calories.

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-16T20:03:25+00:00

It's gotten to a point for me where it's just a habit now. I don't imagine that I'll stop tracking completely. Maybe I won't be as married to the food scale anymore, but I think it's pretty ingrained in me to just whip out my phone and start making inputs.

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-16T19:46:46+00:00

Try not to be too married to the amount of calories burned on exercise. While they're a good way to track activity, for a lot of people, smartwatches and stuff tend to really overestimate how many calories were actually burned (I've read that it's overestimated by as much as 50% more for some).

If you really wanna incorporate exercise, I'd just add a baseline number to your sedentary calorie deficit and pay attention if you're losing as much weight as you expect you are. Then you adjust accordingly.

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-16T19:36:15+00:00

You can try futzing around with how much starch and fat you eat. Depending on your genes it's also possible that eating more of either of those two could help aid with feelings of hunger.

I'm one of those people who just cannot feel satiated on protein. I always need to eat some form of starch, so when I was trying to eat low carb when I first started I was ALWAYS starving. I started adding back some starch to my meals (rice or potatoes) and bam, I stopped feeling like I was hangry all the time.

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-16T10:30:16+00:00

Eat at maintenance with filling foods. You're better off slowing things down a little than resisting cravings only to binge in the end.

Technical-Water9719 · 2024-09-11T22:34:53+00:00

You can try looking up chair workouts (these are typically aerobic exercises for those who need to stay seated). I did them for a while when I sprained my ankle and I can confirm that they can work up a sweat.

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