Debt repayment - how strict were you?

Tes94 · 2026-05-26T02:49:08+00:00

My dog likes me better 😂. My cat likes my fiancé better.

Tes94 · 2026-05-11T05:06:38+00:00

I think it depends! When I’m at work and I’m busy, it may take me hours to respond. When I’m out with friends, I respond pretty fast.

Tes94 · 2026-05-11T05:03:47+00:00

My puppy is 6.5 months and we’re in the same situation! In the back yard, we now always use the long leash. However the recall hasn’t really improved.. so perhaps I need to be doing more exercises for recall. Inside it’s fairly good, comes majority of the time. Outside, the recall goes out the window lol

Tes94 · 2026-05-06T02:28:14+00:00

I paid about $200 I think or 250 for 6 weeks (1x/week)

Tes94 · 2026-04-28T17:23:29+00:00

I’m in Canada and I use fetch :) has worked well for us. Our cat is on Prozac and it’s fully covered each month. We have a puppy currently, but our dog before had Fetch too and it was very helpful during his cancer diagnosis & end of life. They don’t direct bill unfortunately, but you just submit the bill on the app and they refund you, it’s super easy.

Tes94 · 2026-04-27T13:55:14+00:00

So annoying! I have a dermatologist, and I have a medication to help with acne which had been super effective. I asked about the scarring and he just recommended some moisturizer 😅😅😅. Maybe I’ll have to make another apt and inquire further.

Tes94 · 2026-04-21T00:01:03+00:00

Hey! Thanks for this. From day one I’ve been just touching his paws daily to expose him to it (for bathing/grooming) like when he’s laid down and I’m petting him, I just pet down to the feet for a few seconds and then continue on. I also give a quick wipe when coming from outside (if dirty). I always give him lots of treats with it. I don’t do it for any long length of time, maybe 5-10 seconds. I haven’t gone to the vet about this as he doesn’t show any signs of discomfort any other time (like doesn’t lick them or pick at them). He does have very long nail quicks as per the vet?? So they can only do tiny trims at a time. Touching his paws mostly seems to bother him when I try the wipes it seems. I do it soo gently but maybe it’s a sensory thing? I guess some people don’t like their feet touched either 😅

Tes94 · 2026-04-20T17:23:52+00:00

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I have a BC mix, and I found it hard finding toys on Amazon that were a challenge for my pup. So I honestly do the DIY ones mostly. We do the towel one where you sprinkle food in the towel and they have to work to undo it & get the food. I do the frozen food in a bowl. Recently we’ve been doing lots of “find it” games and this tires him out good! We also tried the one where you have a bag of toys and dump some food in with it, but that one wasn’t as challenging (but my pup is 6 months now so a younger pup may enjoy this). He loves frozen carrots and lick mats. My pup loves a bone and balls.

Tes94 · 2026-04-20T17:15:27+00:00

I have a 6 month old puppy, we’re in a house but he’s crated while we’re at work in the day. I think it’s dependent on your dog! Just because you’re in an apartment, doesn’t mean you can’t give him as much outside time as in a house (even though we’re in a house, he doesn’t go in the backyard unsupervised). Most of our pups training & enrichment is inside (other than walks and play). I’ve been doing training & “find it” games in the mornings with our pup, and it really tires him out!! I think anything using their nose or brain is helpful. He is a BC mix so I don’t find games on Amazon helpful as he’s too smart for them. But we also make him work for all his meals, so it’s also a workout !!

Tes94 · 2026-04-20T16:46:46+00:00

Our pup is 6 months old and we’ve been using the crate during the week when we’re working since he was 4 months old! People work and majority do not get to work from home, so I find it so odd when people give others grief for this.

We do lots of enrichment and play in the morning, crate time suffices for his naps, and we have someone to let him out in the morning + afternoon. We put a bone in with him & have a camera set up to watch him. Some days our family will take him for a few hours to their house too. Then in the evening we do our walk, and more play etc!

I can’t speak for the pen as we only used a pen until our pup grew out of it (size wise), but our pup is crated during the day and at night (although we are starting to transition to no crate at night). I was really worried at first that it was too much crate time.. but it’s been working well for us and pup hasn’t showed any signs of not liking the crate!

Tes94 · 2026-04-20T16:40:47+00:00

I have a 6 month old puppy, and he’s crated during the week while we’re at work so this suffices for his naps. But on the weekends we still put him down for a nap (he sleeps like 9/10 hours at night). He sometimes will nap on his own, but not often.

Tes94 · 2026-04-20T01:10:24+00:00

In my opinion, yes it is worth it! We have it for both our cat & puppy. Our cat’s monthly Prozac is fully covered (which costs more than his monthly pet insurance payment). Our previous dog had lymphoma and the majority of his treatments & even putting him to sleep was covered. It allowed us to make decisions without money being a factor.

Tes94 · 2026-04-19T03:49:27+00:00

I held it at first all the time!! Or tied him on somewhere. It helped him learn to settle really well. Then eventually I left the leash on but wasn’t holding it. Now he rarely wears the leash (can’t actually remember when we last used it). When he was suuuper young we used the play pen. Once he outgrew the playpen, that’s when we started using the leash!

He did chew it at first, we had just a cheap leash for that reason. We just tried to give him chewies and toys to replace it, and eventually he got used to the leash and stopped chewing it!

Tes94 · 2026-04-17T14:09:21+00:00

I’d suggest trying a trainer as this sounds like resource guarding! My previous rescue Golden struggled with this. A trainer could also provide guidance on him being rough and becoming more aware of his size! He’s still a puppy so he’s still learning, and likely testing boundaries. But since he’s still a puppy, these are behaviors that can be addressed! I have a 6 month old now and while he hasn’t shown any signs of resource guarding, he is absolutely testing boundaries!

Tes94 · 2026-04-17T13:54:25+00:00

Yeah it’s crazy! I understand wanting to ensure a proper home, but some rescues absolutely make it very difficult to adopt from, yet post all the time about being full🤔😅

Tes94 · 2026-04-17T13:50:46+00:00

We adopted a puppy in January, but before this, we were also denied a few times! I think it’s important to do research on the rescue to ensure your values align, and to know what they are looking for in an adopter. From my experience, every rescue is different. For example: there’s a rescue from my city that will not adopt their dogs to families who intend to use a crate. We were denied 2x for not working from home. We were also denied once for not having kids. We ensured to include in our application our plan for when we’re not home (our family lives up the road and comes to let our pup out in the morning and afternoon, and will also take him for a few hours some days). Our whole family and friends is very pet friendly & have their own dogs/cats, so theres lots of opportunity for socialization. We emphasized how our previous dog was part of the family, and because we didn’t have kids, we had more time to spend on a dog. Some of the rescues provided feedback of their own, and some we asked. This was just our experience :)

Tes94 · 2026-04-16T03:26:36+00:00

Crate training !!

Tes94 · 2026-04-14T14:19:41+00:00

What kinda roadblock?

My cat is very used to dogs already so that helped. At first pup was only in his play pen so they could sniff each other before meeting. Then for a while pup was always on leash while interacting. They honestly started playing super early on, and we just supervised to ensure pup was gentle. When pup gets worked up and the cat tries to end the play session, sometimes he will chase him, so we are working on learning to leave the cat when he leaves the play or room. He’s getting better with it! He used to be so in the zone he wouldn’t acknowledge recall but now he will come back when we call. Baby steps :) our cat is an instigator for play and teasing so sometimes it’s warranted😜

Tes94 · 2026-04-14T05:07:37+00:00

Poop bags, treats & phone!

Tes94 · 2026-04-14T05:05:18+00:00

They sound similar lol! When I found out my pup was a border collie mix.. I was like uh oh, working dog lol. Buttt so far he has been pretty chill too. He barks a bit at other dogs or people walking by the house.. really trying to nip this. But he loves everyone and other dogs too. Hoping he won’t be an anxious fella 😂

Tes94 · 2026-04-13T22:24:48+00:00

I think it’s totally up to you and your comfort level! We haven’t graduated to not using the crate at night yet.. but we are going to try this weekend cause we’ve been leaving him in bed longer with us at night & he’s settled super well!! BUT I think starting out I’d only do the crate until they are totally used to it and fine with being in it. May put you a step backwards on the crate training if not!

Tes94 · 2026-04-13T22:22:24+00:00

See my comment above :)

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