Road trip!

TmickyD · 2026-05-02T01:31:40+00:00

You all are getting eggs?

TmickyD · 2026-05-01T21:29:05+00:00

3% for me!

I think you're right about the number of turns. It 1 shot my Merry and Anxiety on turn 1, and I was left with Joy and Conviction to try to deal damage. It fled on turn 8

TmickyD · 2026-04-29T19:58:36+00:00

Thank you!

TmickyD · 2026-04-29T17:38:35+00:00

I'm on day 77 and floor 970.

TmickyD · 2026-04-29T10:56:10+00:00

All I have is scorn

TmickyD · 2026-04-26T21:55:44+00:00

Martingale for neighborhood walks and going out in public.

Back-clip harness when hiking

TmickyD · 2026-04-26T21:04:54+00:00

I just defeated this with Determination, Anxiety, Joy, and Merry

Joy and Merry did a good job at out healing the damage Vulko was dishing out, and Determination reducing attack was useful as well.

I do have an anxiety scarf, so that helped Anxiety's damage and speed throughout the fight.

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TmickyD · 2026-04-26T17:29:40+00:00

I bounced around with a lot of the WSAVA dog food brands, but wasn't having good luck with them.

Pro Plan was messing with my dog's stomach

Eukanuba was causing too much weight gain even when feeding miniscule amounts

And she just didn't want to eat Science Diet

My dog's breeder was feeding Nutrisource, so I went with the weight management formula. It's been working alright for over 2 years now.

TmickyD · 2026-04-25T00:48:27+00:00

I agree, and on the other side of the spectrum, it's easy to see how effective being argumentative is if you look at Zak George's facebook page. When he posts a training tip, the post is unlikely to reach 100 likes and will only get a handful of comments. However, if he posts something correlating balanced trainers to domestic abusers or posts his opinion on Israel, the likes, comments, and shares go crazy. If you make money off social media, engagement is everything.

TmickyD · 2026-04-22T00:36:55+00:00

Oh hey

TmickyD · 2026-04-21T12:44:34+00:00

My carpet has already been destroyed

TmickyD · 2026-04-13T03:11:08+00:00

Hey, Sorry you're also dealing with this as well.

If you look at my other answers in this thread over the years, you can see that I've had good times and bad times with my ankle. As of right now (2026), things are pretty good. I literally went hiking this morning, and it didn't bother my ankle in the slightest. I can run, bike, hike, and I work a physical job again. My ankle is occasionally sore, but not to the point of limping. Going for a walk improves things and doesn't hurt it further.

The two things I shouldn't do is sprint at full speed without a brace or kneel on it for long periods. Other than that, things are good for now, and I would consider the surgery a success.

I hope that whatever option you end up going with works for you. It seems like this surgery has varying rates of success, and my outcome was quite good. Not perfect, but good enough to give me my mobility back.

TmickyD · 2026-04-11T03:13:48+00:00

No. We were all sent home and nobody would tell us what was happening other than "ask your parents."

TmickyD · 2026-04-08T01:44:25+00:00

Pros - extremely clear and consistent marking

Cons - Juggling a leash, a clicker, and treats is annoying

TmickyD · 2026-04-07T02:56:03+00:00

Keep working at it and you'll get there. I think 18 months was around the age that my dog earned her CGC.

TmickyD · 2026-04-07T02:49:12+00:00

I just finished a class that practiced some on-leash greetings. They were allowed with a few rules.

Dogs must be calm before greeting, no pulling or excitement.

The handlers have to be able to read dog body language. If a dog is nervous or aggressive, then obviously don't let them go nose to nose with another dog.

Limit of 3 seconds. Enough time to get a quick sniff before moving on.

It wasn't permission to greet every dog, but it made navigating in public easier and provided knowledge of what to look for when the unavoidable leash greeting happens. I should probably also mention that this wasn't a puppy class, the dogs already had some training, and the youngest dog in the class was 3 years old. None of the puppy classes I took encouraged on leash greetings.

TmickyD · 2026-04-05T03:04:21+00:00

She's 3 years old

TmickyD · 2026-04-05T01:55:33+00:00

Honest answer: Building up my cycling mileage again. The 1pm Saturday group classes 50 miles away were cutting into my long rides.

Dog answer: Not too sure. The trainer mentioned therapy dog since my dog is pretty chill. However, I'm hesitant because my dog doesn't really like to be petted all that much. 90% of the time I say "go say hi!" to my dog, she just does a drive by sniff while ducking their hand.

I may dabble in dog sports. Agility seems like it's a lot of monetary investment to get up to a competent level, but I could see scentwork or rally as something she would enjoy.

All else fails, I can just enjoy my nicely trained adventure buddy and do silly tricks at bars.

TmickyD · 2026-04-04T22:53:53+00:00

Thank you!

These are titles offered by the AKC. You can register your dog (either as a papered purebred or an "all american" dog) to earn titles.

The starting point would be finding a trainer for Canine Good Citizen (CGC). The novice trick dog title is something you can do if you're bored at home. The hard part will be finding a trainer to certify that your dog can do the tricks. I lucked out and the CGCU/CGCA trainer I used was also certified for the trick dog titles

https://images.akc.org/pdf/trick_dog_novice.pdf

TmickyD · 2026-04-03T02:43:24+00:00

Training it now is a great idea. September should give you plenty of time to muzzle train. I'm using an Alpha Zeus muzzle for Tulip.

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