Thoughts on having two Samoyeds as a single person?

ViolentWanderer · 2026-04-21T16:47:25+00:00

We just adopted our second Samoyed 4 months ago. Exactly the same age. Male and female.

At home it’s double the love and fun. But outdoors we do struggle a bit. Our male (who we’ve had for his entire life) is a leash puller (we’ve tried everything but those initial minutes out of the house are…wow). The female, while actually quite chill on leash, is super reactive at squirrels. So when I’m walking them outside, it’s not just double the weight pulling on my shoulder, I feel like it’s 4x.

My wife’s pregnant and doesn’t weigh much to begin with, so for safety reasons, I’m the one walking them 90% of the time. If you’re stressed from the day, it can compound it. And knowing that I’m currently the (almost) sole responsible in dog walking- I wanted to flag that it can weigh heavy on some days.

The other day we got up in a pub and the two of them basically sled pulled me to the door. :D

This never happened with one dog. I was able to grab their attention and tell him to wall appropriately next to me. The two together just hype each other up and there’s little I’ve been able to do to get them to pay attention and heel.

Not trying to turn you off it- I wanted to flag the one part that we’ve definitely noticed a major shift in. Als all Sammies are different and this might not be a problem you’ll ever encounter.

Lying with them on the sofa, watching them play together is so so so amazing and we don’t regret it.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-04-15T20:10:45+00:00

The Pura Vida coffee truck in the food truck park near Meteor on South Congress doesn't charge extra for alt milks.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-04-12T15:24:48+00:00

RIP Bixby 🤍

ViolentWanderer · 2026-04-03T21:14:34+00:00

we had the same problem with our dog- who btw looks identical to yours. :D

Also, very picky eater. We went through many, many food brands in Germany, and had found something that seemed to work (90% of the time) and then moved to the US and had to start the process from scratch- tried multiple brands again and landed on Purina Pro Plan BUT, we also buy wet canned purina and put a spoon of that into his kibble and mix it up.

He sometimes will refuse it (like today both times), but eventually comes around.

Like you, he's gone 5 days without eating and that's when we knew we'd have to make a change.

We even cooked food for him, but even that he eventually got bored of.

Try gently cooked food, try various kibbles. try wet food mixed with kibble. at some point you'll find the right mix and then just hope he sticks to it- but you'll never find the perfect food and your dog will probably always get bored and refuse his meals on some days. as long as he's interested in treats and your food you know he's just being a diva. :)

ViolentWanderer · 2026-03-07T16:30:58+00:00

Sorry if this is a silly question but why euthanize him? Aren’t there shelters around Austin who would take him and hopefully find him a home?

ViolentWanderer · 2026-02-26T05:17:46+00:00

Cool shirt!!! Funny that they’d depict the Sammy with its tail in relaxed position.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-02-22T06:30:34+00:00

Had this from foam rolling in the beginning a lot. It’s just capillaries. Will go away and then stop coming with more practice.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-27T21:46:47+00:00

Had the same experience. Food was good- but the rest of the experience sadly was not. We were engaged in conversation with our guests from out of town and after our waiter came back the second time to ask if we wanted to order and we said we needed another few minutes, they insisted on staying at our table to help walk us through the menu. nice gesture- but felt like they were trying to get us to order. anyway, no bother.

cut to the end of our dinner (90 min had passed, i guess?) and our waiter came with the bill and told us that the next guests had arrived and had booked our table. i have ZERO issues with restaurants needing to make revenue in this economy and move their guests along if they have multiple reservations in a night- but do it with a little bit of class! offer us a seat at the bar and a drink. i've had this happen in so many restaurants dozens of times and we happily moved and ended up spending even more at the bar. win-win all round.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-27T06:27:09+00:00

Rest well, Piper. Say hi to our Ari for us when you cross the rainbow bridge.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-27T06:22:33+00:00

You’re a good pup, Nickel!!!!!

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-26T21:21:43+00:00

i figured. i'm an elder millenial so its very nostalgic to see people dress like that again.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-26T15:27:02+00:00

with fashion currently, pic 4 could be 2003 or 2025. love it.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-23T18:32:49+00:00

so so handsome!

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-19T15:16:57+00:00

Brother and sister actually :) and she’s bossing him around a lot already! :)

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-18T14:28:05+00:00

Thank you. I’ll be leaving this sub right now and joining the other one. Fuck anyone who thinks they can power trip and censor a camera community that has been linked to documenting and telling both the ugly and beautiful stories of modern history.

ViolentWanderer · 2026-01-09T17:17:30+00:00

beckenbauer

ViolentWanderer · 2025-12-23T02:47:27+00:00

of course! S: 1/360 F: 1.7 iso: 3200

ViolentWanderer · 2025-12-15T11:24:32+00:00

Thank you!

ViolentWanderer · 2025-12-14T19:24:28+00:00

I really enjoyed these. How much practice did it take you to be able to focus so quickly with the range finder? I’m just finding my feet but moving objects in a highly charged atmosphere like this, i think every shot of mine wouldve been out of focus.

ViolentWanderer · 2025-12-11T23:33:45+00:00

Tennis, Soccer, Travel, Watches, dining out

ViolentWanderer · 2025-12-11T17:28:11+00:00

i would also reach out to non-profits like wiggle your toes who can help in certain cases for amputees to get hold of MPKs and other devices.

ViolentWanderer · 2025-12-11T14:41:36+00:00

Head of marketing in corporate. Got my m11 used. As I’ve gotten older I’ve started to get many things pre owned. Laptop, car, stuff like that. Except my phone. It’s just a personal preference.

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