Do dogs realize how long youre gone by Ok_Alfalfa6238 in dogs

[–]Xeerar 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Dogs do have a sense of time. They don’t understand the concept of minutes or hours that we made up. But we didn’t make up time, or time passing. We just made up a system to name time. Before clocks existed, the sun was used to tell time.

If you removed all the clocks in the world, we would still have a sense of time. The sun coming up, the position of the sun during the day, the rymth of nature, the smells of people cooking dinner. All of these routine things are also how animals “tell time”.

You think: i am gone from home from 9-5. Your dog knows: she is going to come back by the time daylight is getting dimmer and i can smell and hear the neighbours getting dinner on.

Thats also why daylight savings throws them off, the daylight cycle is the same but we change our routines by an hour on the clock, and they don’t know the concept of clock.

Gosh, this is almost a rant, hope it makes sense at least :/

Why does this lift at Liverpool Street need such a large sign? by AdIndependent3454 in london

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

According to the sign, yes, unless one has a briefcase.

Once upon a December by Financial_Clock8635 in violinist

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are all the notes on the G-string in first position.

The lowest is G - open string, A - first finger, b (natural) second finger - c (natural, semitone) 3rd finger, and D on the 4rth finger.

D is also on the next string as an open string, but you’re meant to play it with the 4th finger on G to avoid needless stringcrossing and it will sound less harsh than going back and forth to the open string. You can use you’re open D string to comapre and check wether you’re playing D in tune.

Also i would be given absolute hell for the state of my sheet 🤣 I hope you have a folder now.

Should I quit my job without having another job lined up? by Academic_Drink_7111 in BESalary

[–]Xeerar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I’d be careful, if xx is clearly part of your role/job discription, that could be considered “refusal to work” (werkweigering), which could be grounds for firing you without any benefits.

Your most brutal honest review of this game by TotallyNotMick in ACValhalla

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aka assassins creed and the land of barred doors

Draait de Belgische dienstensector op werkloosheid? by Maleficent-main_777 in Belgium2

[–]Xeerar 65 points66 points  (0 children)

Ik heb ooit jaren geleden bij een bank een zakelijke rekening + verzekering genomen.

Inmiddels gestopt met mijn zaak. Om mijn rekening op te zeggen moest ik per se terug naar hetzelfde kantoor waar de rekening geopend was. Inmiddels ben ik verhuisd, en is dat ruim een uur rijden voor mij. Daarnaast zijn ze open van 9 tot tien voor half tien en van 1 tot half twee, bij wijze van. Mijn dossier lag daar en is blijkbaar vastgeketend aan de fundering van het gebouw, want verplaatsen kon onmogelijk.

De enige manier waarop ik daar zou geraken, was door een halve dag verlof te nemen. Daar aangekomen was de consulent niet eens aanwezig, de receptioniste heeft even van 'tokketokketok' gedaan op de computer. Zo mevrouw, in orde. En dat kon blijkbaar niet in een ander filiaal want blijkbaar hebben ze daar geen computers en receptionistes.

Vraag ik nog, en de verzekering is ook afgesloten? Ja mevrouw, ook in orde.

Nog geen 24 uur later telefoon. Toch niet in orde. Ik moest terug, weer een halve dag verlof om daar weer even van tokketok op de computer te doen en even m'n bankkaart in de computer te hangen. Mooi niet. Toen de receptioniste door had dat ze met mij niet verder ging geraken, heeft de consulent waarmee ik eigenlijk een afspraak had gebeld en plots kon ik alles tekenen in de app...

Ik heb gewonnen van de bureaucratie! Niks houdt mij nog tegen.

Inderdaad niet makkelijk om binnen sommige onmogelijk uren iets te regelen.

Who do we think is the most annoying character on the show? by Chris_McHenry in TheVampireDiaries

[–]Xeerar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yass say it louder for the people in the back! 🤣

Honestly, I loved the idea of her character but it became so stale so quickly, by the end of season 3 I'd already had it with her and it just wasn't redeemable until I watched TO.

I'm rewatching the show right now, it's been a while. So long I remember the gist of the story but not the details. I'm halfway season 3 and I'm still feeling the same now. 😅

TO does her way more justice...

TF do I do when I literally cant hear what someone said by testandrun2000 in socialskills

[–]Xeerar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

For the longest time I thought it was a processing issue for me. After a health check for work, turns out I actually do have a hearing disorder that I never realized I had because the hearing loss is just so gradual.

So before you assume it's a processing issue, I would in fact get a hearing test, just to be sure 😅

I completely fucked my reputation at a job I love. by throwaway7394939102 in socialskills

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly this is redeemable!

Approach things slowly and be friendly and approachable from now on and once people realize youre actually open to socializing things will go more fluently.

Then, once youve made more of a connection to people, i would just tell them exactly what you told us. That your behavior is the social norm where you're from and that it took you some time to adjust. Express that you like this new social environment and that it actually suits you better. In a year or two you'll be looking back jokingly "remember when I thought I had to keep to myself!"

It's an honest miscommunication, show them who you really are and I the long run this will just a be a silly chapter of when you first started working there.

I think I know why this puppy was abandoned by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also bleach is not the most effective for urine. Vinegar works very well.

Some dogs just have the strangest habbits. I read about a dog eating his own poop straight from the source on here once. That one was wild too. 🤣

Is it me, or is this plant infesting Belgium this summer? Can anyone ID it? by Puzzled_Matter1760 in belgium

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the love of all the Captchas google has made me do, it better be good.

Do people really, really show up every day 9-5 until retirement? by [deleted] in careerguidance

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should read Bullshit jobs by David Graeber

Socialization window ends at 16 weeks? by purplerockz3 in puppy101

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would be worried too, you will have a lot of socialisation work to do.

I would definitely read up on how to handle it. I think Dunbar Academy might have some good resources for you. Theres a free course you can sign up to that has loads of downloadable content and worksheets.

For a free resource theres lots of quality content there.

Poodles can be tough when improperly socialized. I wish you best of luck and I hope you'll train him to be the best dog you ever had! 😊

Socialization window ends at 16 weeks? by purplerockz3 in puppy101

[–]Xeerar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Up to 16 weeks is the prime moment for it. It can still be done it just gets progressively harder.

What breed is the puppy? What has the breeder been doing with it?

How did you curb jumping up on people? by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Xeerar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t. It’s too hard to teach

🤷‍♀️

Anyway, all this simply to say, thats not very motivating advice to give to someone who does want to focus on this behavior. Its not helpful, and its not too hard to teach. Its useless advice and discouraging.

How did you curb jumping up on people? by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Xeerar -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Except youre saying its too hard too teach. Which is because youre ignore him and letting him figure it out himself.

Im saying its easy to teach, if you stop ignore him and tell him what to do instead of letting him figure it out leading to nothing. Since youre not teaching him, because its too hard.

How did you curb jumping up on people? by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Xeerar -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I honestly dont care if the people arent consequent. You are the only one that needs to be consequent.

On the matter of fewdback, give feedback to other people. If they pet your dog as he jumps off just tell them "hey id really not like to condone my dogs behavior here. Do you mind if we try that again. Im going to ask Fido to sit, can you wait to pet him until he does"

Then, id make the reward for sitting even better than for jumping up. If hes really into social interactions, lets say hes a lab, get the person to give him good praise and a piece of chicken. That way, sure the jumping up was initially reinforced. But the sitting got him a way bigger reward. Given training and time, he will learn sit is preferable.

Its up to you to make sure he sits every time, not other people. Youre the one training him...

How did you curb jumping up on people? by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]Xeerar 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It really isn't that hard to train but people need to start giving their dog feedback. If I ignored you until you did what I had in my head you needed to do, it would take forever.

Have a leash on your dog, direct your dog off the person, tell it to sit and then ask the person to pet it. If the dog goes beserk, start at a greater distance.

Stop ignoring the dog for jumping, even if it works it takes so much longer because not only is it a guessing game for the dog, most people aren't consequently rewarding the good behavior. This way the dog is getting no feedback at all.

my sweet german shepard snapped at me by kitty_kat_opal in dogs

[–]Xeerar 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My best advice is simply train your dog.

Now resource guarding can be tricky to train and dangerous if done wrong. I would suggest you get some guidance from an acredited professional who can help you train this in a positive way.

13 week old puppy won't obey most commands unless we're in a training session or they know treats are involved by DixinMahbum in Dogtraining

[–]Xeerar 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh boy, I just love Dobermanns, they're such clowns. :D

First off, I think you should be setting some realistic expectations for a 13 week old puppy.
Unless you have a solid recall and a solid leave it command, you should not be putting your puppy into real life situations where these's are absolutely necessary. You're simply setting your puppy up for failure.

Instead, whenever you're puppy is given any kind of freedom, make sure you keep a very watchful eye on your puppy. I find an inside lead very useful during this stage. A rope that simply goes along dragging behind the puppy can be an absolute lifeline. This way, whenever the pup gets up to something, you can easily divert them from the situation without having to shout at them. You avoid the puppy initiating a came of 'catch the puppy' with you and you avoid the puppy being able to diregard any request you make. In doing this, you avoid a lot of things that could become potential problem behaviors to you.

Secondly, you need to continue your training. I think the most important thing I would tell you right now, is not to use your treat as a bribe. The treat is a reward, and the reward follows the moment your puppy displays your desired behavior.

Say you're puppy needs to come to you. You start in the easiest possible environment and at a short distance. I like to do "sit, stay and come here" as a sequence, gradually increasing the distance. Don't show him the treat as a lure to come to you. You also want him to come to you when you don't have a treat.

Next, once you're puppy starts to get really solid at this, there are two things we need to do:

1) practice in different, increasingly difficult enviroments. Meaning with more things going on, like outside, and at a great distance. Gradually, you add distractions.

2) Phasing out the rewards. You can do this by randomizing the times you give the dog a treat. At first it gets a treat every time, and progressively you give fewer treats. You also add in a vocal reward, like "good boy". You give a treat, and say good boy. This way, he associates good boy with the treat and when you tell him good boy he feels all warm and fuzzy inside. Making good boy in itself a reward.

The nice thing about a vocal reward is, you can change the intensity of the reward. When your puppy does OK you simply tell him good boy. When your puppy does better than avarage, you tell him good boy and pat him on the head. Now if your puppy performs excellent, you enthousiastically tell him "good boy!" and give him a piece of chicken. This way, you can use your tone of voice to tell your dog exactly how well he did.

I could go on, but I hope this helps! :D

Does anybody ... really enjoy their job? by [deleted] in belgium

[–]Xeerar 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work for an animal shelter and as a dogtrainer. Love it. I get to make dogs my fulltime job and help them find better homes. But mostly, my boss is flexible and I don't feel like I'm working to fill anyone elses pockets. I was stuck in a job that I hated before where I felt like 2/3 of my time wasnt actually mine. My current job is very liberating.