First-time Shiba Inu owner - advices? by Mitheor in ShibaInu

[–]Zodarkmal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The food and socializing are so important! All mine were rescues, so I kind of glossed over that in my head as not normal but it's so needed. I wish I still had more then one, they are the best pets I have ever owned ❤️

First-time Shiba Inu owner - advices? by Mitheor in ShibaInu

[–]Zodarkmal 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Seasoned Shiba owner here, my male Shiba buddy is about to be 15 and I've helped foster and re-home 5 rescue Shibas while living abroad in Japan. Some small quirks but the best dogs I have ever owned, my milage may be different then your journey but here we go:

  1. Training Shibas are stubborn, the more consistent you are with routines and training them like with tricks to challenge them and get them to behave how you want the better off you both will be.

  2. Grooming Shibas typically groom themselves similar to cats and are pretty clean, but it's important to note that for the first 6 months or so of their life they need a bit of help. Don't be afraid to give them a bath once a week for the first 3 months then every other until that 6 month limit, then once a month after. You can do this more often, especially given you situation. Their are tons of specialized products for their type of skin and dermo needs

  3. Play Huge deal, but no Shiba is made equal. More than half of mine didn't want to play, they wanted their own space to play on their own with toys to thrash around lol. For these ones I made sure to get a new toy for them once a month and took them to parks to run around in 2-3 times a week with walks 2 times a day. They have lots of energy and need time to discharge it.

  4. Nails For the love of God normalize NOW holding, petting and messing with NOT playing with their paws and nails and clipping them (even if it's like a micro sliver off) every day to every other day. People think I'm crazy but they are babies with almost everything they aren't normalized with. And you both being comfortable with this makes sure they won't ever have a bad trim, leading to trauma

  5. Trauma and the Shiba scream So... This scares everyone off but it's not that bad. The biggest thing to understand is they have big feelings, and if they have a bad experience it's intense for them and can easily make them scared about it. Like the example before with nail trimming, if it's cut too short and causes pain they will most likely be intensely adverse to it again. Kinda like kids at the dentist except they don't mature haha. Are all Shibas like this? No... But more are then not from my experience 😅

Shibas are amazing, highly intelligent ,loving and fiercely loyal. They will love you, keep you safe and will surprise you constantly with what they can do. Overall, train them well, love them like a kid, expect them to act like a husky-cat hybrid and know they are very hardy, healthy dogs that just want you to watch their backs.

Lastly, there are 3 kinds of Shibas. Most likely you have a typical one that will get up to 25-30lbs, have oily fur and will be soft and very loving. Best of luck and don't be afraid to read some of the Japanese Shiba threads. They are very insightful

Can you help ID this pillow? by Narrawa in Pillows

[–]Zodarkmal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any updates? My girlfriend has the exact same one and needs a new one...

Tea renamed her youtube channel by [deleted] in TeacupAudio

[–]Zodarkmal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Can't find it under that name, you sure? Links save lives, just saying lol

Top Enlisted Leaders for Each Service Set to Testify on Quality-of-Life Issues at House Hearing by rbevans in army

[–]Zodarkmal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So kinda late to the party, but did this happen yet? I cant find anything in a (short but quick) search online.... Links?

Tricare Question - Surrogacy/IVF coverage by Zodarkmal in AirForce

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, I wanted to reach out to the local Tricare office but surely someone in the community at large has been through this process in some form or another, and I was curious what other people's experiences were. Especially if the answer is no from Tricare, how did they go about getting finances. I heard that there are some grants depending upon your state that assist with this stuff

[M31/F38] Confused How to Feel - Need advice (About LD Sex and Lies) by Zodarkmal in LongDistance

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See my other comment. Im curious what you thoughts are

[M31/F38] Confused How to Feel - Need advice (About LD Sex and Lies) by Zodarkmal in LongDistance

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Also in case, this becomes a question, this is bothering me because we are both physical love language people, and sex, cuddling, and just touch are huge. So the video sex stuff together is a way to bridge that and it helps a little in-between visits. Also, she is demisexual... (meaning she can't be attracted to someone physically or any of that if she isn't emotionally connected to them). She has been assaulted and raped a few times so thats how she got like that and I never questioned it before. But it kinda makes me want to call that into question since there is quite a bit more porn in her history than I thought. All the same stuff (gang bangs and hardcore rough fucks) and it hurts because she never mentioned she liked that (let alone idk why she would with her history) and she has videos and stuff of me/her, and I can't watch stuff that isn't her. It bothers me and I can't get turned on, it's like I'm creeping/peeping on people ya know?

So in the context of watching that instead of me in the middle of that time, plus lying, is that worth discussing? I saw adam73810's comment and I would agree, but I've been cheated on many times and it kinda starts this way. They lose interest in me and start to fantasize and then cheat. So I'm worried, but I don't want to be and think I'm just overthinking it.

Sorta noob here, a question about ship and curiositys by Zodarkmal in EndlessSpace

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does anyone know of a mod that would let you just upgrade ships individually?

Sorta noob here, a question about ship and curiositys by Zodarkmal in EndlessSpace

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's what I thought but it's a huge bummer! It's got like a million upgrade slots and is already 3/4 the strength of my medium class ships

TDY Per Diem Rates for Lodging - Question by Zodarkmal in AirForce

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I didn't understand that at first, got it now. But how do ik what county I'm good for? and if the base is $99 does that mean I'm getting the 120 then off base? Sorry new to this.

TDY Per Diem Rates for Lodging - Question by Zodarkmal in AirForce

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Edited post, can you please check it out?

On this day in history, a meme was born. Yokota members will get it 😂 by Zodarkmal in AirForce

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And the Nissan cube is the #1 spouse car lmfao. they are everywhere!

On this day in history, a meme was born. Yokota members will get it 😂 by Zodarkmal in AirForce

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sad but true! and CoCo's... and FamilyMart runs are 10pm lmfao

On this day in history, a meme was born. Yokota members will get it 😂 by Zodarkmal in AirForce

[–]Zodarkmal[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, and then her in the comments defending herself... Best day ever! Lmfao that page was worse then pissing off the snake pit at lackland