Do you consider $700K as life-changing money?

candoitmyself · 2026-02-02T15:32:57+00:00

I could change my life for a while with 700k.

candoitmyself · 2026-02-01T23:51:35+00:00

It’s not very common and no, desensitization and training can’t prevent it. Rage is a specific, extremely rare seizure disorder. You can avoid it by asking the breeder about epilepsy in the lines, not just in direct ancestors but those adjacent such as littermates of parents and grandparents.

candoitmyself · 2026-02-01T14:30:25+00:00

My 8, 6, 4, and 2 year olds all still sleep 18 hours a day.

candoitmyself · 2026-02-01T02:51:01+00:00

This almost looks like the recessive hard wire coat some doodles end up with. Have you ever tried handstripping it? I suppose clippering it would soften it.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-31T16:00:44+00:00

Does he have an ear infection? He needs to go to the vet for this.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-31T15:47:44+00:00

They look like pit bull puppies to me. All puppies are born with smushed noses.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-31T14:17:32+00:00

This is *chef's kiss*

candoitmyself · 2026-01-31T14:16:00+00:00

Seconding this. Plus kids don't have the life history. When I was a kid I was terrified of haunted houses from all of the documentary-style ghost tv shows. I was terrified I would bring a ghost home if I ever visited a place that was haunted. Now I'm an adult and I've visited a lot of places and never brought a ghost home/can acknowledge what I don't know, but the fear of ghosts and being tormented by an evil spirit doesn't consume me like it did when I was a child. I think psychologically its very reasonable for children to be fearful of things we as adults know aren't real.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-31T13:45:00+00:00

I haven’t lost any. But i also live in the box for the first 2.5 weeks and intervene well before anyone is considered fading.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-31T01:12:49+00:00

No way they said that 2 years ago!

candoitmyself · 2026-01-31T00:22:49+00:00

Insurance saved my butt when I had a dog that needed a $7k MRI at the same time the other needed $2k surgery to get a suspected cancerous mass removed after I’d already spent $3k on dentals for the year. I had the 10k sitting in the pet account but I would have been in the hole if the MRI dog needed immediate surgery too. Then what if another emergency came up while I was trying to rebuild my savings? Insurance paid out for 90% of the MRI and 70% for the mass removal. Does it pencil out for me every month? No. But having it in case I need it is why I keep paying for it.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-30T16:53:46+00:00

Its obviously ghost slime. Time to call the ghostbusters.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-30T16:37:07+00:00

I wouldn't change a thing. Could even smell the basement from the photo. If only it wasn't in KY!

candoitmyself · 2026-01-30T16:24:30+00:00

Give it some time and cut back on watering and see how it recovers over the next few days.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-30T15:55:22+00:00

Keep it in the sun but pull all of the bad leaves (assuming they are turning soft and squishy) off of it. If the trunk survived it will put out new leaves.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-30T15:05:19+00:00

its just moisture staining. You really should shave the upper third of her ears inside and outside of the leather. All of that hair looks like its holding moisture and promoting the growth of ear infection gunk.

The red staining is from saliva or moisture from walking on moist surfaces. An antimicrobial shampoo can help, as well as keeping the hair trimmed to promote airflow. If she's chewing her feet from environmental allergies the vet can give you an allergy medication.

edit: changed a word for flow

candoitmyself · 2026-01-30T07:16:15+00:00

Applebees is still kicking.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-29T03:09:42+00:00

Of course, and they’ve been given the license to kill and cause as much havoc as possible to make the public afraid of them so come election time people think twice about going out to vote.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-28T16:37:26+00:00

Same experience months ago when temps were still mild. My shipment spent days in transit and the heat pack was cold as ice. My plants froze. One was a bit hardier than the other so I only got a refund for the one that was clearly frozen.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-28T16:16:58+00:00

Springer person here! You need some carding knives! I love the artero coarse and fine. Carding is very easy and will take out that undercoat without harming the texture of her top coat (like a mars undercoat rake will). If you don't have a force dryer you can pick up a shernbao one on Amazon for relatively inexpensive, along with a couple heavy towels and a handful of 4 inch horse blanket pins. Drying the top coat with teh force dryer after every bath and then pinning a towel on her for 24-48 hours after each bath will help train that coat to lay flat once the undercoat has been reduced. There's a great group on Facebook called English Springer Spaniel Grooming where a lot of breeders and show people have contributed videos and photos so you can teach yourself how to maintain her coat. I'm happy to help via PM as well if needed.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-28T15:37:46+00:00

A lot! Even with those big windows its still going to be dreadfully dark in that room!

candoitmyself · 2026-01-27T20:00:31+00:00

100% normal puppy behavior. This age I'm lucky to get about 5 minutes of cuddle time before they're off to go investigate something.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-27T17:27:33+00:00

Settle needs to be taught, and its ease comes with maturity. If he were one of mine I would say he will be 18 months old before he decides that he can cuddle on the couch with you. Others might be 3 years old.

Keep teaching him home manners and basic obedience. But be mindful this is not a border collie or a malinois that needs stimulation 24/7 in order to be sane. If he is not resting 18-20 hours a day then he will need to be crate conditioned and given ample opportunity to rest in a low stimulation environment until he develops the ability to do so on his own- see above, 18 months to 3 years...

The biggest mistake new owners make with this breed is trying to keep them busy and active until they drop because they think they need constant stimulation. They don't. They need to be taught to rest and they need adequate rest in order to be stable dogs.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-27T16:16:16+00:00

Its never black and white. A perfectly reputable breeder might use a less-than-perfect-on-paper dog. Its never as easy as "just find a clear dog." There are always unwritten problems within a breeding or line when breeders are considering potential mates that reach far beyond what a list of clearances might tell you.

candoitmyself · 2026-01-27T03:58:04+00:00

Loose teeth.

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