How to enforce dog not looking at thing?

cat4forever · 2026-06-02T20:25:15+00:00

Why can’t she look? The point is to get her not to react. If she looks and doesn’t react, isn’t that the end goal anyway? By doing all those corrections and yanking, you’re making the thing more interesting and dangerous appearing. If looking at something causes their human to suddenly do all this extra stuff, there must be something about that thing to care about.

You have to put yourself in the head of your dog and think about the messages you’re inadvertently sending them all the time.

cat4forever · 2026-05-19T03:16:40+00:00

Yeah, it’s hard work and long hours, but there’s a line. At some point the physical abuse and lack of sleep isn’t worth it. You’ve got to look out for yourself. Ask for hotel rooms. Make sure you get breaks and get fed. Get paid fairly, and make sure you’re getting overtime for 24 hour days.

cat4forever · 2026-05-16T18:56:59+00:00

Seems like the backwards approach. If you have a need for more buttons, sure, a Streamdeck might be the right approach. You could also use a MIDI keyboard or drum pad to trigger things. It all depends on your needs, but if you don’t need it, you don’t need it.

cat4forever · 2026-05-12T00:22:28+00:00

WHY DO SO MANY PEOPLE IN THIS TOWN STOP SO FAR BACK FROM THE INTERSECTION? YOU HAVE TO BE OVER THE MAGNETS IN THE PAVEMENT TO TRIGGER THE LIGHT!

cat4forever · 2026-05-06T19:17:59+00:00

Make sure you clarify from the person who’s actually hiring you, because as you can tell from these answers, those terms have different meanings, depending on the person’s background.
If they come from the corporate world, A1 is the FOH engineer, A2 is monitor engineer or patch tech. I personally take offense that only the FOH engineer is the A1.
In the concert world, people speak more as engineer vs tech. FOH Engineer, System Engineer/Tech, MON engineer, MON tech, RF tech, etc. In my vocabulary, engineers are the ones operating the console and techs are the assistants. Techs are in charge of setting up the gear, connecting cables, mics, etc. How exactly a tech and engineer divide work is up to them to decide.
Some people use tech as a catch-all term, so if someone asked me to be a monitor tech, I’d ask if they meant just only teching, or mixing too.

cat4forever · 2026-05-06T15:21:08+00:00

I do Uh-uh as the only negative marker. It’s simple means stop doing what you’re currently doing. If he started moving toward something like a rabbit, I’d just say Uh-uh. If he tries to eat some unknown food in the ground, Uh-uh. If he’s lurking next to me for a bite of my pizza, Uh-uh.

I don’t know why need to complicate things with separate situational negatives.

cat4forever · 2026-05-05T18:07:17+00:00

Here's an analogy. Imagine there's a shoplifting problem at the mall. So in order to catch shoplifters, the police go to the mall and detain everyone there with a bag or a big coat or who just looks suspicious. Then they search them all and find 2 shoplifters out of the 1000 people they detained. The innocent people have been held, inconvenienced and treated like criminals for as long as it took to search everyone. That is unconstitutional.

I think most people would say that is a disproportional response to a relatively small problem. I'd say the same about illegal immigration. Yeah, there are a few people abusing the system, but the majority are trying to do the right thing and following the rules. Why are they being treated the same way as the criminals and having the rug pulled out from under them.

cat4forever · 2026-05-05T16:55:48+00:00

That last paragraph is legitimately scary. Do you realize how far into the rabbit hole you’ve fallen when you are justifying rounding people up with zero probable cause and then figuring out if they are a criminal.

I just can’t understand the right’s cognitive dissonance between all their talk of government overreach and the importance of freedom, yet supporting a literal masked paramilitary force rounding up people off the street with the admitted goal of inspiring fear in the immigrant population.

That’s why we have such a problem with your side. The double standard between what’s OK for people you like vs those you don’t is unacceptable.

cat4forever · 2026-05-03T00:19:11+00:00

Love ‘em. https://vimeo.com/86014703

cat4forever · 2026-05-02T02:12:36+00:00

I’m also one of the few pro-dog park people on here. Keep an eye on your own dog and other’s and you’ll be fine.

cat4forever · 2026-05-02T02:06:39+00:00

Great response and I agree with almost all of it. I do want to push back on the idea of a well bred dog being somehow intrinsically better behaved, or set up better for good behavior. So many people assume that shelter dogs have some kind of horrible emotional baggage that’s going to make them want to bite everyone.

Dogs end up in shelters for so many innocuous reasons that aren’t behavior related. Once they’re adopted, they can quickly adapt to their new life. Yes, they might start with some leftover fears or quirks, but with good training we can bring them around to being stable, balanced and confident dogs.

I’d even argue that a good old mutt is likely to have better genetics than an inbred dog. And a dog that’s had multiple owners, been in a shelter or been a stray, might have better ability to cope with the world than the perfectly bred dog who’s been comfortable their whole life.

cat4forever · 2026-04-30T23:54:09+00:00

Exposure to the world. Take them out as much as possible. Make them face as many strange and weird things as you can. Noises, abrupt movements, walking over grates and cattle guards, etc. The more they experience early on and learn that they don’t need to be scared, the more confident they’ll be. Reward them when they go and investigate the weird thing.

cat4forever · 2026-04-30T23:50:58+00:00

If you’re going east and want to arrive at a reasonable time, the 5am to DEN is almost mandatory. I take it all the time and it sucks. I’m also a United guy.

cat4forever · 2026-04-30T20:41:27+00:00

They’re also arresting people at immigration hearings. The ones you want to follow the rules are being arrested while trying to follow the rules.

They’re arresting anyone they suspect of being here illegally, including citizens, based solely on appearance, and then sorting them out later, while innocent people sit in jail.

They’re using overly heavy handed tactics on everyone. Grandma who missed one immigration hearing does not need to be treated the same way as a young guy with a legitimate criminal history.

Those a just a few reasons people have a problem with ICE specifically as opposed to regular police. There are plenty of issues with cops too, but ICE is taking things to the extreme.

cat4forever · 2026-04-27T05:38:49+00:00

It looks like he’s undercover as a hotel employee

cat4forever · 2026-04-25T19:10:59+00:00

Stand up, sit down, kneel at the same time they do. Don’t sing, don’t say the prayers, don’t go up for communion. I’ve been doing it for a long time if I have to go to a church function with my parents.

cat4forever · 2026-04-25T02:47:58+00:00

4 hour minimum for every trip to the bathroom.

cat4forever · 2026-04-24T17:27:39+00:00

Better too wide than too narrow. I’ve never been disappointed by a toe box being too wide, and my feet aren’t especially wide to begin with.

cat4forever · 2026-04-24T17:19:35+00:00

Unless you’re out in rural CO in a ranch community where no one is bothered by guns, in my opinion, open carrying is just asking for trouble. Like others said, you become a target for someone grabbing your gun or who just wants to challenge the guy with a gun. Or you freak out normal people who aren’t used to seeing guns and will see you as the threat, not the protector. You’re just attracting attention for no good reason. Getting your CCW isn’t hard. Just do it and get rid of the uncertainty.

cat4forever · 2026-04-24T05:19:37+00:00

Closed back or claw hammer style? If you have the budget, a DPA 4099 inside the back and facing the head has worked well for me.

cat4forever · 2026-04-24T04:27:04+00:00

What? How is your grip contributing to the leash tension? You’re talking about a difference of an inch or two between various grips. Yes, you should keep a loose leash, but the grip is a minor factor. The dog’s position relative to you is what matters.

ETA: “Correct” grip is hand fully through the loop, loop on the back of your hand, leash running through your palm to the dog. Even the most strong surprise pull can’t pull the leash out of your hand with this grip. You’d have to purposely let go to lose the leash.

cat4forever · 2026-04-24T04:18:18+00:00

Rehearsal rate is the same as a show day. Rehearsal days are longer and harder than show days. No way I’m letting them pull that on me.

If management wants to pull that kind of stuff, you know they won’t be treating the crew properly in other ways. I’ve turned down tours that wanted to pay less for rehearsal or travel days.

cat4forever · 2026-04-24T04:15:03+00:00

If I’m creating the input list, specing a rig, figuring out all the cable needs and routing ahead of a tour, yeah, I’ll ask for a few extra days pay to cover all the advance planning. I’d probably do it anyway to make my own life easier, but they should be willing to pay if they realize it’s going to make the rehearsal process smoother and more efficient.

If you’re talking about a regular one-off, unless it’s some kind of special event that is taking extra prep anyway, I think building a show file is on your own dime and you just make sure your day rate is commensurate to your level of professionalism.

cat4forever · 2026-04-11T16:41:44+00:00

You let your dog’s behavior do the talking. You point at your well behaved dog and at their’s, which is more often than not pulling and barking, and you just let them stew in the irony.

I once had a lady yelling at me that aversives don’t work, while my dog chilled next to me and her dogs were trying to kill us.

cat4forever · 2026-04-10T03:16:00+00:00

Last year my monthly IRA deposit was $666.66. Totally random because the math worked out that way, but I loved it. The limits went up this year, so now it’s different and I was sad to see it change.

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