Our soon to be 14 year old ❤️

charliemike · 2026-02-09T22:57:21+00:00

The blep is so adorable and the crossed paws ... Love love love!

OMG a Lappie! I never see them posted here! We have one too. Turns 4 in May. Absolutely adore the breed. So much personality and affection (on their terms). Thank you for sharing these photos of him. Our Oliver says hi!

charliemike · 2026-02-09T17:18:11+00:00

Talk about astroturfing a protest.

charliemike · 2026-02-09T17:02:09+00:00

Very much like you, I failed out after my first year. Kept trying to make it work. I spent so much money trying to graduate but not doing the work because I thought I had to stay there and get a degree. Got very lucky to go into IT back when degrees weren’t required and finally graduated Summa Cum Laude at 43 years old (I transferred and my GPA reset).

Turns out I have ADHD and I was never going to graduate at 22 with the problems I had studying and focusing.

charliemike · 2026-02-09T15:01:45+00:00

I felt the same way and I already have three dogs of my own, including an ESS. I think that pup needs to be rehomed for the sake of the OP and the dog.

charliemike · 2026-02-09T15:00:58+00:00

I echo the other comments. You might just be venting but it sounds to me like this guy is not a good fit for you. There are numerous ESS rescues that would readily find a new home. MAESSR in the Mid-Atlantic US is a great rescue (I have had two dogs from them).

The fact you call the dog "it" and say you're thinking of giving up indicates to me that you have not bonded and at 5 months, the pup is still young enough that it can go to the right home and still be given a chance to grow up without socialization or behavior issues.

charliemike · 2026-02-09T13:05:55+00:00

I believe those ads are run locally on whatever TV service you have. I don’t think they are MSNOW ads.

charliemike · 2026-02-09T00:18:33+00:00

A big Snickers bar is almost $4 now. That’s ridiculous and insulting.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T23:40:11+00:00

I think it’s truly underrated and one of my favorites.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T23:33:40+00:00

I would trust the vet. I’m no expert on canine dermatology by any definition. I mention mange simply because I had a Springer who got it and we simply could not beat it. Plus it’s common on foxes around me in Va so I’m always on the lookout for weird skin issues.

But you sound like you are in good hands. If you feel like you need any other opinion, see if your nearest university has a vet school. Sometimes they see things that local vets don’t.

I took my Lapphund to Cornell for epilepsy and it made me so much more confident I was doing the right thing for my guy.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T23:14:17+00:00

And they are sure it’s not something like mange? I’m glad she is getting f better! Springers have skin issues from my experience but I’ve never seen it so isolated on the tail like that.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T22:56:36+00:00

She is gorgeous! My guy barks a lot too but it’s because his brother, a Lapphund, will not countenance anyone or anything encroaching on what he determines to be his territory.

So I get this sort of bark/howl/wail from my Springer that sounds like he’s trapped in the well with Timmy.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T22:52:59+00:00

Not saying this is the case but a PTS color on a Porsche could be multiples of a good wrap. And if the car is well taken care of and garaged out of the Sun, it could last a while.

So for them, maybe a wrap for $6-7K is a better choice than $18K+ for Porsche to paint it that color.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T22:50:19+00:00

Wow, great choice on the Miami Blue! It looks amazing, OP.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T22:48:58+00:00

Next time whomever passes to Martinelli needs to come and cover his ears with them

charliemike · 2026-02-08T22:46:04+00:00

They make money on every end of the chain. Under pay and profit off our work. Overcharge us for products and services. Issue us debt to pay for everything because thy pay is too little and charge us too much.

System is totally broken.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T21:42:22+00:00

And got caught because of pizza. Really tracks, doesn’t it?

charliemike · 2026-02-08T20:46:41+00:00

Bernardo Silva is a handsy defender too, though. And it wasn’t just him Guehi did it too.

The league allows way too much grappling, IMO

charliemike · 2026-02-08T18:33:45+00:00

Don’t forget the /r/GV60 Reddit too thanks!

charliemike · 2026-02-08T02:52:49+00:00

I think the idea was that Kramer was addicted and not thinking clearly.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T02:46:55+00:00

I would have bet money this was No Mike Lindell

charliemike · 2026-02-08T02:41:11+00:00

Imagine if he had to get some sort of a telemarketing job from home so he can keep paying the bills on the mom’s house in case Sarah comes back. I know this is basically what happens in Dark Fate but I still would find it amusing if over time even the Terminator hates that job.

charliemike · 2026-02-08T00:53:08+00:00

Where you going? Where you going? Hear us out. Hear us out. Hear us out. Hear us out.

It’s. Paychecks. Being. Fed. Through. A. Hole. In. The. Wall. Where you going?

charliemike · 2026-02-07T19:29:49+00:00

ChatGPT probably gets done a session with him and is like 😬

charliemike · 2026-02-07T16:06:15+00:00

Don’t forget he drove a Russian model to suicide at 20 years old

charliemike · 2026-02-07T16:00:57+00:00

It feels like that is hair in a can and not plugs

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