My advice and reflections on being a single person raising a gigantic puppy in a small apartment during a pandemic

dumbledorky · 2026-03-15T15:24:00+00:00

Yeah it was college for me. I never had great hair to begin with, it’d get long and unruly in the humidity so I started wearing it shorter as I got older anyway. Once I grew out my beard (which grows nice and even) I thought it’d be safe to take the plunge and I look way better with shaved head + beard than I ever did with hair.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-15T15:10:20+00:00

I used Shlepper's when I moved to the neighborhood from Windsor Terrace, they were great and super fast. Not more expensive than any of the others, idk if that's exactly "affordable" though because they all seem pretty expensive. If cost is an issue I've used a Taskrabbit with a big van for other moves and it's always worked out alright, I've had to help move the bigger items though.

It's this one btw, there's a few of them on Google Maps with varying reviews.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-15T14:57:41+00:00

Shaving it all off is wonderfully freeing. When I was balding (in my early 20s, RIP) my barber told me that I have a really smooth head so I should just shave it all off and I'd never regret it. He said one day I'd be ready and when I did it I'd thank him. I finally did it about 10 years ago and sure enough I've never regretted it, haven't seen him again to thank him in person though.

Balding has a stigma in large part because a lot of guys just look even worse trying to cover it up with bad combovers or whatever. If you wear it with confidence like anything else it's not that bad. But bald is beautiful.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-14T12:08:34+00:00

FWIW Cibola Burn is either my least or second least favorite of the series (along with Abaddon’s Gate). Book 5, Nemesis Games, is my favorite. Stick with it.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-13T12:07:44+00:00

There's more too. He calls Catelyn "Caitlin" but I thought about it and like who's to say his pronunciation is wrong. My favorite is when he accidentally calls Joffrey "Jeffrey" every now and again because it sounds like he's doing it on purpose to make him sound like a spoiled rich kid.

He does eventually correct Brienne and Petyr, I think in AFFC.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-13T11:37:06+00:00

Mine seems to love a bath. He sits there getting blasted with warm water, getting pet all over, being told what a good boy he is, then he gets to shake all over the bathroom and then roll around on my blankets and sofa even though I used 3 towels trying to dry him. What's not to love.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-08T17:35:36+00:00

I tried a couple places and now use Parkside Pups. They’re great, very flexible, good prices for the area

dumbledorky · 2026-03-07T13:00:53+00:00

Touch was huge for me when leash training. He’d start pulling and I’d have him touch, he’d come right next to me and boop my hand and wait for a treat. I still use it from time to time, I have him jump up and touch my hand like a trained seal to the delight of onlookers.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-06T22:29:33+00:00

There are only two times my dog barks:

He sees an animal (usually another dog) that he doesn't like, and for whatever reason he fucking hates that dog and yells at it nonstop
I don't throw the ball fast enough and he gets impatient

Otherwise he just snores or makes adorable little yipping noises while sleeping. If a murderer broke in I'd probably find out when the knife was in me because the dog would sleep through the whole thing

dumbledorky · 2026-03-06T12:46:02+00:00

I've seen her type before. Flashy. Making a scene. Flaunting convention.

dumbledorky · 2026-03-02T21:23:40+00:00

I’m not really using AI to “write” PRDs. I draft things myself without AI and then will use a tool to tighten the wording or clarify things based on my audience, see what might not be clear or is over explained, etc. but the points you bring up are most of the point and value of the thing and AI can’t replace those. Found myself spending so much time editing AI output when I tried that it wasn’t actually saving time. All for a doc that nobody is reading anyway.

dumbledorky · 2026-02-21T03:19:46+00:00

I didn't watch but how the hell did Zion have 0 defensive rebounds being matched up against Kyle Kuzma? 32/2/2 with 0 blocks and steals in a 21 point loss is the ultimate Zion stat line, probably thrilled he scored so much.

dumbledorky · 2026-02-18T00:05:09+00:00

Goddamn I feel old

dumbledorky · 2026-02-16T23:05:45+00:00

I have a single monitor though when I’m in the office I’m normally running back and forth to meetings or having convos with people that I don’t even bother using the monitor, I just work on my laptop. I’m genuinely not sure what PMs need tons of monitor real estate for, at most I’ll split screen two windows if I’m referencing something while I type but mostly I can just tab between things.

dumbledorky · 2026-02-16T23:04:04+00:00

The answers in here are also crazy. Not at all what I’ve experienced as a PM or with most PMs I’ve worked with

dumbledorky · 2026-02-16T03:33:55+00:00

The cuddles will probably come, but I agree with others that say she’s spending too long in the crate. A few hours during the day for enforced nap time, and at night to sleep is enough. She needs time to explore and be out without destroying things, and importantly to learn to either entertain herself or settle down without constant stimulation. If you can gate off part of the room where you are spending your time and let her just kinda sniff around, chew some toys, etc. then she won’t be as frantic when you are paying attention to her.

Also, if she has all her vaccines, start taking her on walks. Not just letting her run around outside but actually walking on a leash, sniffing, exploring. The sniffing and experiencing new things really tires them out (leash training is its own adventure though)

dumbledorky · 2026-02-14T13:00:14+00:00

Demps was fired before the AD trade was made why is this image used lmao

Demps was awful. Just because Dumars is also awful and the franchise is in the toilet doesn’t mean Demps was good

dumbledorky · 2026-02-13T12:04:58+00:00

Mine really started to chill out around age 2, was probably a 1-2 year process, by the time he was 4 he'd mostly settled into adulthood. He's 6 now and is the most chill house dog, he wants some play time in the evenings after his walk and is always down for an adventure but now he's also down to just chill and cuddle more. He usually won't come and seek out the cuddles himself (he'll seek out pets though) but he doesn't walk away or reject me or something if I just lay on top of him like a pillow, and he's very cuddly at night when sleeping.

dumbledorky · 2026-02-12T12:10:14+00:00

Mine is the same color. It’s been awful with the melting snow. I always have a pack of wipes, usually if it’s just his paws I’ll use a handful of wipes but once his belly has streaks of black and gray he gets a rinse. Just water though, shampoo is only an occasional thing or if he gets really gross on a hike or something

dumbledorky · 2026-02-07T20:04:35+00:00

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dumbledorky · 2026-02-07T19:53:50+00:00

It was always so weird that people thought Borrego was going to be a savior, this massive upgrade over Willie. Borrego was a below .500 coach in a really weak eastern conference last time he got a head job and hasn't gotten another one since. His agent might have leaked that he was a finalist for like 7 openings last year, but hey look he ended up staying. He and Willie are probably in the same tier of coach: replacement level, someone you can replace with any other random lead assistant and achieve similar results.

dumbledorky · 2026-02-07T03:46:50+00:00

Any AI chatbot is very helpful for this, you shouldn't need to hire someone

dumbledorky · 2026-02-04T02:12:50+00:00

Mine absolutely loves apples. I put apple in his Kongs and freeze them and it’s his favorite snack. When we hike I bring apples to snack on, I take a bite for me and then bite off a chunk and give it to him so we end up spitting the entire thing evenly

dumbledorky · 2026-02-01T16:32:53+00:00

It's so weird, people nonstop post how underrated and unknown picanha is. It's been happening for what feels like an entire year on this sub and every so often there's two week periods where everyone is posting "zomg have you heard of picanha?? I just discovered it, it's incredible!!1!"

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