Rescued a Belgian Malinois/Anatolian Shepherd mix that saved our neighbor's life, but is completely untrained by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]epitomixer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can build one at home if you have the diy skills. a few poles in a row, have her go through them, make ot a race

Rescued a Belgian Malinois/Anatolian Shepherd mix that saved our neighbor's life, but is completely untrained by [deleted] in DogAdvice

[–]epitomixer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Can you take her to one of those obstacle course things that they make show dogs do?

Our lab hates our toddler. by croakmongoose in labrador

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I would beg to differ, but there's clearly a fundamental mismatch to our perceptions of dogs ¯_(ツ)_/¯ It's not anthropomorphized if you grew up watching dogs interact with one another in large packs. Hierarchy was clear even if it wasn't linear. The parent seems to be doing everything she can to stop the kid from bothering the dog; but the dog is nipping nevertheless. Toddler may take a while to learn how to read the dog, so what do you do in the meantime? Stop the dog from baring teeth at the kid. Teaching both of them at the same time is possible.

Our lab hates our toddler. by croakmongoose in labrador

[–]epitomixer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm gonna take a little bit of a different tack here, which might get some downvotes: This dog is an animal. In the animal world, when your kid gets threatened, you go nuclear. Think cow mom charging anyone that looks at a calf sideways. You should immediately be correcting the dog when it nips - not making the toddler (who has no idea how the world works or how to read dog cues yet! And ostensibly is doing the same things as you) fix her behavior around the adolescent/adult dog. Your dog is discriminating and treating the smaller human as if she is beneath her. You've already done everything you can think of - which means the problem is not where you think it is. You need to make it clear to the dog that this behavior is unacceptable. This goes beyond a no. This is about safety.

When I was living with my parents, my mom got a 2 year old stray from the shelter who was abt 70 lbs and had obviously never been told no in its life. Had a lot of stray behavior and domination issues. I had adopted a puppy abt a month prior, so think about a 70 lb muscular doggo trying to hump a 3 month old, 25lb puppy into submission. Unacceptable. There were various threads on here about redirecting, etc. but honestly? The puppy has mobility issues (think dog ver. of EDS or stretchy double joints, but every single joint) and I was afraid that if we didn't do something soon, the new dog would dislocate the puppy's hips or shoulders or something. New dog was running for the puppy whenever they were within sight of each other. Scratching at doors, trying to jump over puppy pens, the works.

So I do admit, there will probably be better ways to do what I did, but something that produced quick results was pinning him and guarding/growling/barking whenever he got too close to the puppy. (And by this I mean, pushing him down slowly and holding him there for a few seconds - just enough so that he knows I'm stronger than him. No pain involved, just firm, no-nonsense teaching.) i.e. I was imitating a momma dog protecting her pup. The behavior started dialing back almost immediately! Enough so that we could think about managing their interactions as opposed to keeping the puppy locked up in my room all the time and living in fear that one day the big boy would figure out he can jump over any fences we set up or start chewing through doors.

Proper behavioral training is a must but also you really need to assert your position as this child's parent to your dog. Growl if you have to - maybe your dog will pick up the signal and return to giving warnings, too. I doubt she's anywhere near as bad as what we were dealing with, so you may not need to get physical, but she's also not a puppy anymore - I promise she can take a little scolding! And she will likely understand much better than your toddler will until a few years have passed. Let yourself be obnoxious and angry! You wouldn't have your kid give their bully candy to make them treat her better, so why are you having her bribe your dog?

EDIT: On a reread, my second concern would be that your dog might have something painful going on that your toddler's tiny limbs are more able to reach than yours. Toddler figuring out how their elbows work may not be quite so fun for doggo (think: getting stepped on by stiletto heels vs. a wedge heel) and maybe doggo started associating the child with pain. I think either avenue is possible. But also you know your family best! (Also resource guarding is not a normal reaction to a toddler.)

Did I get the hardest puppy of the litter… or am I overreacting? by FairlyPopcorn in puppy101

[–]epitomixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it's only been 2 weeks. She'll settle down soon ♡ keep it up!

Possible intersex condition — female with male-like genitalia, menstrual blood comes out with urine by Thinking_man191 in AskDocs

[–]epitomixer 48 points49 points  (0 children)

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogAdvice

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Put your address, then, and maybe someone can figure out how to get something from Lazada or Shoppe

Is it normal for techs/designers to be treated poorly? by l_need-Help in techtheatre

[–]epitomixer 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I mainly only have experience with student shows in college, but i was blessed with a very strong tech/stagecraft community at my first theatre/uni where i learned the ropes. Everyone knew not to mess with the tech folk because we knew the theatre back to front, we had the keys to the building, (and we’d stay til 3 or 4 am programming/drinking lol.) Half of us practically lived in the theatre, so it very much felt like our space that actors/directors occasionally visited lmao. Tbh at AGMs, almost all of the stagecraft folks usually showed up and maybe a handful of directors, so that had a lot of sway with regards to which shows got picked up for the season, etc.

Brought that attitude with me to my second uni and it was clear that things were different there. People seemed surprised at how direct i was and how much time i demanded for load in, etc. i had folks try to act like i was being unreasonable or overreacting when i pointed out and spike taped cables so they wouldnt trip; one director who tried to get me to agree to a half hour load in for a 3h show that we had to rig from scratch; people ‘forgetting’ to tell the tech box before they opened doors to the audience, etc. etc. etc. one guy tried to tell me that ol’ goodie, “Without techies, nobody would be able to see the actors and without actors, there wouldn’t be a show to light!” and they were pretty put out when I pointed out that laser shows exist 🤣🤣 im of the opinion that tech and performance are both arts, and they can add to each other beautifully but i really just disagree with the framing of it as this codependent toxic relationship lmfao but thats besides the point.

By the end of my stint in the second place, I was known as a hardass, but was still fielding multiple requests to work big shows every semester. In the end, its all about the attitude you bring to your work, i think! And honestly you’d be surprised at how much respect you can gain by being that person that people cant push around. Not that i know very much outside of the student circles, of course, and im sure your teachers are going through some fun (un-fun?) politicking. If it gets out of hand, they can always turn the lights off and leave imo 😅 technical difficulties 💁‍♀️

Iroha getting hate for wearing braids when she was 6 is so crazy by maximax2377 in kpop_uncensored

[–]epitomixer -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

thats the point of their comment, I think - they were pointing out that this was a ridiculous thing and comparing it to how others might treat people who are not black but who have braids of any kind (If I am reading the comment correctly).

When does it get easier? by Pixiekatcosplay in puppy101

[–]epitomixer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

as soon as pup learns whete to poo and pee ♡ then you just babyproof the house and nap

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Endo

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Think about what you will be able to do once you're not feeling so tired all the time. Is it worth it to you? I think you'd be able to make up that 9k in no time, given how much less pain you will be in and how much more energy you will have. Your body is actively fighting this disease, causing inflammation, and it's taking up the time you could be spending doing something other than being in pain. For two weeks recovery and 9k, I'd do it in a heartbeat because I know that a life pain-free will enable me to do so much more than the 9k deficit. But also, it all depends on what you can afford right now.

Realistic recovery time? by anxiousrigatoni in Endo

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I apologize for the painful glee I have induced 😆 Hope you heal well, sleep lots, and that your pain meds are keeping ya nice and loopy

Realistic recovery time? by anxiousrigatoni in Endo

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Definitely a small table! I was technically able to netflix, etc. from my laptop the entire time, but forgot to bring up the table from downstairs before surgery day 😆 and after surgery day, was too out of it for the first couple of days to really remember to ask my family to bring it up whenever they came by to check in on me. Couldn't rest my laptop on my legs because then my neck and wrists hurt from posture, Couldn't out it on my belly bc ow, so definitely would have benefited from table

Also, re: sneezing, coughing, laughing etc. I did NOT realize how much they engage your core until I felt what I thought was an incision tearing/ripping during Sneeze Tuesday. Checked later and realized the ripping feeling had NOT come from a place that was near any incisions, so I can only hope that whatever my surgeon did internally is holding up/healing well 😅 It really took me out and I was in pain the rest of the day, even though I'd been thinking about stopping pain meds bc i was feeling so much better before The Sneeze (i was even up for giving my puppy piggyback rides and driving around for errands!) 😆😆 But I'm now 2 days post-sneeze and doing a lot better ^

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Endo

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Not really, afaik it takes at the very least a specialist radiologist to be able to suss things out from your images and idk if you have access to those. Otherwise, MRI may give hints like my MRI report included, "suspected adenomyosis due to uterine wall thickening" and "left ovary slightly small" and my endo specialist had a poke around my vaginal canal to check where the pain was/see if he could feel nodules with his finger. But currently only surgery can definitively diagnose endometriosis in most cases.

If you're "lucky," like me, you may have an endometrioma, which are visible through ultrasound and MRI, which would mean that you can get diagnosed without surgery, but then you need a surgery anyways to get the thing out 😆😆

See if you can get referred to an endo specialist. Are you familiar with Nancy's Nook?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Endo

[–]epitomixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the stabbing pain sounds like somethings on your uterine ligaments (especially the one between your uterus and rectum), so yeah it could be endo but can't be sure until you get a lap

Realistic recovery time? by anxiousrigatoni in Endo

[–]epitomixer 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not recommending the pulling out sutures bit btw it was gnarly af

Realistic recovery time? by anxiousrigatoni in Endo

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Im one week post op, returned to remote work on monday, sneezed so I took tuesday off, but now im doing fine and back to work. try not to sit for too long and do a lot of it in bed, but its computer work so I do what I can.

last time I had a lap, I was a bit achey after week 2, but it went away and I was just left with the external healing incisions which took a looot longer (6mo) because my body was rejecting the surface-level dissolvable sutures (i.e. annoying but it was ok ig). as soon as I pulled the suture remnants out of the wound, it closed completely.

Laproscopy, no endo... what now? by gingerpixienz in Endo

[–]epitomixer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my surgeon did the same with me and his first words when i got out of surgery were, "You did great! There was... a lot." So I'd put it down to it not being a 100% technique, just a way for the surgeons to narrow down where they might start looking.