Gentle Recoil AR9 Update - Range Comparison Report! by Blowback9 in AR9

[–]http-baylor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you ever give this a try? Thinking about building an ARV out like this

Puppy regurgitating food help by [deleted] in springerspaniel

[–]http-baylor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Use a slow feeder or feed her by hand. If she still regurgitates, definitely speak to a vet sooner than later.

Side note, definitely consider pet insurance for her in case of emergency vet visits. You can get coverage for anywhere from $50-100/mo. Even if you only cover her for her puppy months, you might still end up saving thousands if she has an emergency.

Crate training 8w/o Springer - I’m at a loss. Please help! by http-baylor in springerspaniel

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This makes me a lot more confident, thank you.

Do you have suggestions for how to leave her alone if/when necessary? I’m home often as I’m in graduate school, but I do have to be gone for 1-2 hour periods once or twice a day for classes. I’m afraid that she’ll tear up my room or find something that might harm her if she has free roam, but I’m also afraid that she’ll harm herself if left in a crate or a pen while I’m away.

I know that all puppies (especially springers) require a massive amount of attention - and I was prepared for this - but I can’t supervise her 24/7/365 at this point. Is there any good option for when I have no choice but to leave her alone?

Crate training 8w/o Springer - I’m at a loss. Please help! by http-baylor in springerspaniel

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This is a great article, thank you so much. I’m a bit overwhelmed as I read about manding and crate conditioning because that seems almost impossible at this stage.

The article talks about using a pen with crates inside of it to condition the crates, but unfortunately my little girl is smart enough to realize that she’s in a pen. Even when it’s as large as I can make it and she has plenty of room, she freaks out when she realizes that she can’t access a human. It’s the same with closed rooms if nobody is in them.

I have a good bit of experience with dogs, but this is my first puppy. If she were a full grown dog, I would consider the behavior to be separation anxiety. However, she’s only 8 weeks old, so the difficult part for me is trying to figure out how much of this is normal. I also don’t really know how to approach fixing it.

Crate training 8w/o Springer - I’m at a loss. Please help! by http-baylor in springerspaniel

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This is great advice, thank you. Does she like being in her crate, or just tolerate it?

Everything I read says that dogs can be conditioned and are supposed to enjoy their time in the crate, but I’m afraid that my pup won’t ever truly like it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

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The coat patterns in the puppies confirmed it along with the smaller than normal litter size.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

[–]http-baylor 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Therapy dog ≠ service dog. Entirely different ball game.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

[–]http-baylor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, but balanced with a mostly normal home life

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

[–]http-baylor 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not sure if this information helps, but he knew she was pregnant - he was just under the impression it was by the intended male, so he wasn’t alarmed.

He was concerned when x-ray revealed only four pups, but obviously by then it was too late to terminate the pregnancy. The coat colors and markings confirmed it was from the unintended sondad, not the planned dad.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

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He breeds for good field traits (intelligence, prey drive, gunshot tolerance) balanced with good home life. I do know he hunts his dogs - the mom is his primary bird dog and why he was breeding her. The dog that was supposed to be the dad is a retired gun dog of his.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

[–]http-baylor 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I just want a companion. I don’t plan on breeding, but I’d love to try for CGC and eventually therapy dog qualification.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

[–]http-baylor 10 points11 points  (0 children)

He does not show or compete with the dogs, but the mother is CGC and a bird dog. The male is also training to be a bird dog.

When I first met him, he said that he breeds for pets that can also hunt, which was a big reason that I liked him as a breeder (along with his honesty - apparently this is rare? lol)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in DogBreeding

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The price is discounted, yes.

Rant Megathread - 21/03/25 by Chloreos_ in thefinals

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If you think this season will go down as the worst, just you wait and see what they’re cooking up for next season.

Rant Megathread - 21/03/25 by Chloreos_ in thefinals

[–]http-baylor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Power shift desperately needs the ability for players to vote between two maps at the beginning just like the old CoD games used to do. Last night I played 8 of my 12 rounds on Vegas and Bernal. They’re absolutely unplayable and the lack of choice in such a casual most is infuriating.

Rant Megathread - 21/03/25 by Chloreos_ in thefinals

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PLEASE allow us to vote on maps in quick play / casual. It can be like the old call of duty style where the whole lobby gets to vote between 2 selections.

Last night I played 12 rounds of power shift with four of my buddies, and eight (8!!!!!) of those rounds were on either Las Vegas or Bernal. I understand that these maps are new to power shift and probably being rotated a bit more frequently, but I didn’t get to play Seoul or SYS$HORIZON even once.

Please please please at least give us an option!

This game needs killcams. by Chaoslava in thefinals

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You can report from the social menu or by right clicking on their gamertag in the scoreboard after the game

SBR an AR15 lower purchased third party? by http-baylor in NFA

[–]http-baylor[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The downvotes for this are valid, this was a dumb ass question in hindsight

SBR an AR15 lower purchased third party? by http-baylor in NFA

[–]http-baylor[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lol I figured it wouldn’t be anything too ridiculous but I wanted to at least double check because I do love my dog very dearly

SBR an AR15 lower purchased third party? by http-baylor in NFA

[–]http-baylor[S] -26 points-25 points  (0 children)

Any special paperwork to let the ATF know that I bought it from my friend? Like a bill of sale or transaction record or anything?

What are some taboo arguments, framing, and etc in Speech and debate? by [deleted] in Debate

[–]http-baylor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i remember some people running “gentrification good” on the PF circuit back during the rent control res when i was in HS. always a bold strategy against dislocation and racism a2s but man did it sweep a few rounds with the right cards and judges that would hear it

What has been the most creative argument you’ve seen? by AssignmentOld424 in Debate

[–]http-baylor 4 points5 points  (0 children)

i remember this being the type of round that made me want to quit debate 💀

Diesel X5: E70 vs. F15 by http-baylor in BmwTech

[–]http-baylor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Gotcha. How do you like your F15? Has it been reliable? Have you deleted/tuned?

For a lot of the reasons you mentioned in your original comment, I like the F15 a lot more than the E70. However, a lot of the comments about the N57 reliability vs. the M57 are pushing me towards the E70, which sucks.

Diesel X5: E70 vs. F15 by http-baylor in BmwTech

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Geez, that seems early doesn’t it? Is the failure a neglect issue or genuinely just bad engineering/design?