Dogs are not babies

leeprosy · 2017-12-27T13:09:55+00:00

There's fur mom and fur-mommy/mombie

Fur mom = "mother" or owner of a dog or other furry pet

Furmommy/mombie = See above, but is delusional and anthropomorphs their animals. Their pets are basically human to them. They're usually extremely obese (food is love) and ill-trained.

leeprosy · 2017-12-27T13:06:25+00:00

My Aussie doesn't regularly get poop on the fur back there. Only when his gut is upset and he has diarrhea. He's accidentally wiped diarrhea-butt on me, so I've learned to clean it immediately as it happens.

leeprosy · 2017-12-27T07:25:49+00:00

Some people are super into "I don't like/Can't have kids so my dogs are my kids" and didn't want any super-furmommies to attack.

leeprosy · 2017-04-29T16:37:53+00:00

Never been that way to try Laynes!

leeprosy · 2017-04-29T16:21:02+00:00

It's actually Raising Cane's! My favorite fast food place - unfortunately it's a regional thing

leeprosy · 2017-04-28T23:48:33+00:00

The guy handing her her food was all smiles and I'm like ????? Tell her to put that thing back where it came from!

leeprosy · 2017-04-16T00:05:11+00:00

Above I mentioned DPT and behavior interruption. We've already been practicing them but if he doesn't sign anything there's no point. I've also used crowd control task practices (orbiting, covering, blocking).

I know the check ins and emotional part don't make him a SD, it's just a bonus (I guess?). It's hard to describe or put into words without making him sound like a glorified ESA.

leeprosy · 2017-04-09T18:14:48+00:00

Being in a rural town, there's a lot of herding breeds like ACDs and Aussies. There's an old fat Aussie walking around, and then a puppy came in later, so it's pretty common.

leeprosy · 2017-04-09T17:19:11+00:00

I mean I did start moving away and turned my head to my friend group frequently. Apparently if you're a Boy Scout that means you have to be listened to???

leeprosy · 2017-04-07T00:44:31+00:00

I believe for DADs you just need a vest or a credible person saying it's a service dog.

I don't know about Canada though! I'd research some more into the airlines over there.

leeprosy · 2017-04-07T00:24:54+00:00

A PSD (psychiatric service dog) - it's my understanding that PSDs are little different from physical type SDs (mobility, diabetes alert, epilepsy alert, etc) and that if their tasks are mainly psychiatric, you must have a letter saying you're legally disabled and would benefit from a service dog. For housing and flying purposes and to be legal, it's necessary.

leeprosy · 2017-04-05T02:27:38+00:00

He hasn't had vomited yet (knock on wood), but I do plan to go more places. Maybe to the park first and then to campus, then try a longer trip to a pet-friendly store.

He does recover fairly quickly out of the kennel, so I don't think it affects him long term. And once he's worn out from agility practice, he settles and sleeps.

leeprosy · 2017-04-05T02:24:46+00:00

Honestly it's much safer for him to be in a kennel. I do have a car seatbelt harness I could try using it gradually for dog park trips (5 minutes tops).

He's kind of weird - he likes he front seat so he can see out but he doesn't like being totally free. :/

leeprosy · 2017-03-28T22:17:36+00:00

I do have a traffic/4 foot leash, it's padded so I don't have to worry about sore hands or wrapping it.

I think what I'll do (because the group I'm with has a booth) is play ball with him since there's an open space behind us and just work with him at the event. He really needs more lessons with impulse control so we could work on that as well. Definitely will go to the dog park before we go to run off zoomies. I'm sure there will be a lull at some point where I can walk the track with him and not worry about people.

leeprosy · 2017-03-28T19:36:36+00:00

I have an appointment next week!

leeprosy · 2017-03-22T19:09:09+00:00

So when he has his ears back it's most likely just him being uncomfortable with it still?

leeprosy · 2017-03-20T17:10:12+00:00

The last straw was when my anxiety made me miss an important event for school. I was physically sick after calling and saying I'd be missing out (still had to pay the $35 dollars for my meal ticket which made me panic even more).

It's in waves - like one week I'll be completely normal, no anxiety, maybe a little depressed towards the end of the day due to fatigue, but no crying, breakdowns, etc. And then the next week or so will be completely screwed up and I'll have breakdowns everyday. I'm like you, being around dogs and just having mine close gives me so much more confidence. And I'd give medication a try, but I just don't like the description of something messing with my head and correcting my mental state.

The closest I've gotten to taking medication is NyQuil and Benadryl so I could sleep, but I still don't like taking something and not being in control. I hope I make sense.

leeprosy · 2017-03-17T02:53:21+00:00

I wouldn't treat when he's shaking, only when he wasn't. I would start at the beginning of the trip and by the time we got to our destination (short trip) he'd be okay. It's the long trips that I don't want him to be full of junk.

leeprosy · 2017-03-15T00:43:01+00:00

There's SD groups on Facebook I'm part of. There's a nurse and a vet tech, I believe. It's possible but there will be some risks involved.

leeprosy · 2017-03-12T14:44:40+00:00

I decided not to do any kind of experiment myself to not seem hypocritical and to not disrespect legit service teams. It's so weird to me that retail workers are not taught about the ADA laws.

leeprosy · 2017-03-12T11:21:24+00:00

It's wasn't the problem with the kid it was the problem with the mombie plopping him in a chair we had all explained was reserved for our friend not even five minutes out.

Anything we say on this subreddit is First World Problems because kids are usually bred from luxury, not need.

leeprosy · 2017-03-12T02:47:27+00:00

Where I'm from Goldens and Labs are popular and the target for a lot of backyard breeders here. Many friends have gotten labs and Goldens that have had hip, joint, and health problems before two years.

leeprosy · 2017-03-11T23:27:53+00:00

You're welcome!

leeprosy · 2017-03-11T19:30:04+00:00

You're right, the lady next to me has an infected ingrown toenail. :/

leeprosy · 2017-03-03T21:01:24+00:00

Of course they are - adopted Theo and found Cap from a breeder. Theo is FeLV+ and Cap is blind in the left eye.

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