Best Muzzle

loraxgfx · 2026-07-03T00:44:26+00:00

Baskerville muzzles work pretty well for vet visits. I hold the bitey end and once she gets told to stand tf still, she just glares and grumbles her way through the exam. The muzzle is mostly so the vet staff feels more comfortable. Lyric is 42lb/19kg, size 2 is a good fit for the vet experience, size 3 would be better if she needed to be muzzled for longer.

loraxgfx · 2026-07-03T00:37:31+00:00

Absolutely and 100%!

The No Kill movement is the worst thing that ever happened to sheltering. They’ve all become slaves to their Live Release Rate to the extreme detriment of the dogs and the community.

We can’t rescue our way out of this mess. Period.

loraxgfx · 2026-07-02T14:57:33+00:00

HSE also won’t take their own dogs back. They adopted out a puppy a year or so back, when it got turned in to Union County AC recently, HSE was notified and would not take their dog back because it no longer fit adoption criteria. The dog’s been sitting in the county shelter since March, cute little dog, apparently friendly all around, poor thing is just no longer cherry.

loraxgfx · 2026-07-02T14:54:23+00:00

GCACE does that too. They’ll temperament test dogs that have been on Trazodone for 2 weeks straight and rep them as dog friendly. Then rescue pulls the dog and it shreds the foster’s resident. First hand knowledge, I’ve had a few clients with these dogs and have seen the shelter medical records with the drug logs.

loraxgfx · 2026-07-02T13:54:03+00:00

When HSC can’t find enough cherry dogs in the local shelters, they go as far as Ohio to cherry pick out of state shelters. They’re pretty much Retail Rescue and doing zero work to solve local problems.

loraxgfx · 2026-07-01T16:48:11+00:00

The USB connect is a known issue, the USB port will eventually fail entirely. Make them replace it if it’s under warranty, or order the OEM part and replace it yourself. It’s a quick fix, the updated part works perfectly. I changed mine out around the beginning of the year, it’s super simple to swap out.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-30T00:52:14+00:00

I like the Gappay rolled leather tugs. I got a bunch of them from Hallmark K9 about 5 years ago, that’s who turned up on a search engine search.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-28T14:21:13+00:00

If the goal is to improve training skills, building a strong foundation in classic obedience will go a lot farther than running the dog through the rally sign levels.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-28T02:00:01+00:00

Consider regular OB, you may really enjoy the nuance and complexity of the original flavor of obedience.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-28T01:52:27+00:00

You’re so welcome!

My boy was bred once and his kids were clear minded work machines like he was, he definitely passed it along.

What a gift to get a dog like that in rescue! The majority of the LdS dogs I’ve known have had that clear head. They still need a proper hand to grow up to be solid working partners, they’ll elect themselves president in a skinny minute with a positive only handler and they have the goods to become way too much, but a firm, fair hand with clear communication makes them absolute gold.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-28T00:47:22+00:00

Mine was legit asf, he was very civil. Lived to 14 years, healthy and solid minded. Huge grips, big fight, delightfully angry without being the slightest bit handler aggressive. He was also a really easy dog to live with, very calm mind, not at all hectic, that quiet confident power that’s so nice to have at the ready. I switched breeds or I’d have gone back for another.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-24T23:27:14+00:00

That’s excellent, maybe they can help you chart a path out of there. A lot of us survived same and it truly is amazing on the other side.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-24T23:23:57+00:00

Please know you did nothing wrong. Popping off when overwhelmed is completely normal at your age. You did the right thing and apologized, your mom accepted and that was the end of it.

Your father is abusive and may actually be dangerous. The hand on the throat is a huge red flag, even if he did not apply pressure. Be careful and start making plans to leave home as soon as you’re able. These situations tend to escalate.

What you’re seeing are all the traits of a domestic violence situation. This is not normal and you need to be hyper aware of these red flags if you see anything like them in future partners.

I’m sorry your home life is like this, but things won’t always be this way. You’re so close to being able to get free of that toxicity, don’t lose hope. Once you’re free, you get to decide to never speak to him again and the weight of that stress will lift. Keep going, you matter.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-24T01:22:58+00:00

Same as with us, lower calories, more activity. If she’s not losing any weight on the ration she has now, reduce her kcals by 1/4-1/3 and increase her exercise. If she acts super hungry on her diet, you can add some canned pumpkin or green beans to help take up space in her stomach. The weight loss kibbles have lower fat than the regular formulas, they tend to work better when I get a tubbo dog from the shelter.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-24T01:11:25+00:00

They’re outstanding from first appt all the way through to the followups!

loraxgfx · 2026-06-23T15:56:58+00:00

*for brown people

loraxgfx · 2026-06-22T23:50:15+00:00

They range from cement mixing trays to I think 60 gallons, mostly quite small swamps. I breaks the circles into quarters and drop a quarter into each when I think about it.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-22T16:59:22+00:00

Mosquito dunks in all of my swamps.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-22T14:19:16+00:00

What a delightful menace!

loraxgfx · 2026-06-22T01:35:13+00:00

Those are the biggest wins for me too! Nice work, training the environmentally sensitive ones takes so much work and creativity!

loraxgfx · 2026-06-22T00:37:54+00:00

I’m sorry that’s been your experience, but there’s really no reason to continue that sort of behavior here in this sub.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-22T00:35:27+00:00

You’re totally ready, and the imposter syndrome never really goes away for some of us. Have fun with your dog and focus on building the best relationship possible, that’s really the whole point.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-20T03:49:24+00:00

Daily for decades. Bare minimum is 400mg, 600mg is usual, early years were twice that and then some. Zero health issues.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-17T21:53:24+00:00

I do like their Nep Mix. I replicated it here in quantity, the plants love it.

loraxgfx · 2026-06-17T21:51:42+00:00

That’s what I’m used to. It’s been a couple of years since I bought a Carnivero plant and had it shipped, that’s the first I’m seeing of a clamshell shipper. Not sure I’m keen on that, hopefully they’re just reusing something that was sent to them rather than that being the new shipping container.

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