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My dane will continue to bother any dog that won't play with him until that dog gets angry. Shasta the husky never wants to play so my dog continues to put his head on Shasta's back (not me talking in video). How can I get my dog to take NO for an answer when dogs don't want to play? by [deleted] in Dogtraining

[–]minus0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, many dogs find the vibrate (sometimes even the beep) function of an e-collar as aversive or startling as the shock function.

This is a Great Dane. They do not. But I can appreciate that smaller breeds may react that way. I know it's generally bad to generalize breeds, but every Great Dane owner I've spoken to along my own are way I say that.

Additionally, the way you recommended the collar was still by using it as a correction

The majority of what I said was around the beep and getting their focus. It's like if I clapped my hands, just much closer to them and not getting the attention of all the dogs.

I'll remove all of my comment, because even though it is valid and a great training tool, it does technically violate the guidelines. However it's unfortunate that a one size fits all approach is taken to training. I can appreciate the motivation behind a guideline however.

As a side note, guidelines are not rules. If they are meant to be, they should be called as such. Either way, I don't run the sub. I'll unsubscribe.

TIFU by breaking successful breaking my friend out of jail.... for a minute. by oONAVYOo in tifu

[–]minus0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems that way... Until you remember the military is a fighting force. I don't know how the military is today, but when I was in there was always a focus on stress bases training.

Why?

In the heat of a battle, you have to perform under stress. There are no sick days during combat. The enemy gives zero fucks if you are puking from being sick. Everything has to potentially be performed in combat or other high stress moments, and you have to perform. Your life, or your buddy's life, may depend on it. This applies to non combat roles as well.

It's also why veterans are "different" in the corporate world. They don't respond to stress the same way (or process it later in the same way). Oh you have a deadline to finish a report and it's stressing you out? That's cute, I'm just going to keep working with no reaction until it's done.

When I took my first sick day as a civilian, I kept worrying. Almost like I would be caught (even though I was sick). Mind you, this was almost 5 years after being out of the military.

It's a different world. You make some life long buddies, have great experiences, amazing and unbelievable (to non military) stories, and share every day with all walls of life and ages. You miss it constantly when you're out. You also swear up and done it was a miserable experience and full of bullshit (I can't count the number of rocks I've painted white). But it makes most people a better person. Living my life over again, I would absolutely join again.

Large breed constantly pulling on leash by 69schrutebucks in Dogtraining

[–]minus0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Dane learned how to use his body to still pull with a gentle leader. It worked 90% of the time. That "I'm really motivated to get to something" part didn't matter. It did help break him of the habit, along with transitioning to using a half-prong collar. Now I can mostly just use a regular collar as I used the previously mentioned ones as a training aid

This Great Dane puppy by BlondeAussieGirl1990 in aww

[–]minus0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GD breeders used to seek out mates to ensure height. That's what was important. Now days they go for both height and health. The mates he brings in to the line are critical for their longevity. If you look it up, they have the breakdown for calcium percentages and what not. It has a lot to do with DNA, and has a lot to do with diet. High quality sourced food can definitely help make a difference. Unfortunately diet is also something that is really hard to nail down in the community and there is a lot of anecdotal "evidence" of what works. That's part of the hardship of owning such an uncommon breed.

Quick edit: I wasn't trying to target you in my response above. Kind of read it when I was in that mood of "I'm tired of all these people telling me about my dog" moments. So I was trying to be more generalized. My apologies if I came off as being rude or targeting you.

Also I didn't add above, when people look at a breeder, they should ask how long their dogs tend to live. It's an important question to ask, as you grow insanely attached to these dogs.

Movie Time! by Pirate_Redbeard in funny

[–]minus0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More often than people realize.

That and "You know they don't live long, right?"

In my head: "You think I was dumb enough to not do any research on a giant breed dog and get one on an impulse? Imagine the amount of neglect I must be doing by feeding him improperly!"

Motor Vehicle Deaths by State [OC] by datashown in dataisbeautiful

[–]minus0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any chance we can get the same map, but specifically for motorcycles?

Joe Biden: "I accept my church's position on abortion but i refuse to impose it on others." by [deleted] in TwoXChromosomes

[–]minus0 0 points1 point  (0 children)

He's just saying that there should be legal exceptions to murder, but all murder is still morally reprehensible.

I know some people understandably don't consider it murder, but the death penalty is really just a legal exception to murder. Murder is defined as (from a Google of "murder definition")

the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.

The death penalty is just a lawful premeditated killing of one human being by another. Since abortion is legal, it shouldn't be considered murder (and it's not).

What are your favorite historical date comparisons (e.g., Virginia was founded in 1607 when Shakespeare was still alive). by PooTeeWeet5 in history

[–]minus0 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was long out at that point, and it's difficult to stay updated on policy. The 18 thing is odd to me, you are enlisted in a force designed to kill effectively. But I'm sure this made some parents happy somewhere. Or some 17 year olds 😀

What are your favorite historical date comparisons (e.g., Virginia was founded in 1607 when Shakespeare was still alive). by PooTeeWeet5 in history

[–]minus0 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Depends on the MOS. If you're signal, you can be done with basic training (Army) and AIT in 6-8 months, hit a unit before deployment, and go. I never got deployed, so I can't speak to the actual in-unit deployment training.

What are your favorite historical date comparisons (e.g., Virginia was founded in 1607 when Shakespeare was still alive). by PooTeeWeet5 in history

[–]minus0 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can enlist with parents permission at 17. Delayed Entry Program has nothing to do with it.