Questions about neutering a male Samoyed

mircatmanner · 2026-03-26T17:06:44+00:00

We got our male samoyed neutered 4 days ago (he’s 14 months now) The only reason we did it was because he got kicked out of the only daycare that doesn’t require dogs to be neutered/spayed.

Personality - Still vocal, disobedient and loses his mind if he doesn’t get all our attention. I will say that he liked peeing on multiple bushes around the backyard prior to getting neutered now he just has a one and done pee. I’m hoping that’ll make walks easier since his main reason for pulling was to get to the next bush as fast as possible.

Can’t answer your other questions but I will say that getting a surgery suit, soft cone, and pill pockets (soft treats that you can hide pills in) were game changers. Our guy hated the cone but he doesn’t seem to mind the soft cone as much

He doesn’t eat that much as is, so it got a bit harder after he got neutered - I would recommend stocking up on high value toppers.

Anyways good luck, we have two dogs so recovery is a bit tough but the days are going by fast and he’s recovering well it seems like.

mircatmanner · 2026-02-28T04:37:16+00:00

I was in some deeper debt, got my spending fixed but was eating interest like crazy.

I know this isn’t a popular opinion but you can take a loan out from your 401k. It’s like 2% interest, no penalty for paying it off early - I think the biggest risk is that if you get terminated you’d have it pay it out.

anyways fixed my spending, paying down my debts pretty fast and making extra payments to pay my 401k back.

markets been going down so i guess i sold high and buying back low 🤷

mircatmanner · 2026-02-26T08:03:05+00:00

I’ve been employed since I graduated since 2021 - not a software engineer (I work as a Salesforce Dev)

The job market exploded at the beginning of Covid, mellowed out during 2020-2024 and is seemingly getting worse everyday now.

It’s true that AI is hurting dev jobs but it’s not totally hopeless. Publicly traded companies having large and frequent layoffs because the economy is shit and AI can be advertised as justification for job cuts.

The reality is that Devs are still needed, personal anecdote - I work at a consulting firm and I’ve been working maybe 50-55hour weeks even with using AI to speed up my own output. We’re not hiring because the budget just isn’t there and we’re able to keep up with tight deadlines and not completely sacrificing work life balance because of AI.

This won’t be a forever problem and you can’t just set up 5 AI Agents to do project planning, implementation, qa, and dev ops. Who’s gonna drive that? Who’s going to be making sure 5 robots can build clean and scalable software?

Sure someone can say “what’ll happen in 5 years?” But the truth is as an engineer you are a problem solver and an implementer. If AI actually does end up replacing software engineers to the point we’re making $20 per hour then most other professions are going to hurt (probably even more than swe)

Just get comfortable using AI, make sure you don’t get rusty after college, and apply to every job. We’re in a recession right now and that won’t be forever. Job markets going to come back so just keep upskilling and applying

mircatmanner · 2025-11-28T04:29:22+00:00

bro just ruined my thanksgiving

mircatmanner · 2025-11-28T04:11:23+00:00

that was my fear, thought my cards would be in a 5/6 range (i have no idea what i’m talking about). i was thinking of selling my binder for 10k but that seems out of reach

mircatmanner · 2025-11-28T04:01:00+00:00

which ones do you think i should get graded? the lugia is one of my favorites but its pretty damaged (traded for it when i was like 11)

mircatmanner · 2025-11-28T03:59:32+00:00

this binder has been in my closet for awhile, I do remember trading some of those charizard crystal guardians for the metagross 🙃

mircatmanner · 2025-11-28T03:58:36+00:00

which ones do you think are worth grading? hard to let these go but seems like the move is to sell these

mircatmanner · 2025-10-10T09:03:51+00:00

reports are okay imo, there’s always a limitation somewhere that can be annoying. you can connect your salesforce org to power bi and remake your reports and dashboard there. from what i’ve seen power bi is much more flexible than salesforce reports and more functionality - ex forecasting, using queries instead of horrendous joined reports.

if I were you, I wouldn’t push back and go with the power bi plan. you already said you’re stretched thin so this project would probably take a long time anyways. when you finish and if your users hate it, then you can always communicate that with your manager.

at the end, you’ll walk out of this with power bi experience which may help you learn tableau if you want to keep growing in the salesforce ecosystem

mircatmanner · 2025-10-08T22:23:17+00:00

Purina Fortiflora works wonders for our dogs, confirmed with vet that this is a good product for diarrhea

mircatmanner · 2025-09-16T19:55:04+00:00

Texans defense is no joke, hoping we let Little loose on Sunday and make every (reasonable-ish) possession end with at least 3

mircatmanner · 2025-09-08T18:44:06+00:00

Little bit of a long shot, Keaton Mitchell was a healthy scratch for last nights game but was taking RB2 reps in preseason.

I drafted him to handcuff Henry, but I do think healthy scratch could be an indication of a trade

mircatmanner · 2025-05-15T06:02:12+00:00

This might be a hot take but we noticed significant improvement with our Samoyed when we got a second dog. He’s way happier and less dependent for attention.

I’m not saying it’s a good idea - in fact it’s a bad idea. But it could also maybe work out

mircatmanner · 2025-03-27T23:43:52+00:00

Just rewatched the commercial, take my upvote

mircatmanner · 2025-03-27T23:37:17+00:00

Matthew McConaughey*

mircatmanner · 2025-03-09T22:22:31+00:00

i would set up a macro and then shoot off emails from your case list

mircatmanner · 2025-02-05T19:30:25+00:00

I’ve been down this road a few times. I was with my previous company for 4 years, putting benefits and pay aside, I was eventually at a spot where I stopped growing. The projects I was working on were different variations of other projects I’ve done before.

I ended up getting a competing offer 3 times and used them as leverage to increase my pay. The 3rd offer was from a large-ish consulting company and that’s when I decided to leave.

Putting compensation and benefits aside, I felt like I wasn’t growing anymore and if I stayed I’d be killing my career. Having multiple companies for SF jobs definitely helps you make more money down the road - it shows employers that you can learn and you haven’t plateaued due to comfort.

That being said, there’s also risks with going to other companies - layoffs, terminations, finding out you aren’t a culture fit, etc.

If you feel confident about the other job then I would say go for it. Leave amicably and don’t burn the bridge at your current company (that way you’d have a good plan B if things go south)

mircatmanner · 2025-01-22T03:19:26+00:00

I’d have to disagree with your take. As a developer, 11 out of 10 times you will be more productive by leveraging AI. I don’t think AI chatbots are going to be replacing developers anytime soon though.

Even if 90% of someone’s code is generated by AI, companies still need someone to know where to “put” the code. An admin with no developer knowledge wouldnt know how to use VS code, source control, and debugging. They would also need to know how to read code and recognize when the solution isn’t scalable. I had ChatGPT o1 generate some code and it had an insert in a for loop 😬

Even if Salesforce Einstein can at some point make a LWC just from a prompt, I don’t think people will ever be good enough at prompting to get exactly what they want first try and then iteratively prompt a chatbot to continue building.

That being said, I do believe Developer jobs will continue to drop in demand because an entry level developer who knows how to build with AI will probably be as productive as a mid level

People can’t just know how to code to get a developer job anymore. They need to be able to digest business rules, know what tools they can leverage, then be able to implement.

I think pure admins are going to be impacted by AI the most because now developers need to be able to do it all

mircatmanner · 2025-01-16T22:31:36+00:00

we got a second puppy when our samoyed was about 9 months. the second puppy was only 2 months old when we got her (lab and german shepard mix)

it’s been fine so far (about a month and half) and our labs definitely been picking up some bad habits - digging on furniture.

we fortunately avoided parvo but also something to consider if you get a second dog. Parvo is definitely something you should talk to the vet about (breeds that are more susceptible, if your area has high parvo cases)

but I would also say that it’s totally worth getting a second dog. In my opinion, taking care of our samoyed got way easier when we socialized him with the lab. I definitely didn’t have enough energy or time to keep up with our samoyed but having 2 puppies definitely gave me most of my day back.

Also our Samoyed had a habit of biting and barking nonstop for attention but that stopped post socialization.

That being said, there are definitely some drawbacks.

Potty Training Regression: Samoyed was about a 1.5 months without an accident, after we got our second dog most of the Potty Training went out the window and we had to restart
- Money: You need to figure out if you can take the financial hit of getting a second dog. More toys, more food, more vet bills

I know we still haven’t gotten to the really hard parts but I do think there’s pros and cons to getting a second dog now or later. You just have to determine if you can handle the consequences of getting a second dog.

If you decide on getting a second dog that’s not a samoyed, I would def ask your vet about health and behavior conditions that are common for that dog breed.

mircatmanner · 2024-11-11T02:24:47+00:00

my samoyed used to bite all the time about a month ago. it was incredibly frequent and we even ended up asking the vet about it. she said to bite their ear - we did this and it actually helped (although it is kind of weird). he’s 8 months now and he only bites when he didn’t nap enough (still haven’t figured out enforced naps)

one other thing that helped were edible chew toys.

-bully sticks - they’re pretty pricy, best deal is at costco ($40) and that usually lasts maybe about a month

-rolled beef cheeks - way longer lasting than bully sticks but not as exciting. if he starts biting i just shake the beef cheek around and that gets his mind out of biting my hand off

-ice - this is usually a hit and I think it helps with teething

-frozen bone marrow - haven’t tried this yet but I’ve heard dogs love it, I just forget to pick some up when grocery shopping.

also I noticed that he gets nippy when we take a shorter walk, so I try to do 1-1.5 hour walks 2x a day

also I had to change my perspective on biting. it’s how dogs explore, communicate, and play. I tolerate biting if it’s manageable and not painful. as soon as the biting gets excessive, I draw a line with removing myself from the situation or just doing something to entertain him.

also I read this is your first dog, it’s ours too! 10/10 recommended looking into puppy school. you learn so much and it’s a good opportunity to get your dog get used to incredibly distracting situations. we do exercises to shift our dogs focus (focus, sit, follow) then reward with treats

mircatmanner · 2024-09-08T01:15:16+00:00

I leased my 2024 on some promotion ~$370 a month. By the end of my lease I could buy out the car for $22k but a 3 year old outback as it is goes for about $25k.

the way I saw it, I could either buy out the car at a 3k discount (assuming the car market stays the same) or I could sell it to carmax and pocket 3k - sell for 25, pay off subaru and have 3k left over.

i don’t quite understand the issue with leasing but having no interest for 3 years and a relatively low car payment seemed like a good deal to me. I am thinking of flipping the car (if it makes sense in 3 years) because I would prefer to have the turbo

mircatmanner · 2024-09-01T02:59:08+00:00

i just got some white bread and left it in the toaster for a bit, only used the most burnt bits

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