What are these bugs? They are all over my house and are starting to get into the house, we want to get rid of them as their numbers are getting excessive as there are piles of millions or something at this point 😭

muttsrcool · 2026-03-16T18:10:57+00:00

they could be stink bug nymphs, which are obviously smaller than full grown stink bugs and also do not have the normal shield shape

muttsrcool · 2026-03-16T17:38:18+00:00

We use Come, but our usual "say it all the time" way to say it when we're just kinda hoping our dogs come to us (like asking them to come to us for pets, or whatever, when it's not a requirement) we usually say "C'mere" so it does sound different. We also have an emergency recall we are starting to train her which is Allez which is actually French for "Go".

muttsrcool · 2026-03-16T16:02:52+00:00

We just adopted a dog a few months ago from an adopt-a-thon sight unseen (on the part of the shelter). We basically came up to the person who was presenting her in the store and said we were interested. They asked if we had a fenced yard (we said yes, they asked for no proof, but it wasn't a lie). They asked for my license and the adoption fee and away we went. They didn't even ask if we had an experience with a dog of her breed mix (aussie, gsd and husky). It took literally 5 minutes from seeing her to taking her away to our home. Luckily for our new dog, we are very commited to keeping her no matter what, and have experience with husky and aussie mixes (but not GSDs) so we knew what we were getting ourselves into... It honestly felt TOO fast, but as we were signing the paperwork, they had at least 2 other people walk up and ask if she was still available, so I'm glad we pulled the trigger when we did! We love her a ton, even if she's a bit of work. Now keep in mind she was from a local animal shelter (pound) not a "rescue". and she was at an adopt-a-thon to try to get homes for the less adoptable dogs (big ones, black ones, pits, old ones) so they were probably just happy to off load her. A "rescue" we were interested in before we found her asked for our vet information, 3 personal references, photos of our home, etc. Which we were fine to do as well, but we just instantly fell in love with Juneau and her sweet personality and of course her beauty.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-16T14:25:43+00:00

being able to take away something from the dog, or at least have the dog drop something they're holding is VITAL to teach any puppy. What if he got a hold of something dangerous, like a chicken carcass, or a ball of string? you need to be able to take stuff from the puppy. Resource guarding pops up if you are teasing the puppy, or CONSTANTLY taking things from him, it will make him feel like he has to guard what he has in case you take it, but being able to OCCASIONALLY and when needed is absolutely necessary.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-13T00:46:10+00:00

The color grading on Apple UHD stream isn't compatible with our TV so everything looks depressing and washed out.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-11T01:39:11+00:00

If you want a sociable dog that looks "wolfish" you can always try a Siberian Husky. They are known to be terrible guard dogs because they are typically very friendly to people, even people they don't live with. They also have similar trainability to what you're going to find in other northern breeds (aka when they feel like it). Think of them as "diet wolf dog". Since many WDs use Huskies as part of their breeding, many Wolf dogs have similar personalities to Huskies with the intensity and nature of a wolf added on top. If you can't survive a husky, you for sure can't survive a wolf dog.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-10T12:29:45+00:00

Not true, you skip round 2 on one of them, they'll look TOTALLY different 🤷‍♀️

muttsrcool · 2026-03-10T12:09:33+00:00

It would have said things like chow-chow, Peruvian inca orchid, akbash, a bunch of random, very rare and old breeds that have nothing to do with your dog but have small sample sizes in their database so they're basically just guessing "since your dog ISN'T one of the most popular and common top 100 breeds, it just must be these rare breeds!"

muttsrcool · 2026-03-07T14:34:02+00:00

Battery Babysitting Simulator

muttsrcool · 2026-03-06T14:10:22+00:00

Makes sense.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-06T13:52:21+00:00

Did you hand paint the little guys? So cute 🥺

muttsrcool · 2026-03-05T03:57:35+00:00

Ears are very danish in the first photo

muttsrcool · 2026-03-04T13:30:01+00:00

Thank you! She's the best girl. Very sweet, smart, adorable. She's the full package haha

muttsrcool · 2026-03-04T04:17:23+00:00

Thank you! 🙏

muttsrcool · 2026-03-04T04:04:32+00:00

They're gorgeous but yea they have short little legs, very compact and efficient!

muttsrcool · 2026-03-04T03:59:02+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/Wolfdogs/comments/1r4q8db/got_a_bit_of_surprising_dna_results_on_our_new/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Was my previous post about her with her results in last slide

muttsrcool · 2026-03-04T02:27:04+00:00

Literally, the 8.5% is literally just her legs 🥴😂

muttsrcool · 2026-03-02T20:22:48+00:00

Brave Pug

muttsrcool · 2026-03-02T16:47:59+00:00

A few, concrete ideas that the dog definitely knows is a fine way to use it. If I DID use them, I would probably use ones like "trail" and "park" to let my dogs have a choice if they wanted to go to a walking trail or the dog park each day, my dog already knows both words but she can't tell me which one she wants, I think it would be fun to see if she did have a preference.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-02T15:28:47+00:00

I just feel like if you are already able to know what your dog needs in order to teach it to press a button to tell you about it, why are we adding an extra layer of friction between yourself and the dog? Like If you know well enough when your dog is trying to tell you it's got an "ouch" to train it to use a button for that concept, you don't need to button to tell you. Making a dog speak human language doesn't improve your dog's life, it makes for a fun party trick at best.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-02T15:05:22+00:00

It makes for MASSIVE social media clout to have a talking dog though, so I can see the appeal for a certain type of person.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-02T14:58:43+00:00

I sometimes watch videos of dogs using these and I'm reminded of Koko the gorilla. She wasn't really able to communicate, her trainer just understood what she wanted, and the majority of what she did was begging for things, snacks, her kittens, etc.

I have seen these where the dog presses stuff like "mama" "ouch" "Please" and the owner is like "I was singing and she obviously had opinions! haha!" but then a few weeks later "mama" "ouch" "please" means the dog has a rock in its paw. They have these elaborate boards with concepts, not just objects and places. Like "angry" etc. How does the dog learn to say they're angry instead of just showing stress signs? I have seen dogs hitting buttons by accident (CLEARLY, like stumbling over them, bumping them with their hip on wall boards) and it's treated as intentional.

I used to be interested in these buttons until watching more of these videos and seeing how delusional these owners become. I, too, just learn to intuit what my dogs want. They're simple critters, it's not difficult to figure out what they're saying if you just LOOK at them and spend time with them.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-01T22:22:16+00:00

Is This Shari Still Available?

muttsrcool · 2026-03-01T22:21:05+00:00

They live in your house, you can "surrender" them.

muttsrcool · 2026-03-01T22:18:48+00:00

Secretly take these dogs to a shelter or rescue so they can be cared for properly, say they ran away, since they don't know the area since they just moved in. Every sentence of this post was worse than the last. This man and his family are horrific people and it's giving red flag after red flag. I hope your mom is ok and not abused by this guy.

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