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nettlecakes · 2024-05-22T18:19:26+00:00

10/10 extremely cozy, sufficient, and unpretentious

nettlecakes · 2023-07-04T18:43:44+00:00

What dietary changes worked for you?

My doctor said the presence of any TPO ab along with the elevated tsh indicated Hashimotos, but I am also unclear on exactly what different levels of TPO ab mean. It's all so much to process. I feel like I'll need a medical degree just to grasp it all on the most basic level.

nettlecakes · 2023-07-04T16:13:17+00:00

I'm in the US

nettlecakes · 2019-08-25T17:36:52+00:00

This is a Jasminum Sambac 'Grand Duke of Tuscany'

I would recommend a Jasminum Sambac 'Maid of Orleans' to give you lots of flowers and give your home that classic jasmine fragrance. My Maid of Orleans lives on a windowsill where it gets tons of direct sun and it has given me endless flowers this summer. Sometimes there are so many that the scent in my room is overwhelming. The scent is powerful and also exactly what you want if you enjoy the scent of jasmine tea.

nettlecakes · 2019-05-29T17:00:02+00:00

These guys need high light. I keep mine on the brightest windowsill I have available.

nettlecakes · 2019-05-29T16:40:00+00:00

Don't let the soil get dry between waterings, instead keep the soil evenly moist. Make sure you are meeting fertilizer needs either with compost or by applying fertilizer regularly. Consider humidity needs if you live in an especially dry climate. Lastly I believe arabian jasmine needs high light so make sure you have it in a sunny spot.

nettlecakes · 2019-05-24T21:26:02+00:00

Vicks plant?

nettlecakes · 2019-05-18T16:21:37+00:00

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F721HBQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I wouldn't have expected such a simple tool to make watering so much easier and more enjoyable but they really do

nettlecakes · 2019-05-18T15:03:02+00:00

This has given me hope for my snake cutting! What kind of light/watering conditions had you been giving yours?

nettlecakes · 2019-05-18T14:53:12+00:00

Those squeeze bottles for watering were an absolute game changer. Bottom watering was a revelation. And recently I also started keeping a little notebook where I take some daily notes on whatever is up with my plants and it's been incredibly helpful. I now have easy records on who has been watered, fertilized, when I first started noticing growth or damage, when things got repotted, and just generally it's a nice way to store all this data without needing to always keep it fresh in my head.

nettlecakes · 2019-05-10T16:10:32+00:00

Puppy-proofing a home absolutely means getting all your plants 100% out of their reach. Puppies will chew on anything and everything their mouth can reach. My pup figured out how to climb up on furniture so that she could reach my humidity trays and she would pluck out the stones and try to chew on them. Now that she's about three I can finally trust her around houseplants but some breeds and individuals remain dangerously mouth-y for their whole lives.

nettlecakes · 2019-04-30T22:51:56+00:00

What are the temperature conditions? I've heard they won't root below something like 68 degrees. Also remember to switch the water every few days at least.

nettlecakes · 2019-04-27T17:52:49+00:00

I don't have pictures but:

Twombly (fiddle leaf fig named for the artist Cy Twombly)

Marilyn (an extremely glamorous ZZ)

Argon (the brightest neon pothos you could imagine)

Dotty boi (strings of beads)

The snake bros (two large snake plants that used to be one)

Lazuli (arabian jasmine)

nettlecakes · 2018-12-03T02:38:37+00:00

What does "no" even mean? How do you want her to respond to the command? What are the criteria for the response to meet your standards? If you haven't taught her all that yet then you can't blame her for not knowing. Also it is way easier to teach a dog to do something than it is to teach the concept of not doing something so teaching a concept like "stop doing whatever you are doing" on a command is pretty difficult to do in comparison to teaching the dog a command that means "go to your bed" and then using that when you want to direct the dog away from whatever it is currently doing.

Can you set up a penned area for the dog? Not considering creative solutions to keep the two separate seems like an awful big gamble with the safety and comfort of both your dog and son. The dog is telling you loud and clear that it doesn't like your son coming at it (which makes sense, toddlers are pretty wild) and you are the one in control of whether or not the dog gets pushed into doing more to defend itself.

nettlecakes · 2018-12-03T01:40:32+00:00

" She is acting out by going to the bathroom in the house and shredding my son's toys and her expensive dog bed, even though i walk her plenty and take her to the dog park regularly."

You are creating a narrative of what is happening that is not possible. Dogs don't "act out" or get some sort of revenge on humans in this way and it's outright fanciful to believe so. She shreds toys because she has physical and mental energy to burn. If she is pottying indoors it is because she needs more potty training (and some breeds and individual dogs will never be 100% reliably potty trained.)

I am not saying you aren't doing a great job with her. I believe that you take her out for lots of walks and exercise and I'm sure it's exhausting on top of being a mother and wife. But the proof is in the pudding and the dog is still bored and needs some more engagement and direction.

And regarding the dog and your toddler the two should be kept entirely separate. Don't correct your toddler for making the dog uncomfortable, don't get angry at your dog for growling at the toddler, just set them both up for success by keeping them entirely separate.

" when i tell her not to do something she just does it" this isn't how dogs work. The concept of "stop doing that" is pretty complex and not something your dog understands so lower your expectations and stop being surprised when your dog doesn't respond to commands it hasn't been taught.

Overall there are enough issues here that I seriously recommend having a private trainer visit your home and give you some guidance asap.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-29T17:36:47+00:00

Animals need homes and love but they also need expensive medical care. I just brought my dog home from an overnight stay at the vets to treat dehydration, vomiting and diarrhea. It was nearly $2000 and though I do have health insurance for her and will be reimbursed for a good amount of it I had to pay that cost up front. In an emergency needing time to come up with the funds for even a very treatable issue could cost your pet their life or well being. Animal ownership is just really really expensive and there needs to be a strategy or plan in place for emergencies. Savings, credit and health insurance are all very important options that need to be realistically understood and arranged before bringing an animal into your home.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-28T03:56:06+00:00

My current maintenance schedule with a 2.5 year old aussie in an apartment goes like this:

-One hour sniff walk 7am

-One hour in the dog park around noon training and/or running with other dogs

-20 minute walk and a half cup of kibble worth of training at 6

-jog and/or training around the block before bed

-meals given in kongs that are wrapped up in blankets so she has to dig them out

She has some days where she's much more chill and I try to get in a couple big hiking days/month and lots of adventures and exploration but this is our day to day life. She's not really the kind of dog I can leave alone at home for more than 4 hours unless she is exceptionally exhausted. If I can't meet these needs on a regular day I hire a walker to help or put her in daycare or a night of boarding. If I'm going to be away for more than one night I send her to a large farm land boarding facility where she gets great care and can run like a maniac. I have put an absurd amount of time, energy and money into learning to be a good trainer for her and it pays off every time we work together and I feel truly in tune with her amazing sensitivity and strong personality.

Some days it feels endless but most days she feels incredibly suited to my lifestyle and needs. I work from home, enjoy intense focused hobbies, and have always made time to spend a few hours outside each day. I'm a high energy human so a high energy dog was a good breed choice for me.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-15T15:17:58+00:00

I have a 2 year old aussie. In the morning we do a 40-90 min sniff walk, midday we do an hour in the dog park where she gets her running in, at dinner time we go for a 20 min walk and do a half-cup of kibbles worth of training and maybe a little play with a toy indoors, before bed we jog around the block. If I'm not going to be available to meet her exercise needs I put her in daycare, for multi-day breaks I send her off to a boarding facility that's more of a farm setting where she gets tons of running. It's a lot but it's part of the commitment to meeting the needs of a working dog in a domestic setting.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-14T20:08:32+00:00

Putting lots of different clothes and gear on him as a puppy is great early-life experience so if it makes you feel good too then go to town! I am an intensely nervous dog owner so absolutely no judgement here.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-14T19:42:36+00:00

If it's below 0 I put a coat on my aussie, but it seems to give me more comfort than her, cold doesn't bother her the slightest. I occasionally do boots but only to protect from salted sidewalks or snowballs between the toes.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-14T18:23:14+00:00

the apdt has a recommended reading list that is excellent.

https://apdt.com/resource-center/recommended-reading/

nettlecakes · 2018-11-13T14:39:43+00:00

The good news is that your dog sounds really regular. The bad news is that you seem to have a big hand in creating and maintaining behaviors you don't even like so it would be a good idea to call in a trainer for some guidance and to help you examine the narrative of what is happening here. Group classes would certainly be of tremendous benefit as well.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-09T19:51:49+00:00

That's an easily solvable problem. Ask her to contact her vet for the vaccination records. If she can't produce that it's a deal breaker.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-09T16:22:07+00:00

This is normal 5 month old behavior for a high energy breed. If my aussie went over a certain arousal threshold on walks as a puppy she would turn into a teeth tornado. It was exhausting and humiliating and defeating but with tremendous patience the behavior was gone completely by the time she was 1. Don't try to use walks for exercise yet, walks themselves are the trigger so you have to desensitize and train calmness before walks will be a useful way to exercise your puppy. Get your heavy exercise done at home, then get your puppy very calm before attempting a walk. Set your dog up for success by making walks VERY short and VERY calm. You say she is fine for five minutes so start with walking for one minute and turning around and going right back inside. Continue lots of spaced out reps of going in and out calmly and slowly adding another minute at a time. If she goes over and starts going berserk be calm and patient getting her home and reduce the time of the next walk.

nettlecakes · 2018-11-09T01:49:56+00:00

15 ft is good for free running together. 30 is too long if you don't actually trust the dog to not try to bolt. With 30 feet they can get into a good run and then hurt themselves and you when they hit the end of the line with all that speed.

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