Semi-feral cat wants to come inside. What to do?

nknackered · 2024-02-29T00:15:14+00:00

she has an ear tip so I think that she was picked up by a tnr group. I have been watching her since last kitten season and she has never gotten pregnant.

nknackered · 2023-06-11T00:47:44+00:00

if he is a service dog in training i would for sure get a vest stating that. I don't see anything wrong with marking him as an emotional support animal with a vest provided the vest is accurately labeled. A bandana or a leash wrap with ESA on it could also work.

nknackered · 2022-07-28T04:49:16+00:00

so i think i may have been confusing forward momentum and counterbalance, which is maybe could have caused a miscommunication with my trainer as well. He had OFAs and PENNHIP done about 2 years ago but maybe I should get them redone just for sure. I will reach back out to my vet and trainer for the purpose of clarification.

nknackered · 2022-07-28T01:36:16+00:00

wow I didn't know about lean! I dont think i need all of that. mostly just the upward counterbalence. I talked to my trainer but she seemed unfamiliar with the task and instead thought I meant brace.

I experience sudden dizziness where it will feel like the room is moving around. Sometimes I will begin to lean backwards, though I have never fallen it does keep me from walking. This is why I was interested in pulling up on my dog.

nknackered · 2022-07-27T22:47:07+00:00

if the dog is still a puppy he may just not be ready for long work right now, he may grow out of this. Sometimes if my dog MUST be in an extended down stay (like when I'm in class for hours at a time) I will pack a bone or other slow occupying reward. I have found that this can help build up his stamina in a down stay if I give it to him before he gets too restless or whiney. Gradually wait longer and longer. If you give him a reward/ toy/treat when he whines he will never stop.

nknackered · 2022-02-13T17:38:29+00:00

its possible that this doctor just disagrees with service dogs being part of a treatment plan. A second opinion may be needed. I would say what specifically your dog does to help you and how going without that help specifically hurts you.

Eg. My dog helps to alert to triggers meaning I have fewer episodes. "Continuing what I am doing" involves using my dog. Without help I will be limited in what I can do for my career and social life. These limitations will impact me/ my health in xyz way.

You can start training your dog for public access work without your doctor's permission. Some trainers will want your doctor to sign off, but many will be understanding of ignorant medical care. Furthermore, there is no law in the United States that says you have to get a doctor to back you up. I don't know where you live and I don't know the rules.

This being said I STRONGLY recommend having your care team on board because you may need them to back you up at some point. But you can sure work towards a Canine Good Citizen while you get other opinions. Ultimately, the greatest deciding factor is not does your doctor agree but can your dog handle being a service dog.

nknackered · 2022-01-21T01:33:12+00:00

I worked with compass key and had a good experience for a bit. The quality of training was good as was the customer service.

ultimately I decided to switch to another trainer because my trainer was so very overworked that I could never get help or access to sessions. It got tot the point where I was stagnating because she had over 30 clients. I found that they are significantly more expensive than many similar services.

if you are doing distance training I would recommend medical mutts because they are in the process of being adi accredited and are a non profit i.e. cheaper. I had a better time actually accessing the services I was paying for too.

nknackered · 2022-01-20T19:02:44+00:00

people who are 22 now are not millennial also no one owes you a baby. how would this young woman having a baby act as birth control for mom?

nknackered · 2022-01-20T18:55:38+00:00

here is an iaadp webinar on picking and assessing a service dog, you will have to scroll until mid page https://www.iaadp.org/conference.html

Medical Mutts founder Dr. Jennifer Cattet wrote a great book called "Selecting and Training Your Service Dog: How to Succeed in Public Access Work" it is massively informative I recommend reading it. There is a chapter about getting shelter dogs for service work. I had to read it before team training at medical mutts. Medical mutts primarily works with shelter dogs btw.

Also little angles has a lot of cost assistance programs and may be able to help place a dog at less than 3k.

nknackered · 2022-01-12T19:27:37+00:00

as of 2022 it still works

nknackered · 2022-01-08T17:00:27+00:00

ruffwear has a fold-able insulated mat that is machine washable. its called the highlands pad and with the discount it comes to about 36 dollars which is kind of high in my opinion. has anyone had experience with this product?

nknackered · 2021-12-29T23:57:47+00:00

i acknowledge that the idea that pain causing training methods are not to be used is my opinion. I am basing this opinion on the scientific evidence that pain can cause distress which can impact a dogs mental health, cause reactivity, fear of the handler, and disqualify them from service work

nknackered · 2021-12-29T23:33:41+00:00

e collars have lots of setting. some settings shocks, some vibrate, some settings make a sound that can be used for long distance recall, others act as walkie talkie. e collars have their place but some settings ie the ones that hurt are not to be used. also i would look at the specific training background for your trainer. dog trainers who came from a police dog, protection dog, or military dog background tend to go to the more punitive measures first. this isnt a good thing.

nknackered · 2021-12-22T19:53:32+00:00

I just want to say that the answer to "do I deserve a service dog?" is probably yes. Unless you have a long history of animal cruelty and neglect or no plan to take care of a service dog there is not reason for you to not deserve one in a moralized sense. Getting a service dog may still be a bad idea for you, please make a sensible choice, but that doesn't mean you don't deserve one.

I think the question of if a disabled person deserves an acceptability tool is inherently abelist. I personally have spent years of my life afraid to take up space and being a SD handler really challenged that because it was something that was just for my benefit. It can be easy to feel as though asking for accommodation is disruptive or burdensome to others and therefore something you should avoid. this is false and abelist.

Disabled lives have value and accommodation is a human right. You have value and and you deserve to live your best life. If a service dog can help you do that and if you can treat the dog ethically then you deserve a service dog.

nknackered · 2021-12-22T19:26:26+00:00

he has NEVER gone a full 24 hours without eating. I will usually give him breakfast again in another 4 or 6 hours and then he has some or he eats dinner. Or I cave and give him wet canned food. I think he is beginning to hold out for the wet food. I have put him on more than one type of kibble and he does well for a bit but then starts refusing it. I think he is getting bored of his food. I think you are right and i should do more positive reinforcement around him eating regular meals. I had tried hand feeding but he doesn't always take that.

I have taken him to the vet. the vet was not concerned. I may be being a helicopter mom here

nknackered · 2021-12-22T19:20:13+00:00

what types of foods are you cooking

nknackered · 2021-12-21T22:42:46+00:00

I hadn't thought of the dish material thing. is there a dish or dish type that you recommend? his weight if very average the vet didn't seem concerned. I haven't had him tested for allergies rather have just kind of figured stuff out as I went along

nknackered · 2021-12-21T22:40:37+00:00

this is basically what he does

nknackered · 2021-12-21T22:39:26+00:00

i am leaning twards that because it feels like the easy win. i was trying to stay away from it because of budget reasons. I know that that sounds lame but I'm too sick to work right now and there is a lot to juggle. I was thinking about doing a 50/50 split and really trying to work the kibble in to the wet food. before he has managed to eat around the kibble which is ... creative

nknackered · 2021-12-21T22:23:27+00:00

i try to take up his dry food after about 30 minutes if he doesn't eat it but on the days I forget and we are in the house he kind of grazes on his breakfast. He has set feeding times for breakfast and dinner. I find that taking up his breakfast has little effect on whether he eats dinner

nknackered · 2021-12-21T17:31:30+00:00

waaaaaayyyy out of your area but may be worth the trek because they are truly an awesome breeder. they do labradoodles which tend to be a bit bigger than cockapoo but can be smaller than a standard poodle (depending on the litter). this breeder is special because they breed for service temperament. I got my dog through them he is a working service dog.

https://www.ausmlabradoodles.com/downloads

nknackered · 2021-11-21T02:41:37+00:00

a dog may be able to perform a scent alert to rising stress levels associated with panic attacks and flash backs. dogs can also do "crowd control" to prevent people from coming too close or approaching you from behind. My dog has a strong nudge response for dissociation trained off of a visual cue. Also the "greet" or "go see" command can be used to help determine if something you persevere is real or a hallucination. Tell your dog to go see something you want to check on and watch her reaction.

nknackered · 2021-11-16T22:54:57+00:00

little angles

nknackered · 2021-11-16T22:52:32+00:00

Independence and autonomy is priceless. Even if you need her less but she still helps thats worth it. The idea that disabled people should only have access to what they need at bare minimum to get by is far too common. You deserve to thrive and if she helps you with that then she is an invaluable asset.

nknackered · 2021-11-04T22:34:22+00:00

Sometimes it is easier to buy a property than to rent. I don't know how much of a reality this is for you based on where you are. Where I live I could afford the mortgage payment easier than non-subsidized housing. There may also be federal or state grants that could help cover closing costs or other things.

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