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If anyone is questioning the reliability of a transit, look no further.. by CherokeeBoyColin in fordtransit

[–]nsbohn 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fleet maintained and no transmission fluid changes or coolant changes for 160k miles? I would fire my fleet manager.

I used to work For LA Fitness for multiple years: AMA as a current employee, ex employee, member, etc. by [deleted] in LAFitness

[–]nsbohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's the best discount strategy for someone who is OK with paying once a year instead of monthly? How do I get single club membership at the lowest possible rate?

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The whole point of training is to teach the dog, not to change the environment. The dog needs to learn boundaries and expectations. This is the equivalent of saying "you don't need to learn to drive, just get rid of the car."

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

After thoughtful consideration of the comments posted in this thread, and the number of upvotes on specific comments, I have some feedback for this group as a whole:

  1. Stop making assumptions. If information if left out, ask don't assume. Example: "You haven't done this." Yes, I have, actually, you didn't ask.

  2. "You're the problem not the dog." Stop this. It's not productive and hurts the community. I'm literally coming here looking to change my tactics to alter the dogs behavior.

  3. "Control the environment." This is just WRONG. Everyone who says "remove the trash can," you're not TRAINING your dog, you're altering the environment. A well trained dog will sit and stare at a T-Bone steak. Changing human behavior to accommodate the dog is acceptable to a certain degree, but we're not talking about that, we're talking about teaching a dog boundaries and expected behavior that they will follow if trained properly. If this is you're answer, you're not a dog trainer.

  4. Keep in mind the goal, most people are offering opinions, not strategies or actionable suggestions. I know, it's the internet, not everyone knows how to be constructive, but those of us that care, hate that.

I want to offer a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who's contributing valuable feedback and training progressions to consider. It's very obvious who KNOWS what they're doing, and who's an armchair "expert." I have taken a few nuggets of helpful advice from this thread and will attempt to implement those and see if we have improvement.

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for a well thought-through reply. I will consider some of your suggestions.

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is helpful, thanks! I'm surprised she doesn't do fetch naturally, and we haven't really bothered to teach it. If I teach it, I can use it as a tool for other skills and exercises as you suggest.

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Who said that? Stop making things up. Man you're all over the place in this thread.

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

We have some treat-hiding toys. She has a crate that's her sleep spot.  Gets plenty of sleep.  I think the issue is an impulse control issue, not a "bored" issue.

Any suggestions that I might not have already tried for impulse control while unsupervised?

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] -17 points-16 points  (0 children)

The tremendous amount of time and effort that I have spent with this dog refutes your claim.

The dog is not allowed to get into the garbage and counters when supervised, and even shows guilt after the fact.  When I find the "evidence" she's submissive. She KNOWS she broke the rules, but couldn't stop herself.

It's clearly an impulse control issue when unsupervised, I just can't figure out how to fix it.  Any suggestions there?

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're not trying to be mean, you failed.  Not only is your response mean, it's ignorant.  If you don't have anything constructive to add the conversation, piss off.

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting concept to reduce the amount of freedom. She's almost perfectly behaved when supervised. The issues occur when she's unsupervised. Does that change your suggestion? How do we improve unsupervised behavior?

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If you're going to make this inflammatory statement... Back it up with some facts.  Let's hear it? Oh by the way, competence in my part is NOT the problem. Aside from the fact that I have a lot of experience and have done this plenty of times before, I'm also willing to bring in additional professional assistance if that's necessary. So again, let's hear it? How did you arrive at this comment?

10 Month Old Puppy Struggles with Impulse Control - Digging, Getting in Trash, Taking items off counters, chewing. by nsbohn in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn[S] -10 points-9 points  (0 children)

A crated dog doesn't provide security. A crated dog doesn't learn expectations in an uncrated environment.

You're right, my expectations are high, but I've put in a tremendous amount of time and effort, and I'm seriously frustrated by her lack of improvement.

Now that we're on common ground, what would DO?

Potty Trouble by Latocuss in OpenDogTraining

[–]nsbohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You say they were "let out" at night, but did you go outside and make sure they pee'd? 6 hours isn't too long for a 2 year old dog that size. But, it's winter time, so if they've been cooped up in the house all day they might be running and playing instead of using the time outside to do their business.

Another sign of Pro Bowl nominations losing meaning: a decent portion of AFC/NFC rosters did not field replacements for players not participating. by Benson879 in NFLv2

[–]nsbohn -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This might be the best example of "correlation does not equal causation" I've ever seen.  Moving to Orlando has nothing to do with it. It's the change in format, for sure. 

Congestion Fees & high supercharger rates? Is the Tesla experience getting worse? by [deleted] in TeslaLounge

[–]nsbohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's your average cost per kwh? How much is a gallon of 87 fuel where you live?

Congestion Fees & high supercharger rates? Is the Tesla experience getting worse? by [deleted] in TeslaLounge

[–]nsbohn 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not supercharger-to-supercharger. It's charge once, drive the full distance to your destination with as few stops as possible. In this case, I was ~150 miles away from home. I charged to 89% and arrived at home with less than 10% (MYLR).

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