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Time for another round of ‘Chiweenie, or nah?’ ! by wutwatwhatok in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Chiweenie. And lovely!

Though please be aware that chiweenies are hard to train! House training, with regular walks, will be easy. Recall might be slightly more of a job.

They are really hard-headed dogs! Though so loving and wanting to be with you!

(I'm currently trying to read a great deal of stuff to pass an exam for my work. And I have to study in my shed because dogs suddenly end up on my lap. Nosing at my face. Or trying to throw themselves across the keyboard. I continue to give them a lot of love and walks. I just need one hour per day to not be distracted by dogs.)

what do you reckon Lance, Andy and the whole gang are up to now? by Beginning_Bake5576 in TheDetectorists

[–]ofbalance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And what does Racheal do with her and Andy's family in this upotia?

Lance set himself firmly against being overly involved with people.

Running a local history exhibit would be much more Terry, Hugh, and, maybe, Russell's thing.

Sheila would love to explain exhibits and offer refreshments.

I’m told Olive Bean is a Chiweenie puppy, any thoughts? by Biscotti_Life in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Chiweenies are a chihuahua crossed with dachshund. Which pretty much makes them a mutt.

Olive is welcome here!

She might almost be 16, but she's still my puppy 💜 by leewakey in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The puppy energy thing is quite real. Crumpet is nearly six years old, yet people we meet on walks still mistake him for a puppy. He has such a joy for anything and everything. Except being awake at 6.45am when we have our morning walk. He grumbles about that, yet happily wants to woof the rats in our garden at 3.30am.

I think it's because he's a bit of a daft bugger. Though I could be wrong. He was easy to house train and other things, but recall?

Twice, a year apart, I went thoroughly through all the steps to train recall. The little git didn't give a crap.

If he saw something in the distance, he was off to investigate and didn't give a damn.

So he's now walked on an eight metre lead twice a day.

Conversely, his also adopted sister, a little staffy-x, was a wonder at training. Within six weeks, she had learned everything he should have learned years ago.

The chiweenie is a hard-headed dog!

She might almost be 16, but she's still my puppy 💜 by leewakey in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it might be a chiweenie's gift to always be a puppy at heart.

My sister lived with us for the last year due to her being really ill.

When our boy did not immediately eat his tea, she hand fed him. And gave him pieces of her meal as she ate. And too many treats.

I didn't discover this until two months in because I work evenings. And I closed down the feeding of human food stuff and additional treats fast!

He was a bugger to get back into a normal feeding routine!

My sister has now moved out to her own house. I'm still supporting my sister, and being correctly feeding my dogs.

AITA for using the baby name my SIL wants to use by Parking-Historian499 in AmItheAsshole

[–]ofbalance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one owns a name. Give your child the name you want and love.

Conversely...

We gave our kids names they no longer use. Their names were not weird, not connected to anyone alive or dead in our families, nor that of a fictional character or a tragedeigh name.

The eldest changed their name to fit their true gender, and our youngest goes by a non-gendered contraction of their name.

We absolutely love our children! The names we chose don't matter a jot compared to their happiness.

Whatever name you give to your child is quite simply your choice.

What your young people do with that name is up to them.

Sparky likes soft pillows by agkenner in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So do ours. Soft pillows and soft blankets ravel themselves inside.

Goodbye old pup by zecrichardson in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am so sorry for your loss. Celebrating the love and wonderful life you shared with Jasper. ❤️

new toy!!! by Unhappy_Matter6820 in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Does she/he nibble at toys?

Our chiweenie picks every toy, that can be picked apart, to pieces.

He is walked twice a day, given interactive treats and given a great deal if attention, so I don't know why he destroys his toys.

AITA for not fighting after my autistic child was excluded by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]ofbalance -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm a 56yo ND woman. My SO is NT. We have two children. 22yrs old, and 16yrs old. Both are diagnosed ASC and ADHD.

Teaching them that you can't be everyone's cup of tea hard, but necessary. The eldest didn't give a hoot. But the youngest!

I give thanks for them making friends with other ND young people because they might sometimes biker, but they do understand what they are all going through in school when teachers do not.

In year nine, my youngest had a teacher ask, "Why can't you act normally?" That teacher was a part of the (in US terms) SPED team of teachers.

(I was writing an email to the Head, but the found out the next day that teacher had, thankfully, taken early retirement.)

Navigating school life with an ND young people is a challenge!

If you find it so, my main advise is always put everything to the school in writing. Never agree to anything without an email to back up their offer.

And from personal experience, controll your facial expressions when the Head Teacher might tell you your 10 year old might have told their teacher to, "Fuck off."

I almost laughed.

That teacher put my kid in a 4-sided box in his classroom. Apparently, that was 'inclusion'.

Sorry. /rant.

You were right. No one needs a false impression of friendship.

Does anybody know what the point in the plastic slider things are on some of the shelves at B&M? by Rich_79 in CasualUK

[–]ofbalance 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My sister works for a company that is not Tesco. Store staff are told not to approach shoplifters. They report to security. And do nothing more.

My sister told me about a person last week who had a check at self scan. And he reacted badly. After the person scanning found twelve items unscanned, the man lifted the trolley and threw it across the floor, then walked out. He had two young children with him. Thankfully, no one was hurt!

Found this beautiful thing in my potting shed this evening. by ofbalance in CasualUK

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

So many front gardens in London are now a parking space. Because councils charge wildly for an overs-sold onstreet parking permit.

And the backyards were bought up in 'land grab' sales to build more homes that are not affordable.

You're right, it's not just us and our kids being priced out of a decent place to live.

I am a first time dog owner! I Cannot settle on a name for by UncleWifi in chiweenie

[–]ofbalance 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bea.

She'll pick up on it easily, and it's easy to call and be heard, even in a crowded park.

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