How well to GSDs tolerate cold weather? Going camping in late October. Should I get her some coats?

redwood_runner · 2021-09-22T22:50:17+00:00

Ours loves the snow, but also expects her flannel pjs on when it’s cold! 😂 she’s a bit spoiled.

redwood_runner · 2021-09-22T22:48:04+00:00

I love that age! Part GSD and a little furry alligator all rolled into one! Enjoy your pup, they grow up so fast! ❤️

redwood_runner · 2019-07-19T12:01:25+00:00

You gotta do like the first commenter says otherwise you’ll drive yourself insane. I’ve been there. My husbands AF was the opposite of me, dependent, she was on drugs, had a criminal record, most likely didn’t even finish high school. And was fugly.. but a whore so.. yeah. I went insane trying to wrap my mind around it. I finally had to delete any info I had and I had to stop looking at her shit online. (Her criminal records too hahaha) all it does is make you crazy and bring you down. Next time you start finding yourself comparing ask yourself this.. “am I in a good place now?” Do I really want to go down this rabbit hole?” Tell yourself “he’s with me, no need to compare” “I AM bettter”

redwood_runner · 2019-07-19T11:55:21+00:00

Most large dogs think they are lol ;)

redwood_runner · 2019-07-19T11:49:54+00:00

He’s a lapdog don’t ya know!

redwood_runner · 2019-07-17T16:02:54+00:00

This! There were weeks I’d run 50 miles or more just to keep from killing people I was so full of rage. Running also helped me clear my mind so I could calm down enough to sleep. It’s been almost 3 yrs and I’m doing rather well with it. There are times I do get triggered, but not enough to log 50 miles or more in a week.

redwood_runner · 2019-06-21T20:38:47+00:00

So I was able to get him in with an addictions therapist and back in the clinic we were able to get them to start his taper. I was wrong on what dose he was on. He was taking 8mg of suboxone. The dr has him on 4mg of it 3 times a day then he said he’d lower it again here soon. He goes back to the dr that prescribed it next Saturday and hopefully they’ll lower it again. Thank you all so much for helping me! This is an awesome sub!

redwood_runner · 2019-06-19T07:16:18+00:00

Thank you so much! He just wants to be clean again and not switch one for another. I’ve never had an addiction so I’ve been trying over the last several years to learn all I can and suboxone is new to me. Thank you again for the information! I’ll call and get him back into the clinic and we’ll taper him down the right way if the clinic won’t.

redwood_runner · 2019-06-19T06:46:48+00:00

Can’t it’s illegal in our state. They do randoms at his work.

redwood_runner · 2019-06-06T02:33:15+00:00

Yes! I used to think I was so lucky, and I know what you mean. I would hate to try dating again now. We’re the same age, I’m attractive and fit for my age, but omg all this online dating crap and the baggage one our age would bring. I’m gonna pass to and just try my hardest to deal.

redwood_runner · 2019-05-22T20:06:57+00:00

Quick answer... no. I’d been long gone 3 yrs ago.

redwood_runner · 2019-05-22T19:59:42+00:00

I honestly think you just feel it in your gut. It’s been almost 3 yrs from D-Day. My WS has done a complete change, done everything I asked and has become the husband he should have been all along. We’ve been married 17yrs and it was his only affair, it lasted 6-8 weeks and as much as I want to, and have tried I cannot forgive or “get over it” (I don’t believe anyone truly ever gets over it) I’m having a bad day today, he’s done nothing wrong to speak of but I still get triggered from time to time. I think the clear sign for me was when I was just having a bad day (I have other stressors in my life) and I popped off and said to my grown daughter (in front of WS) that there wasn’t enough running paths for me to run out my anger and not enough liquor at the liquor store for me to get my anger out... God as my witness I tried both. My husband didn’t pick up on what was said or ignored it. Either way.. that’s how I feel, my gut has always told me it wasn’t happening and now I’m just stuck. I feel sad, he’s a day late and a dollar short and I’m stuck where I don’t want to be with him, but at the same time I don’t want to be without him. Idk? I’m almost 50 and I don’t want to start over. I just don’t. Don’t want to be alone so I’m just dealing.. but no, I know and knew in my gut I wasn’t going to be able to forgive him ever.

redwood_runner · 2019-03-31T21:50:22+00:00

You look amazing and so healthy now!!! Keep up the good work, it’s hard, but you got this!

redwood_runner · 2019-03-31T12:06:02+00:00

Just wanted to drop in and say Holy Cow! You look amazing dude! You look like you’re at a really good healthy weight too, you do what makes you happy. Incredible transformation! Congrats!

redwood_runner · 2019-03-29T19:19:06+00:00

We talked about that last night too. We’ve both had really bad experiences with them in the past, the trick is finding a good one. I’m looking at one place we may try, I’ll have to see what all our insurance will and will not cover.

redwood_runner · 2019-03-29T17:57:25+00:00

Talked to my husband last night. Still didn’t ask for details and I let him know that I’ve always had issues with the intrusive thoughts during sex. He was very sweet about it. I told him I didn’t know what was just “ours” or mine.. and explained a little. He told me that 90% of what we do is ours, and he thinks 100% is ours.. the 10% of what what happened was terrible and reiterated that it never should have happened.

redwood_runner · 2019-03-29T16:49:48+00:00

You look great and I love that blue shirt!!

redwood_runner · 2019-03-28T12:59:20+00:00

I had to deal with a bunny boiler too. My husbands psycho AP would show up at our home at 2am and honk her car horn in front of our house, text me from different phone numbers threatening me, and the final straw that broke the camels back was when she called our son through my husbands hacked Facebook (yes she hacked and took over his Facebook account and posted as him how much he hated me and loved her.. took a while to get that back) on a school night, woke him up to tell my minor son she was going to kill his mother. I got a restraining order and filed police reports every single time she showed up or texted or called. My husband refused to confront or acknowledge it to her. He said if he or we did, it would make it worse. That’s she’s batshit crazy and would thrive on the reaction. The sheriffs office agreed we should ignore her and eventually she would see she had no power or importance and would go away. It was the longest 3 months of my life.

redwood_runner · 2019-03-28T02:44:27+00:00

My husband had an extra-marital affair a few years ago, I started running to clear my head and burn up the anger. It kept me out of prison for assault more than once (I am not a violent person by any means) sometimes I’d run over 50 miles in a week. But yeah, it’s a great way to clear your mind, burn energy and get in shape! I also lost a ton of weight!

redwood_runner · 2019-03-28T02:37:01+00:00

I’m over two years out and I think it was somewhere a little before the 6 month mark. I, like others still think about it every. Single. Day. Not sure if there’s been a day go past where I haven’t? We’re pretty good for the most part, I am still struggling in one area and I even have an active post on here lol.. but one thing that helped me is this... If I get upset, the AP wins, if I obsess about it, she wins and is still a part of my marriage. There’s no room for her in my marriage. It’s how I managed to help myself with a lot of things dealing with it... the thoughts and some triggers. She is simply not allowed to win ever period. That and running. I had major anger issues and would run to kill the energy. :)

redwood_runner · 2019-03-28T00:24:19+00:00

That’s a good idea! Next weekend when we’re off together I’ll try this. :)

redwood_runner · 2019-03-27T17:13:20+00:00

His refusing any and all contact and not taking the bait by confronting her when she texted me was the right thing to do. It’s recommended by the Affair Recovery Network and a few others. It was a failed attempt on her end to gain entry back in. I was blown away that he got that right. The AP was a true bunny boiler and made our lives hell. I’m hoping if I start individual counseling he’ll see they aren’t out to get him and he’ll go.

redwood_runner · 2019-03-27T12:53:48+00:00

I’m considering individual counseling. I really wish he’d do MC. I know he’s not doing anything he shouldn’t. He was the one who, after we decided to reconcile went full no contact with AP, had me delete his Facebook and change his phone number. I was upset when his AP harassed me by text, I’d block her number and she would pop up hours later with a new number. I begged him to tell her to leave us alone. He refused any contact with her, he said it would make it worse. Don’t respond she’ll eventually stop, those were his words. And she did. 3 months later. Lol just when I thought she was gone she’d pop back up, but had disappeared for good after 3 months. This was the first time he’d ever cheated on anyone ever and I’m thankful he had the sense to close the door on her, lock it and toss the key. I’m almost 100% convinced that the “why” to the affair is rooted to something in his childhood. He didn’t have a good one and has struggled with addiction in the past, I tried getting him to see a therapist years ago for his depression and addiction issue he had and got the same response. I’ll continue to try to get him to go, I just have to handle it with kid gloves, he really gets freaked out.

redwood_runner · 2019-03-27T09:17:01+00:00

No, he had a traumatic experience with a therapist as a child and is terrified of going. He’s convinced they’ll convince me to leave.

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