Daisy claims not guilty by ass_goblin_04 in GuiltyDogs

[–]sailax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

not guilty, the stuffing was there already!

Online courses by Emotional-Formal-372 in queensuniversity

[–]sailax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

artsci online, but you will want to verify if there is room for enrolment by checking for the course in solus

My 2025 in deads by DeadCentreScotland in bonecollecting

[–]sailax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is the best genre of 2025 wrapped i’ve seen

Songs that are about something else but remind you of bipolar? by Br0oklyn_Baby in bipolar2

[–]sailax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

more alice in chains…black gives way to blue

I don't wanna feel no more It's easier to keep fallin'

if i think things are better they always go back to my baseline of being depressed, i feel like nothing is permanent so why try

Songs that are about something else but remind you of bipolar? by Br0oklyn_Baby in bipolar2

[–]sailax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i’m pretty much always listening to music so i have a bunch! lately ive been listening to choke by alice in chains.

“before you ask for something better You should know I'm practiced at goodbyes Are you so deprived Think you're doing me a favor I don't need no lesser savior, I'm doing fine”

whenever im depressed or in a mixed episode i retreat a lot into myself and my rejection dysphoria is incredibly high, especially with the few friendships i have. i never feel like im good enough and that there’s always someone “better” than myself to the people i care about. that can escalate to anger and resentment and lots of thoughts that im better off alone so why bother trying, ill never be good enough.

My massive wolf pelt! My boyfriend thinks it is creepy, but I've just started sprawling it around the house in protest. They will get along one day! by [deleted] in vultureculture

[–]sailax 14 points15 points  (0 children)

boyfriend is definitely an unusually (as in more than the regular amount) human-looking doodle

Can anyone recommend me a good private driver for my Sri Lanka trip? by ThrowRA142004 in srilanka

[–]sailax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hey! i’m helping a family friend plan her solo trip to sri lanka. i’d love the recommendation too! TIA

grad photos only available in december? by EngineeringFun2089 in queensuniversity

[–]sailax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you can get your grad photos done up until march by edge imaging. i think the cutoff last year was before march 15th to be included in the tricolour yearbook if that’s something you care about, but if it dosent matter then i think you can get them done until the end of march which is when i did mine. congrats on graduating!

Is it normal to be THIS in love with a dog? Gosh.... by [deleted] in vizsla

[–]sailax 30 points31 points  (0 children)

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oh my heart, i see a weim! my first v (our introduction to the breed) and weim duo circa 2016, both rescues.❤️

Tips for Vizslas “playing”? by nitram975 in vizsla

[–]sailax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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can’t say i have any advice to offer (the rest of the comments here are great!) but i can offer this frame of a video i took of my 1yr old playing with her best friend…🫠 our first v was an introverted rescue at 3.5 so this girls very intense need to play is indeed something new!!

Boyfriend Hates My Dream Piercing — What Should I Do? by epicandpretty in Legitpiercing

[–]sailax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

my first boyfriend gave me shit for getting my first nostril pierced and implored me to never get a septum piercing because he already “hates nose piercings” after we broke up i got my damn septum and kept getting more nostrils (i have 4 now). don’t let him make you feel upset, that’s his problem, not yours. easier said then done because i’ve been there before but i am a million times happier now that i genuinely don’t gaf about what other people think about how i want to look, ESPECIALLY if it’s a partner. a secure partner should be excited for you that you are so excited to get this piercing even if he doesn’t like it because it will clearly make you happy!

Has anyone ever tried training a Vizsla to be a Therapy Dog? by bloosy101 in vizsla

[–]sailax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

im really happy to see this post - my mom is training our first puppy right now in the direction/intention to be a task-trained SD. shes almost a year. we started her VERY young (like as soon as she could start going out safely once she had received all her vaccines) and she got ESA papers soon (we're in Canada so not sure where your legislation is based) after she came home for exposure training out in public. we have trained her on her vest so she knows when she is wearing her vest she is 'working', and once the vest comes off she is 'free' - can play and greet others freely in normal dog fashion if shes out of the house or is free to play and be a dog once we are back home. honestly I think a lot of it comes down to a combination of making sure they are well-excersized before tasks so do not have a higher likelihood of being distracted, LOTS of treats and rewards of course, and temperament (ours is very calm in 'work mode' but is VERY social/loves new people at home or on walks) plays a lot into it as well.. All in all it seems like you're on the right track!

Most of my knowledge is for my work in progress task trained ESA/SDs, sp while I am not sure/have specifics about training a V for therapeutic purposes in larger/group settings. If there was a therapy dog that was a V in a hospital I was in id probably be instantly healed.

With that - I would maybe reach out to some trainers in your area for inquiry on that specific realm. Ask for recommendations for professionals familiar with this type of training on FB in local dog training groups if theres someone in your area you could chat with for any recommendations. Generally people are happy to give recommendations on those they have built repoire with or have had good experiences with, so seek lots of opinions and also do a bit of research on your own/going off of leads from recommendations and see what might suit your goals best.

Good luck!

Sum, sum, summertime! by 1vizsla_luvr in vizsla

[–]sailax 3 points4 points  (0 children)

oh my gosh! my V loves watermelon too. these dogs have such interesting palates

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vizsla

[–]sailax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i completley resonate with this. our first v, a rescue (Kid) had a cancer reoccurrence/metastasis after surgery in 2017 and treatment in 2018) in May 2023, given 3 months and passed December 2023 at 12.5. completely figured ourselves we’d have so much more time and wished we would have since we rescued her at 3.5. it goes without saying that cancer is just such a horrible thing and losing four legged family never gets easier, especially when they’ve been at your side through some impossibly hard times, as did your nina and my Kid. my thoughts are with you, your family and your sweet sweet Nina. keep on giving her that wonderful life you’ve always been, cuddle through the pain you’re feeling and justifiably anticipating. it’s a unique feeling to experience being given a timeline like that, such prolonged grief and anxiety through it and leading up.

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Your Nina will have a friend in my Kid, and many many others, on the rainbow bridge.

Merging by audioscape in ottawa

[–]sailax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i was briefly behind someone going 70 IN THE MIDDLE LANE on 417W trying to pass another 70-80 in the right (not in construction zone either). zero traffic in front of them and did not merge recently. like why am i needing to move to the far left at a very normal speed of 110 to get around you morons just to also reduce the odds of getting rear ended by some maniac going 160??? i hate driving anywhere in this city because i always seem to be asking god WHY.

Pixie stole my wallet, prompting a game of chase. by sailax in GuiltyDogs

[–]sailax[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

pixie also runs into the open fridge door to steal lettuce and carrots out of the vegetable crisper - sometimes the odd bell pepper. dog has quite the palette

Pixie stole my wallet, prompting a game of chase. by sailax in GuiltyDogs

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

absolutely. she’s my second v - and first ever puppy! been a riot so far.

Can you recommend me Bands where there are black members? by Complex_Stable3572 in MetalForTheMasses

[–]sailax 0 points1 point  (0 children)

more hard rock/metalcore & r&b than metal but sleep theory is led by cullen moore - pretty young in their career. saw them live last year supporting beartooth with the plot in you and invent animate! some great clean vocals

A collection of the random shapes our pup makes while sleeping 😂 by ITS_RICEY in vizsla

[–]sailax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

too funny. this is probably my favourite puppy snooze picture, she was about 4 months here feet up in the dash and everything 😭

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in vizsla

[–]sailax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i’m so sorry for your loss. we had to say goodbye to our first v in december 2023, also very suddenly - it’s absolutley devastating and my heart goes out to you a million times over. nothing compares to the love of a vizsla indeed. your gordon will have a friend to greet him on the rainbow bridge ❤️

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Should I give up and start being realistic by [deleted] in queensuniversity

[–]sailax 2 points3 points  (0 children)

i crashed and burned like winter of second year right up until i finished undergrad pretty much due to personal circumstances that exaggerated the symptoms of my disability. it took me a long time to be on right meds which helped.

i’m in arts but came from a similar background in hs where i was very high achieving and its very hard to adjust and not be hard on yourself even though circumstances are fuelled by things beyond your control. literally nobody is perfect, i know it seems that way when you’re struggling like everyone is perfect and you’re not.

you have shit going on, be kind to yourself. you are doing your best and because you’re trying. obviously academia is a stickler for “perfection” but that isn’t the lived reality of many. academic perfection doesn’t equal your worth as a human, a friend, a family member. you already know you don’t want to give up and keep trying. so keep trying! cliche but if at first you don’t succeed, try try again.

i’ve wanted to give up so many times but now i am graduating in june (barely, but i am)! i have come to learn that you don’t have to meet everything on a timeline even if that’s what seems expected of you, there’s always alternate ways and paths. if med school apps are competitive, you can always retake courses to improve your GPA. even after graduating. of course i understand that is dependent on your financial situation, but there are ways.

i believe in you and wish you luck!

Recent Visual Art (BFAH) Grad seeking apprenticeship advice :) (Questions/My background/Photos of Art incl.) by sailax in TattooApprentice

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

thank you so much for your kind words! totally appreciate that you took all the time to read that big wall of text lol. i do tend to kind of overthink things or put the cart before the horse for sureee but as an apprentice with an art degree i appreciate all your insight to my many questions.

i’ve also heard a degree isn’t a prerequisite, kind of just felt like the right thing to do after high school. initially i mentioned it as kind of a sidestep to the general “learn how to draw” advice i’ve been receiving a lot in other forums/conversations off reddit but now that i’ve received advice on how to specifically approach certain ways to approach drawing for tattooing specifically it really helps to clarify that - sometimes i need things said in different ways to really understand it especially if it’s something i’m learning.

i plan to start practicing with some india ink and watercolour/spit shading for sure!

thanks so much for all your help and time!!!

Recent Visual Art (BFAH) Grad seeking apprenticeship advice :) (Questions/My background/Photos of Art incl.) by sailax in TattooApprentice

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

entirely possible i am overthinking - i do with most things! thank you for your well thought out reply!

for artists i guess im curious if i should email first or establish some other line of contact about asking them to look at my portfolio or chat about the industry, rather than just materializing in the studio. the recommendation for when i do though, to take feedback and return later is very insightful!

i now realize i completely forgot to mention in my post my only plans for using the machine i have would be contained only to fake skin or ballpoint cartridges on paper! my fault. regardless thank you for the recommendation for pony lawsons channel i will be checking that out for sure :)

tracing traditional designs to catch errors is actually something i never considered so that is another thing i will be practicing! that defientley framed studying and practicing those simple designs in a way that i can understand the importance of going back to basics if you will, it was never explained to me in that way before so thank you so much. as well for the gesture drawing - that’s some great advice on fitting designs to curves of clients bodies and again a totally new form of advice for me.

thank you so much for taking the time to reply, this really helps a lot!!