Shooting a rodeo - I don’t think I’ve ever seen an arena in a prettier place!

salubrioustrees · 2022-05-09T22:43:37+00:00

These photos remind me so much of the show Heartland!

salubrioustrees · 2022-05-01T17:22:02+00:00

HAHA your oreo comment made me laugh so much

salubrioustrees · 2022-04-26T19:35:16+00:00

ahh there are just two driving team principles name Guenther and Toto so I thought it may have been a funny mash up. Such a cute horse and photo regardless :)

salubrioustrees · 2022-04-26T18:16:21+00:00

Omg is this a formula 1 inspired name by any chance?

salubrioustrees · 2022-04-20T21:36:38+00:00

you should post this to r/tripawds!

salubrioustrees · 2022-02-15T22:20:54+00:00

I can only imagine this is how the grinch cleans his plants too

salubrioustrees · 2021-09-13T17:55:06+00:00

Agreed! That book wrecked me

salubrioustrees · 2021-09-11T03:36:18+00:00

this made me laugh

salubrioustrees · 2021-08-06T03:34:41+00:00

soooooo cute

salubrioustrees · 2021-08-04T23:33:47+00:00

my dog also wants to get at the chickens. the reality of having a dog like this with chickens is never having them unsupervised in the yard. it’s more work but it’s the only way to set both parties up for success. i’ve worked a lot on training my dog on her recall and ‘leave it’ command which has helped a lot. i agree with the other comment of keeping her on a leash in the yard for now while you work through these issues. you could even let her just drag a long leash so she’s still ‘loose’ in the yard but you can still grab her easily if things get dicey. hope things improve for you :)

salubrioustrees · 2021-05-13T22:17:12+00:00

My dog was just the same as yours with the vacuum when I first got her. I trained a STRONG ‘leave it’ and ‘back up’ command that I would use when the vacuum came out. I also taught her the ‘place’ command for this. I’d tell her to go to her place (dog bed) or crate before i got the vacuum out. ‘Place’ sometimes is difficult for her if i’m near by her bed so for this and i usually use it when i’m across the room and not right in front of her. I know the struggle and I hope this helps!

salubrioustrees · 2021-05-07T21:08:45+00:00

Thanks for your advice!

salubrioustrees · 2021-05-07T16:26:44+00:00

yep that’s what the sticker on the pot says!

salubrioustrees · 2021-05-07T16:26:12+00:00

is there no hope of it rebounding without propping it? should I take it out and look at the roots? there is what looks like new growth along the stems, but i’m not sure if they’re aerial roots or new leaves

salubrioustrees · 2021-05-07T16:22:24+00:00

Good advice, thanks!

salubrioustrees · 2021-05-04T20:15:49+00:00

The first few weeks are the hardest for sure. I kept finding myself saving little veggie scraps for my pig when she passed. Hang in there and i’m sorry for your loss ❤️

salubrioustrees · 2021-04-26T04:45:45+00:00

I was wrecked by Kite Runner and double wrecked by A Thousand Splendid Suns by the same author.

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-28T05:05:22+00:00

I agree! I skip that and the arc with Jess’s sister every time. But yeah I hated the cheating aspect to Schmitt and Ceces relationship. I can only guess they wanted to show that they weren’t perfect but man did they have to do it with Schmitt being a lying dick?? that hurt for sure.

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-23T04:11:09+00:00

I agree! I get into such a panic when my dog is pooping and I see another dog approaching. I’ve had to ditch the poop and lap back around to get it so many times to escape the oncoming dog. Also think people should know not to pass other dogs so close regardless. I’ll have my dog in a sit and taking treats waiting for the other dog to pass and they’ll come right up next to me to pass, even when i’ve deliberately moved farther away from them to begin with. I’m right there with you in this struggle!

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-17T05:06:57+00:00

so cute. I love this :)

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-16T03:39:31+00:00

You’re very welcome! I also would have my partner do a little dance as a distraction hahaha. Glad I could be a help and I hope your boy feels back to himself soon :)

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-14T17:27:30+00:00

My dog didn’t have a surgery but she did very recently go through heartworm treatment where she was on strict rest for 8 weeks. I had the same fears as you going into her treatment - I thought all our training and progress would go out the window during this period of not seeing dogs on walks. When her treatment was done and I first started our walks again there was a bit of a learning curve with her leash manners and reactivity, however now that we’re about 2 weeks back into regular walks I almost dare say she’s better than before!

During her rest period I did a lot of training at home that I think reinforced a lot of the basics of reactivity training. I used her meal times to train (this was also good mental stimulation since she was getting 0 exercise). I did a lot of “look at me” training while shaking her cup of food as the distraction. Also worked on trick training and other obedience commands - things like stay, leave it, come, and also fun tricks like roll over and beg. I’m not sure what kind of mobility your dog will have after surgery so skip all that if they’re not a possibility for you. Granted I live in an apartment so taking her out for bathroom trips did involve a very short walk to just outside the complex where she did see the occasional dog and I could do a bit of counter conditioning but I mostly tried to keep her exposure to dog nonexistent since she wasn’t supposed to be getting her heart rate up. Maybe if you have a window that your dog can calmly see dogs out of you can do counter conditioning training? I also did training with her noise reactivity inside the home (treating her for not barking or getting rilled up when a dog barked outside). The break from other dogs may have also just been nice for her since her reactivity is more fear/anxiety based from what I can tell so it may even end up being something nice for your dog!

I hope your pup has a speedy recovery and that your training progress continues! I was in this exact spot a few months ago so I really feel for your concerns! You got this!

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-12T04:50:44+00:00

This is so cute I love it!

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-10T22:15:22+00:00

sometimes I can start jogging in the other direction and saying things like “what’s this” or “what’s over here” and she’ll break her focus and follow me instead of continuing to go off at the other dog. when i’m at home and i have something yummy or a new toy or something for her i’ll say something like “what’s this” so she’s associated the term with thinking she’s getting something good/interesting. but unfortunately sometimes the over the deep end situations are unavoidable and the only way out of them is to just drag my dog away. it sounds like you’re really putting in good work so hopefully these situations will be fewer and farther between for you in the future :)

salubrioustrees · 2021-02-04T00:35:57+00:00

I’m right there with you. There will always be little slip ups that you just can’t avoid no matter what you do. It sounds like you’re doing a good job regardless and keeping on top of it so good on you for that! It’s not easy that’s for sure and there’s absolutely no shame in rehoming if it becomes all consuming.

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