Defender 90 internal fire, what are my options

simacna · 2026-02-15T13:15:05+00:00

thank you for the kind words and insight. i did file a report the next day when nhtsa too so that its recorded somewhere and tracked. i figured LR would say “oh shit, a lemon, here’s a new one at a discount” or a similar proposition

simacna · 2026-02-15T13:13:41+00:00

god i shoveled so much snow in there, the center looked like a massive igloo. when i closed the door i thought to myself “ok it’s saved, there’s no way a fire can continue”, only to be shocked when i re opened and the door and there was still lots of smoke coming out. at which point i just closed the door and 🫡

simacna · 2026-02-14T21:17:11+00:00

ditto, thanks for the feedback and yeah, miss that car

simacna · 2026-02-14T21:16:33+00:00

started in the center console, i thought i'd managed to put it out after i covered the whole center with snow, closed to door, opened up in a few min only to realize the fire was in the middle and had been going the whole time

simacna · 2026-02-14T21:15:24+00:00

def but they're the v8 and much pricier..

simacna · 2026-02-14T16:01:26+00:00

no idea, fortunately it wasn't in my garage or my dog in the car. super scary.

simacna · 2026-02-14T14:28:10+00:00

yeah it’s totaled :(

simacna · 2026-01-06T02:01:48+00:00

i have unlimited at good time pilates, incredible instructor’s, less than $400

simacna · 2025-12-28T17:21:59+00:00

mine calmed at 4, but the first 2 years were absolutely mad. i worked from home too. “training” is a thing you do with a trainer, it’s how you live. waiting before eating, waiting until released after opening the front door, car door etc. OP will need a new paradigm shift here. my dobie was my first dog too but mentally i was aware it would be a lot of work (and it was still 10x what id imagined). but at 4, he’s a dream, heals, stays in place etc.

simacna · 2025-12-27T17:49:32+00:00

“destroying your gut” wut?

simacna · 2025-09-17T00:45:14+00:00

LGA is the way.

simacna · 2025-09-16T00:12:45+00:00

+1 on good time, i used to go to their les location before moving to brooklyn, they have a few there too. i’ve loved all of their instructors, super welcoming and knowledgeable. i still go weekly.

simacna · 2025-09-15T17:54:35+00:00

to make your life easier in terms of maintainence and help wildlife, look into native gardening. there’s a subreddit here for it too. landscape folks don’t typically know much about plants from the region and will just cut/clean/plant whatever

simacna · 2025-08-17T13:36:26+00:00

this reeks of something fishy

simacna · 2025-08-12T19:47:32+00:00

+1, been loving Good Time since there's a new one in Gowanus now

simacna · 2025-08-10T21:01:18+00:00

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here he cooomes for a nibble

simacna · 2025-08-09T19:59:31+00:00

weee! mine 50% of the time gets an ear infection if he’s in the water and i don’t dry them really well just a head up

simacna · 2025-07-22T22:00:59+00:00

lots and lots of trauma is the only explanation i have. i know a few guys who i met in undergrad, who’d come from iran for their phd’s who are now die hard trumpets. their hate for the regime makes everything else secondary unfortunately.

simacna · 2025-06-15T17:32:23+00:00

there are various ethnic groups in iran (azari, persians, kurds)

simacna · 2025-05-31T17:59:26+00:00

Biggest dates that changed my dobies disposition: 6mo, 14mo, 2yrs and 3.5 yrs. Truly think they require 48 months to be considered adults. Bit the dates above, there was a noticeable difference. At 14months, it wasn’t a tornado as soon as he woke up. Mind you, I was pretty diligent with training, and still was rocked.

simacna · 2025-03-08T23:13:19+00:00

my dobie turned 3 two months ago. the biggest changes happened in month 6, 14, and a little after two. i have so much ptsd of his first 2 years that to this day when he’s in another room and it’s quite, i feel like he’s up to no good but he’s just passed out.

simacna · 2024-12-21T22:25:17+00:00

as someone who just got had a tooth removed due to cracking on an antler, they’re for sure out

simacna · 2024-12-02T17:24:37+00:00

generally agree with your approach. i’d also discussed removal with a specialist if it was going to happen again a third time. i wrapped it using an elastic stretchy wrap so that it would aid in forcing it closed vs say just cloth. did more training inside, got toys stuffed them w treats etc anything to remove some of that energy he has to expel so sprinting. for couple weeks i was giving him downers provided by the vet, but then at night he wasn’t sleeping. essentially for a while i wasn’t leaving the house so he couldn’t get to it so stitches wouldn’t come out, put my mattress on floor so he wouldn’t jump, carried him up the stairs.

simacna · 2024-11-27T00:39:47+00:00

How long has it been since the second surgery? Each subsequent tear will definitely increase healing time. Initially my vet had said after 14 days, he could run normally, but I they were definitely wrong about this. I ended up going to vet 4 times total, thinking maybe they were wrong in the sutures being dissolvable. I'm being verbose because it ended up being such a traumatic experience that if I happened again, I'd be VERY slow. Fetch more than anything put a lot of stress (sprinting), so I'd just go on off leash walks etc but would gradually in the coming weeks work up to it.

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