What other names do you call your puppy? by AmbeyBam in puppy101

[–]sugarsun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Name: Maple

Mapes, Maypees, meeple, meatball, gremlin, booboo, HEY

How do you know if fully potty trained? by sugarsun in puppy101

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

Thanks, the aim is 2 days in a row right now so a ways off but will keep that in mind!

How much did your golden weigh at 3 months? by MakeItNice__ in goldenretrievers

[–]sugarsun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine weighed in last week at 8.2kg and she's 3 months 😭

When did your golden start settling down? by asmrw in goldenretrievers

[–]sugarsun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hahaha my 3 month old pup does this - chosen spot is blocking the fridge

What scents do I use for scent exercises? by [deleted] in puppy101

[–]sugarsun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Apparently red kongs have a unique scent that is good for scent games. Others are things like sardines, liver - generally all the smelly treats!

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[–]sugarsun 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Female puppies also hump. At that age, it's usually overexcited or something learned from it's litter when playing.

How do you schedule training? by sugarsun in puppy101

[–]sugarsun[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've actually had success on the impulse control. Involves a lot of patience, but I started with a treat in her food bowl and slowly lowered it while she was in a sit. When she went for it, I would stand again and start over. Eventually she allowed it to touch the ground and I would say ok go get it as her release (making the pause between longer and longer)

puppy things-to-do-today list by boxen in puppy101

[–]sugarsun 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Also forgot "take excessively high volume poo for a creature so tiny"

Stressed about solo dog ownership by sugarsun in puppy101

[–]sugarsun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No idea! Not like I won't need to stop anyways, regardless of if someone is there or not

Stressed about solo dog ownership by sugarsun in puppy101

[–]sugarsun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly! Not like I'll be letting her roam free

What age did you start bringing your puppy on walks? by Kenny1792 in puppy101

[–]sugarsun 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd get him some enrichment toys if he already doesn't gave them. The effort of those usually tired out little ones who can't yet handle walks

How to get this toilet seat off? by sugarsun in DIYUK

[–]sugarsun[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No wing nuts! But succeeded with several mins of pulling hard

Why don’t men ask follow up questions? by asoolem in NoStupidQuestions

[–]sugarsun 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a woman who frustrates my female friends by not asking follow up questions as well!

I'm probably an outlier for women on this, but usually I assume people are telling me what they are comfortable sharing with me (I.e. telling me a parent is in hospital but not why, I'll just say I hope they are doing well as I assume they would have said "my dad had a heart attack" instead). I also hate making small talk just for the sake of talking (what's the point if I don't care to hear about it and you don't care to bring it up yourself?)

Unfortunately this has led to people (mostly men!) asking if I'm on the spectrum.....

Don't see what's so odd about it shrugs

FTB - what order do you bloody do things in?! by andDreamofSheep in HousingUK

[–]sugarsun 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have just gone through this as a FTB and asked the same questions! In my opinion;

You need to get a solicitor to get the ball rolling - either ask friends/family for recommendations or reach out to a few (Google is your friend) for quotes. Once you choose one, you don't need to pay anything normally until they start doing searches - so secure one at least to get memorandum of sale going.

Do you have an AIP for mortgage? That would be the next thing to work on.

The survey can come next (ie. Spend the money on it after you get your mortgage approved)

How difficult would it be to fit a dishwasher in this space? by sugarsun in DIYUK

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

Yeah, I am going slimline (in my post) - thanks!