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I am trying. Enzo's pictures brighten my day.

Thank you, that is beautiful and so sweet!! No one has ever named a song after me before :’)
I’m honored!

Octopus hugs to you & @cornman (or if preferred a polite bow). We do a fair bit of news fasting for mental health reasons, but you've got a Ukrainian friend and that situation is just so horrible, and not the only horrible situation in the world. Gollum needs to fall into the lava lake on Mt Doom, as should Sauron actually.

Hugs everyone <3
Empathy is one of my greatest strengths but also my greatest weakness.

Sadly, so very true. A major reason I've stopped watching the news on a regular basis.

Obviously dog obesity is not healthy but Labs are kind of a hefty breed. I’m not going to shame anyone for having slightly overweight dogs tho because I’m not skinny myself and I know weight loss can be an uphill battle, and my dogs are in much better shape than I am LOL

Quite how we keep Dog V4 at a healthy weight I have no idea. He's hypnotic when he looks at you. Trying to resist reaching for the treat tin is futile....

@Callistemon My best friend is the breeder of this one actually, lol… the racist lady is Chesca’s breeder (one of my female Dogos)

No, I meant the toady breeder with her comments on your needing to have your dogs handled by a so-called professional. Not the breeder of the dog you've done well with this particular instance! That guy doesn't need to stick anything where the sun don't shine. But Ms Toad actually already sounds as if she goes through life with a coathanger up her posterior orifice...

And this may indeed be a useful image for you to keep in mind for any further professional dealings you may have with her.

Sorta like the trick for dealing with boggarts in the wardrobe. "Ridiculus!"

JK Rowling knew what she was talking about! ;)

I ended up sleeping in my car for a couple of hours lol (not while I was driving!)

Glad you got some sleep Luca. Hope the event is going well?

It went amazing! Just updated my status about it ;)

Tell me where to send your fee to. Lol

Lol, there's no price for advice! ;)
It definitely isn't inhumane to use a spray bottle! Some dogs just may be afraid of it so it only really works for confident dogs that are ok with water.
I wouldn't advocate for any of the more aversive/negative methods of training dogs. Using inhumane tactics to train dogs increases the risk of fear-based aggression (and is just mean! :( )

Thank you. I didn't know what to do but l needed to train this cute little female dog. She was so smart.

So for many people, consciously re-processing those memories is key to getting the subconscious to stop re-playing that stuff, at least to the extent it's keeping us awake at night. Personally I came to think of it as being a safe support person for the little girl I had been, and actually processing with her the stuff she was throwing at me night after night.

@callistermon What you mention is pretty much exactly how PTSD played out for my ex. She had violent and highly symbolic dreams most nights when we were together, then less than a year after we broke up something clicked and she started remembering (though she didn't want to). This had a really big negative effect on her, and I was quite worried, though she is luckily doing better now.

Even though it is very difficult for her, she can at least work on processing what happened which was quite impossible for her while the memories were buried. I wish all of you the greatest strength and luck in handling your past. I know second hand that it requires an enormous amount of courage and resilience. I have the deepest respect for anyone in that situation.

Aw, very sweet. : )

I've had a good day, thank you, and hope you did, too, in spite of your injuries. I hope they heal very soon!

Hi, everyone! I'm sure those bandages look quite fetching, @crewlucaa_! ;) I hope you all have a good evening. Gorgeous autumn day here and lots of gardening to do!

Dog V1 learnt that the word 'Quick' meant that there were sheep in the fields we were passing. This was in the car & not when we were out walking.

Oh boy. I love dogs but bites are a bit too much for me.

I've been bitten a few times but 99% of the time it was me stepping over a 'boundary'. Dog V4 gets snappy when I blow raspberries on him or if he doesn't want his ears cleaned.

Funnily, my husband doesn't like raspberries either and might bite me if I persisted, which would be a rude thing for me to do anyway. ;)

"Ye cannot enter the kingdom lest ye be like a spoiled 14 year old brat. "

Something like that...Right?

I am 14 years old. I refuse to play by ridiculous rules of the male population where l live. I hide alot in this state. Married men think l should be at their beck and call. Their wives should treat them like dogs and leash them. Joking.

Does that someone have a crystal ball, Luca? Tell them about Dunning-Kruger effect, since they're probably an example of it. It's absence of curiosity that's the killer (of the world and of people, including their own lives) - not the presence of it.

Bull Terriers are the most adorable and funniest dogs!! I can’t get over the spinning in circles thing. Lol

They're bonkers. Once you've had one you just want more, more, more! ;)

Bonkers is such an excellent word... :)

South America and Australia have climates I could probably deal with.

Spain and Portugal maybe too. I have traveled to a lot of places that were warm, but I also like some places that are unfortunately FREEZING! So I couldn’t live in those places. We have a summer home in Maine but Maine year-round would be unbearable.

New Zealand would be my aim if I had the money.

Come over to my place and watch Underworld to see werewolves being killed by vampires.

Such a sad movie. If only they could live among Smurfs maybe there would be peace.

Send a howl your way crewlucaa. It's a good night one.

Mmmmm, fluffy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRN21DyBchI

Even that is not enough to make me want to touch Facebook ever again tho lol

true, i dislike facebook as well. I dont know how my dad uses it in a healthy manner but whatever, i still wont touch it either.

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This happens to me when I say hello to Staffies. All they want to do is give you a kiss!