Wilma
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Tacos.
Books.
Board games.
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I love pork lions (we *always* think it's hilarious) smoked, thin sliced, and put in a taco. Flour or corn shells, shredded cabbage and carrots, optional BBQ sauce, and a little bit of cheese. You will not be sad if you make pork lion tacos.
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Wonderful, thanks y'all - I appreciate your help.
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I'm looking for recs for a science / natural history magazine for my 11 year old daughter. She seems a little old for Ranger Rick, and a little young for National Geographic. What do y'all love for your kids around that age?
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Ah, that's a good point! I hadn't considered that most Germans live at home during college.
This kid will have an actual accredited high school diploma from a Classical school, a good handful of AP classes, a couple of dual credit commmunity college classes and likely some really nice ACT/SAT scores. I feel fairly confident (though I could be wrong!) that she would be okay getting in. So far as I know, no other graduates from this school have gone abroad for college, though, so I don't really know.
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Hi y'all,
My oldest daughter is a high school sophomore this year. She's been thinking for a good while to go to university elsewhere. Like in Germany. Or Switzerland. She is a stellar student and will have rockin' test scores when that time comes. The kid doesn't have a specific major in mind, but it kind of thinking biology or environmental sciences or ecology - leading to maybe a Park Ranger type job.
Assuming language skills are in place (she's working on it), what else do we need to be thinking about? How do you even start to evaluate programs or universities abroad? Do any of y'all have kids who have gone abroad for their entire undergrad? Let's assume that by the time the kid graduates and is ready to launch, coronavirus will be a bad memory and no longer a concern.
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We're a no TV family. And have been forever. With the impending social distancing, I'm thinking of a projector to have the option for movies, nature shows, etc. without having an actual TV sitting around. But how do people do that?? I'd rather avoid a subscription (Netflix works that way, right?), but how else does it work??
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Doesn't bother me at all, but it's also not my favorite. I'm a Texan, and the gold standard here is "yes ma'am/sir."
So, imagine having walked through a door a teenaged kid is holding open for you and your crew. You say, "Thank you." And he replies, "Yes, ma'am." Is that not the actual nicest thing?
The other nicest reply I know is the Dominican Republic's "siempre," which means always. Is that not the other nicest??
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Thanks for the great ideas!
I hadn't thought about podcasts, but that could be fun!
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We're looking down the barrel of a loooong roadtrip (23 hours, one way, then 23 hours back a week later). I have a read-aloud I'll finish along the way, but I'm hoping to find a great audiobook or two as well.
We are six people - the two adults plus four girls aged 13, 11, 9 and 7. The girls are a little on the sensitive side, and we prefer little or no rough language.
Some books we've loved as a group: Anne of Green Gables, the whole Narnia series, Caddie Woodlawn, C'mon Seabiscuit, Hattie Big Sky, Misty of Chincoteague, Homer Price, Henry Reed Inc, The Crunch, Ginger Pye, The Moffats, The Railway Children, The Incredible Journey, Cheaper by the Dozen, The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Redwall and a couple in that series, My Family and Other Animals, James Herriot's stories
Do those titles bring any others to your mind that we might love? The longer the better - this is a lot of car time!
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M&Ms rule for hiking. They are indestructible and practically unmeltable.
Zatarains red beans and rice is a great hiking meal, though it takes longer than the freeze dried stuff.
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3 hours ago, Pawz4me said:
He's reminding me more and more of one of our previous dogs, a Brittany. He was a huge handful his entire life due to being a winder upper, high energy, SA. So I definitely have some voice of experience here. I'd pay extra, extra attention to praising/reinforcing him when he's being calm. Catch him doing good and reinforce it.
FWIW, our Brittany hated crates. I suspect he had some sort of barrier frustration or perhaps even claustrophobia. As neurotic and high strung as he was, and even having SA, he did much better when not crated. I know you can't do that with a not-yet-house trained puppy, so I'm mostly mentioning it for future reference, just in case.
That isn't really atypical for any puppy, but I'd keep an eye on it to make sure he's not developing SA. As much as possible I'd stick him in his crate several times a day (with a safe yummy treat every time) and mimic leaving the house--grab your purse and keys, whatever you normally do. Raise the garage door if you drive and your car is inside. At first just stay outside for 30-60 seconds and then "come back home." Gradually lengthen the time so you're waiting 10 or 15 minutes. You want him to be so used to you coming and going that it doesn't faze him at all. Make it routine and boring.
This sounds like great advice. We're home a lot, but obviously can't be / don't want to be here all the time. Getting Zeke used to the departures will be a lot quicker with this kind of practice. Thank you!
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Just now, Ktgrok said:
Oh, absolutely crate him, door closed, multiple times during the day. Short and long periods. Sometimes maybe even put him in, put your shoes on like you are leaving, and then go watch tv or something in the same room. Help him figure out it is no big deal.
And NEVER let him out while he is having a hissy fit about it! Let him out when he's lying down being chill.
Okay, I'll go for that. Zeke really prefers to be exactly where I am - he's a love. But if it'll help him acclimate to the crate and be relaxed when we have to be out, I'll totally try it.
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3 hours ago, Ktgrok said:
OMG. Your pictures....I'm melting.
My dog soul mate was a weimaraner. She's been gone for 13 years and I still miss her.
The eyes of this dog are like oceans - he is so dreamy.
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3 hours ago, Ktgrok said:
Honestly, bop the crate and tell him to be quiet. The more he whimpers and whines the more he will get himself worked up. It becomes them winding themselves up rather than winding down. And yes, keep him in there a LOT during the day, with a fun chew bone, while you are home, so that it isn't as much of a shock during the night and when you are gone.
Good luck...I've had Weimaraners, they are my favorite breed, but they are NOT easy dogs.
I have felt that he's a winder-upper instead if calming himself with the crying. Kid2 in my family was that way, too.
Would you make him hang out in the crate during the day, or just leave the option open? He has been spending some time there if we're all in that room, but not loads. We did crate him for a bit today when we went out, and he seemed chill when we got home.
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Last night was loads better - thank you all! Zeke and I took a two minute drive and then a nice walk on a neighborhood trail. He loved it and walked like a pro.
At bedtime he complained a bit after kenneling up, so we tried an audiobook for him. Zeke didn't make another peep all night! He got through the first 48 chapters of Moby Dick, which would be enough to put anyone to sleep. ? I bet he'll not mind hearing the same bit over again tonight.
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8 hours ago, gardenmom5 said:
regarding the crate -
you can prepare a kong toy - string a rope through it, stuff it, and freeze it. then tie it to the back of the crate.
I like zac george's youtube channel.
dd's breeder recommends ian dunbar
eta: if you are cosleeping now - you'll always be cosleeping. dog won't learn crate is home. dd's puppy has slept in his crate from day one. he freaked out when she came to my house to supervise for two weeks (and he's used to my house - but not sleeping there.), but he adapted.
Just ordered a Kong toy - we'll try that!
I'll check out the you tubes, thank you!
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Do y'all dog co-sleepers worry about puppies who are not all the way house-trained having mishaps? And I wonder, too, if a regular sized kid would fit comfortably in a twin bed with a dog who'll wind up being 90-ish pounds...?
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52 minutes ago, Katy said:
Can you move the crate into a kid's room? If not, I'd put him in yours. A crying dog is not a way to encourage anyone to sleep.
In my family he'd sleep in the bed with one of the kids.
Good idea! I bet either room of kids would be tickled to have Zeke. I hadn't considered bunking him with them somehow - I had only thought of the common space or our bedroom. Thanks!
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1 hour ago, Pen said:
I’d go with slower traffic myself. Just in case he managed to bolt he’d be more likely to be injured from fast traffic.
Could you drive him past the part that is frightening and exercise him in the nice areas beyond it to get him used to that. Then, back chain doing little bits of scary zone (gradually more and more) at the other side so just a step or two at first, then more and more of the traffic area, with the nice area a reward in addition to treats for getting past it.
It could also help to work on traffic in an area you would drive to that was less busy/fast than the one by your home.
Yes! This is super - thinking of the traffic issue separately from getting my pup the exercise he needs is ace! The traffic anxiety needs not prevent exercise and both can come along independently. That is a good shift in my thinking, thank you.
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...and here is the puppy himself!
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7 minutes ago, Pawz4me said:
Re confidence and bravery -- Train, train, train. Obedience and tricks. Anything and everything you can think of. The more he knows, the more he understands the routine and what's expected of him, the more confident he will probably become (it's not guaranteed--genetics is a thing). And no, 14 weeks is absolutely not too young.
For the traffic fear I'd try to take him out as often as possible at times when traffic is the lightest. So not during morning/afternoon commute times. Keep doing what you're doing with the treats and keeping things update. Don't baby him--but act confident, upbeat and happy. If he has a favorite squeaky toy bring that along. I'd even consider getting him a toy just for walks. Anything to keep it fun. You can wean off the toy (or treats) as his confidence grows.
No advice on the sleeping. I'm a firm believer in dogs being with their people.
Great! I'm happy to hear that advice - he's loving doing the couple tricks he knows, and we're all keen to teach him more. If that stuff helps his overall self-image and confidence level I'm delighted because it's already fun for him and us.
I'm waffling between that lighter traffic time, when people are moving fast, and the rush hour when it's packed, but slow. I like the idea of taking a toy along - will totally try that.
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1 minute ago, Selkie said:
Is he your only dog? I have found that anxious dogs are more confident and less frightened when they have a canine buddy.
Yes. We also have two cats, but they're only tolerant and not exactly buddy material.
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Yes! We know a few Weimars and I grew up with a Vizsla, which is also a velcro breed. We're home a good bit of each day and all six of us are set to hang out with Zeke a lot. I'm a runner, and so is my oldest girl, and when he's full grown we expect he'll be happy to go with us. ?
Maybe to refine my question a bit, how do I help him get over the scary bits? We really can't just avoid the busy street if we intend to walk this dog, though it only takes a couple minutes on the sidewalk of the busy street to get somewhere quieter and nicer. So I'm not going to drag him along or anything awful like that - I see that he's sensitive and somewhat anxious. Do you have ideas about promoting confidence and bravery in such a pup? Is 14 weeks too young to try?
The hubs is reluctant to have the dog crate in our room - he's a bit of a crummy sleeper to start with and concerned that a dog snuffling around at night wouldn't help. Is it best to start as we mean to go on, or flex while he's a baby and move him out later?
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I would love to hear more about your Scripture memory -- how do you choose what you're memorizing? And what do you do to get it in there? And how do you make it stay put?