Slache Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 My dog is trained exactly as much I want her to be. More training is a waste of time and energy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Mine jumps all over people in the back yard and digs 100 holes to China back there, but I don't have the energy to correct this stuff. I have tried. My uncle will need to take over from here. You know, since he is retired and has time on his hands and is so darn good at it. (head toss) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 There! :cheers2: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My dog is trained exactly as much I want her to be. More training is a waste of time and energy. My pets are unschooled. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 And I try not to be boring. Well, actually, I guess I haven't actually tried, but there it is. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My pets are unschooled. :lol: Yes, they are following their own interest-led learning paths. For the dog, this includes digging holes to China, which combines P.E., geology, logic/problem-solving, and the social sciences (once she actually gets to China). 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 My pets are unschooled. That's fantastic! My dog can go to [where I point my finger], get under the bed, get down, and sit. Sitting was huge for me. If she's 100 feet away and about to chase a squirrel into traffic and I yell sit she sits right where she is. She's a good girl and I don't care to teach her anything else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 That's fantastic! My dog can go to [where I point my finger], get under the bed, get down, and sit. Sitting was huge for me. If she's 100 feet away and about to chase a squirrel into traffic and I yell sit she sits right where she is. She's a good girl and I don't care to teach her anything else. That is good enough. Mine cannot be trusted off leash because squirrel. Or dog. Or cat. Or leaf. It's the breed, which is what I cannot get my dad to really understand. Why do I try to get my dad to understand my dog? Why would I do that? She's a livestock guardian breed. They don't obey. If you're lucky and they respect you enough, they cooperate. Training cannot undo thousands of years of breeding instincts. She does sit (in her own good time), and she will come when I tell her to while we are walking on the leash (most of the time). She is house trained and crate trained and very sweet. She would tear the limbs off of an animal who tried to hurt any of us. She's pretty. I tell people she is an uncivilized super model dog. A real head-turner. Kim Kardashian, only with 100 added IQ points. I will try to add a picture to this thread so you people can see what I am dealing with here. It is above my pay grade. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 That is good enough. Mine cannot be trusted off leash because squirrel. Or dog. Or cat. Or leaf. It's the breed, which is what I cannot get my dad to really understand. Why do I try to get my dad to understand my dog? Why would I do that? She's a livestock guardian breed. They don't obey. If you're lucky and they respect you enough, they cooperate. Training cannot undo thousands of years of breeding instincts. She does sit (in her own good time), and she will come when I tell her to while we are walking on the leash (most of the time). She is house trained and crate trained and very sweet. She would tear the limbs off of an animal who tried to hurt any of us. She's pretty. I tell people she is an uncivilized super model dog. A real head-turner. Kim Kardashian, only with 100 added IQ points. I will try to add a picture to this thread so you people can see what I am dealing with here. It is above my pay grade. Mine's a boarder collie cross. She was born to follow orders. She would probably be happier with more. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 That's itty bitty. I know. I keep forgetting to pin stuff I find. Old habits are hard to break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 This was taken right after she knocked into me and spilled my coffee and then licked it off of me. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Here's the cat, just so she is not left out. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I played and dug in the mud, mom. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 (edited) Dog is a mess. Edited May 19, 2016 by texasmama 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I love your dag. How does one upload pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I put in a URL from my photobucket into the photo button on the post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Daisy and dd are both precious! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I no haz photobucket. :crying: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Success! Her name's Miami. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 And here's us. Aren't we cute! Did I forget someone? I feel like forgot someone... oh well. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 All of ya'll have the cute factor. :D Your dog is little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 All of ya'll have the cute factor. :D Your dog is little. She's a beagle boarder collie cross. She's slightly larger than a beagle. We're big dog people. We didn't want her but she would have been put down and she's a good girl. My mother in law was camping and told the stupid 15 year old she was with that she could bring the free puppy home and if her mom said no that *we* would take her. I was so pissed. I knew on first glance that she was a shepherd and needed more than we could give, but she's been a good addition to the family. I was still pissed though. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lots of little ducklings Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We have no dogs, cats, rabbits or fish right now. (I recently killed a peace plant that lived with us, though.) After hitting Sea World today, I don't believe we ever will. My children are now convinced that all dogs can dance, drive, and jump rope. NOW. Onto my gazillion multi quotes: No one has posted since almost 3 a.m. People are not taking this thread seriously. Maybe I should wake up everyone. Here you go. What a flashback!! I used to play that on my calico-blue record player. Whew, I just folded six loads of laundry. Ugh. I hate laundry! True confession. I refuse to fold, at least as far as my kids' clothes are concerned. It's not as if they stay folded in their drawers for more than 3 hours anyway. Just DITCH IT!! It is so freeing!!! That's impressive! I've never folded that many loads at once. I generally have a rule that laundry must be folded hot from the dryer (that's how I avoid ironing). Of course, that sometimes results in a couple extra fluffing cycles. (And also explains why I have at least 6 loads waiting to be washed at any given point in time!) Ditch ironing too. Really! I excel at laundry, and I have a complex system. True story. It's the only household duty I usually do not mind. I excel at laundry too, and I have a streamlined system. (See above.) I'm great with laundry. I do it throughout the morning, toss it all on my bed which gets made every morning, fold it at nap time, and it gets put away before hubby gets home. I *hate* laundry and I *hate* dishes. Everything else is a piece of cake. Someday I'll have this in my kitchen. Eta: And yes that's my pinterest, so if you wanna know what kind of person I really am... That is a thing of beauty. I'm officially stalking you now on Pinterest. :zombiechase: I don't just sit on pinterest. I pin things that I find interesting from amazon etc. and clean it out once a month when I'm cramping and want to lay down. Regularly cleaning it out makes so that I actually implement the ideas. Mine are all entirely unimplementable (unless we win the lottery), but I like the idea of cleaning it out. My prek assistant got me hooked on pinterest when I taught prek, but I've never kept up with it. Here's my boring one: https://www.pinterest.com/sagibug/ Also stalking yours now. :zombiechase: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Mine are all entirely unimplementable (unless we win the lottery), but I like the idea of cleaning it out. I only pin realistic things. I've literately used over 100 pins between books, organization, fitness info, art projects, etc. It's absolutely perfect for curricula. I've possibly pinned things for my senior that I haven't even conceived. I used to be really stressed out and held tons of information in my head, but I've learned to use notebooks, pinterest, and I'm making a "mom binder". It's all very freeing. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I pin lots of stuff. I just never go back and look at what I pinned. #pinterestfail 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I pin lots of stuff. I just never go back and look at what I pinned. #pinterestfail I think that's what 90% of people do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zarabellesmom Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good morning! The cat threw up this morning. She started howling and gagging. I came running in from the laundry room, saw what was happening and grabbed her off the rug and onto the hardwoods to throw up. Dh and my two youngest kids sat a few feet away being gaping gawkers while I rushed in for the save. Then I cleaned it up and started laundry. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good morning! The cat threw up this morning. She started howling and gagging. I came running in from the laundry room, saw what was happening and grabbed her off the rug and onto the hardwoods to throw up. Dh and my two youngest kids sat a few feet away being gaping gawkers while I rushed in for the save. Then I cleaned it up and started laundry. Good morning! That's exactly what I do too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good morning! That's exactly what I do too. Ooh, we have the same super power. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Ooh, we have the same super power. As do I. This superpower includes the ability to come up out of a sound sleep at the sound of the cat hawking up a hairball on my bed in the dead of night, and removing the cat to an indestructible surface before the first molecule of hairball touches the floor. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 As do I. This superpower includes the ability to come up out of a sound sleep at the sound of the cat hawking up a hairball on my bed in the dead of night, and removing the cat to an indestructible surface before the first molecule of hairball touches the floor.You are GOOD. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good morning. The next time you feel that you've failed at parenting know that my 21 year old sister in law vomits on the carpet as well and has her mom clean it up because it's "too hard" for her to make it to the toilet. It's funny how when she's sick at my house that she doesn't have that problem. I wonder why that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Good morning. The next time you feel that you've failed at parenting know that my 21 year old sister in law vomits on the carpet as well and has her mom clean it up because it's "too hard" for her to make it to the toilet. It's funny how when she's sick at my house that she doesn't have that problem. I wonder why that is. Dude. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 And the day starts with a discussion of vomiting. :huh: This thread is epic. I think Lotsoflittleducklings wins the laundry wars. Hers is a system that I can implement. texasmama, I love your Pyr! One is on my wish list, just as soon as we get the sheep. (For inside, I have a GSD, a breed that lives to serve. :patriot: It will be interesting to see if I survive a guardian dog.) 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 As do I. This superpower includes the ability to come up out of a sound sleep at the sound of the cat hawking up a hairball on my bed in the dead of night, and removing the cat to an indestructible surface before the first molecule of hairball touches the floor. I do this too. It truly is a gift. And, it usually takes a lot to make me wake up. But, the sound of a hacking cat (or her catching a mouse) will do it every time. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 I do this too. It truly is a gift. And, it usually takes a lot to make me wake up. But, the sound of a hacking cat (or her catching a mouse) will do it every time. Get that. A sentence started with And, and another started with But. I'm on a roll. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 We use hairball control iams and Paul doesn't vomit. He's short hair though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Get that. A sentence started with And, and another started with But. I'm on a roll. I read KJV and begin sentences with and all of the time. People correct me and I tell them to bite me. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Get that. A sentence started with And, and another started with But. I'm on a roll. Not only that, but sentences starting with "and" and "but" that are improperly punctuated (there should not be commas following them). Awesome! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Maybe I should wake up everyone. Here you go. I actually came on this thread with the specific purpose of waking up my family with this song. I've been up for two hours already! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Not only that, but sentences starting with "and" and "but" that are improperly punctuated (there should not be commas following them). Awesome! The only instruction on comma placement I've ever received was that you should place commas anywhere there's a pause and when listing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Page 24? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Not only that, but sentences starting with "and" and "but" that are improperly punctuated (there should not be commas following them). Awesome! I threw in the comma because it looked weird to have two and's next to each other. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 How about now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Got it! (On my phone) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Got it! (On my phone) You're mean. It was my turn. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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