My dogs sleep in my room with me...comforting for all of us. They're pack animals and the pack sleeps together. For a pup, I'd suggest having her sleep in a crate at first until you know she's housebroken, and keep one ear open for sounds that she needs to go out in the middle of the night, for she will for a while. Smaller breeds take longer to housebreak because of their small bladders.
Sleeping in your room and sleeping in your bed are two different matters. Mine have their own beds on the floor, and the pack leader sleeps on high ground. (And they know better than to ever get on my bed, even when they get on my sons beds and the guest bed.)
That's a possibility, or it could be her temperment. Time alone will tell...poor thing has just had it very rough, so give her a lot of love and affection, and let her adjust to her new surroundings. God knows what she went through before landing in a dumpster. Love and gentle training will go far with any dog.
And you're going to wish it hadn't, trust me. Sadly, we can't undo these stupid things once they happen...so, just another aspect of our lives to have the government do their normal fine job of mucking up. I'll have your back when the revolution happens...and every other idiot liberal's.
Oh, Morgan, congratulations! Oh, that pup got a good, loving home!
OK, I feed raw, but most people don't choose to do that. My recommendation, though, would be if you don't want to do that, at least get a good, human-grade dog food. There are several on the market. The better the food you feed your pup, the healthier they will grow up to be.
If you have training questions, email me. I'm a certified obedience trainer, and love helping new mommies and daddies. (I gave up my business because I gave the help away free enough that I never really made any money at it. My heart's too soft. )
Oh, Pat, how timely this one is for my life today! It's one of the hardest lessons, and I'm living it now...life as the woman of a sandhauler is all about learning to get over your disappointments when the job changes at the oil field and when you were supposed to get time together, you didn't and you can't even talk then because he has no signal. But then there are the times that the job changes and when you were only supposed to have a couple of stolen hours together, you get the whole night while a part gets shipped in. Flex and roll, and don't let it drive you crazy. Life took me in this crazy direction, and I feel so very blessed that it did, though, because of the man that comes with this crazy life, and the best of friends who are there with us along the way.
We don't always get exactly what we want, but we do get exactly what we need...and find that we love it even more than what we thought we wanted.
And if they sound too good to be true, they probably aren't real. So far, that's been my online experience...which is why now I'm dating someone I was introduced to by friends who thought we'd make a great match...and we do.
Or the one that says, "I thought I was miserable because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet."
Blessings, Ray. I've known you on here for over a year, and had no clue about what you were going through. I just wish I could reach out and give you a real-life hug.
But an important one. Sorry, but an older woman and a younger man are a great match in the bedroom, but that's all. I have sons, I'm not looking for another one...I need a man who has been around the block a few times as well, and been through his own trials by fire. One who understands that my body is going through changes, and doesn't mind because his own is as well. One who can remember the same things I can, like the 70s and 80s...and nobody can who was born during the 80s.
My boyfriend is 10 years older than me, and it's a perfect match. He's mature enough, gentle enough, and understanding of what I'm going through. He's aware that the women he dates are at this time in our lives (approaching menopause), and not just because he vaguely remembers his mother going through it.
He also understands my body is not the same as it was in my 20s since his isn't either, and we can laugh and joke about that.
No, I don't take men under the age of 40 seriously for a relationship...they haven't lived enough yet.
That's the best way I've ever heard it said on here, LP!!!!! You are so right! I don't bash the ones that come on with the bitter threads anymore, regardless of gender, I just try to remind them gently that it's not all men or all women. You can't blame everyone for what one did...and if it was more than one, you have to look inside for your own part in creating the problem and change what you're doing wrong. People also love to blame the rest of the world for their issues, and not look inside themselves to see if they're part of their own problems (which most of us are).
Women look too, LP. My boyfriend and I have had this conversation, and you did. He says it well...there are only two reasons why anyone cheats in a marriage. Either they're just wired that way and will always cheat, or they're unhappy. Find one who isn't wired that way (and the blessing is we can usually spot them at our age), and keep him happy, and you have no reason to be insecure in the relationship. That's the course he and I are following.
Funny, LP, my mom said the same thing! My parents' philosophy was that the day you stopped looking, you were dead. They celebrated 48 years of happy marriage two weeks ago, and my dad is a retired pilot who spent years on trips for a good portion of the week with beautful, fit women and trusted his wife to be faithful while he was gone as well. I don't ever remember one of them considering it disrespectful when the other was looking. It was touching that wasn't allowed.
I have to say that the organic produce I buy here doesn't fit your tomato description at all...and it's how I know that they really are different from the non-organic ones. They have taste!
And you're correct...hard to like food that lacks taste and sweetness. Amazing, but if you cut sugars and processed (sweetened) foods out of your diet, and your sugars come from organic fruits and veggies, they suddenly taste a lot sweeter! It's amazing!
And I'll keep Brandywines in mind, then. Believe me, researching heirloom varieties so that I'm not growing GM foods is going to be one of my winter projects. And I'll see if I can barter...I do know some single men that rent apartments w/o the ability to garden, but do hunt. Hmmm...hadn't thought of that benefit. Thank you, Wonder!
I couldn't answer your question, btw, since you only gave two options. I don't hunt, but I could if I had to in order to put food on my table. But I understand why others do, and I also know that around here it's regulated well and necessary or more of the animals allowed to be hunted would starve due to loss of habitat and scarcity of food. At least I know that those who hunt around here also eat what they kill...nothing goes to waste. What I don't approve of is trophy hunting...that's a waste of life and is cruel.
I am living a healthy lifestyle now, being careful of what I eat, working out, not drinking or smoking any more, and practicing yoga and meditation. I'm studying to be a Doctor of Naturopathy, and am making sure that the second half of my life is a healthy one at least. I wouldn't say I'm very fit yet, but I'm in better shape than I was a couple of years ago, and I keep working on it.
Yes, Wonder, it's definitely better to grow your own because then you know for sure how it's grown. And venison is the healthiest red meat there is, no doubt...but unless I take up hunting, I'm not going to get any of it. And I have no plans to take up hunting.
I take it to mean that they want a woman who is well-groomed, btw, unless they state a particular body type. I prefer a man who takes good care of himself too...cares about his health, is not grossly overweight, is well-groomed and well-dressed even in jeans. I will date a man who is carrying a few extra pounds, but cares about his health and eats healthy food and exercises at least a bit (walking when weather permits, a bit of yoga or stretching, etc.), and avoids the junk as much as possible. (I'm dating a truck driver, so I make allowances for the limitations he faces in his current job within that profession, but know that overall he fits that description well.)
And trust me, although I take good care of myself, I'm a 46 year old woman who wears a body that has birthed 2 kids and bears the marks. It's still a body I take good care of, and I'm proud of it.
And I have training to go do today. I have a feeling I might reschedule for Monday and take a nap today. If I'm brain-fried with exhaustion, I'm not going to learn anything worth a fig. Heck, I can barely think enough for logical posting on here...might stick in the lighter threads today.
I won't argue that, but they're the parts that are untouched by western society, and they're getting rarer by the day.
I don't know if it will or not, but I believe we need to strive harder to attain the ideal or all will be lost. And I believe we can make that leap of consciousness. I sure hope we can!
And yes, the GM corn-fed beef and drug-fed poultry have already been linked with cancer. I won't be surprised if GM foods are linked directly to it in the near future. I grow my own organic herbs, and will start growing my own organic veggies next year. And in a few years, my SO and I hope to be living somewhere else with a very sustainable life with my own chickens and whatever else we can do to provide our own food and know that it's safe. (There's more to that plan, but it's OT, so I'll leave it at that.)
RE: Puppy advise please?????
My dogs sleep in my room with me...comforting for all of us. They're pack animals and the pack sleeps together. For a pup, I'd suggest having her sleep in a crate at first until you know she's housebroken, and keep one ear open for sounds that she needs to go out in the middle of the night, for she will for a while. Smaller breeds take longer to housebreak because of their small bladders.Sleeping in your room and sleeping in your bed are two different matters. Mine have their own beds on the floor, and the pack leader sleeps on high ground. (And they know better than to ever get on my bed, even when they get on my sons beds and the guest bed.)