RL Anger

Cupcake

There's simply too much time in the day away from the house for me to leave him without access to the yard. The problem isn't his food, just his urge to steal. Which I think will involve some going back to basics in terms of obedience.

Miss Demeanor

@Cupcake That you are even acknowledging your dog having an issue and working towards taking him/her back to obedience training (or to initial obedience training) immediately puts you head and shoulders over 80% of the dog owners I personally know. Its disgusting and sad, but I honestly know more people who would rather let their dogs chew up all their furniture/get into things than take a few hours out of their tv watching schedule to get their dog properly trained. And it drives me nuts. I own cats. I love cats. I love them in part because they don't require training. You put a cat in a room with a food/water dish and a litter box? I guarantee you that cat will be going in the litter box. Even kittens figure it out quickly. This (and space issues) is why we don't own a dog. We recognize that the dog will require far more time and effort than we can realistically put towards its needs. But people will buy dogs every day with absolutely no intention of ever getting their dog trained, not getting them housebroken (which is ew) and not getting them obedience training (which can also be ew).

So really... A++ for being a responsible damn dog owner.

Ganymede

@Miss-Demeanor said in RL Anger:

That you are even acknowledging your dog having an issue and working towards taking him/her back to obedience training (or to initial obedience training) immediately puts you head and shoulders over 80% of the dog owners I personally know. Its disgusting and sad, but I honestly know more people who would rather let their dogs chew up all their furniture/get into things than take a few hours out of their tv watching schedule to get their dog properly trained. And it drives me nuts.

Remove the word "dog" and put in "kid," and you have my complaint about parents.

And, yes, I believe that obedience training can work for kids.

Miss Demeanor

@Ganymede said in RL Anger:

@Miss-Demeanor said in RL Anger:

That you are even acknowledging your dog having an issue and working towards taking him/her back to obedience training (or to initial obedience training) immediately puts you head and shoulders over 80% of the dog owners I personally know. Its disgusting and sad, but I honestly know more people who would rather let their dogs chew up all their furniture/get into things than take a few hours out of their tv watching schedule to get their dog properly trained. And it drives me nuts.

Remove the word "dog" and put in "kid," and you have my complaint about parents.

And, yes, I believe that obedience training can work for kids.

Concurred and upvoted.

Kanye Qwest

Going just off the few lines you've shared, do you think he's increasing the behavior for attention? If he's home alone a lot, he might be acting out. Do you take him to dog parks or something of that nature when you get home?

Cupcake

@Kanye-Qwest said in RL Anger:

Going just off the few lines you've shared, do you think he's increasing the behavior for attention? If he's home alone a lot, he might be acting out. Do you take him to dog parks or something of that nature when you get home?

I think some part of it has to do with a new roommate. Both the change in presence in the house as well as the fact that she's taking up a lot of counter/shelf space in the kitchen (not as frustrating to me as it is to bestie/roomie #1, but a valid complaint nonetheless). The first thing I do when I get home is take him for a minimum 20 minute walk on the leash which he adores, and on the weekends he also gets run abouts at a local enclosed field. I shy away from dogparks, greyhounds are not always reliable around dogs of a certain size and too many people are too stupid to understand that it's best to keep little dogs and big dogs separate. Doubly frustrating when the nearest local facility with a dogpark actually has two, one for small dogs and one for the bigguns. Of course, everybody uses the big dog park and that's how accidents happen. I know from experience. Sigh.

He does have toys, but they're not really his thing. He's had a kong filled with treats, within a few days it was abandoned in the backyard. I'm pretty sure we need to establish some boundaries about his behavior and for a while the level of communication we had was a within acceptable parameters, but the level he's acting out now to is simply unacceptable. It's simply an issue of money at this point, but it's on my list for the very near future. If I get a tax refund, it's probable some or all will go to that.

And thank you, @Miss-Demeanor for your kind words, it's really easy to feel like a "Bad Dog Mommy". I also love cats, but Rock has a high prey drive and basically if it's small and furry, he will try to eat it.

Kanye Qwest

Sounds like you have the plan in place and are just waiting to execute! that's awesome. M-D is right, too many people get dogs without researching the breed and its needs, or even just exercising their common sense. It's a lot more work to have a good dog than it is other common pets.

Ganymede

@Kanye-Qwest said in RL Anger:

Going just off the few lines you've shared, do you think he's increasing the behavior for attention? If he's home alone a lot, he might be acting out. Do you take him to dog parks or something of that nature when you get home?

No truer advice was ever given to a parent.

Auspice

I'm afraid/anxious that the same thing that landed me in the hospital for a few days back in October is happening again.

I can't do that again, I can't I can't I can't.

Coin

@Auspice Rooting for you.

Auspice

Upside: I think I can get through without needing to get myself to the ER.

Downside: I'm having a hard time even keeping down water.

Thankfully, I got a coworker to cover most of my shift today, so in a short bit I can just crawl back into bed.

Ganymede

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

I'm afraid/anxious that the same thing that landed me in the hospital for a few days back in October is happening again.

It has slipped my mind; what was it again?

Auspice

@Ganymede said in RL Anger:

@Auspice said in RL Anger:

I'm afraid/anxious that the same thing that landed me in the hospital for a few days back in October is happening again.

It has slipped my mind; what was it again?

The ever glorious 'bowel obstruction.' Having an NGT (tube from nose to stomach) is near the top of my 'worst experiences' list.

Due to birth defects, I have... complicated intestines. No abdominal wall lining. At least one malrotation. I suffer a lot of stomach issues, but that was the least fun of all.

surreality

Good luck, @Auspice! I am finally heading off to docland today myself.

I can now add 'am neon fucking yellow' to the list of issues, though, which pleases me none.

Jaded

Losing a job is rough. But finding out you're losing your job only because your company closing down becomes a 2nd page article in the local newspaper - and the company itself has yet to say something to any of the employees - is a pretty shitty thing to do.

This is my RL anger today.

Sunny

@Jaded Fucking ouch, man. I am so sorry.

Jaded

@Sunny Just means job hunting during work hours will be a thing.

Misadventure

Booooo on them. Unless the paper figured it out in some fashion other than being told by your company.

Then .. uh yay investigative reporting I guess.

Ganymede

@Jaded said in RL Anger:

Losing a job is rough. But finding out you're losing your job only because your company closing down becomes a 2nd page article in the local newspaper - and the company itself has yet to say something to any of the employees - is a pretty shitty thing to do.

Companies of a certain size must provide notice to its employees before shutting down, under federal law. Might want to look into that.

Coin

I set my alarms (I have two). I went to bed a little late.

... I overslept three hours.

FML.

And I had nightmares the entire time, too. Ugh.