Canesisters 2023 journal - turning my Disasters into Delights

[canesisters]

@Baymule , not going to give them the satisfaction. They are meanspirited, manipulative & enjoy being cruel... I can't compete with them, it's just not in me.
Sometimes I wish I could. I used to be gooood at nasty little zingers. But they usually made me feel worse for having been unkind to someone than actually getting a point across or accomplishing anything productive. They aren't going to stop being 'mean girls' no matter what I do or say.

 

[SageHill]

- barking, howling and that gargling scream that short-faced breeds are sooo good at.
Dad called about 8 and.. he just wanted to let me know that he could hear her bark for a while, then get quiet for a while, then bark again. Which is the same as she did all weekend.
So.. it seems that she's doing ok.

The other possibility for the barking is a bark collar OR they also make sonic bark stoppers - some of those look like birdhouses. Both work. I would be hesitant to leave a collar on while you're away though.

https://www.amazon.com/bubbacare-Barking-Control-Deterrents-Adjustable/dp/B0C55C51DY/ref=sr_1_12_sspa?keywords=sonic+bark+stop&qid=1690223433&sr=8-12-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9tdGY&psc=1&smid=A15RNIB7Q8W7KU

 

[canesisters]

Yeah, the head through the panel has been worrying me. I THINK I've got a big enough piece of that small welded wire that will fit across the middle of the panel. Or maybe a couple of patched pieces.
I've looked at those sonic birdhouse things before... those REALLY work????

 

[SageHill]

Yeah, the head through the panel has been worrying me. I THINK I've got a big enough piece of that small welded wire that will fit across the middle of the panel. Or maybe a couple of patched pieces.
I've looked at those sonic birdhouse things before... those REALLY work????

I don’t know for sure about the birdhouse ones, but I have used the handheld ones and know others who have and the handheld ones work. I’d guess the birdhouse ones would work - same technology. Just get one with good ratings and that you can return if it doesn’t work.

 

[Ridgetop]

The problem with any type of shock collar (and I class sonic collars in that) is that the dog will recognize that there is no "correction" when the collar is off. I don't like shock collars anyway because what the manufacturers call "correction" is actually just pain.

 

[SageHill]

The problem with any type of shock collar (and I class sonic collars in that) is that the dog will recognize that there is no "correction" when the collar is off. I don't like shock collars anyway because what the manufacturers call "correction" is actually just pain.

The sonic thing is not a collar and doesn't require one. Which I think may be worth a try.
Shock collars in the right hands for the right reasons and used correctly do work - i.e. snake eversion training. But that's a whole 'nuther thing.

 

[Baymule]

@Baymule , not going to give them the satisfaction. They are meanspirited, manipulative & enjoy being cruel... I can't compete with them, it's just not in me.
Sometimes I wish I could. I used to be gooood at nasty little zingers. But they usually made me feel worse for having been unkind to someone than actually getting a point across or accomplishing anything productive. They aren't going to stop being 'mean girls' no matter what I do or say.

No, you are not a mean girl. What a shame that someone as nice as you are is subjected to workplace abuse by a couple of witches whose shriveled soul has not one drop of compassion for anyone. You are far too good for the likes of them.

 

[farmerjan]

Glad it's not me with those 2 .... my level of tolerance is very VERY SHORT.... and I am old enough to say SCR*@ YOU..... and then walk out... let the boss figure it out after that.
agree with @Baymule 's very nice response...

 

[Baymule]

Yeah, I wouldn’t do real good putting up with witches like that either.

 

[canesisters]

This AM didn't go quite so well. She ran from the back door when I tried to put her out in the yard first thing this AM. We had just gotten up and I didn't want to fight while we both needed to pee, so I let her out the other door, then gave her breakfast on the back porch as usual. Later, when I called her over and said Birdie, Kennel she ran to the yard gate - where I leave to go to work. Because of the back door thing earlier, I had her leash in my hand. I called her over and put the leash on. Then we walked to the kennel. "Birdie, Kennel". She went in and sat while I took her collar off and closed the gate. Then I went to let the chickens out & she was yodeling right away.

Wire covering both cattle panels (front & back) - outdoor rug covering the wire bottom & muddy spot where the tarp leaked - game camera on - special kennel chew (which she wants but won't chew in there?) - water bucket full - raised bed (yard lounge chair) more securely set so it won't feel unsteady.... 90degrees by mid-afternoon.. Day 2

I feel like all we've done in the past month is problem solve and train. It still feels more like I'm keeping someone else's dog for a while than like my OWN dog settling in. I need to find some bonding stuff for us to do. In the evenings, she's so tired from her shenanigans all day that she crashes on her bed until I wake her up to go to the bedroom.