u/GhostAnthonyBourdain

This was removed in another sub and I was told that no one needed my dog PSA, even though I didn't violate any rules, there was positive engagement on my post and people were having fruitful discussions around this issue. I hope the mods of r/TacomaWA see the value in this post and allow it to remain.

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I can't speak for all areas of the city, but I am frequently in several neighborhoods walking my dog and exploring with her and it's insane how many times in the past six months I've had dogs who were off leash or on dropped leashes come at us and their owners seemed lost on what to do. Most were not aggressive but my dog is reactive, and regardless of the other dogs disposition, my dog does not respond kindly to other animals. She stays ready to throw hands.

Guys, I implore you to become more confident when recalling your dogs. Soft yells of come back and no! will not work when your dog is fixated on mine. You need to be able to really yell and shout at your dog to come back or at least purposefully grab and control their leash/body. And if you have a dog that is reactive or aggressive, you need to know how to break up a dog fight and be ready to apply those methods.

Last night I saw a dog being attacked by another near one of the parks in town, and a dog ran out of it's garage and attacked a dog being walked on the sidewalk. All three owners struggled to pull the dogs apart. It was horrifying to hear their screams as they were being bit and latched onto. To the people with the injured dog, I hope they're okay after that and that yall are okay too. I know I'm always shaking with adrenaline after each encounter.

And as far as dog fights go, anyone with a dog should learn different ways to stop one. If you haven't heard of it before, read up on the collar choke method. You'll grab hold of the collar and twist to tighten it so it cuts off their blood/air flow. They will let go quickly. It's an effective tool and if you can, grab the buckle part so it doesn't pop the collar open by accident. I don't know if the dog that was biting had a collar, but if they did this method would have helped diffuse that situation more quickly and with minimal harm.

I'm not trying to be uppity sharing this either. I struggle with my own reactive dog and it's stressful to have to deal with that behavior, but my guys, we have to take ownership of managing their care and taking preventive steps to minimize risk. Like leashing your animal when in public spaces.

Anyways, I've said my piece and it's already a novel so I'll leave it at that. Hoping all my Tacoma neighbors are finding moments of joy in their lives and that yall are doing as well as can be expected given the current climate. Peace!✌️

I can't speak for all areas of the city, but I am frequently in several neighborhoods walking my dog and exploring with her and it's insane how many times in the past six months I've had dogs who were off leash or on dropped leashes come at us and their owners seemed lost on what to do. Most were not aggressive but my dog is reactive, and regardless of the other dogs disposition, my dog does not respond kindly to other animals. She stays ready to throw hands.

Guys, I implore you to become more confident when recalling your dogs. Soft yells of come back and no! will not work when your dog is fixated on mine. You need to be able to really yell and shout at your dog to come back or at least purposefully grab and control their leash/body. And if you have a dog that is reactive or aggressive, you need to know how to break up a dog fight and be ready to apply those methods.

Today I saw a dog being attacked by another near one of the parks in town, and a dog ran out of it's garage and attacked a dog being walked on the sidewalk. All three owners struggled to pull the dogs apart. It was horrifying to hear their screams as they were being bit and latched onto. To the people with the injured dog, I hope they're okay after that and that yall are okay too. I know I'm always shaking with adrenaline after each encounter.

And as far as sog fights go, anyone with a dog should learn different ways to stop one. If you haven't heard of it before, read up on the collar choke method. You'll grab hold of the collar and twist to tighten it so it cuts off their blood/air flow. They will let go quickly. It's an effective tool and if you can, grab the buckle part so it doesn't pop the collar open by accident. I don't know if the dog that was biting had a collar, but if they did this method would have helped diffuse that situation more quickly and with minimal harm.

I'm not trying to be uppity sharing this either. I struggle with my own reactive dog and it's stressful to have to deal with that behavior, but my guys, we have to take ownership of managing their care and taking preventive steps to minimize risk. Like leashing your animal when in public spaces.

Anyways, I've said my piece and it's already a novel so I'll leave it at that. Hoping all my Tacoma neighbors are finding moments of joy in their lives and that yall are doing as well as can be expected given the current climate. Peace!✌️

I was just chatting with a friend about GG and then we got to chatting about who was a better partner for which GG character and she said Luke and Sookie would have made a better pair and to be honest, I see it!

Who do y'all think would fit well together?

The physical DVD copies of the series have a little booklet inside them with all the references that are made in the show? At least, when I got them as a teen they did. My sister has the copy we shared as children but I'll see if she still has those papers and I'll share them with y'all if she does! :)

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Also, they have extra content y'all have never seen on them and no ads to boot! Probably. Maybe I'm making that up because my memory is not always accurate... Someone correct me if that's the case.

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Anyways... Physical media is by far superior and for how much we all love this show, it's kind of crazy mire of us don't have the box series on deck.

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Back in the day Best Buy used to be the place to go to buy seasons of TV on DVDs. Anyone know of anywhere you can go today for them? Please don't say Amazon. Let's not support billionaire fucks if we can help it. Pirate and burn that shit if you really gotta.

Someone go outside and take a photo of it for me!! My view is super obscured and I'm hustling my ass to a better apot but you know how quickly the sun sets!

The constant whir, whir, whir would drive me nuts if I lived over here. What is it??

Anyone know who does good freckle tattoos in the area? I'm aware they fade fast, but makeup fades even faster and I think they're so cute! Please give me your recs!