u/OverlandCracks — reddlx

2003 Taylor 414

After years of playing a Guitar Center Rogue acoustic… I finally bought my first Taylor off Facebook Marketplace yesterday. A 414 with fishman electronics added recently. At $800 it felt like a great price. All original parts, no neck or bridge damage…Some cosmetic damage on the upper left hand side from a tiny superglue spill, but does not affect sound or playability (hence the discount). It was strung with some 11s but hoping to put some 12 bronze on it to give it a little more thump.

u/OverlandCracks — 7 days ago

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Won’t sleep past 6am

My Cavapoo turns 6 months old in 4 days and I can’t seem to get him sleeping past 6am. I’ve had him since 9 weeks old and this has largely been his schedule since day 1.

Current schedule: bed around 11:45pm-midnight, wakes between 5:45-6:15am. Most mornings he’s not urgently asking to go out—he’s often just laying in his crate whining until someone gets up.

Things I’ve tried:
Earlier bedtimes
Later bedtimes
Potty immediately before bed
Ignoring the whining
Taking him out to potty and putting him right back in the crate (he goes crazy)
More exercise (2 daily walks plus training/play)
Less stimulation before bed
Feeding schedule adjustments
Frozen Kongs and lick mats in the crate (eats it then goes crazy)

The part that’s confusing me is that after I take him outside in the morning, he’ll come back in, curl up on my lap on the couch, and sleep for another 1.5-2 hours before breakfast. So it doesn’t seem like he’s fully rested and ready to start the day at 6am.
He’s otherwise healthy, sleeps through the night without accidents, and settles fine at bedtime.
Is this just normal for a nearly 6-month-old puppy, or is there something I’m missing that helped your dog start sleeping later?

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u/OverlandCracks — 13 days ago

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Split Personality

Milo is my 5.5 month old Cavapoo. He’s the best. For some reason when he’s with my wife, he’s super chill, low energy and very well behaved. When he’s with me, he’s jumping, biting (only me, never my wife or other people) and in general just going crazy. It’s like he can’t contain his excitement. The odd thing is he listens to my commands always and will do things to make me happy, but blows off my wife a lot. When he has the chance, he will pick cuddling or playing with me over her every time.

I’d say at least 25% of the time I’m around him he’s in this state (usually early morning after breakfast and early evening). I do go to work 3x a week for 8 hours a day while my wife works from home but when I’m home I spend tons of time with him (walks, playtime etc—my wife does both too). Any tips on how to get him to behave better with me?

u/OverlandCracks — 1 month ago