▲ 259 r/Cattatts

Cat tattoo by ktrantattoos in San Diego, CA. Bonus if you can name the book and guess the baby’s name 🐱

u/justheretolurk1234 — 5 days ago
▲ 3 r/AskSF

Car rental recommendations?

My partner and I are going to be in the Bay Area for a week at the end of the month and we're planning to rent a car at the airport (going from sf to Napa and back) but only need the car for 1-2 days. Any
recommendations or previous experiences that might help us out? Never rented a car before so any info is helpful 🤗

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u/justheretolurk1234 — 10 days ago
▲ 10 r/Petloss

Six months this month

I’m really struggling. It’s hard to feel joy about anything and when I do I feel guilty. I miss her so much. It’s getting easier to act like I’m okay but I’m not. I saw someone say it feels like I’m an actor portraying myself, and it really is. I used to cook her meals. I haven’t been able to eat properly since she passed. Anything more complex than toast makes me want to throw up. I can’t be in the kitchen or at the stove. She would always wait for me to finish cooking for her sample. I sleep with her urn and her teddy. I had seven years of perfect days and since she’s been gone it’s like I’m living in hell. I feel like I’m just waiting to die. I started smoking again, we had quit for her. I don’t know what to do from here. I stay up at night and sit next to where she passed and I cry, I cry more than I’ve ever cried in my life and then I have to act like I’m fine the next day. I’ve never been good with people. She was my best friend. I’ve never been good at anything but taking care of her and now she’s gone. I’m trying to stay strong for my partner but it’s so hard. Everyday that goes by makes me feel farther away from her. I hate waking up, I hate going to bed without her coming to get me. Is anyone on here further along? How did you get through this?

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u/justheretolurk1234 — 2 months ago

Transitioning a reactive/insecure foster dog to a new family

My foster dog was dumped by her previous family. Shes very fearful of new people, will lunge if they make eye contact. The rescue said the scars on her ears are indicative of fly strike and both them and the professional behaviorist have said her behavior makes them think that she was left alone outside for long periods of time. Shes really fearful of new people, and will lunge if eye contact or petting is tried (we haven’t let anyone try to pet since a first contact about two months ago, we don’t want to put her in situations that stress her out). I don’t know why she chose my partner and I to trust but she is not reactive to us at all. There is a couple interested and they know her behaviors and as much about her as we do, we think they are a good fit but we want to take things as slow as we can to make sure our foster dog is successful and as unstressed as possible. We’ve been working with high value treats every time she sees someone pass by, interrupting with a marker sound and treat before she reacts, and she’s been responding great. She doesn’t care when people walk past as long as they are 6-10ft away and do not make eye contact or try to pet her. I’ve enlisted my neighbors to walk by and she gets lots of praise and reward any time she sees them/anyone else in close proximity. She has seen a behaviorist and is responding really well to positive reinforcement and leash training.

We’ve done two meet and greets with her potential family in open, neutral settings, she is non reactive to them but also doesn’t seem very interested. She gets lots of high value treats when she approaches them and sniffs around their feet. We do not force interactions or proximity, she gets the treats if she willingly goes over and sniffs around them. We’ve been able to do a very short walk together as a ‘pack’ and she did great, completely ignored them. We’ve also had everyone just stand and ignore her together while we discussed her needs and training, and she did really well also ignoring them and taking lots of treats.

Are there any tips on how to continue this process of her accepting the new family? We are all willing to take as much time/meetings as possible to get her acclimated and used to them, just wondering if anyone has any additional pointers or advice

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u/justheretolurk1234 — 3 months ago

Lola

She saved me. She was my best friend, she was so funny and confident and beautiful and strong. She made everyone laugh, she let people pet her and would comfort me when I was sad. She walked around with her ball in her mouth. She loved the beach, she loved the car, she even loved the vet. I made her little hats so she wouldn’t get sunburn. She loved to sit with the sun on her face. She loved to play with her toys. Every morning that I could I took her out in her stroller. I miss our walks. I miss making her meals, I miss brushing her at night and telling her I love her. I miss everything. It’s been almost four months without her and I haven’t gone a single day without crying. She made it to twelve, and we got seven perfect years with her after we adopted her. Everyday is the longest day without her here.

u/justheretolurk1234 — 3 months ago
▲ 238 r/escondido+2 crossposts

Miss Mochi is still looking 🖤

San Diego, CA, 4 year old female, spayed, 37lbs, *needs to have no children or other dogs in the home*, shots UTD

Mochi was left behind while her previous family moved out of state with their other dog. She was being left unspayed, injured, with a UTI, they contacted us two days before leaving (without disclosing her complete health records) and let us know the only other person interested seemed like a backyard breeder. We couldn’t leave her to be used like that, so we picked her up and got her spayed and a nares surgery and treated her UTI, and now for the first time in 4 years she can breathe normally. She is up to date on her shots. She is completely housebroken and knows sit, down and is working on stay. She’s also learning the ‘let’s go!’ Cue on walks and is learning to redirect instead of be reactive towards other dogs. There needs to be no children or other pets in her new home. She is very small for an English, about 37lbs, so closer to a frenchie. Size wise she looks really small, like a large rabbit or cat. She is a lap sitter, but the behaviorist we consulted with said not to allow her to do this as she is very insecure and needs to learn to self soothe. She needs to meet people outside in a neutral space, and would thrive in a home that can continue to give her boundaries and build up her confidence. She loves treats and food, is very playful like a puppy and loves her walks. She sleeps peacefully in her crate at night and enjoys tug o war games. She loves cuddles and will flop on her side for belly rubs. She turned 4 years old on March 8th of this year. She has no tail pocket and is pretty low maintenance for an English. She is non destructive and has no separation anxiety, but will steal the occasional shoe or piece of laundry to suckle on. Shes currently waiting on intake to a local rescue, after which you can apply to foster or adopt this little loaf. In the meantime if you’d like to apply her link is below, if a rescue does not take her in before we find a suitable family (we are taking are time and reviewing everyone to make sure they’re a safe and loving home) then the rehome fee will be donated to Grandma Betty’s Animal Rescue in Julian, CA

https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/47847553-san-diego-california-english-bulldog

u/justheretolurk1234 — 3 months ago
▲ 163 r/SanDiegan

Adopt Miss Mochi

San Diego, CA, 4 year old female, spayed, 37lbs, *needs to have no children or other dogs in the home*, shots UTD

Mochi was left behind while her previous family moved out of state with their other dog. She was being left unspayed, injured, with a UTI, they contacted us two days before leaving (without disclosing her complete health records) and let us know the only other person interested seemed like a backyard breeder. We couldn’t leave her to be used like that, so we picked her up and got her spayed and a nares surgery and treated her UTI, and now for the first time in 4 years she can breathe normally. She is up to date on her shots. She is completely housebroken and knows sit, down and is working on stay. She’s also learning the ‘let’s go!’ Cue on walks and is learning to redirect instead of be reactive towards other dogs. There needs to be no children or other pets in her new home. She is very small for an English, about 37lbs, so closer to a frenchie. Size wise she looks really small, like a large rabbit or cat. She is a lap sitter, but the behaviorist we consulted with said not to allow her to do this as she is very insecure and needs to learn to self soothe. She needs to meet people outside in a neutral space, and would thrive in a home that can continue to give her boundaries and build up her confidence. She loves treats and food, is very playful like a puppy and loves her walks. She sleeps peacefully in her crate at night and enjoys tug o war games. She loves cuddles and will flop on her side for belly rubs. She turned 4 years old on March 8th of this year. She has no tail pocket and is pretty low maintenance for an English. She is non destructive and has no separation anxiety, but will steal the occasional shoe or piece of laundry to suckle on. Shes currently waiting on intake to a local rescue, after which you can apply to foster or adopt this little loaf.

https://www.adoptapet.com/pet/47847553-san-diego-california-english-bulldog

u/justheretolurk1234 — 3 months ago

Reactive to strangers in the home

Has anyone had issues with this? Our foster dog is really reactive to new people in the home and will lunge at them. Shes never bitten but she is very wary of strangers. Any tips on how to correct this behavior? With us she is very affectionate and when we met her in a neutral space she was fine

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u/justheretolurk1234 — 3 months ago
▲ 182 r/Coronado+7 crossposts

Miss Mochi needs a home

Mochi was dumped by her previous family unspayed, with a UTI and injury and health issues. They contacted us two days before moving away with their other dog and told us the only other person interested was a breeder. We couldn’t leave her to be left and used like that so we picked her up, took care of her spay, UTI and nares surgery so for the first time in four years she can breathe normally. Mochi needs a home with no other dogs or children, she is doing good on leash and is learning the ‘let’s go!’ Cue. She is completely housetrained and sleeps in her crate at night. She is non destructive with no separation anxiety and she knows sit, down and is working on stay and wait. She needs to meet strangers in an outside, neutral space. She’s currently waiting on intake to a local rescue and will be available for adoption soon.

u/justheretolurk1234 — 3 months ago