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I’ve been deregulated from meds the past two weeks but am trying to get back consistently. I have had an incredibly short fuse and have been super pissy and honestly I don’t like it especially with my partner. How do I help it? What are strategies you use when you have a short fuse?

I won’t be getting another dog for quite some time but a Bohemian Shepherd sounds like the perfect dog for me- I have experience with high drive breeds and the bohemian shepherd seems like the perfect mix of calm natural “off switch” with working/high drive but I’m unsure if there are any reputable breeders in the US - would love to show this dog if possible as well

So fun question while I’m chilling around at night! What would you recommend as a next breed for me? I currently have a blue heeler and now have a GSD (half working line and half show line) puppy- I absolutely love high drive breeds, the challenge is refreshing and I love the loyalty and easy trainablity and can easily handle testiness- next breed I’m wanting is highly trainable, high drive, preferably calmer than a blue heeler (definitely not any Mals)- I’m wanting a more unique breed - so.. any suggestions?

I didn’t get this with my first puppy but I’m getting the puppy blues from my second- I’m getting frustrated cause she won’t stop biting or chewing shoes, she gets greedy with treats and bites my hand hard, she won’t stop biting my ankles, she keeps making messes, keeps having accidents no matter how many times I take her out, she isn’t recalling and I’m getting so frustrated and tired - I know it’ll be worth it but this is just getting a lot- she’s only 9 weeks so I know this is all normal but I feel so over stimulated

So, I love high drive breeds- I currently own a year old Blue Heeler and I just got a German Shepherd puppy (8 1/2 weeks) and they are amazing dogs and I love high drive breeds but I need some training ideas especially for my Heeler- he had a pretty intense regiment and even has a job herding goats and occasionally cattle but I feel like he needs more stimulation in his life- I don’t have a lot of money right now but some training ideas would be helpful as I do have plenty of time (between jobs)

He’s easily trainable and both my Heeler and GSD puppy thrive on attention based training (GSD likes toys and both like pets and verbal reward) with occasional treats; He has his basics down like sit, paw, lay, wait, roll over and herds with ease (smart enough to where he knows what you need him to do without specifically telling him)

She, (GSD) is most likely going to receive service dog training but I mostly need ideas for my Heeler

Thank you!

Does anyone else find it oddly comforting that there are kids who feel safe enough to lie to doctors and say xyz is going on at home when it’s genuinely a safe and well food stocked place. As a kid I couldn’t imagine saying anything that was actually going on at home cause my mom always said that she doesn’t want me getting taken away. So part of me gets frustrated that these kids just lie about what’s going on at home but also glad that they feel safe enough to say something like that cause they know that their home isn’t in trouble all the time? Idk maybe this isn’t the right perspective but I always have big feelings when I see posts online about that

Why does this have to be a hot take in today’s society. Women have emotions and some of those women don’t know how to effectively regulate those emotions. Some of those women even do mean or bad things due to not being able to regulate their emotions. Men have emotions and some of those men do mean or bad things due to not being able to regulate their emotions. There. No need to hate the other gender for emotions because hot take, both men and women have emotions and both genders have to learn how to regulate those emotions in order to be healthy. Crazy.

I am in therapy but I’m trying to figure out some stuff between sessions cause we’re covering a lot. Apparently my communication comes off as snappiness to my partner like I’m biting his head off pretty quickly. I acknowledge this and I realize I really want to change how I communicate. Before anyone asks, yes my communication style is heavily based on a lot of DV I grew up with that I don’t want to repeat and for some reason I took a lot of anger from that with me. Please help! What are way that I can calm down and learn to communicate better so I don’t repeat what I grew up with?

This isn’t a for sale post and I’m not selling anything on Reddit ! but I’m wondering if anyone else is going through the same struggles? Every year I have had no problems selling doelings and usually they’re sold in less than two days. However this year it has been impossible to sell sweet bottle baby doelings! I even lowered prices than previous years but still no luck! What is going on?

Couple weeks ago I posted a discussion topic on telling puppy personality early on- well they’re a little more developed now (5 weeks) and we’re sorting through personalities and people! (For anyone remembering, my MIL rescued a pregnant German shepherd) anyway the one I have fallen in love with I have spent ample time with her and am curious if these qualities will continue to develop- 1. She’s still not a barker and will whine occasionally but not much barking 2. She’s still more laid back than most of her siblings and will let them run to the pen opening and she’ll be sitting right behind watching the chaos unfold 3. She appears to be very confident and recovers well to startling noises (often settling back to resting or noticing the sound and continuing to play) 4. She’s is very calm being held and tolerant of feet, ears and tail being touched or her food being touched 5. She’s coming to her name and catches on to things quickly but some of this could also be the fact that I spend a good amount of time around her

Curious if anyone knows what this says about her personality! Once again fun discussion about puppy personality development and also some homing ideas if anyone has some!

Will be honest though I am considering getting her trained in service work depending on how she develops at 7/8 weeks (doing some temperament testing then)

I’ve taken a break year from continuing my LPC-A- I’m moving, was completely burnt out and I decided to take a gap 9mos-1 year while I transition to getting married and moving. So, how do I know when to go back in as a therapist after having to do my own trauma work, help with burn out and work towards my LPC-A again? Much appreciated!