The Venting Thread

[Beanie]

If it makes you feel better, I think most people with high drive puppies have been there, done that, cried and eaten the ice cream. You're not a failure, she's just a baby and was probably over tired.

Definitely.
I mean Payton still makes me cry on a semi-regular basis and he's three.

It happens... IME it's the great ones who drive us to tears.

 

[Southpaw]

Definitely.
IME it's the great ones who drive us to tears.

Yes!

Juno brought me to tears all the time when she was a puppy. All. The. Time. She turned out to be a pretty perfect adult!

 

[GipsyQueen]

If it makes you feel better, I think most people with high drive puppies have been there, done that, cried and eaten the ice cream. You're not a failure, she's just a baby and was probably over tired.

Yup. This.

When Zora was about 10-12 weeks old, she would go into over drive. It made us go insane - and more than one time want to bring her back. She was HARD. As we got to know her a little better, we figured out, that it was really hard for her to settle down on her own and that running around the yard for an hour made her tired, but didn't make her sneaky brain tired and she'd go insane.
She'd also chew on us like we were chew toys (ok she still does this, and as long as she doesn't do it painfully it is accepted by family members).

We ended up doing a calming routine about 5 times a day so she would SLEEP.
If things got bad, or whatever she was doing HURT we got up, and walked away (like upstairs, or into the bathroom closing the door behind us) for a few minutes.
Now that Zora is 1.5 we still just walk away or turn our backs on her if she's being annoying and in your face after being entertained for a while or we just I dunno, want to read a book on the sofa (this is now excepted by her) Unfortunatly Zora thinks the living room is play room, because we always played with here there as a puppy. Oops.
As she got older we learned how to channel her crazies and her drive. She's a quick learner - and theres nothing better than teaching her a new trick a day to make her tired.

Anyways, what I'm saying is: 1, it will get better. 2, get to know your puppy, what triggers crazies - whats the best way to deal with them? 3, Don't feel bad for crating them, or just walking away, it's OK.

 

[Fran27]

I'm exhausted. Between the cat, the husband, and now my mom (who's visiting), I haven't slept past 6am in a week. The kids typically don't fall asleep and are loud until 9.30pm but last night I was able to go to bed at 8.30pm... Period cramps woke me up at 2 and it took me one hour to fall back asleep... and my mom was up at 5.30am.

Now I'm in a horrible mood. Plus I've been getting hungrier because of it and I'm sure I've gained some weight back.

 

[JazzyTheSibe]

It happens... IME it's the great ones who drive us to tears.

Yes! This.


I'm sorry I don't have the puppy experience, so I can't empathize on that, but your definitely not a failure.

 

[Fran27]

My first puppy was worse than my kids emotionally wise, frankly. It was horrible. I actually don't want a puppy ever again.

 

[Dogdragoness]

Yes!

Juno brought me to tears all the time when she was a puppy. All. The. Time. She turned out to be a pretty perfect adult!

I am surprised I have any hair left after raising Josefina lol, she was weird. She has an easy puppy hood then AFTER she turned a year she got really jerky for a while, then mellowed out again ... I hope this next dog gets all of it out early lol, I'd rather suffer through a bad puppy hood and end up with a great dog.

I know with the next dog I will have moments where I question my decision ... heck I am having those moments of panic and dread already and they aren't even hear yet! It's more the change of routine, I don't do well with change.

 

[Izzy's Valkyrie]

Buy new boots at Marshalls that are awesome black Italian leather and my splurge for winter wear... Ankle decides it's dying and needs to be in TWO braces to stop hurting. Now I can't wear my fancy boots

 

[Lyzelle]

Infection somewhere in my bottom jaw, off to the right. So much sadness has occurred this week.

Antibiotics I had on hand didn't work. They're gone. Advil worked for about a day. Goldenseal and Dandelion isn't touching it. Clove oil worked about twice. Hydrogen Peroxide didn't do anything as far as I could tell. Colloidal Silver was the best. Took out the pain and inflammation, and I was starting to legitimately feel better. Abscess finally came to a head this morning, drained a little, but then stopped. :cry:

I can't figure out if my jaw (and cheek, and throat) is sore and painful or completely numb but I still feel the pressure. No idea. But I'm about out of Colloidal Silver.

Which means Dentist. Which means lots of money. Which means more sadness.

 

[Fran27]

Ugh sorry about the jaw pain!

So I was up all the afternoon getting kids from school, cooking, doing laundry and whatnot, I finally get to sit down at my computer to relax... and my mom makes comments like 'well don't be surprised if your kids only want to get on the computer or their tablet when they are older, as it's all you do'. WTF?

 

[*blackrose]

Ahhhhhhhh!

Michael said, "Oh, I'm having two guys over for a cookout this afternoon."

Okay, no biggy. Two dudes, they and Michael can do dude things, they won't care about the dogs/if the house isn't spotless, I don't have to entertain them, etc., etc.

Now it is, "Oh, two dudes, one of the dude's wife, and their two year old." WHAT?!?!?!

Now I have to make sure things are *clean*, that the area is toddler proof, and I have to figure out what to do with Abrams for the duration of this adventure because he is good with kids, but he's going to bowl over a 2 year old. Not to mention now I'm expected to socialize the entire evening thanks to there being another female present. *sigh*

Thanks, dear, for mentioning that as you run out the door. Thanks.

 

[skittledoo]

I planned a Halloween party and invited a bunch people. I spent money I didn't really have to spend on party stuff so that people would have a good time. Not a single person showed up. I'm starting to wonder if I have friends.

 

[*blackrose]

Ended up just crating Abrams in the garage. He was doing fabulous, but then the 2 year old squeeled and started running and Abrams thought it was the best thing EVER and wanted to run too and scared the poor kid half to death.

But, overall, was very pleased with how he did.

 

[Torch]

I planned a Halloween party and invited a bunch people. I spent money I didn't really have to spend on party stuff so that people would have a good time. Not a single person showed up. I'm starting to wonder if I have friends.

It's not just you. People nowadays are pretty relaxed (read: rude without trying to be) about parties and whatnot. I have several friends who have had the same problem, and another friend who only got 100 or so RSVPs to her really big, really expensive wedding. She invited over 200 people. Something like 50 or 60 people who didn't RSVP showed up and they ran out of food.

I think it's kind of a generational thing. I think people are afraid to be honest and say, "I don't think I can make it" and I think other people genuinely want to come but just don't make the effort to show up.

 

[noludoru]

I planned a Halloween party and invited a bunch people. I spent money I didn't really have to spend on party stuff so that people would have a good time. Not a single person showed up. I'm starting to wonder if I have friends.

Hon, it's where you live. When we lived out there we could only get neighbors to show up.

 

[meepitsmeagan]

Ugh. Exam on Monday that I do not feel prepared for at all. Life has just been so freaking crazy.

Money problems, money problems. Seriously, all fun spending other than SS is done. The sad.

 

[JazzyTheSibe]

I planned a Halloween party and invited a bunch people. I spent money I didn't really have to spend on party stuff so that people would have a good time. Not a single person showed up. I'm starting to wonder if I have friends.

I'm sorry (((hugs)))

If it makes you feel any better, my friend cancelled on my last minute yesterday. And two times prior to that, in about the span of a month.

It's not just you. People nowadays are pretty relaxed (read: rude without trying to be) about parties and whatnot. I have several friends who have had the same problem, and another friend who only got 100 or so RSVPs to her really big, really expensive wedding. She invited over 200 people. Something like 50 or 60 people who didn't RSVP showed up and they ran out of food.

I think it's kind of a generational thing. I think people are afraid to be honest and say, "I don't think I can make it" and I think other people genuinely want to come but just don't make the effort to show up.

Yes. This.

 

[noludoru]

Roommate's kid gave us a talking to this morning about how bark collars are bad, and make dogs act really weird, and how he's going to take Middie's bark collar off because it's mean.

1. No, kid, you are not going to interfere with my dog's training at all. It's on for a reason and half of the time it's on him it's turned off, so it wouldn't make a difference. Any time you take the bark collar off the dog it will get turned on and DUCT TAPED TO YOUR THROAT.

2. I'm not going to reason with you or explain why we're using it because you're the dumbest kid I've ever met, and it wont help.

3. You're going to STFU and listen to the ADULTS in the house when they're all telling you what to do, because they're the adults and that's how this world works.

4. He doesn't act "really weird" with a bark collar on. He acts really weird all the time. He's a weird little dog.

5. AFTER BREAKFAST YOU ARE NOT GOING TO PUT YOUR SCREAM COSTUME BACK ON JUST TO SCARE MY DOG. I WILL BEAT YOU UNTIL YOU TURN PURPLE. LEAVE HIM ALONE.


So frustrated by the roommate situation right now due to many things - I'm worried I'm going to snap and resort to violence.

 

[noludoru]

Oh, and you know what else annoys me about this kid?

HE HAS TO PUT HIS SALIVA AND GERMS INTO EVERYTHING. WHY?

Don't dip your fingers into the frosting, kid. DON'T dip your fingers into the frosting, get a fresh spoon. Here are three spoons. Use them and put them in the sink when you're done. NO why are you biting the frosting spatula DON'T PUT THAT BACK IN THERE. Why did you put that back in there after I told you not to? Here, just have the rest of the bowl, I'm going to make more. WTF.

Don't dip a spoonful of mac-n-cheese out of the serving dish, eat some, spit some back onto the spoon, and put it back. We have guests over for dinner and that's unhygienic and gross. STOP. Seriously, stop.

DO NOT take my expensive, delicious, not-your-typical-shitty-JIF peanut butter and get a spoonful of it and then double dip. IT'S SIX DOLLARS AND JAR AND I JUST OPENED IT. EAT THE THREE JARS OF PEANUTBUTTER YOUR DAD HAS FOR YOU IN THE PANTRY AND WRITE ON THEM WHEN YOU DOUBLE DIP SO NO ONE ELSE EATS THEM.

Do not drink out of the communal container of orange juice. I shouldn't even have to tell you this, you're 13.

Do not eat out of the serving dishes at our party. It's ok if you eat our food, but get a plate. Sticking your fingers in the crock pot to pull out a meatball and then licking them and going back in for another is NOT COOL UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Okay, it would be fine if you had bought and cooked the meatballs. Then I don't care.

How hard is the concept of "wash your hands and use a utensil?"

 

[LostAndConfused]

Woke up & started watching Doctor Who. Time Warner went down.

Time Warner got their act together, we finished watching Doctor Who, and then the power went out.

Power company got their act together a few hours later, power came back on, but no water.

Called the normal plumbery guy, he is busy on a job that is way behind he can't come out. Finally get someone else out, a few hundred dollars later we have water, but there is some serious, few thousand dollars worth of work to be done.

Dear House, I do not like you right now. We are not friends.