On the upside Vancouver had properly packaged milk and I didn't see any bags there proving, once again, that it is the best place in Canada. Though the milk was absurdly over priced.
All the milk I purchase is in cartons. I'm not even sure I've ever handled a bag of milk. It would seem that's maybe more for foodservice.
agreed but I live in a house where we pay for our water usage and don't share a bathroom with anyone else.
Really? I can't remember not having bagged milk. A lot more sanitary than the crud that builds up on the mouth of a 3 days opened carton.
They tested bagged milk at my high school. This would have been around 92-93. Guess it didn't take here. I never tried it. I wasn't a school lunch kid, I brown bagged.
Ugh - was the dog at least cool about it? I used to have this hateful Himalayan cat and I had to trim his shit-covered tail fur and he straight up went for the kill. Bastard.
No cartons - I like jugs with a screw on top. BTW if you like chocolate milk, Fairline (spelling?) is great - twice the protein and half the sugar, but it's thick & delicious. I highly recommend it. A little pricey, but worth it.
Yeah, she's pretty good about "showers" after all this time. I've got a garden hose rigged for warm water and because she's hairy rather than furry, can take baby shampoo (more poo!!!). She goes to the groomer's 2-3 times a year, but gets pretty smelly in between so washing her on the regular is just another dog obligation... I've known plenty of dogs over the years, but none of'em compare. Turns out Briards are incredibly smart dogs. It didn't take too long to train her off leash.
Although, scrounging the chicken bones that litter the streets here on market day was a hard habit to break. Eventually she just clued in that I had no compunctions about reaching into her mouth to prevent her consuming them...
Trying a new groomer today. Nice walk down to King and Strachan from the Market. Mostly took side streets so she could range a bit. Super cute receptionist... waify type with a blonde pixie cut. Turns out she's from Holland and familiar with the breed, so maybe they'll get the cut closer to right. Not that I care about that being perfect as much as my dog not having shit dreads.
That is why we always went with short hair breeds. I am partial to golden retrievers but if I got a new dog I think I would go with a short haired lab.
If you're willing to put in the training and grooming efforts (not too mention fork over a ridiculous amount of money), Briards are amazing. We go leashless in the neighbourhood because it's easier and possible (a lot of dogs around here are trained off leash and have been socialized to each other). Most of our commands are a matter of me getting her attention and letting her contextualize what she should be doing from there. Very little contact/dominance methods... mostly body language and the occasional hair tug. Like, the kerb training... she knows to sit and wait until hearing both "Cross." AND getting a wave. We've practiced that to the point where I can leave her sitting on the opposite side and she still won't cross "alone" until told (most times-that last one before the park is a challenge and she'll sometimes follow me instead of waiting).
Just an FYI, but labs are surprisingly high-energy dogs, from what their owners tell me. Me not wanting to lose twenty pounds a week walking a huge hyper breed is why I bought what I thought would be a five pound Chihuahua (that is now a sixteen pound chiweenie who loves nothing more than chasing after balls at night. So basically Volpone withput the yappy bark
Labs are retrievers. Why would it be surprising that they're high-energy? They want to be doing stuff, have a task, run around and chase the ducks/rabbits/turkeys/whatever.
Yeah I grew up with labs, they're fantastic dogs but pretty high maintenance. Also they will literally eat themselves to death if given a chance. These days I'm rocking a rescue dog from Texas, think she's a mix of a terrier and a red heeler but not 100% sure - apparently you can get DNA tests done on your dog. That underbite tho
"Yeah I grew up with labs, they're fantastic dogs but pretty high maintenance. Also they will literally eat themselves to death if given a chance. These days I'm rocking a rescue dog from Texas, think she's a mix of a terrier and a red heeler but not 100% sure - apparently you can get DNA tests done on your dog." - Ten Luback DNA tests? Yeah, I tried that. Ancestry.com said my "purebred" Siberian husky's genes are 14% from sub-Saharan Africa!
Labs are way too much work for me to deal with. I'd rather take a whipping than own a Lab mix. Even more hyper than the pure-bred ones.
A few months back I I saw a woman with a couple of Italian greyhounds - really interesting breed! They walk around so quiet and graceful they are like deer fawns or something.
A lot of people don't like chihuahuas cause they're so yappy, but mine is just the best. I've had her over 15 years now and we're pretty well synced...if she's dancing around cause she wants to pee and I tell her "5 more minutes" she will sit back down and wait patiently until my show/whatever is done. And if she noses at her blankets and then stares at me, I know that means "this blanket smells like my ass. I demand a fresh one".
