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riththewarluid replied to your post “anyone free and also in seattle august 25th? need some help moving....”

If I was home I would :(

ty! that’s the problem I keep running into, everyone is out of town or working that day, but it’s really the only day I have free so...whelp

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@riththewarluid replied to your post: hi there but who wants to read my tiberius...

So tempted

HONESTLY if you do just pop ur email into my ask or something. like it’s not too long and I need people to critique it ❤

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Number 20 and 25 from the Ryder ask!

20 answered in a previous ask.

How do they feel about what they’ve accomplished in Helius? Are they proud? Worried? Do they feel positive about the chances for a cluster-wide unity? If they could change anything that had happened since everyone arrived in the cluster, what would it be and why?

Dylan feels like he finally did something right, however some of his choices were a bit rash which he regrets. He wished he was less impulsive at times, but he feels like he did good.

(dunno abt Delilah yet)

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@riththewarluid replied to your post: omg so (not to sound like a narcissistic creeper...

Thank you for writing all this! TBH I got a huge anxiety spike when I saw you tagged me but I really super appreciate your explanation and all your commentary. <3 and from one artist to another, YOU DONT SUCK!!! Your art really is exceptionally lovely. I think your use of color in shading is brave and rad and really effing cool. :) I’m 100% a fan of your skills!!

thanks for understanding, and pointing it out in the first place! and aw thanks, that’s rlly nice of you - I mean in all honesty as artists we are in a state of constant improvement and we’re bound to have our ups and downs. but yeh thanks for just being rlly nice about it :*)

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riththewarluid replied to your post: If you're looking for a dog who is high energy but...

Haha, yeah I get it. I really wouldn’t recommend a poodle. They can be extremely difficult dogs to train, and their energy levels are through the roof. And they’re really, really weird. They tend to be resource guarders (like I was taking care of a poodle who wouldn’t stop shouting at people on the buses because he didn’t like them being close to me). I love poodles, but they can be suuuuper difficult. A coworker and dear friend of mine has a rough collie named Pippin who is Wonderful.

So that’s interesting because Sydney is 3/4 poodle and has been mistaken for a full one, but wouldn’t know how to resource guard if I tried to teach her (she has literally let me reach in and remove her food bowl, she has also paid no attention to a dog I was dogsitting--actually the golden mentioned in my reply--coming over and laying in her bed).

I’ve had bad experience training toy and mini poodles (altho in large part that’s owners spoiling them rotten) but not standards, which is what I’d want. What I’ve seen in both poodles and doodles is dogs that learn super duper fast and so can learn things I DIDN’T MEAN TO BE TEACHING THEM and are also fairly innovative for dogs, they’re all big problem solvers. But I love shaping so I think that would work well with me.

I mean, part of this response is that while poodles aren’t one of the breeds I’m more experienced with, I have worked with them and got an idea of how we work together. I know they’re prone to anxieties, I know they tend to be high energy dogs, but I think I can work with both of those, and I’m not even sure what “difficult dogs to train” means when you’re coming at it from a R+ perspective. Maybe I’ll have to get more creative with how I approach tasks? Idk.

#conversations for ts #riththewarluid #i also have started eyeing 'high energy' skeptically #apparently sydney is high energy being a labradoodle #apparently it's high energy to need a 45-1 hr walk every day #but outside of the walk she's a couch potato #idk man #i've dogsat dogs that need 3-4 hours of focused intense activity every day or else they start eating the couch #if syd doesn't get a walk she's a little more active in the evening and that's it #i suppose i should have a service dog tag

If you're looking for a dog who is high energy but not anxious and generally very loving I would recommend Goldens. I have worked with Goldens as therapy dogs for 8 years now, and they are lovely. They do like physical touch though - leaning on you/sitting on you etc (as you may be aware from your pupper). When I'm feeling anxious I find that physical contact soothing, but I know it's not for everyone.

Another dog to consider would be a collie of some sort. Highly trainable, very smart, very snuggly, but they are SUUUUPER energetic and need a lot of mental and physical stimulation to keep them from being naughty.

The other issue with Goldens is health. They are extremely prone to cancer, so going through a breeder is the best bet since you can thoroughly vet their lines and make sure you're getting a healthy dog.

Physical contact from dogs (not people) is soothing for me unfortunately... goldens get on my nerves. They’re great dogs just... idk. I’ve gotten to know two pretty well, one I dogsat for two weeks, one is at work, and they’re both............. idk. My reaction is “nah”.

I like goldendoodles but at some point it makes more sense to just get a poodle.

I have considered rough collies!!! The problem there is hair and timing--my grandpa is allergic, so if my living situation has me at home a lot, that won’t work. Also I know rough collies are pretty badly overbred thanks to Lassie syndrome, so it may be harder to find a well bred one.

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