Lord Mysticlaw
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Lord Mysticlaw · commented on 3 posts
almost 2 years ago
I agree that dominance training is bull. I see a lot of "dog trainers" on YouTube that do really stupid things just to "show their dogs who's boss". But a lot of what I learned from Cesar (and keeping in mind that I haven't watched his older stuff) has been a lifesaver in my house with difficult dogs. Stuff like not showing a dog that you're scared of it, and not showing anxiety on a challenging situation because it makes your dog anxious. I could never bath my dog or clean her ears or brush her teeth because she would freak t f out. I learned from Cesar to not give in and stop doing it (because she's freaking out and I'm scared she'll bite me) but to power through it and show her that I'm not going to back off and that it's not gonna be as bad as she thinks. Now she's fine doing all of those things. I'd never be able to do that without Cesar. And she's a perfectly happy and loved dog (and also clean and healthy), she's certainly not stressed or scared of me.
It might be petty, but I would do the same thing. And then I'd get a job and leave him.
Lord Mysticlaw · upvoted 19 items
almost 2 years ago
Caesar abandoned that technique over a decade ago. Now he helps people to understand their dog better. The show is called Better Human, Better Dog. His technique is very gentle and focused on how most problem dogs are created by their owner.
She needs to get a job asap and keep it. End of story. He showed that he cannot be trusted with such responsibility and not throw it in her face when he disagrees about whatever. Nope.
Lord Mysticlaw · commented on 12 posts
about 2 years ago
The point isn't that bottled water is expensive. The point is that Prime is dirt cheap right now because it wasn't selling and now stores keep lowering the price to get rid of their stock. A 500ml bottle of water is about R7, other sports drinks or sodas are about R15 and up for 500ml.
Three South African rand. And you can't buy anything else for R3.
Lord Mysticlaw · upvoted 6 items
about 2 years ago
Same! I was surprised too! I’m a vegetarian. I made the decision by myself (I can’t remember the exact reasons) when I was 8/9 years old. Growing up I was constantly hounded by a barrage of “that’s not healthy for a child”, “you’re going to end up severely ill soon”, etc from people left and right (mostly from relatives who couldn’t keep their opinions to themselves). I stuck to my guns and only narrowed down my choices with time (stopped eating eggs in themselves but don’t mind them used in baked products). Although my parents were not 100% supportive, they helped me get a balanced diet and went out of their way to make sure I had food I can eat. Now they’re also almost vegetarians (they only eat seafood and eggs). I excelled at school and was always healthy (never been to the hospital other than for a cold, cough, etc). I lost some weight when I went off to uni and started living on my own because I didn’t have much time for meals so I started taking some vitamin supplements.
Best thing I ever learned was the word, "house". Can bail you out of a lot of dinner date situations where you're at a fancier place then you're comfortable with. "I'll take the house white wine/whiskey/whatever".