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dog push-ups = alternate between sitting and laying down. Dog burpees = alternate between laying down and standing up… helps burn off energy indoors especially in bad weather, teaches them focus, gives them killer abs
Apr 6, 2024
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you can scatter treats throughout the house or hide yourself and have them come find you. It’s great for bad weather or nighttime boredom (or for high energy dogs who don’t really get tired because the more exercise you give them the greater their endurance and power grows). Benny’s dumb ass cannot find me when I hide behind the curtains!!
Sep 12, 2024
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Here’s a recommendation to all of the dog owners, train your dog. Nobody’s happy about your shitty dog. I don’t give a fuck how cute your dog is, if I walk past that fuck and have to worry it’s going to come after me then you the owner can immediately go fuck yourself. ( I live in a building with a man who owns a malinois and every time I walk past him he has to double grip the leash to keep it from attacking me)👍. you decided to buy it now be an adult and take care of it.
Jan 23, 2025
1. Karen Overall’s Relaxation Protocol and Relax on a Mat — so good for teaching a dog with no off button how to chill and desensitizing them to stimuli. You can actually find YouTube videos of the relaxation protocol to follow along with which I think is much easier
2. 101 Dog Tricks by Kyra Sundance — I used this when I was a little kid to teach my Brittany Spaniel Holly agility tricks and it still holds up! Really natural cueing that’s easy to understand and follow I’ve taught my dog the usual simple tricks with it but also how to do hurdle jumping and how to army crawl so far
3. Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training by Steven R. Lindsey — this is a three volume book which some people refer to as the Bible of dog training. It explains the evolution and neurobiology of dogs and then how to apply that knowledge when training. It’s written like an academic text and each chapter has a long list of references at the end for further reading
4. Kikopup — Force and fear free dog training channel!
May 19, 2024
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“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.”
— Anaïs Nin
This is uncharacteristically raw and personal, even for me, and pretty heavy! I know many of you have seen me posting through it and I feel safe to talk about it openly now that I’ve safely landed at the start of my new life. It’s honestly even a little bit embarrassing but I think it’s important to share.
I’ve never publicly mentioned it on here, but I have a husband; as of Friday, we’d have been together for 11 years, and we’ve been married for 3 years as of 2/22. I realize now that I wanted to explore what I looked like outside of my relationship with him because I had lost that. This is why PI.FYI has been so meaningful to me as a space to express myself and connect with people—to rediscover my voice.
I had been living a lie this entire time, to others but worst of all to myself. He’s been verbally and emotionally abusive, physically but without touching me, to the point that every day I spent with him I was in danger. I’ve been shrinking myself and walking on eggshells to avoid making him insecure and provoking his casual put-downs and fits of rage, while hanging on for dear life to the threads of good I could see.
I’ve wanted so badly to leave, more than anything, but I felt like there was no way out and that this was just something I would need to endure indefinitely—but someone who is so very dear to me helped me see that I have wings to fly, not by acting as my savior but by reminding me of my own power. The emotional safety they built and the gentle care they showed me made me feel like I could open up to them. With their encouragement I was brave enough to tell the truth to my friends, my family, my boss, and they have received me with warm, loving and open arms and rallied to support and protect me. The financial and logistical aspects were the most intimidating to me and it’s going to be tough for a while but I’m going to be better than okay!
Now I’m opening up to you. This isn’t the only abuse I’ve suffered in my life, and my old therapist told me she believed it was my mission to share my strength and light with others to inspire them and show them that change is possible.
I hope that by sharing this, I can reach even just one person who is going through something similar and show that they are not alone, and they are not weak. People with certain backgrounds may be more vulnerable to abuse, but it can happen to anyone. It thrives in darkness, shame, and isolation—and breaking that silence is the first step toward freedom.
Leaving is the scariest thing I have ever done but I have so many angels around me, and I am endlessly grateful. Thank you for being here with me 💌
Mar 16, 2025
My dad teases me about how when I was a little kid, my favorite thing to do when I was on the landline phone with somebody—be it a relative or one of my best friends—was to breathlessly describe the things that were in my bedroom so that they could have a mental picture of everything I loved and chose to surround myself with, and where I sat at that moment in time. Perfectly Imperfect reminds me of that so thanks for always listening and for sharing with me too 💌
Feb 23, 2025
Schedule sent my resignation email for the morning, effective immediately ✅💅
Feb 27, 2025