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About Which Tyler
- Birthday 02/19/1976
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- AKA: Aidan
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Male
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UK - West Country
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My name's an homage to the grammatically incorrect Wat Tyler, who led the Peasant's Revolt a mere 640-odd years ago. The avatar is the Monty Python crew having a bit of a moan about Pedants like myself. My pedantry is keen, but unskilled I'm afraid.
My principal hobby is rugby, from which I retired (hurt) just over a decade ago; though I still follow the game, and support both the grass roots level, and Bath in the English top flight. I seem to be a much better supporter than I ever was as a player. I'm a fan of historical fiction and comedy, with Terry Pratchett and Bernard Cornwell as my favourite authors.
Beyond that.... I'm a chiropractor, and I work alongside Ali (massage therapist) as just the 2 of us in a small town that seems to spend half it's time under water since we moved here. We have 2 cats, 1 dog and 0 offspring are confirmed generation X-ers; and one of those lame-arse couples who got engaged a decade ago, but still haven't gotten around to actually getting married. My humour is generally inappropriate, but I enjoy bickering as well; so all's well that ends well.
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UK politics - not inspiring but effective
Which Tyler replied to BigFatCoward's topic in General Chatter
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Lesson #1, in "how to receive a red card, without playing" https://twitter.com/user/status/1769018174794526888
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UK politics - not inspiring but effective
Which Tyler replied to BigFatCoward's topic in General Chatter
If only they'd brush the corruption, racism and hate under the carpet like good little boys and girls. Don't they know they should be talking about things like Kate Middleton? So much more relevant to the running of this country! Some would say it's more "important" than necessarily "interesting" -
UK politics - not inspiring but effective
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Last week in tory https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1767910954094768170.html -
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Also, long walks at her own pace isn't absolutely fine at her age. She was tired, then she wasn't, but she was destructive. As mentioned, doing plenty of training for her brain as well, she has plenty of stimulation, physical and mental. Of course, that doesn't mean that she doesn't get bored when we're not there (working hypothesis, no idea how to address). The treat-dispensing puzzles we've tried (far from all of them) A] don't last long before they run out of treats, and B] don't last long once she's decided there might be more treats in there if she breaks it open. She has plenty of toys, including nylabone and kong, rope toys and soft toys, solo-play and play-with-others. They're already blocked off to the living room and hallway on those rare occasions there's no human around, as they're the least vulnerable rooms; we've also massively reduced the amount of general stuff around, largely as a result of it being destroyed on previous occasions - this is the first time she's ripped things out, rather than, for example, chewed through wires (and all the wires are now hidden as well as possible) The interactions with the other dogs is the only other thing that comes to mind to look at (bar removing even more "stuff" from the living room). Beli is 3 years old, and really good at playing with her - though yesterday he was also on the play-date, so may have been too tired himself; or possibly less willing when humans aren't around. I've no set-up to assess this, but it shouldn't be too hard to jury-rig some CCTV of some sort to give us this information. I'll also have to try tiring Nimue out, but not tiring Beli (which is going to feel so mean). No more distress at our departure than the others, and yesterday, she didn't even see me off when I left (nor the others) - too tired. Not caught her in the act, and yeah, you kinda have to in order to tell her off at all. She does occasionally destroy things when we're up in bed, but only once or twice, and not this side of 4 months old. Again, plenty of toys (and yes, she has access at all times), along with 2 other dogs, and 2 cats to interact with (and they all do). ETA: Ali did find this, this morning, which suggests that it may be possible to actually train your dog to cope better with your absence - I've no idea how it would work, but it's got to be worth a shot. https://www.rspca.org.uk/adviceandwelfare/pets/dogs/training/leftalone Should also say, that we already edge into step 4 anyway as part of our standard (and continuing) training. Haven't tried doing a "stay" with a closed door though, or for out of sight for more than a few seconds. Thinking about it, she is the worst at "stay" anyway (at this age) - so definitely worth trying. Also worth trying to match "stay" with "settle" rather than just "sit".
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She's 7 months old, so we're limited in the exercise she can have, for fear of her joint development. She did have a play date for about 45 minutes, about an hour before being left. Was fast asleep when I locked the door (ETA: actually, I assume my leaving woke her up) Also still doing mental stimulation and training sessions most days (I'd love to say every day, but... it'd be a lie these days)
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https://www.facebook.com/reel/342790462083346 That's the 7TB hard-drive, with all our films, photos, music, files etc on it - she's ripped out the power cable from the wall, and the USB cable from the TV - both of which are destroyed (hopefully she hasn't destroyed the USB input). One of the dumbbell weights is destroyed as well. 4th dog, 10th if you include childhood. I've never known one this destructive. Every single time they're left alone in the house, something is destroyed, however hard we try to protect stuff. I refuse to crate her, especially with Beli's past. Any other suggestions?
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Which Tyler reacted to a post in a topic: UK politics - not inspiring but effective
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UK politics - not inspiring but effective
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And there's me, thinking that Cholmondeley(-Warner) was a character played by Paul Whitehouse ETA: Hang on, that's not Paul Whitehouse, anyone know who it is? -
England v Ireland minute by minute, for anyone interested. http://www.rugbyrebels.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=6818
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Bloody Hell
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Someone is recovered from his neutering, but nowhere near as recovered as he thinks. Do you hear the kittens sing? Singing the song of angry gods? It is the yowling of the people Who will not be caged again! When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When the door opens!
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UK politics - not inspiring but effective
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This you? https://www.facebook.com/reel/229750146796333 -
Which Tyler reacted to a post in a topic: Ukraine War: incompetence vs fecklessness
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UK politics - not inspiring but effective
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Shoulda used "phototype" instead of "colour" -
UK politics - not inspiring but effective
Which Tyler replied to BigFatCoward's topic in General Chatter
TBH, (I'm no lawyer), I'm not sure how much intent CAN apply to things like harassment, hate, X-ism etc. The point is how it's perceived by others, because that's the harm that's being done. Plenty of racists don't see themselves as being racist - just telling their truth. That doesn't get them off the hook for being racist - or sexist, or homophobic or... There is a list of protected characteristics where that makes it a hate crime, whether you think it is or not. We're not talking libel where "but I honestly believe" is a good enough excuse. -
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The most important test for any house guests, is if the dogs like them. Everyone who wants to stay more than an hour or two, MUST be vetted first. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1500459530792612/posts/1577705153068049/