6. If you had been wearing only boxers/briefs/man-kini, you still would have chased after your dog because you love him/her.

you say that as if you didn't spend months believing the opposite

this sounds like the most stupid reason to break up with someone I could even imagine.

I’ve got a Lab who’s very scent motivated. So much so that the moment he’s out of the backyard every other part of his brain shuts off and he’s just in Smellsville. He’s totally fine in the house and in the yard but the moment he’s out it’s a pain in the ass to get him back. And I honestly have no clue how I can keep him focused enough to train him outside our fence. It feels like every time I try we just end up reenforcing bad behavior because he’s pulling and no longer acknowledging me. I’ll even have the smelliest, tastiest treats on me and he doesn’t even care!

I think the main problem came in with how we didn’t walk him much as a puppy due to issues with neighborhood dogs trying to attack him (it happened 3 separate times) and because we had a big, fenced yard it just made more sense to run him there. But I wish we stuck with it more for the times we do want to walk him/when he gets out.

Aaaand then there’s my golden retriever who also got out one time (along with the lab) and came right back after I called him 1-2 times as soon as he got out. ~sigh~

You both are absolute morons. Enjoy divorce.

When she inevitably does break up with you for being the way you are, don't do anything stupid like hurt others or hurt yourself. Just go your own way.

You know... You haven't paid your Dogtax. ಠ⁠︵⁠ಠ

STOP ALL CONTACT WITH THE SCAMMER/BLACKMAILER. BLOCK THEM, DELETE YOUR ACCOUNTS. ONCE YOU DO THAT, THEY LOSE ALL POWER. THEY WILL KEEP DEMANDING MONEY UNTIL YOU STOP CONTACT.

How long have you had your dog? Mine is a spazz but if I act calm and call him in for kisses he’ll just walk to me. When I chase him he thinks I’m playing tag.

Oh my gosh I have a story in soliditarity

We have an escapee husky-shepherd mix ourselves and she recently lost just enough weight to jump over our 5’ fence cleanly. Wonderful. We haven’t had time to alter the fence so if we take our eyes off her she bounces like tigger and is off to the wind. Someone usually stands on the porch watching and she won’t attempt the maneuver. But we forget sometimes and wander inside when she’s taking her time doing her business.

Anyway my son, aged 12, is in the house this day trying on a pair of my big wedge platform cosplay boots for kicks and giggles. Think KISS 4” boots. My son has always been a man of few clothes, always shirtless and his sensory avoidant behavior makes him prefer tight fitting clothes so he was wearing gray leggings.

I wander inside for a sec to see what he’s doing and behind me he sees through the glass door that the dog clears our fence and goes down our neighborhood street. He thinks, “I gotta go get her!” Without a thought he takes off past me running down the stairs, down the road, in these big ass boots, shirtless and in leggings like he’s goddamn David Bowie but make it Usain Bolt. I didn’t have shoes on so it took me a minute to scramble on mine and hop in the car to take after them.

I roll up (in my Prius) and my son comes out of the side gate into the road holding the dog by the collar and looking like Siegfried and Roy, cause our dog is all white and 85 lb and as tall as my son’s hip even with these boots on. I cringe and yell out the window, “get in the car already!”

And as I’m doing this I missed that there’s this smug bearded recumbent bike dude coming down the other side of the road and he…. Stops and motions for my son and the dog to cross the road. Looks at me with eye contact as he rides by after.

My son as he gets in the car: “mom these boots made me run so fast!!” …I bet, kiddo.

Why did you think throwing things at your dog was going to lead to a successful recall?

Most people are not comfortable talking about sexual activity (any kind of sexual activity) with people not in their peer group. You will never be in your teacher's peer group. She may wonder if you are bisexual and feel you are flirting with her or harassing her by discussing your or anyone else's sexual activity (past, present, or future). That's what I would think. That is reality.

You may have some sort of platonic or subconscious romantic crush on this teacher (the 2nd one), but she cannot reciprocate any feeling you have for her from anything other than an adult/child perspective.

1. Do you plan on maintaining contact with this teacher after you graduate from high school?

The sexual assault (SA) is something that happened 8-10 years ago and you probably don't want it to "color" the rest of your life. It's best forgotten or at least not dwelled upon unless you want that to be the "story of your life". If you want to discuss the SA with anyone, I suggest a boyfriend, female friend of your own age, or maybe a therapist.

2. Is the main reason it was considered sexual assault because it was a relative or did the relative actually force himself/herself on you and/or batter or threaten to batter you if you did not acquiesce to having sex with them?

3. Have you had any sexual experience with boys/men since the SA?

If not, try going to school dances, or other youth/school activities where you can encounter other boys that will not be sexually assaultive. After a slow dance is a good opportunity to kiss and fondle/hug a boy/girl of your choosing. Not knowing your level of sexual experience, I'm not saying you can or should copulate on the dance floor, but you might find some romantic/sexual partners that are more interesting than this teacher that seems so special to you.

Dog went off cement for a while. It’s kinda hard to describe but I live next to a park with a lot of trees and branches. I live in the Midwest, also running up hill as fast as you can was painful. Edit: the whole running lasted 35 minutes.

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Or maybe sometimes we're too scared of having regrets?

Like now I'm stopping myself from being with him because I'm afraid I'll regret it later

Seriously. I have a husky mix and the few times she has gotten loose, I've had to throw myself on the ground and pretend to be hurt to get her to stop and come back cause her ass is fast and while she knows quite a few commands, we have struggled with "come". Also, pretending you have a treat sometimes works.

The word "yummies" shouted at my daughters traumatised rescue dog usually does the trick to get him to come back. He will do anything for treats/food

No, lego 😂

I fell for it too. I was really desperate to get with someone and video chat with someone like that. Anyway i pretty much just panicked for the next week after i blocked them and deleted my social that i gave them.

I wanna read the "YIFU by throwing up in front of a family" post

This is not a "small" FU, first of all. Second of all, take this from somebody who tried to do the same thing: If you believe you are hurting somebody, you need to be the one to leave. Do not try and make them the person to do it. If you truly love her, don't try and make her do your dirty work for you. Especially since she has a history with violent men, she's probably numbed herself to a lot of abuse and would be more willing to forgive you. If anything, that should be more of an incentive for you to leave because she has already been through enough and does not need another violent man in her life. If you love her, you need to let her go before you hurt her any more. And definitely don't get into another relationship until you've taken a good hard look at yourself and can say with honesty that you're better. Definitely see a counselor. You are extremely lucky she isn't pressing charges considering you physically injured her.

OP, are you doing okay?

Is he a runner too? I know they are high energy and need to work.

I don't usually vote and I'm not a fan of dogs. But I gave you an upvote because your message is a good one.

>Guess I'm being downvoted by people who'd rather have a seriously injured/dead dog than take 20 mins a day to work with that dog.

No, you're being down voted for your condescending delivery.