Angela 90 day fiance

Good morning,
I’m hoping you all can help me problem solve. I’m sure some of you have been in a similar situation and would appreciate your input. We currently have 1 vehicle - 2005 GX470. My family has recently moved from the heart of Seattle where we had the light rail that was only two blocks away, to a nearby area that doesn’t have a access to the light rail. I drive into the city for work everyday. My wife works from home, but at times she complains that she doesn’t have the means to run errands unless I’m home. The other issue is that my GX is horrible on gas! I traded in my Cadillac ATS because we needed a more family sized vehicle which also enables us to take road trips, which was a great decision. However, after moving I can see the flaws - I went from only driving a mile to work, to now driving 11 miles. It literally takes a gallon of gas to get to work and another gallon to get home - gas is $4.90 a gallon here, so roughly $10 a day without deviation from the destination. Since I usually have to stop at the grocery store or run errands myself after work, I find myself putting $20 in the tank each day. I’m at the point where I either trade in my GX for a more fuel efficient SUV (I don’t know what, suggestions), or I get a second vehicle as a daily commuter and the GX would be the family vehicle and available for my wife when needed. What are your thoughts or suggestions? Thanks in advance!

On a throwaway account so my nosy coworkers can’t find me.
B4 Associate working in tax tech, MCOL, make about $63k a year. This is my first job out of college, and have been there a year now. I like what I do but there is a lot of stress for numerous reasons, I can tolerate it but it’s way more stress than I’d like to have in my day to day life.
A recruiter has reached out to me and there’s an industry tax tech job available that I meet the qualifications for and after reviewing myself it seems like I’d be doing similar work to what I do now. Salary range for the position is between $90-120k a year hybrid work environment and about a 45 minute drive from my house.
Is this too good to be true? Do I go through the interview process and see what happens? Should I hang on longer at B4 and just ignore the opportunity? I’m just unsure of what to do. This is the first job offer that a recruiter has talked with me about that I’m actually interested in the actual work so I have no experience with recruiters or anything.

Last year I was watching porn around once to twice per week. If I had the house to myself it was inevitable that I was going to watch it, even if I persuaded myself I was going to do something more productive instead.
Back in 2015 I lost around 6lbs from dieting whilst eating 1,800 calories a day for 6 weeks. I felt really motivated at the time Now I'm back at the weight I started off at and my daily ritual is telling myself that the diet starts today!
I'm now 96 days into porn free with the same motivation I felt back in 2015 but for whatever reason I'm struggling to lose weight this time around.
I see so many similarities between quitting porn and dieting. Just stop watching porn for 90 days often feels like "just eat less and move more" for weight loss.
I think we all need to find the massive motivators that make us take action, whether that's finally convincing ourselves to stop or just refraining from urges long enough that we start to forget about them.
Day 96 of no porn today, roll on day 100.

I need some advice from dads from this group to see if my expectations for my husband are reasonable as I’m feeling unsupported and resentful.
My husband (35M) and I (35F) just had our second child and I’m 3 weeks postpartum, exclusively breastfeeding with an occasional bottle here and here.
We’re lucky to have help: we have a toddler (2.5 years) who goes to preschool during the week and to my in-laws over the weekend (they’re watching him overnight until I’m back on my feet). We also have a live-in newborn nanny who helps me take care of the baby (days and nights) and cooks 3 meals a day. Both my husband and I are currently on parental leave (not working).
Since I’m up 2/3x per night to breastfeed the newborn, my husband has been doing 90%+ of the toddler duties during the week, as well as 2x weekly grocery/supplies runs. He is absolutely great as a dad and my toddler actually prefers him as the primary caregiver.
However, I’m feeling a ton of resentment because he is getting a full night’s sleep and somehow still finds time to golf 2x per week (either solo or with friends) and workout 3x per week - basically living his best life.
This results in he and I (and the newborn) having very limited bonding time during my postpartum period (we hang out 2/3x afternoons per week) and I am still the primary responsible for household management (example: paying bills, filing a maintenance ticket, filing for paid parental leave paperwork for him and I). I feel like we are roommates at this point running parallel lives, and I am generally cranky/upset from the sleep deprivation, challenges with breastfeeding, and general postpartum aches and pain
He feels like he’s already pulling his weight because he’s the primary caregiver for my toddler while the nanny and I take care of the newborn.
Is this a fair setup? If not, what should change? Would appreciate any insight or advice!

Hi everyone! Me and my fiance are in the early stages of planning a trip for next year. We specifically want to visit Kythira and Volos because his Greek ancestors lived in those places, so we tried to plan a trip around those areas while incorporating some more island exploration in as well. We love nature, food and culture/history. Not huge on night life and quiet and relaxing is totally fine.
My main concern is that this might be too much to do in around 3 weeks, but I'm hoping we can make it work. Any tips or other suggestions?
Rough plan so far:
-Fly into Athens
-Fly from Athens to Kythira
-Spend around 3 days in Kythira
-Ferry from Kythira over to Crete
-Take a bus to Chania, rent a car and explore Crete for about 5 days
-Bus to Heraklion, fly from Crete to Volos
-Explore Volos and a couple surrounding villages for about 3 days
-Ferry from Volos to Skiathos
-Spend about 5 days exploring and relaxing in Skiathos, Skopelos and Alonnisos
-Ferry to Agios Konstantinos and bus back to Athens
-Spend 2-3 days exploring Athens before flying back home

I'm a marketing writer, it's what I went to school for (certainly not my passion but it's what I'm good at and I don't mind it). I work remotely and I'm the youngest person on a team (by like 10 years) based across the country so I'm rather disconnected from my coworkers. I live at home with my parents to save money; moved home after college ab a year ago, away from 90% of my social life. My office is my bedroom. I feel like a hamster running on a wheel in a cage sometimes.
I have an alright chair, but my desk is too low and I hunch all day. ALL DAY. I have resorted to lying in bed to do work (I do all of my work from a single laptop) but I think it's affecting my health, both mentally and physically. Cost constraints are a huge roadblock in upgrading my work set-up, I bought the chair for ab $120 and had to wait months before considering another upgrade; I definitely cannot purchase a new desk.
Every time I think about why work is killing me, I think about a keyboard. As a writer I think it's a reasonable upgrade, but I want to do it right and get one I actually want. I would also need a stand for my laptop and a mouse. The whole thing could cost me around $200, so I really want to make the right decision. I'm currently contracting but it seems as though I'm moving to FTE pretty soon, and sometimes I think I should wait incase they give me a stipend to upgrade my home office since everything is remote. I don't know when that will be, and work is a struggle daily at this point.
What are your experiences with upgrading your set-up? Did it help you do a job you didn't love? Was the cost worth it, and were you able to spend more time at your desk? All this to say, do I buy the fancy clicky keyboard to make up for the fact that I'm often bored at work?

So I bought a house during Covid when I was working 3 miles away from my house. Well after Covid, I lost my job and found another one 12 miles away which was a perfect distance but it was minimum wage and nothing to do with my degree. Finally, a year later I was headhunted for a degree related job but the catch was that it was 38 miles away. I wasn’t fussed as I was desperate and the company was operating under “remote hybrid flexible” which meant 0-1 day in the office. Over the last year, they have increased office time to 3 days a week and it’s so much driving. To miss rush hour (which totals my driving time to 3 hours per day) I have to leave the house at 6am and leave work at 2:30 (missing my lunch break which I’m happy to do to leave early). Yet, sometimes it still takes me 1.5 hours to get home if the traffic is particularly bad. My total driving time is around 2-2.5 hours and when I asked my manager if I could stick to the two days, they said no.
My issues are that it is costing me so much in petrol and public transport is not an option. I also get travel sick and can’t take the only sickness tablets I have because they make me drowsy. It’s killing my back being sat for 8.5-9 hours per day and it’s just so tiring.
My company have no understanding but I don’t feel like I can do it anymore. I don’t want to leave my job and tbh, that city is where 90% of the companies are anyway.
What would you do in this situation? Moving closer isn’t an option for another 4 years.

Hello! I am seeking any advice or similar situations to give me some guidance.
Background: I’m an American living in Madrid, Spain on a student visa which expires in September, and I am eager to go back to the US and my job. While living here, I met my now husband. We are married, and he is of Spanish nationality. We want to build our life in America as we both don’t see a future in Spain.
My situation: I have an upcoming job offer (official paperwork pending) and I am hoping to return in August and begin working.
I have researched the DCF process heavily and I am very interested in it, as it can expedite the process given my need to leave europe very soon and ideally, with my husband.
Anyone have some timeline references? I have seen some sources that say just a few months (under 6)
EDIT: If we’re unable to do the DCF route, then we will go the regular route. Which i’m VERY nervous about the timeline for that.
Another question: Our plan is to have him visit the US while we are in the process of his visa for entry to apply for the green card. As I have to go back regardless, he would come with me, help me move my stuff and obviously visit America, see our cities and explore a bit, with the knowledge that he has to be back in under 90 days, and wait in Spain for his visa.
I know this is legal but can be tricky. We definitely aren’t trying to scam the system and we want everything legal and by the books. He has secured the ESTA tourist visa before hand so that part is covered.
But any advice on how to talk to the customs agents at the border? We intend to tell the truth and explain that we know it’s a limited stay, he has intentions to leave (a house and job in spain to return to) and all of that. But his English isn’t too great. Will he be alone when they ask him those questions? Could I be with him?
Just any advice will help.
I’ve been doing my own research and I think I understand the process, but before going to a lawyer for clarifications, I just would love to talk to a real person who has some experience or expertise to help me. It’s impossible to talk to anyone from the embassy or whatnot for just advice.

9 more reviews so far today but still 90/100 on Open Critic https://opencritic.com/game/14353/diablo-iv

I made a rookie mistake the other day by not reading the Bidoof card and trying to hit it with bench damage from my Magnezone VSTAR. I was obviously met with the shield animation and zero damage to it. However that piqued my interest in how that would work out IRL.
In tournament play, if I would have said use Electro Star attack for 90 bench damage to Bidoof and (other Pokémon). Would it lead the opponent to say oh Bidoof doesn’t take bench damage and then I apply it to a different Pokémon or is it the same in which it is was my mistake to have said bidoof and lose out on applying that 90 damage?
Not complaining at all, was just curious

Suffered bad food poisoning 4 months ago. Led to post infections IBS diagnosis. I am learning I cannot eat much green vegetables, as they just run through me.
Reason for my post: should I get tested for SIBO? I had biopsy of intestinal, camera down both ends to confirm no IBD or Crons, which I am grateful for (sending blessings and support for those with it).
Every time I have veggies, I get bloated and nausea.
Any advice on maybe a SIBO test? Maybe even a comprehensive stool sample test? Or should I leave with this post infectious IBS until my body decides to heal itself.
Other issues: cannot gain any weight that I lost, (NSFW) 1x bowel movements a day (maybe 2/3 if I have veggies) which is heavy and sausage like in form but ALWAYS crumbly, sometimes they float then sink (indicates trapped air), sometimes I get nausea if I eat something that’s not right, like my belly is full and want to vomit. Stool is sometimes different shades of colour, which indicate old and new stool. My intestines / bowels just quickly digest my food and release it. The stomach pains have 90% gone since it started, though, which I’m grateful for.
I feel like whatever I eat, it just runs through me once a day.

Hello! I am seeking any advice or similar situations to give me some guidance.
Background: I’m an American living in Madrid, Spain on a student visa which expires in September, and I am eager to go back to the US and my job. While living here, I met my now husband. We are married, and he is of Spanish nationality. We want to build our life in America as we both don’t see a future in Spain.
My situation: I have an upcoming job offer (official paperwork pending) and I am hoping to return in August and begin working.
I have researched the DCF process heavily and I am very interested in it, as it can expedite the process given my need to leave europe very soon and ideally, with my husband.
Anyone have some timeline references? I have seen some sources that say just a few months (under 6)
EDIT: If we’re unable to do the DCF route, then we will go the regular route. Which i’m VERY nervous about the timeline for that.
Another question: Our plan is to have him visit the US while we are in the process of his visa for entry to apply for the green card. As I have to go back regardless, he would come with me, help me move my stuff and obviously visit America, see our cities and explore a bit, with the knowledge that he has to be back in under 90 days, and wait in Spain for his visa.
I know this is legal but can be tricky. We definitely aren’t trying to scam the system and we want everything legal and by the books. He has secured the ESTA tourist visa before hand so that part is covered.
But any advice on how to talk to the customs agents at the border? We intend to tell the truth and explain that we know it’s a limited stay, he has intentions to leave (a house and job in spain to return to) and all of that. But his English isn’t too great. Will he be alone when they ask him those questions? Could I be with him?
Just any advice will help.
I’ve been doing my own research and I think I understand the process, but before going to a lawyer for clarifications, I just would love to talk to a real person who has some experience or expertise to help me. It’s impossible to talk to anyone from the embassy or whatnot for just advice.

I recently got a work laptop which I am WFH with most days, I also have a PC at the same desk. I like having a seperate keyboard and mouse so I can use my personal computer for spotify or discord in the background while I work but I don't really want to wear two pairs of headphones. I was thinking there must be either some hardware device which can merge USB signals or some way to make the laptop output audio for the PC to replay.
I am looking for a way to merge the output of the two computers into one USB signal I can plug my corsair wireless headphones into.
Details: - PC has USB audio out, no 3.5 mm -If required I could buy an audio card with 3.5mm output and install it easily. - laptop has both combined audio out/in 3.5 mm and USB - laptop is a lenovo thinkpad P53 - both machines running windows 10
Requirements: - No sketchy software on the laptop, period. Even if I wanted to it is pretty well locked down - Some sketchy software on the PC is ok but less would be better - I really like my headphones and would like to keep them
Bonus points: - The less things I need to unplug from my laptop to grab it and go, the better - It would be nice if it also worked with my personal laptop (dell XPS 15, also has 3.5mm) - It would be very nice if I could easily plug in earbuds (3.5 mm) into the laptop and quickly get audio out of them (for professional meetings, it is frowned upon to wear my gamer headphones lol) -Massive bonus points if I can still hear my PC audio when I do this (I am 90% sure this is impossible but if someone knows how to make it work let me know. )

So, this morning, my LO is enjoying some puree broccoli. I just boiled the heck out of it then puree til mush. Last week, my wife did the same with kale. Anyhoo, the kid doesn't actually eat too much of his veggies. I feel like 80-90% of it winds up on his face and chest (a good bib is a must lol).
But I'm just making sure that at this stage (about 5 months), he isn't meant to get any actual nutrition from his mushed veggies or oatmeal, right? I'm fine with it cuz I feel like he's learning how this works. In fact, today, after I scooped up a bite of broccoli, he took the spoon from me and put it in his mouth! Well, near his mouth anyway.
I hope he isn't meant to take any nutritional value from this experience. I hope it's just meant to teach him how to eat solids and develop his taste buds or whatever cuz yeah he doesn't swallow much of what goes in his mouth during solid food time.
He still eats formula all day and stuff so I guess that's where he's getting his calories and nutrients, yeah?

So I did a stitch of drinking from last year October to April this year of a 750ml whiskey every day!
I'd wake up at 2am as I'd run out everyday at either 10pm or midnight. Have my last drink. Then be up from 2am till the liquor shop opened at 8am. Go in buy a 750ml whiskey. Drink a good amount in the car before my 30 second drive home. Then i would drink and consistently pass out till 10pm, where I would repeat the cycle.
EVERY SINGLE DAY till i went to a doctor, got valium prescribed, took 90 MG a day for a couple of days, tapered those and I haven't drunk since.
Yay!

Hello,
I filled my form i 765 on April 22nd, and my internship starts on May 31st. When I was filling out the form i saw that 80% of candidates get their ead card within 4 weeks, therefore I didn't go for premium processing which costed 1.5k but guaranteed to finish processing in 30 days.
5 weeks later, my internship is now delayed by 2 weeks, and I still don't have an update on the ead card. The website says it could take 90 to 100 days to come, but since my internship is only 3 months long, I can't afford a delay that long.
Does anybody have advice as to what I should do? Is there a way to pay 1.5k for premium processing now? Is there any way to experdiate the process. I am lowkey very worried, as currently I am just sitting at home anxiously waiting for the status on uscis website to update froe from a "receipt was sent" to "approved" .
Thanks!

Has anyone traveled from the US to Switzerland with less than 6 months until passport expiration? I am aware that Switzerland has a 90-day policy, and my passport has more than 90 days remaining from my last day of travel. However, I am incredibly worried that there will be problems at the airport. Has anyone experienced this?

So I used to do screenwriting in college, and fell off of it over the years. I figured that's never too late to do what you want, so I got inspired and hopped back into it. Here's a logline and character bios that I've been working on. I'd love to get any feedback if you think there's anything that I can add to the characters or story:
Title: Ghosts of Desire
Genre: Drama
Page Length: Approximately 90-100 pages
Logline:
A confident and accomplished accountant's life takes an unexpected turn when he is haunted by a ghost that reminds him of his buried desires, forcing him to make choices that could unravel his carefully constructed world.
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Character Bio - Oliver Reynolds:
Oliver Reynolds is a man who has been working a 9 to 5 job as an accountant for a very long time. He's been very successful in this job and has seen financial success. He's a decently looking guy in his early 30s, of average height, and is beginning to lose his hair. He had a difficult upbringing where his mother was ill, and his family barely made ends meet because of the cost of medical bills. So, as an adult, he found a safe and secure job. Subconsciously, he's been unhappy with it for a very long time. But represses his feelings to be financially stable. He's very risk averse and sticks to the things that he is sure will be successful. He also never married.
He lives in a town where there has been rumors of the supernatural and there's a lot of history of dark things happening. Only certain people can experience the supernatural, people who have a childlike sense of wonder ad mystery, whether they know it or not. One night, he is haunted by Alina, a mysterious ghost who takes him to a world where dreams and reality are blended. He learns to embrace the risks that life has to offer, and not to repress his feelings. He also has a head full of hair in this world. At first he doesn't realize she's a ghost but she later reveals it to him.
Over time, he developed an emotional bond to Alina. But as Alina prepares to leave the Earth forever, he becomes overwhelmed with emotion realizing that he can never have her. Over time, he discovers that he isn't just heartbroken over Alina, but his own inability to find love and his dreams that he never accomplished for the sake of a busy work life. The film ends by him quitting his job, fulfilling his dreams and gaining the courage to talk to a new woman.
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Character Bio - Alina:
Alina was a beautiful woman. She was in her mid 20s, tall with dark hair and eyes that captured your soul. She's very elusive, extroverted, adventurous and full of life. While she was alive, she went on adventures, partied and met plenty of people. However, she could be too impulsive for her own good, and sometimes ignore the relationships in her life. One day she was speeding down the road and she overcorrected, and sadly died in a car accident.
In the spirit world, ghosts haunted the Earth until they found their life fulfillment. They had to encounter people that were willing and open to the unknown. She encountered Oliver and began to show him adventure in her own life. She originally thought that was what she needed, but she encountered a deep desire to spend time with her loved ones. On her last day on Earth, she had neglected a call from her mother and said she would call her back later. But that never came. That left her with a sense of longing and dreading.
She emotionally connected with Oliver. One day she witnessed her Mother find a card that was never delivered to her for her upcoming birthday, that said how much she loved her. She was so overcome with emotion because she knew that her family felt her love and that her spirit would always be with them.
Alina felt in her spirit that it was her time to leave the Earth for good. She had an emotional moment with Oliver and came to the realization that she fulfilled her duties on Earth and that it was time to rest.
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Thanks in advance!

I fly out in the 2nd of August ‘23 and I thought I’d share my experience about landing my first international teaching job through a timeline.
2020 - COVID hit, lost job, got fat. Applied for a scholarship to teach Computer Science from the British Computer Society (BCS). Bursary of £2000 less if not awarded. UK teaching industry desperate for Computer Science teachers since Michael Gove made the subject compulsory in 2014. Other subjects also have Bursary/Scholarships available. (Please don’t use Teach First, comment below and I’ll give you my rant.)
2020/21 - Awarded scholarship of £28,000 tax free, maintenance loan and student loan granted. PGCE started. Lived on a shoestring, drove a reliable 2005 German made banger. Enjoyed my first placement.
2021 - 8 job applications to UK schools, 4 interviews offered. Didn’t fit for school no1. Intimidated by the ECT mentor for job no2. Lost to a fellow PGCE student for job no3. 2nd placement started. Interviewed for job no4 at my 2nd placement on the 2nd day of placement. Job offered, job taken. Informed that NQT & RQT will be replaced with a 2 year ECT. ECT year 1 started. Survived the COVID pandemic.
2022 - Purchased a flat with scholarship money. Average savings of £2000 a month from living frugally and depositing money into a lifetime ISA. Year 1 of ECT completed. ECT subject mentor that was also head of department decided to move schools. I moved with him. Successfully negotiated a TLR2a for my troubles and government pay rise implemented.
2022/2023 - ECT year 2 started (UK). Dodged a bullet after learning that my old department fell like a house of cards with the new Head of Computing constantly calling in sick. My favourite photocopier lady had informed me that she could hear lots of toxic arguments on a daily basis. 8 International school applications sent, 3 interviews offered. 1 interview was in London (expenses paid), 1 one-way video interview and the third rejected.
2022 October - Applied on TES, Search Associates, Schrole, Teacher Horizon. On TES got back to me. I had been rejected for a job at a tier 1 international school which I had put so much effort into applying for. Applying for international schools take so much research and preparation often requiring a candidate to write a long tailored cover letter.
December 2022 - I had a surprising email from the school that once rejected me. It read “We were impressed with your CV and cover letter and would like to invite you in for an interview”. The head of schools would fly into London and pay for your expenses just to interview you. Either somebody was trigger happy and accidentally rejected my online application or someone was had changed their mind about me. So I was super excited and prepared myself mentally. Listening to podcasts about international school interviews and watching promotional videos about that international school on youtube to get a feel for the personalities of the head of schools.
2023 January - Attended interview in London. The interview came around very quick. Dusting of my suit that I once purchased for a wedding, I was suited and booted for the interview. The nerves kicked in, but the interview panel was so supportive and did everything they could to put me at ease. The irony behind the interview was that they was trying to sell Thailand to me. On further research, this school would pay me an extra 50% more than what I would earn in the UK (even after a national pay rise of 9% ). They would give me an accommodation allowance of 36,000 bahts as they often assume you’re bringing a wife and two kids across. The accomodation allowance is enough to live on by itself.
2023, 4 days later - Accepted 1st job offer at an International School in Thailand with a salary of £3389,90 (approx £2883 after tax). Flights included. Sacrificed my relocation allowance to fly Business Class. Planning to sell my possessions, rent out my flat.
Current NEU teachers strike over pay and working conditions.
A great time to opt out of my pension and leave.
Currently researching pension alternatives from the Millionaire Expat. Looking to live the remainder of my life teaching a subject I love in a country that never stops making me smile.
2023 April, flights booked.
2023 May, given a school email and access to materials. Zoom call with my new department. Timetable allocation agreed.
2023 Today, DBS applied for. Visa Application applied. Added to a new starter WhatsApp group.
I hope this is helpful to someone. Ask me anything.

My goal is to hit 90 days. I always hit my goals.

Will this be your first dog? If not, what experience do you have owning/training dogs?
This will be my first dog as an adult where I will be the one training and mainly caring for said dog. However I grew up with boxers but never trained them, really only walked, fed and played. Just normal kid dog responsibilities.
Do you have a preference for rescuing a dog vs. going through a reputable breeder?
I prefer to go through a reputable breeder.
Describe your ideal dog.
My ideal dog would be a small breed dog that would be somewhat easily trainable as someone who would be training a dog for the first time but is willing to put in the time. A family dog that would be good around cats and eventually small children. I would also like a dog that would be snuggly.
What breeds or types of dogs are you interested in and why?
I really dont have any breeds I have a strong preference for other than I like the way poodles look but Im looking for a dog that will fit well into my family not one that looks pretty.
What sorts of things would you like to train your dog to do?
I would like to do the basics like leash training, not to jump or lick people, not to bark at every little thing, not that I dont want them to ever bark just dont want them sitting at the window barking at people. Maybe more as I do more research.
Do you want to compete with your dog in a sport (e.g. agility, obedience, rally) or use your dog for a form of work (e.g. hunting, herding, livestock guarding)? If so, how much experience do you have with this work/sport?
No I do not.
Care Commitments
7) How long do you want to devote to training, playing with, or otherwise interacting with your dog each day?
About two hours a day I would be able to dedicate to training.
8) How long can you exercise your dog each day, on average? What sorts of exercise are you planning to give your dog regularly and does that include using a dog park?
Everyday I would be able to take the dog on 2 thirty minute walks with things like the dog park being once or twice a week.
9) How much regular brushing are you willing to do? Are you open to trimming hair, cleaning ears, or doing other grooming at home? If not, would you be willing to pay a professional to do it regularly?
I am willing to do brushing a few times a week. I plan on doing all the grooming at home like nails, ears and trimming.
Personal Preferences
10) What size dog are you looking for?
A small lap sized dog. Probably something under 25lbs.
11) How much shedding, barking, and slobber can you handle?
I can deal with shedding, some barking like a few barks when new people enter the home but be able to be trained to stop and not become excessive. Minimum slobber.
12) How important is being able to let your dog off-leash in an unfenced area?
Not super important, however I would like to train my dog to be recalled if for whatever reason they get off leash.
Dog Personality and Behavior
13) Do you want a snuggly dog or one that prefers some personal space?
A snuggly dog
14) Would you prefer a dog that wants to do its own thing or one that’s more eager-to-please?
A dog thats somewhere in the middle, I want a dog thats happy to be with its owner but doesnt need to be glue to their side 24/7 and can handle being on their own for a couple hours at a time.
15) How would you prefer your dog to respond to someone knocking on the door or entering your yard? How would you prefer your dog to greet strangers or visitors?
I would like for them to be alert but not aggressive. I would like for my dog not to jump on visitors but still friendly.
16) Are you willing to manage a dog that is aggressive to other dogs?
Depends on the aggression level. I would be able to care for a dog who couldnt live with other dogs but wouldnt be able to care for a dog who cant even go for a walk if theres a dog on the other side of the street.
17) Are there any other behaviors you can’t deal with or want to avoid?
Theres not any I can think of.
Lifestyle
18) How often and how long will the dog be left alone?
No more than a couple hours a day maybe up to six hours once a week.
19) What are the dog-related preferences of other people in the house and what will be their involvement in caring for the dog?
My partner's preferences are the same as mine, probably wont have much of a hand in training but will walk the dog/ clean up after dog when Im sick or those first months after we eventually have children. It will be "my" dog so to speak but they will probably play with them sometimes.
20) Do you have other pets or are you planning on having other pets? What breed or type of animal are they?
I have a few cats, one of them can be a little rowdy so a dog that could handle a cat that still plays like a kitten is preferred. I have no plans for any other pets.
21) Will the dog be interacting with children regularly?
Eventually, I dont have any children now but plan on starting in a few years.
22) Do you rent or plan to rent in the future? If applicable, what breed or weight restrictions are on your current lease?
My partner owns our current home. We do plan on moving to washington state in a couple years and may rent for about 1 year.
23) What city or country do you live in and are you aware of any laws banning certain breeds?
I live in florida and any banned breeds are all dogs that would be too big.
24) What is the average temperature of a typical summer and winter day where you live?
It typically ranges from 70 to 90 degrees but I plan on moving to washington state where theres more variety in temperatures.
Additional Information and Questions
25) Please provide any additional information you feel may be relevant.
I plan on adopting a dog in a couple years and am just not starting my research on best dog training and caretaking practices so if you have any book/youtube recs then I'll take those as well.
26) Feel free to ask any questions below.