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cvxjet
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JAN 28, 01:35 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
I'd like to learn how to fabricate metal.....engine brackets, and etc.
Or maybe I'll just help my wife train dogs.
Edit - One of my goals has been to learn to play the guitar. Or either prove to myself once and for all that it's a lost cause.
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Raydar, taken bottom to top;
Guitar playing; Done it since I was 8 (1968) and can make money with a guitar on street corners; "Here's a $20" "Oh! You like my playing?" "NO! Just stop...Please stop!"
Training dogs; I think you miss-spelled that situation...You meant dog training you, right? (Oh-oh, my dog wants me to go play with her)
Metal Fabricating; I have machined an Alternator bracket and front cap for my boat from blocks of aluminum;
But being an ex-avionics tech, maybe I should not be allowed to use sharp implements......
(I don't understand why this has NOT made my guitar playing any worse.....)
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Raydar
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JAN 28, 07:03 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
Raydar, taken bottom to top;
Guitar playing; Done it since I was 8 (1968) and can make money with a guitar on street corners; "Here's a $20" "Oh! You like my playing?" "NO! Just stop...Please stop!"
Training dogs; I think you miss-spelled that situation...You meant dog training you, right? (Oh-oh, my dog wants me to go play with her)
Metal Fabricating; I have machined an Alternator bracket and front cap for my boat from blocks of aluminum;
But being an ex-avionics tech, maybe I should not be allowed to use sharp implements......
(I don't understand why this has NOT made my guitar playing any worse.....)
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LOL!
Where to start...
Actually, other than to tell you that your machine work is quite nice, I won't start at all, with the exception of the dog training.
It's actually true that they train us. All of them do it.
BUT... My wife has been working with stock dogs for years, and still doesn't consider herself "accomplished". She still has a lot to learn. We are within weeks of having sheep and ducks here. We also have cows, but none of them are "dog broke". Yes, that's really a thing.
She also trains agility (dog "obstacle courses"), and nosework - essentially scent tracking.
We've also built a dock diving (google it) facility, and she will be helping people train their dogs, or selling time at the pool, so that people can work at their own speed/level.
All kidding aside, once the weather breaks, we are going to be quite busy. (Although I still work full time, I am a full time telecommuter, so I can be close by, if needed.)
She's the real dog trainer, however. Although I love dogs, I don't really have the patience for it. But I know how to keep the pool pumps running, so there's that. 
This was our old male Aussie. Taught my wife a bunch.
These were all agility ribbons.
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fierofool
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JAN 28, 07:38 PM
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What do I do now that I'm retired? Saw this recently on Facebook. Not mine. I'll try to recreate it as best as I remember.
What do I now that I'm retired? Well, having a degree in chemical engineering, I spend my days converting whiskey, beer, and wine into urine.
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cvxjet
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JAN 28, 08:08 PM
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Raydar....The dog thing; Approx' 6 years ago I came up with a cartoon- actually framed a copy and gave it to my Vet....
 [This message has been edited by cvxjet (edited 01-28-2021).]
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MidEngineManiac
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JAN 28, 08:27 PM
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My dogs have me trained perfectly, and even partially house-broken !
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maryjane
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JAN 28, 10:58 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
LOL!
Where to start...
Actually, other than to tell you that your machine work is quite nice, I won't start at all, with the exception of the dog training.
It's actually true that they train us. All of them do it.
BUT... My wife has been working with stock dogs for years, and still doesn't consider herself "accomplished". She still has a lot to learn. We are within weeks of having sheep and ducks here. We also have cows, but none of them are "dog broke". Yes, that's really a thing.
She also trains agility (dog "obstacle courses"), and nosework - essentially scent tracking.
We've also built a dock diving (google it) facility, and she will be helping people train their dogs, or selling time at the pool, so that people can work at their own speed/level.
All kidding aside, once the weather breaks, we are going to be quite busy. (Although I still work full time, I am a full time telecommuter, so I can be close by, if needed.)
She's the real dog trainer, however. Although I love dogs, I don't really have the patience for it. But I know how to keep the pool pumps running, so there's that.
This was our old male Aussie. Taught my wife a bunch.
These were all agility ribbons.
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Working dogs. There is a lot of work involved, and no little expense, but in my state, herding dogs sell at a premium; TRAINED herding cow dogs even more so. It is just about a lost art to train them. A good cow dog is equal to 2 men on horses.
Sheep..ughh. The smell.
Fly strike and scrapie, and barberpole and coccidiosis Oh My!
Get used to inspecting their inner eyelids (FAMACHA), keep plenty of Ivomec and fenbendazole on hand as well as Amprolium (Corid®).
They're born just looking for a way to die.
LGDs imo, are a racket but the little backyard herd folks love to spend a thousand or more on them, hundreds on vet bills, and about $50 every other week for food when all the little farmer really needed was a cheap rifle and $20 of 7.62. Bullets are cheaper than dog food and they stop the cycle of one person's LGD runing predators off their property and onto their neighbor's property. I'm not much on making my problem someone else's problem but there are plenty of people that do exactly that with their high dollar LGDs.
Good $$ in the sale and training of them tho.
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Raydar
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JAN 29, 11:46 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by maryjane:
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Sheep..
They're born just looking for a way to die.
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Tammy and her friends say that they're just looking for an excuse.
But yeah. She seems to know what she's getting into. Has a bunch of meds lined up on the counter. So she must have an inkling...
Me? I couldn't really care too much less. That's her thing. (She only wants sheep, to use to train the dogs.)
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LGDs imo, are a racket but the little backyard herd folks love to spend a thousand or more on them, hundreds on vet bills, and about $50 every other week for food when all the little farmer really needed was a cheap rifle and $20 of 7.62. Bullets are cheaper than dog food and they stop the cycle of one person's LGD runing predators off their property and onto their neighbor's property. I'm not much on making my problem someone else's problem but there are plenty of people that do exactly that with their high dollar LGDs.
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Interesting observation. She's talked about getting one, but I don't think she's serious about it. At least not yet.
OTOH, I have a couple of rifles and a bunch of 7.62.
We have a couple of security lights that are sensitive enough even for squirrels to trigger. Figure we'll do a few of them at the barn, too.
We've got at least two different packs of coyotes down here. They freak the aussies right the hell out, when they hear them at night.
Maybe I need some night vision stuff. Haven't priced any, lately.
Thanks for your comments. No substitute for knowing what you're doing. I don't. Tammy might.
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OldsFiero
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JAN 29, 01:32 PM
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What few folks that raise sheep here have problems with predation mostly due to coyotes. Are they as big as the eastern ones we have here in the north?
That's a 150 pound buck carcass we found after season a year ago.
You gotta watch out for these guys too.
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cliffw
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JAN 29, 11:04 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fierofool:
What do I now that I'm retired? Well, having a degree in chemical engineering, I spend my days converting whiskey, beer, and wine into urine. |
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Heh, too funny. Isn't that how you got your degree in chemical engineering ? You don't sound like you are retired.
Opie (blackrams), do we have to figure this out for you ? I drink beer. When I get bored, I piss off the wife. The gift which keeps on giving. On my part, it easy to do, . I know which buttons to push. There are many,
Ron, volunteer. Another gift which keeps on giving.
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blackrams
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JAN 30, 09:24 AM
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