Pocket door sounds like a freight train. How to fix?
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Comments (12)There is nothing like obedience training to really build a bond with your dog. Nothing! it's a blast. But it is also a "way of life" not just an exercise you perform for however many weeks. Training is on-going, and perpetual. That's the fun of it. Agree totally about the alpha thing. My dog is a lot bigger than your's and the JERK behavior is always there. Loud, bossy, and always corrected (but no dogs in our area with whom we may "practice"). It's scarey when the dog is big, even if he's a weenie. My boss has two little dogs, untrained. I love one of them, but the other? I wouldn't trust that little man as far as I could throw him! Just as Jenme and Deb mentioned, his dominant behavior is perpertually rewarded by someone who doesn't understand that she's being controlled by her dog. When he oversteps his bounds she screams at him and then loves him up when he cowers/retreats. At all of 13-15 lbs. I view him as potentially dangerous and won't have in the shop when I'm there. Size is of not consequence, all dogs speak the same language. And once we learn it, they make great companions. "Leave it" and "Give" are two of my favorites. Another is, Wait". My big dog will walk right by a dead animal in the road with "Leave it", will drop it if he found it before I did, with "Give". He will remain in place with a stern, "WAIT!" and while he fusses a lot, "Leave it" helps control the jerk behavior when we meet another dog on our rounds. Those are all commands we learned in Basic and Advanced Basic Obedience. I can't wait to go to another class. I think housebreaking is as much about routine as anything. Food at the same time everyday. Out at the same times. Pick up the water dish if you're away during the day. I agree with the praise for "completion of dooty". Our dog has yet to soil in the house, and it's been over 2 yrs. now. But we operate on a schedule, too....See MoreHelp - Our living room is like a train station
Comments (53)Hi again deee. Yes, I have been busy - and I have moved it all back but with a change so that I can see out my front window still. I reversed the arm chair and the love seat. AnnieD - please see attached link to the new set up. I don't think those red curtains will stay but they have the bold factor all right! I put 'em up so I would see if that bold window treatment idea of yours would help And it does. I also turned that little rug sideways so that it extends toward the fireplace further (along with the love seat) as it will when I get a bigger one. Now I don't feel like that corner of the room is unfinished looking. Here is a link that might be useful: Living Room 3...See MorePocket door questions
Comments (21)There's very little in between pricewise. Johnson hardware for pocket doors is very good and sturdy but doesn't give a very finished profile, or a least it's hard to trim out, especially if you want a flush look to the ceiling look. Also this is going to be a very heavy, long door. Johnson is heavy enough but "finishing" the track would be hard. I know a couple people who have pocket doors that are useless because they used cheap hardware and you can either get the door open and closed with a lot of binding and screeching, or they are stuck in the pockets. And you have to demo the wall and start over to fix it. So most people don't fix it. I don't think Rocky's guests would get a charge out of trying to get dressed with the door open. I've found the same thing with the latches and locks. There are literally no choices between $12 and about $400. So yes it's an expensive door, but this is not something that can be worked on or upgraded like a swinging door, You either do it correctly at the beginning, or redo it later. Modernist barn door hardware will be this expensive, too....See MorePocket door gap- help!!
Comments (21)Mine looks a lot like I Love Red's photo (right down to the crown molding and wall colors!) - except my gap at the bottom is a smidge taller. I'd guess I have maybe an inch or maybe even an inch and a half. I don't care. It's a pocket door. None of them are air tight or provide great sound barriers. One doesn't choose pocket doors if you're going for as sound proof as possible. I would not be losing any sleep over this nor would I make them tear out a wall. We all have different tolerances and that's what makes life interesting. To me, this is not a hill worth dying on. YMMV....See Moresusanka
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