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Comments (4)Picturetrail has a feature that I wish Photobucket had -- it allows you to click on a thumbnail to see a larger picture. I could do that with my 35mm scanned-in photos, but I can't even load my digital images into Picturetrail....See MoreSo many Pit Bulls up for adoption...so very sad
Comments (26)My sister has been a dog trainer for 35 years. She teaches both individuals as well as groups. She has experience with all types of dog breeds. She uses positive reinforcement along with clicker training. The one breed that she doesn't trust is a pit bull. While not all pit bulls cause danger, many pitbulls that she has had in a group training class have had to be removed from the training and asked to not come back. She said all of the owners of the pit bulls swear that their dog was raised around the children, wouldn't hurt a fly, is a very loving dog, etc., etc., etc. She has had many pit bulls, unprovoked, attack other dogs in class. She has seen a few pit bulls turn on their owners, again, unprovoked. The thing about a pit bull is their jaw strength. A pit bull has 2200 lbs of pressure in their jaws, and can crush bone. A human has about 10 lbs of pressure in their hands. Once a pit bull attacks, even if the dogs want to release, the formation of their jaw inhibits the ability to release. Often times pit bulls, when attacking someone, need to be shot in order to release the victim. Everyone says their pit bull is the best, kindest, most loving dog. The thing about a pit bull can be their unpredictable behavior. If you do a Google search on pit bull attacks, there are hundreds of articles. And I personally have been charged by a pit bull. Fortunately the owner was near and was able to call the dog back. I wouldn't go near a pit bull....See MoreSo many questions so many answers
Comments (3)thanks deck guru! How about the pre-treat from, I guess what is mill glaze? Will try to post before/after pictures. And to ask that which I didn't in my earlier post...California Redwood color? What kind of name is that? What... is there Sahara Redwood species? I sometimes wish these companies would just tell it like it is...light redwood, dark redwood, very dark redwood, or even jsut red!...See MoreWhy new kitchen layouts are so chopped up?
Comments (26)When we built our current house in 1997, I think we honestly got a bit lucky. This was in the days before the internet had any really useful information, so we basically did the floor plan on our own. We had an "inspiration floorplan", but that was it. No Houzz, no GW (how did we survive LOL!). I distinctly remember towards the end of the build getting a call from DH asking what kind of doorstops I wanted--my response was " seriously, there's a choice? Just pick something!"). Anyway, this discussion about kitchens made me think about our current one, I guess it's kind of a hybrid between an open and closed kitchen. It's on the back corner of the house, so there are only a certain number of ways to access it. But the overall floor plan is pretty open. I know at the time open concepts were gaining in popularity, but I didn't really want to hear kitchen noise if watching a movie/tv. We also wanted a big kitchen--knowing that at any gathering people end up in the kitchen--no matter what the size. So we built a big one that can accommodate a couple of loveseats in addition to table seating and bar stools at the island. We have absolutely loved this kitchen layout. Based on what I know now from GW, there are a few things I'd do differently, but not much! I'm attaching a not-to-scale layout, in case anyone's interested. The back "wall" of the kitchen is all tall windows that go almost to the floor. The side next to the kitchen table has the same windows, up to where the kitchen counters start. Sink over window looking out to where the playset use to be. The island is large (about 9.5 x 5). It's been great for us. I hope this is useful to some of you!...See Moretapla (mid-Michigan, USDA z5b-6a)
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