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Winter is coming!
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Earlier today, I did my master thesis defence. And as of one hour ago, I officially have a master's degree!
Just wanted to brag.
Really like the look of the firewood shed. Also, that Reolink device seems like a winner. Kudos! Your homestead is taking shape. Cheers!
When he gets bitey, make a fist put it back into his mouth. First, it doesn't allow him to actually bite down so it doesn't hurt you, but 2nd its not pleasant because he won't be actually able to bite down like normal and for most dogs, I've found this deters them from biting. Bonus: they also typically don't mistake it for play.
Northern Ontario here…..I also extended the back of my shed roof by 4’ (unsupported) for my wood pile. 20 years now and no issues with sagging. Also I only used 16’ 2x4s….12” spacing for my rafters. Keep it!
I am just wondering why you install for structural footing before you do your base work? Great videos, it’s been interesting seeing someone new to construction work through the project
“Jimeny Cricket 🦗 from Mary Poppins!” Dying over here 💀
When he’s biting, don’t give him attention – turn your back on him. Then when he’s not biting, reward. He’s looking for attention with the biting so that with the time outs should help.
Loving the work you do, thoroughly enjoying the channel every week!
A few thoughts.
1. The cordless drill is much quieter if you don't use the hammer drill feature. But maybe you need the power or torque?
2. The floor boards of your woodshed. You've only secured them with one screw in the middle. They may bow or lift on you.
Keep up the great work
3. The rafter tails. Leave them, if they cause problems they are easy to remove. IMHO.
Keep up the great work, love story time too!
I always put my finger down the throat. They will stop.
When he bites, give him a small tap on the middle of his nose using just one finger. Then Point the finger & Say NO! Make him get used to the pointed finger & no commands for all forbidden things. After he learns that command, you will not have to talk anymore as he will know a pointed finger means NO.
Did I see clovis noshing on gravel under the wood shed?
With the biting am surprised he will associate the crate with the biting as there is a gap between the cause and effect… I taught mine by following a youtube tip and tapping him (not painfully) on his side in rib area immediately and saying "tsssst"…. he never bites now…. the biting he seems to be doing looks playful and wanting to fight like all pack animals do. I would play with him, wrestle, but as soon he bites.. tap tsssst
Ignore him when he acts up. Literally turn away, no touching or even talking until he sits and calms down. It takes a lot of patience but well worth it because you will get his attention. A book that you may like is “The Power of Positive Dog Training” by Pat Miller. You are already using some of the methods. Also, please be careful with Clovis eating foreign objects. My last dog had to have two major surgeries, two weeks to the day apart. He nearly passed away and lived with a muzzle or in a crate if I could not see him after that. Thank you for including us in your adventures!
Put 3 tube foundations under the extra roof and use some steel pipe the brace the roof up. The extra space can be used for storing tools, etc.
as a swede the tought that all of those countries would be speaking danish instead of english is an absolut nighmare. That king did the world a favoure!
Hi James! I'm Duane from BC. I've been a Carpenter, structural and finishing for many years. I appreciate and respect your enthusiasm, willingness to learn on the fly and reset your expectations. It's interesting to watch you try some techniques from around the globe too.
Friendly advice, when screwing your deck boards down use 2 screws near the outside edges to prevent cupping and splitting as the wood dries. I use stainless steel wood screws for decking, the are less expensive than those GRK/structural monsters – which are best when you need strength against shear force, on vertical fastening.
Keep living the dream brother! I enjoy your pagan fire! Accept this all from a guy with Cossack ancestry! And train that puppy without breaking his spirit.
Add Mumbo Jumbo to your juju bag too!
It's a perfect perfect for your atv under the extra storage
Nearly every guy watching you take an auger handle to the boys winced in unison, but that made me laugh out loud. I watched it twice! Classic! Definitely on your highlights and mishaps episode.
Hey James
If i may give you a advice for clovis, try to not repeat your commands to much. I myself have a German Shepard and was thought to only give a command once and then make sure he will follow the command without giving the command again. Lets say you say sit once you shouldnt be saying it a second time, you can try walk towards him and he might fall back on his bump 😀 Also we teached our dog "goodnight". Everytime we went to bed and our dog went in her crate by herself we said good night and one day she listened to that command ^^ very practical if you have guests over and you want your dog to go into his crate to cool down and not get overstimulated
p.s. love this projekt, its a hightlight every week
Those long rafter tails will handle the snow load fine. No need to add more supports.
You should get some furniture for the cabin, make it a home. Maybe a small kitchen to
I always used sour apple spray from the pet store. When he would chew on something I didn’t want him to I would take it and spray it then put it back in his mouth. Associate the awful taste with that object. Taking it only, makes it seem like a game to him.
Clovis like aw F this again, I just want my food 😂
If that extra 2 feet is bothering you, put a 45 degree angle support at 2 feet. So the overhang is the original length. It's plenty strong enough.
The only dog command advice I would give and has worked for all the dogs I’ve ever kept, is single word commands. I.e. when he does some thing you don’t want him to do simply say a firm NO. It becomes a universal ‘stop’ code… also reinforce with a hand gesture (different gesture for each command) and always stand tall when issuing commands. Don’t bend to his level.
But every dog is different and you guys will find your routine, despite all the internet experts… like me.. 😂
Whenever i had to deal with my pups biting, i always kept a toy near by. Mostly used a rope so they could bite that and also play a little tug of war to help get rid of the zoomies.
Build is going awesome my friend!! Strength and honor!
Follow Ceasar's way. Ceasar Millan. I use his methods and it works great! He has a puppy training book and lots of videos on you tube😊
When he bites or jumps…cross your arms but your head down and don’t look at him, plus a firm no. Usually that will sit down and wait for praise. Just an idea.
General Maximus would be proud of you!
My dog chewed on some small stones and ended up breaking a few teeth. Surgery required to remove them.
I thought you were to rub those charred logs with linseed oil to complete the process?
Your videos are ABSOLUTELY DELIGHTFUL James💜
When he bites you, STOP playing. Turn your back on him and make an audible noise that you think represents pain or frustration, when he comes around to face you and jump at you, turn around and make the noise again. He's bored and he's pushing you, you have to show him that if he wants to play he has to play nicely, so only play when he's playing nicely. As soon as he bites you, drop the toy/walk away/make it boring/end the game. In england a lot of dog owners use 'Hmph' in a high pitch wine sort of noise, like a kid being frustrated with something. He's also biting you because his teeth hurt. I would look at what age he is supposed to have actual bones. Puppies typically aren't given bones because of splintering and choking hazard, plus the actual nutrition they get from bone is useless because if he's having a complete kibble diet, all the nutrition he needs is in there. He seems like he's eager to please you and although we don't see all the footage, I worry he is getting bored, which will mean he'll start chewing your walls lol. So you want to be exercising his brain MORE than his body. Put a couple bits of kibble inside any small cardboard container that you can close. Let him figure out how to get the kibble out, plastic milk bottles/juice cartons are great because they learn how to twist the lid off, it's insane to watch. Teach him sit, stay and teach him how to catch kibble from a couple meters. If you can train him on kibble, he will never need dog treats as a reward for being good. Then if you've always got a pocket with some kibble in, you can use it for recall or random training in different places at different times of the day, or in emergencies when you really need to grab his attention. 'Whats this' is a great command. You could also set up a space and hide a treat somewhere in the cabin, say 'find it' and make a massive deal over him finding it, even if you have to basically show him where it is the first couple times, give him lots of praise (high pitch voice, i notice you calling him and praising him in the same pitch, try to up the pitch when you praise him) and make a big fuss when he finds the treat and in a couple days doing it once a day he will be great at it. Then you can start doing it outside but inside the pen, sometimes inexperienced dogs run forever if they think eventually they'll find something. Just google something like 'puppy brain games/exercises'. The 'point test' is fun, whether he looks where you're pointing or at your finger is an old intelligence test for dogs, would be cool to see because I've never had the chance to test it on a mountain dog like Clovis.
He seems brilliant though and you're doing a great job with him. Just be a bit careful with him chewing on wood, he can get splinters in his mouth and throat and they can be lethal. The dog will cough until their organs give out or they burst a blood vessel and bleed out. Doing things like checking in between his pads, his toes, checking his ears, eyes and teeth once a day/two days when he's a puppy, and then once a week when he's older, it teaches him to be okay with being touched in weird places (for vet visits and emergencies), and it's a special bonding moment for you guys, reward him for being good and do play time after. My dog literally comes to me when he thinks he has a problem and shows me (for example, lifts a paw, flaps an ear). Dogs are really good at ignoring pain, and they learn to cover it up, and he won't learn you'll take care of him when he's sick until something happens.
If you need any advice I would recommend talking to people who have owned the breed before. But also, there's a tv show in the Uk called Dogs behaving badly. The behaviour tricks you can use for the stones are probably in those. I only ever had one trick for a dog eating pebbles on the beach and that was to lift them up and tilt them forward so the head is facing the ground until they spit it out. If you're too aggressive with it, he'll start hiding and doing it or eating them as quickly as he can before you get there. So I'm unsure of what else to recommend, having lived near beaches my whole life, a lot of dogs I know carry stones, but don't chew them or swallow them. (their teeth will get ruined so you want to end this behaviour ASAP.
Love you man, hope everything is good otherwise! Love the content as always!
Loving these UGA BUGA film’s absolutely brilliant love from Bonnie Scotland ❤️
How are the logs holding on the house regarding the logs drying
As an English person, I don't think we would be speaking Danish, you overestimate the average british person's ability to learn new languages…
I've had huskies, and I never punished them for being a baby/ kid. They are teething, and because of the age, it's their way of playing. You do want you want, but I'm old-fashioned and being raised in St. John New Brunswick, I've learned to just allow nature and the animals to grow naturally. He will need discipline at times, but only when it's serious. He will grow up to learn your serious voice, and he will obey your commands just takes time.
I also don't believe in using anything that hurts them mentally or physically growing up.
Sir James, I think I've stumbled across a potential homestead wife for you! She's amazing and such a hardworker like yourself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQ6x36hbRLc
I've watched all of your videos on my TV and so don't leave comments. But I had to leave comment here on my phone… please don't forget the bracket on the second rafter in on the fire shed. Ooga Booga!!! ❤
James, I’d pull those rafters forward so you have some overhang snow coverage for your front steps of your woodshed
You could do a lean to off the back of the wood shed.
There's a channel with an insane amount of dog training tips. It's a trainer channel named Tom Davis Dog Training with almost 1 mil subs. It looks like his tutorials could also be super useful when having issues with the pup. Might be worth a look.