I'd best get the Diary back on track, update my results for October, & the challenge thing against Lady Spite Call, & reply to all the questions, all of which, fingers crossed, I'll try & do today. Life's been a bit hectic, & I've been a bit out of it for the last week or so.
But BEFORE I do, I promised something completely different.
Here we go then.
I do hope you enjoy this. If you own a dog, or ever have in the past, I'm sure you'll enjoy this.
My greatest & closest friend in life is a chap called Tom.
He used to be very good at Online Poker back in the day, 8 or 10 years ago, & was a regular winner of that famous "Daddy" Online Tourney every week on Ladbrokes. (Amazing how Ladbrokes Poker has completely imploded, compared to previously, but thats another story).
If you have ever been to an SPT, or Tourney at DTD, & Tom was there, I would have introduced you to him. I introduce him to everyone, because I am so proud to have him as my mate. I love that man to bits, in every way.
He is a Barnsley lad, but these days he lives in Leicestershire - in a field, actually - with his wife, & has four grown up daughters.
He is very good with all animals, but especially horses & dogs.
You've seen Caesar Milan, "The Dog Whisperer" bloke on TV? He's got nothing on Tom, nothing at all, when it comes to training dogs.
It's all about understanding how a dog, instinctively, thinks. He NEVER hits or chastises his dogs, it's all about tone of voice, & understanding their mind.
One more sidestory before we start.
Many of you know, or know of, "SPT-Rich", aka TightEnd, aka Tighty, aka Rich Prew
Well this whole thing began because Tighty has a dog, & was struggling to train him properly, so he asked Tom to help.
Tom then made three little You Tube Videos.
Please have a look, they are only 2 or 3 minutes each.
The first video is about understanding the difference - to a dog - between "possession" & "chase".
You must have seen that thing when you throw a ball for your dog to fetch, the dog then fetches it back excitedly, but refuses to give you the ball back. Well here's the reason, & answer.
Good vids. Talks sense. Met Tom at my 1st ever SPT at DTD a few years ago. Splendid chap. Has the best diary by far next door too.....so I hear. Posted by MAXALLY
Splendid chap, absolutely.
Best Diary? Don't be silly. He does poetry & stuff, yuk, never writes about tractors or pylons.
Can you see this one? Current total, after 54 DYMs. Team Concrete 21 Team Twiglet 41 Not gonna be playing so many for a while. am trying to challenge myself with a mental crazy NLH task. Using points only to enter freerolls and freeroll sats etc, am gonna task myself with winning £100 from nothing. Will keep track of the NLH as I will still be using BR for the PLO8. Posted by Macacgirl1
I originally thought you were leaving PLO8, so I was pleased to hear I was wrong, you are the backbone of the PL8 DYM's, we can't be having you wandering off.
Last night was the first night since the "Challenge" (you & me) began that I actually "won", I think.
I don't really know how the scoring works, but I ran sizzling HOT last night, & of the 7 Tables we shared......
We BOTH lost in one game.
We BOTH cashed in 3 games.
I cashed, & you did not, in 3 games.
Too little, too late, I fear, but at least I did a little better.
Course, I'm more into longer challenges, 500 games or more, I'm not so good at these "turbo-wurbo" over in a flash things......
Was pleased to see Ger have a few cashes last night, he's been on a shocking downswing. It happens, nowt you can do about it.
I like the videos Tikay, is there one where the dog plays the guitar? The dog training bit is very relevant to us at the moment.
We sadly lost one of our rescue German Shepherds a couple of months ago. We now have our male rescue GSD (Teddy, who's a star) and now have a rescue Husky cross GSD which we are fostering until they can find a permanent home for her and also took on another rescued GSD on a permanent basis last Sunday.
The Husky cross is a little madam, she has destroyed a number of things in the 'dog room' and knows exactly what you want her to do - she just decides sometimes that she doesn't want to do it! She also wants to be alpha female which means she is aggressive to our new dog. GSDs are apparently the second most intelligent dog breed, Huskies are the 47th, it looks like she is more Husky than GSD!
Our new GSD is a lovely girl, about 3 years old and was used for breeding until they decided they didn't need her anymore, then they just dumped her. She is stick thin but is responding very well to a bit of TLC. She is a bit nervous of our horses and barks at them at the moment but we will get her out of that. Her reaction when we got her home and let her into the garden was amazing, she just brightened right up, tail wagging and went off to explore, the look on her face was just classic, very much a 'what? I can go anywhere? (we have about 5 acres for them to run around in) Blimey, this is good!
I'm waffling and need to do some work.....have a good day!
I never meant to imply that I was leaving PLO8 you silly sausage, just wouldn't be playing so many whilst I concern myself with my other challenge too.
The scoring of the 100 game challenge is simples. You (or I) score a point each time we cash in a DYM, so each game has to be scored 0-0, 1-0, 0-1 or 1-1.
The 100 Game Challenge. Current total, after 60 DYMs. Team Concrete 25 Team Twiglet 43
I never meant to imply that I was leaving PLO8 you silly sausage, just wouldn't be playing so many whilst I concern myself with my other challenge too. The scoring of the 100 game challenge is simples. You (or I) score a point each time we cash in a DYM, so each game has to be scored 0-0, 1-0, 0-1 or 1-1. The 100 Game Challenge. Current total, after 60 DYMs. Team Concrete 25 Team Twiglet 43 Posted by Macacgirl1[/QUOTE
Hi all Just a quick update, we left Vegas on Thursday wow what a place played lots of poker and with my previous win it was all free money, made a couple more final tables with one min cash but I had a blast made me realise I have previously played way too tight when playing live (watch out next spt). Thank you for the recommendation of mount charleston we hired a bright red mustang for a couple of days (the father then kept calling me Sally!) and drove up there for lunch absolutely fantastic what an awesome drive,the following day we went to hoover dam again fantastic but why did they name a dam after a vacuum cleaner? flew to Miami last Thursday and drove down to the keys our plan was to have a couple of nights there at least but it was way too hot and humid so only stayed for one night. We are currently working our way up the east coast of Florida and on Thursday will be driving over to the west coast to our final destination Clearwater beach Hope you are all having fun at the tables See you soon Mother Ps loving the team cement v team twig let challenge - whoop him maca (oh yes you are doing) lol Xxx Posted by Amarie
MOTHER!
I'm SO glad you went up to Mt C, I love that place.
Did you dine inside, or on the Verandah? It may be a bit too chilly for "outside" Dining now, but Brekkie on that Verandah in June was the best thing ever. (It was 25f @ 1am this morning!).
I like the videos Tikay, is there one where the dog plays the guitar? The dog training bit is very relevant to us at the moment. We sadly lost one of our rescue German Shepherds a couple of months ago. We now have our male rescue GSD (Teddy, who's a star) and now have a rescue Husky cross GSD which we are fostering until they can find a permanent home for her and also took on another rescued GSD on a permanent basis last Sunday. The Husky cross is a little madam, she has destroyed a number of things in the 'dog room' and knows exactly what you want her to do - she just decides sometimes that she doesn't want to do it! She also wants to be alpha female which means she is aggressive to our new dog. GSDs are apparently the second most intelligent dog breed, Huskies are the 47th, it looks like she is more Husky than GSD! Our new GSD is a lovely girl, about 3 years old and was used for breeding until they decided they didn't need her anymore, then they just dumped her. She is stick thin but is responding very well to a bit of TLC. She is a bit nervous of our horses and barks at them at the moment but we will get her out of that. Her reaction when we got her home and let her into the garden was amazing, she just brightened right up, tail wagging and went off to explore, the look on her face was just classic, very much a 'what? I can go anywhere? (we have about 5 acres for them to run around in) Blimey, this is good! I'm waffling and need to do some work.....have a good day! Posted by Enut
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : What a lovely picture that paints, Tuney. What part of the UK do you live in? Posted by Tikay10
We live in Battle down near the south coast (the actual site of the Battle of Hastings), it's a nice area and we back onto Battle Great Woods. which is good for dog walking and horse riding. We are down a farm track so it's quite peaceful, only this morning I was watching a kingfisher feeding from the bridge over one of our ponds.
Not much concrete but, if you really try, you can just about hear the occasional train in the distance.
In Response to Re: Can an old dog learn new tricks? : We live in Battle down near the south coast (the actual site of the Battle of Hastings), it's a nice area and we back onto Battle Great Woods. which is good for dog walking and horse riding. We are down a farm track so it's quite peaceful, only this morning I was watching a kingfisher feeding from the bridge over one of our ponds. Not much concrete but, if you really try, you can just about hear the occasional train in the distance. Posted by Enut
That sounds idyllic, you are a very lucky man, & I'm a tad envious.
Hope you are running a little better at the Tables, I know you have had a bit of a bad run the previous few days. Just think of that kingfisher, that must ease the pain.
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I'd best get the Diary back on track, update my results for October, & the challenge thing against Lady Spite Call, & reply to all the questions, all of which, fingers crossed, I'll try & do today. Life's been a bit hectic, & I've been a bit out of it for the last week or so.
But BEFORE I do, I promised something completely different.
Here we go then.
I do hope you enjoy this. If you own a dog, or ever have in the past, I'm sure you'll enjoy this.
First, some context.....
My greatest & closest friend in life is a chap called Tom.
He used to be very good at Online Poker back in the day, 8 or 10 years ago, & was a regular winner of that famous "Daddy" Online Tourney every week on Ladbrokes. (Amazing how Ladbrokes Poker has completely imploded, compared to previously, but thats another story).
If you have ever been to an SPT, or Tourney at DTD, & Tom was there, I would have introduced you to him. I introduce him to everyone, because I am so proud to have him as my mate. I love that man to bits, in every way.
He is a Barnsley lad, but these days he lives in Leicestershire - in a field, actually - with his wife, & has four grown up daughters.
He is very good with all animals, but especially horses & dogs.
You've seen Caesar Milan, "The Dog Whisperer" bloke on TV? He's got nothing on Tom, nothing at all, when it comes to training dogs.
It's all about understanding how a dog, instinctively, thinks. He NEVER hits or chastises his dogs, it's all about tone of voice, & understanding their mind.
One more sidestory before we start.
Many of you know, or know of, "SPT-Rich", aka TightEnd, aka Tighty, aka Rich Prew
Well this whole thing began because Tighty has a dog, & was struggling to train him properly, so he asked Tom to help.
Tom then made three little You Tube Videos.
Please have a look, they are only 2 or 3 minutes each.
The first video is about understanding the difference - to a dog - between "possession" & "chase".
You must have seen that thing when you throw a ball for your dog to fetch, the dog then fetches it back excitedly, but refuses to give you the ball back. Well here's the reason, & answer.
Note also how Tom hypnotises the dog.
PS - The dogs name is Kizzy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WR-GU20VFEE&list=UUJ74KM-PNISzu8jQjNtUxiQ&index=3
The second one is quite different.
In this one (in which Tom is "headless", as he filmed it himself).
This all stems from a dog understanding one word - "No".
Dinnertime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOsiHY5oIw0&list=UUJ74KM-PNISzu8jQjNtUxiQ&index=2
And finally, this was Kizzy's first lesson on "HOLD".
This was the question Tighty originally asked.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkpIfogsA9k&index=1&list=UUJ74KM-PNISzu8jQjNtUxiQ
Best Diary? Don't be silly. He does poetry & stuff, yuk, never writes about tractors or pylons.
Last night was the first night since the "Challenge" (you & me) began that I actually "won", I think.
I don't really know how the scoring works, but I ran sizzling HOT last night, & of the 7 Tables we shared......
We BOTH lost in one game.
We BOTH cashed in 3 games.
I cashed, & you did not, in 3 games.
Too little, too late, I fear, but at least I did a little better.
Course, I'm more into longer challenges, 500 games or more, I'm not so good at these "turbo-wurbo" over in a flash things......
Was pleased to see Ger have a few cashes last night, he's been on a shocking downswing. It happens, nowt you can do about it.
We sadly lost one of our rescue German Shepherds a couple of months ago. We now have our male rescue GSD (Teddy, who's a star) and now have a rescue Husky cross GSD which we are fostering until they can find a permanent home for her and also took on another rescued GSD on a permanent basis last Sunday.
The Husky cross is a little madam, she has destroyed a number of things in the 'dog room' and knows exactly what you want her to do - she just decides sometimes that she doesn't want to do it! She also wants to be alpha female which means she is aggressive to our new dog. GSDs are apparently the second most intelligent dog breed, Huskies are the 47th, it looks like she is more Husky than GSD!
Our new GSD is a lovely girl, about 3 years old and was used for breeding until they decided they didn't need her anymore, then they just dumped her. She is stick thin but is responding very well to a bit of TLC. She is a bit nervous of our horses and barks at them at the moment but we will get her out of that. Her reaction when we got her home and let her into the garden was amazing, she just brightened right up, tail wagging and went off to explore, the look on her face was just classic, very much a 'what? I can go anywhere? (we have about 5 acres for them to run around in) Blimey, this is good!
I'm waffling and need to do some work.....have a good day!
The scoring of the 100 game challenge is simples.
You (or I) score a point each time we cash in a DYM, so each game has to be scored 0-0, 1-0, 0-1 or 1-1.
The 100 Game Challenge.
Current total, after 60 DYMs.
Team Concrete 25
Team Twiglet 43
I'm SO glad you went up to Mt C, I love that place.
Did you dine inside, or on the Verandah? It may be a bit too chilly for "outside" Dining now, but Brekkie on that Verandah in June was the best thing ever. (It was 25f @ 1am this morning!).
Oddly, I had a red Mustang, too, or similar.
Why am i not suprised.
What a lovely picture that paints, Tuney.
What part of the UK do you live in?
Not much concrete but, if you really try, you can just about hear the occasional train in the distance.
Hope you are running a little better at the Tables, I know you have had a bit of a bad run the previous few days. Just think of that kingfisher, that must ease the pain.