Brute- is there a dog park you can take nigel to where you could ease him into the idea that other dogs arent the enemy? sigh. poor puppy. wish you could just explain that you love him, hes okay, and you’re coming back.
beast- nice myspace pic! 
Why do people keep changing their usernames? It’s confusing!
Nice front squatting, Brute. And sounds like Nigel needs the Dog Whisperer. It’s good he has such an understanding owner - many people would give up on a dog like that. I have a soft spot for animals.
I was thinking the same thing about Nigel (needing the Dog Whisperer). Not that I watch the show cough but I’ve seen a few episodes where he’s taken dogs with that sort of history and turned them 'round. The dog park could be a good idea too; you’re strong enough to keep him under control if he goes apeshit. There might also be other dog owners who have experience dealing with dark history dogs, or who know someone who does.
I’ll be honest, your squats/front squats make me work that much harder on those exercises. Booster indeed.
Beast- I like the name change. chuckle
I made an announcement in threadkiller about my name change. I’d been compromised by coworkers who are nosy, so it was time for a change-up. As for you, CBear, quit hating on the pic. Figured I would put up something different.
Brute, ixnay on the dog park idea. That’s too much, too soon. An easier approach is to find someone else with a pup, and arrange a meeting with just Nigel and the other pup, preferably in a controlled, neutral environment. Dogparks are too chaotic, especially for a sensitive pup like Nigel.
yeah, i’ve had trouble with fear-aggression with my dogs, too. unfortunately my nervy presence does little to calm them even when i’m around (though they weren’t aggressive or fearful of me). might help to get someone other than you who is calm and understands fear-aggression in dogs. help him learn that people are more like you than whatever scary people he’s encountered before.
poor pooper.
At least he has a good Mommy now…hope you can get him the help he needs.
Nigel is currently barking his chewbaka noises in appreciation for all who have offered condolence and advice for his rage issues.
My plan is to head to a Cesar Milan substitute after we get back from out road trip. I need professional help to help me help him. He’s too big and strong for me to risk him being at the dog park though i wish he could go :{ man…It makes me sad because i want him to be able to play and exhaust himself with other poopers 
His socialization with humans is coming along, but he still have serious dog aggression. He instantly wants to fight any dog he encounters no matter the age or sex. And I have seen no evidence in his behavior that he’d stop at just the initial tiff–he’d really hurt someone’s pet bad.
this is my couch. I initially had only 25# wt’s on each cushion…but he’s able to pull that off. now i’m up to 45’s BIG JAWS
Last night I woke up early due to the scorching heat in my apartment. I tried ot do some dlsbut it wasnâ??t much of a success.
Warm up up to 275x5 I think was about all I really got to
So I stretched a bunch so i could try again Sunday morning after work.
Dlâ??s warm up 275x twelve–might be a pr, 285x5, 295, 305,275x5
Fronties warm up to one 55x6,one 65x4,one 75, one 55x5, one 65
Overheads 95x 20, one fifteen x 8
Gms onefiftteen x ten, one25x8,one35x8,one45x6
3 sets fo 3 chin-ups, x2
Stretching and abs
[quote]brute_fury wrote:
Nigel is currently barking his chewbaka noises in appreciation for all who have offered condolence and advice for his rage issues.
My plan is to head to a Cesar Milan substitute after we get back from out road trip. I need professional help to help me help him. He’s too big and strong for me to risk him being at the dog park though i wish he could go :{ man…It makes me sad because i want him to be able to play and exhaust himself with other poopers
His socialization with humans is coming along, but he still have serious dog aggression. He instantly wants to fight any dog he encounters no matter the age or sex. And I have seen no evidence in his behavior that he’d stop at just the initial tiff–he’d really hurt someone’s pet bad.
this is my couch. I initially had only 25# wt’s on each cushion…but he’s able to pull that off. now i’m up to 45’s BIG JAWS[/quote]
Love your pup’s mug, Brute.
Is that the XL Kong I see? What do you fill yours with? Peanut Butter is the awesome. Fill it up, then freeze it. Nigel will be on it for at least an hour.
I look forward to hearing about his progress, as well as seeing lots of pics of you two during the road trip.
i never thought to freeze it! I was giving him pb, then cream cheese…then stuffing it with old bagels…then dog biscuits and snausages…i spoil him ROTTEN.
Thanks for posting the video. It was awesome.
Your dog is beautiful. I wish you the best at getting him socialized. I wish I had some advice on that but I don’t know much about them.
hey, yeah! i remember that dog toy. i never thought of freezing it, either. what a great idea. your baby is going to be stronger than me at this rate, brute lol. awesome deadlifting!
thanks O–i tried to something decent for you…i’m still not myself but i’m trying :{
Alexus–update. he pulled off the cushion last night with the 45 on it. fucker!
today was a tiny bench thing
115x4,120x4,125x4,130x3,135, 135,140
clean to push press 89#x11, 99x7,111 x3
db benching ohhhh how these are so f&cking boring and awful for me 35x10,40x8,45x5. totally take away my will to live.
abs and stuff
275 x12!
sweet jesus Nigel ain’t the only strong one in that house - love how your traps pop out! I could really take a bite in them
and your bench ain’t puny cause it’s my bench, and my bench is STRONG bitch 
your a riot…
And you are looking pretty and muscley too!
thanks N :)…butIts not even your bench yet! my pr is somewhere around one45 :{
hey MiM 
thank you
oh the drama continues with Nigel. Rough day. Started out with him just being super wound up. behaving badly, not listening-- being a bad boy. On walk number 5 or 6 a woman spotted him and came over to talk to him and ask me about him–Nigel freaked out. Totally sets his hackles up, hair on his ass fully erect, snarls, growling, frothing attack mode.
The lady- a middles aged normal looking woman, apologized immediately–which made me feel even worse. She said she shouldn’t have approached so fast blah blah blah. I do think she startled him, but this is no good:( I don’t know what kinda hair is up his ass tonight because now he’s barking and is all antsy. FUCK.
Withdrawals from my savings begin very soon for $$$$training$$$
full of frustration and worry i went to the gym to do whatever.
dl’s 275x11,295,305,315,325, 335, and a oh so frustrating fail at 340. Got it over my knees but that’s all she blew:{ and i ended up using alot of back on it a swell MOFO.
Its been 8 months. 8months and still can’t gain 4 pounds on my dl:{ AHHgh.
bulgarians with bb 95x8/leg,105x8/leg
misc front sq up to 155x5
abs etc
is there a dog obedience club near you? sometimes you find wonderfully knowledgeable and helpful people at those sorts of clubs. they typically run courses and if you are lucky enough to find a good instructor they might be able to help you sort things out at no additional cost.
Hey Alexus–Yeah…there are a few places that offer group training, but for Nigel I’d be pulling him off dogs left and right He’s so antisocial–even worse then his mama! I at least don’t try and kill everyone… well not yet.
Another problem is that in itself–I don’t offer him a lot of core human interaction besides me. I’m a lone wolf. He gets love from my friends at work however, and my twin but …probably not enough :{ I do feel like he’s a bit overly dependent on me as well, probably because Its only us two. Hmmp. We shall see!
today i just did some benching
115x5,120x5,125x4,130x2 x 3 sets, 135
going to get a new tattoo to help the optical illusion belly issue. Hopefully it shall help. its pretty much right over my whoo-whoo so that’s going be awkward. Yet experiences in my early 20’s have kinda left me dangerously oblivious to being exposed however so no biggie. just will hurt like a son of a bitch :{
And I’m pretty sure i’ve flashed some bits accidently at the gym in my boxers–I loose track of that kinda thing when i’m going all out
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[quote]brute_fury wrote:
going to get a new tattoo to help the optical illusion belly issue. Hopefully it shall help. its pretty much right over my whoo-whoo so that’s going be awkward. Yet experiences in my early 20’s have kinda left me dangerously oblivious to being exposed however so no biggie. just will hurt like a son of a bitch :{
And I’m pretty sure i’ve flashed some bits accidently at the gym in my boxers–I loose track of that kinda thing when i’m going all out :)[/quote]
Note to self - train with Brute
Pics will be required of course. Didn’t mention it in my log but I did get an appointment with a tatoo artists with some pics to discuss what I was looking for for my virgin needle. He’s supposed to call me back.