[ALawPoker]

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2nd one : do you have a yard?

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Ya. I live in a relatively urban area but I do have a small back yard. The problem is, he hates being alone. Do you think leaving him out there (and forcing him to get used to it) might be for his best long-term interest?

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Maybe this will be a good way for you to get your emotions in check and be able to keep cool when insane crap happens at the poker table. Use the dog as a sort of inspiration, you gotta do it for the dog!

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Ya, I agree. And it does. He's sort of a nice calming mechanism too. Sometimes he will even come over to me and put his paw on my lap when he sees I'm upset, and it's pretty much the most adorable thing ever.

I do use him as a motivation to keep my cool as best I can. But I still feel like some emotional venting is healthy, or if nothing else, inevitable.

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beautiful dog by the way [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]

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Thanks [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]