Take A Walk With Me
The Hoity-Toity Neighborhood
I don't live in this neighborhood. My house borders one of the oldest and wealthiest communities in Tulsa Oklahoma. Most of these huge houses have been owned by many generations since the late 1880s to early 1900s.
Say Hi To Mina
I think Mina is 4 years old, she is a cross between a German Shepard/Labrador and a Catahoula hound dog. My Son's dog had puppies and only one lived. We were truly thankful my son gifted his only puppy to us. However, the dog is borderline crazy, she has an OCD for her toys and chasing balls. She will run until she drops chasing frisbees and is a fierce well trained guard dog. I trained her myself, she sits, heels, lays down on command and will come back when called chasing squirrels. Getting a dog to stop chasing a squirrel is amazing, most dogs won't listen when in the middle of a chase.
Heading Off
I walk a 4 mile loop twice a day and this is the beginning of my walk. The sky is blue and it's over 60 degrees out. A perfect day to be outside for me and Mina my dog.
Our First Mansion
The neighborhood is full of retired and elderly couples. Most young people can't afford these million dollar houses. Most of the people who can afford homes like this work and own stock in the oil industry. Oklahoma is rich in natural crude oil. I have no ideal how big these homes are but I think you would need a maid to help clean them. I wouldn't want to take care of large houses like this. Can you imagine all the dusting one would have to do?
Winter Isn't Over Yet!
Most of the Christmas decorations are down. This neighborhood was lit up with so many Christmas lights that you couldn't see the stars at night. I don't like Christmas that much so I didn't post any pictures of the light show.
The Trump Mansion
This was the only mansion that had a Trump sign posted on its front yard. Most of the houses around here didn't have political signs posted. But I noticed there were dozens of Hilary signs and only one Trump campaign sign. Which means there are a lot of rich democrats!
A Truly Big House
This house stood empty for nearly a year waiting for a buyer. A family with young children finally moved in. What's really weird is you don't see any kids outside playing in the yard or street. In fact I never see anyone around, no kids or adults when I walk. It's like I am walking through a ghost town.
One Of My Favorite Houses
This house is more my style. I love small bungalows, especially when they have a copper roofed awning and a copper plated hound dog for a lightening rod. Here In Oklahoma we have tornados and huge electrical storms during the spring and fall when the weather changes.
Photos taken with a Coolpix L840 Camera
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@reddust,
My dear friend, don't forget to insert #walkwithme tag with this post! This is amazing! I like the last image, yeah that's a pretty small but pretty cool place to live the life as it is!
Cheers~
Okay @theguruasia, thank you.
Very nice pictures @reddust! How did you train your dog so well?I want to know because we have three dogs (two yorshire dogs and one chiweenie dog) and they are super super nice and adorable but they are far from being trained like your dog for sure. Here they are! :)!
I could write a book on that...I start out with one behavior I want to either stop or change a little bit. Depending on the dog you must first establish you are the highest rank in the pack. The dog must move out of your way when you walk, if they don't you will know they feel they are the highest in rank. So that is the first thing you must do when working with a dog. You are the leader. One way to prove to the dog you are the boss, roll them over on their back and lay on top of them. Make sure they can't bite you if they are a nervous dog or aggressive. I use a muzzle for more aggressive dogs like my daughters rat terrier that has teeth like a large shark for a short stumpy dog....
After you establish dominance, you can start teaching them to sit on command and use hand and voice signals. Use the same word or hand signal to establish a habit pattern and reinforce that pattern with a treat when the dog understands your command. The first things I teach dogs are, sitting, heeling (walking by your side on a leash), come on command when the dog is off the leash. You have to be established as pack leader for the dog to break away from chasing a squirrel.
You also have to understand the dogs nature. Some dogs are so inbred they are stupid like my daughters rat terrier. I have to lock him in a cage at night because he will poop and pee in the house and I haven't been able to break him of that habit. He also does revenge poops....hahaha
Sorry for the late reply, had an issue with my account. Luckily our dogs are super adorable and they move out of our way when we walk so we don't have to worry about that. Our dogs aren't aggressive either :), so I regularly roll them on their back but since they are so small I just simply block them with my hand.
"After you establish dominance, you can start teaching them to sit on command and use hand and voice signals. ". Yeah this is where I haven't been that successful, for some tasks they listen and for some others they seem to be confused :(. Or they would do good when we are around and once they are alone in the house sometimes they would want to eat out of the trash bag haha.
" The first things I teach dogs are, sitting, heeling (walking by your side on a leash), come on command when the dog is off the leash. You have to be established as pack leader for the dog to break away from chasing a squirrel." Yeah that's definitely the part I need to work on thank you.
I think that our dogs have good understanding of things, I just was not teaching them the proper way I think.
" He also does revenge poops....hahaha" looool that's funny :D
the Trump Mansion was so cool hahha :)
They are very nice people too. My daughter has been to some of their charity functions held in their home. The family has teenagers too, they are all very tall people with striking features, much like their Mansion lolol Thank you @cutiepie
I am definitely not wrong when I referred to you as a braniac!!! What an ingenious write up complemented with descriptive and captivating photos. This is so lovely and amazing. The one that really really really caught my attention was the Trump mansion., that was really awesome.... Thanks to you, I now know how this trump mansion looks like. This descriptive article came timely. A well organised, justified and painstakingly written article. If I were in the power of giving Nobel laureate award, definitely I will award you. you did justice to this article. I say once again kudos. Each time I see your article, I am always fascinated in reading through it because I believe I will always learn something new. Thanks @reddust . You made my day.
You are a tease @cyprianj! You deserve an Oscar for your performance......hahahaha thank you for making me giggle. We all know I am an awful writer but I am a great artist :p
lol..... I just love saying the truth.
You have a great way to describe places well, this area I see is far from the noise and deserves to be lived by the person with his family
As for the dog, I adore dogs because I have a dog too and I like to accompany her in the city and when doing sports
As for the houses, I can not describe how beautiful it is, and how much its architecture can look like a princes in ancient times.
I will be posting more on Tulsa, especially the land around the city. There are lots of abandoned places that are creepy and fun to photograph. This will also help me get to know Oklahoma...
You are right, the old deserted places are like a museum to take photographs
Especially when editing the image in a program
I didn't edit this batch of photos, but when I go visit the abandoned towns and old buildings, I surely will. I actually enjoy editing digital photos.
I have left you a message in the Discord from days, I tell you to send me your own picture to draw you :p
Oh I don't get on chats often, so sorry for missing your message, I will check it out tomorrow and send you a. photo...I would feel so odd having someone draw me....lololol thank you, you made me blush.
you welcome ! You deserve more than a picture because you are a modest woman and a wonderful human being ^^
I can't wait so see more of your awesome pics......... Anxiously waiting
I liked the second house but frankly they are all wonderful
have a good day madam @reddust
The second house with the reindeer and snowman?
We are always take a walk with you in art streets
I will be posting more about my walks. There are a lot of interesting things gong on here in Tulsa.
Then ok i will keep on touch on your blog waiting
It's a nice idea to get to know where you live in Oklahoma. It looks like a quiet and beautiful place i think i must work for many years so I can own a house in this neighborhood or maybe I can not!! lol
The neighborhood I live in is very quiet except on Sundays. I love by a large church that has hundreds of members. Their parking lot is huge but not big enough so everyone parks on the street.
yes it seem there is a vast space for everyone ! in the first 15 years of my childhood I grew up on a rural farm that was completely isolated and calm, after that i moved to live in the city, in a crowded and noisy neighborhood
I didn't experience a big city until I was 40 years old....I moved to downtown Chicago and lived in a skyscraper on the 28th floor. It was like living in a science fiction spaceship colony. I was very homesick for fresh air, stars, and walking barefoot. Everyone let their dogs poop all over the parks in Chicago, especially when they were very wealthy. That was my number one pet-peeve. I carry a bag and pick up Mina's poo. Usually she doesn't poop, but I would hate to have someone accidentally step into a fresh pile of dog poo!
why do some people do things that are considered weird, It's another way of living that sticks to the rules among people ! you will not have to do this in a rural place you feel free!
Those houses look insane! Probably very fun to walk around in that neighborhood.
Their owners are friendly but distant when I do happen to see them. I've never been inside a million dollar home or known anyone that rich....lolol, I really am just as poor as a church mouse....
Cool neighborhood I have never been to Oklahoma
I lived here two years, the people are friendly and are very different from west coast people I am used too. They are more southern, they all talk softly and remember their manners. West coasters like me talk loud and fast and forget our manners often...lolol