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Agreed. I was disappointed because we’ve likewise had several really good times/meals there. It feels like they are struggling a bit to keep servers. I got used to a few faces after they opened and have seen entirely new ones the last couple of times I’ve been.

Just had a doe and twins pass through. She was a nice deer. Lucky she had her twins with her.

Tchefuncte is good but extremely swanky. Gallagher’s is more of an old school steakhouse. Their steaks are good but can be a little inconsistent. They are always better when Pat is there. The cowboy has gone downhill in recent years FWIW. Super thin now. My go to is the. boneless ribeye. If you like your steak rare or medium rare, ask them not to put it on a hot plate when it comes out. Their plates are super hot and will cook the steak more and make it uneven.

Agree with earlier poster that 527 is typically a better steak. Both 527 and Tyler locations have a better steak than Young’s IMO. Pat Gallagher also bought Annabelle’s and is opening a new restaurant there. I believe target is this month. It’s called River Saint.

It's bar food. Same caliber as TBT. The burger is decent and the shrimp tacos are good. I feel like it kinda depends on the day as I've been there and had terrible food, which is the case for most places around there.

Lemoine's landing (across the street) has great food and a couple of TVs if you wanted to eat there and then go to Rags to Riches. Bacchus in the Pass is also right across the street from Nine Toes Brewery and an ice cream shop. They have games out front for the kids and a grass mound kids are always playing king of the hill on.

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Also a good spot. Inside gets crowded though and can sometimes be difficult to find a seat.

Yes, it's open to the public. I buy stuff from their Mandeville branch all the time. Great prices and good people that work in that branch. I also buy from Ewing depending on the availability of what I'm looking for.

I went through 3 remotes on my last SportDog and had to purchase the last two. Their customer service is terrible. Most of my pro trainer buddies have been switching over to Dogtra or Garmin. I've had the 550 pro for current pup for 3 years now and had no issues so far. Also like that it can switch from the tube remote for training to the sport remote for hunting.

Definitely. I was a little unclear on OP, but if the dog knows "here," "come," or whatever the recall command is and disobeys for whatever reason, then the e-collar is used to reinforce that command.

Collar conditioning is the process of introducing the dog to the stimulation to teach them that the stimulation is a correction. Believe it or not, some dogs just don't get that right out of the gate. They get shocked and they freak out/get confused/don't understand. Disclaimer: this is somewhat nuanced dog training and may be more than OP is interested in getting into. Not saying OP absolutely has to go this route, but it is the best way to train the dog to understand the collar.

An easy way to do it is to take a command the dog knows well, like "sit." At the lowest level the dog can feel (can be determined by watching for any reaction, like an eye, ear, or slight flinch), apply continuous stimulation and give the sit command simultaneously. The second the dog's butt hits the ground, stop stimulation, praise and reward. Do this once a day for a few days with 10-15 reps per session, but don't apply stimulation every single time. Maybe every other time. It's a baseline way to (1) teach a dog to be comfortable with pressure and (2) teach the dog how to turn off pressure, which is ultimately the goal of using an e-collar. Once the dog gets comfortable with the collar on sit, expand to other commands like recall, and switch from continuous stimulation to momentary (a nick). At that point, the process becomes "sit," and if the dog hesitates at all, it gets nicked and the command reinforced. Same with here, down, heel, etc.

Conditioning also a good way to determine the dog's working level of stimulation. Some dogs are much higher than others. My current dog operates on a low 2 on her collar, and if I hit her with a low 3, she yips. This is also the importance of getting a good, consistent collar. You want a 2 to be a 2 every time you hit the button. SportDog has had issues recently with inconsistent stimulation.

I'd save your money and buy a Thermoworks signals set and the fan for your BGE. It turns it into a set it and forget it grill as far as temperature goes. I've got ample time cooking on both and have had multiple pellet grills over the years. You can't argue with the ease of use, but food tastes better off of the BGE and it's more versatile.

Good recs.

Hook is the most consistent, best restaurant in the Pass IMO. Shaggy's is also good for what it is. The food is much better than Blind Tiger in BSL and the vibe is similar, though I much prefer hanging out at Shaggy's.

Food is good at both Anthony's and Thorny Oyster, but both are overpriced for what they are. Cocktails at Anthony's are ~$18 and the veal parmesan is over $50 on the menu.

Long Beach Market & Deli is excellent if you don't mind the drive.

Do those of you with vent fans also have ridge vents and soffit vents?