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Loving and Caring For Your Dog

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Most people have known the love of having a pet in their life. Even if you’ve always had a dog, there is always something new to learn. In this post, we will share some excellent tips for proper dog care.

Your dog needs to have an annual checkup, the same as you do. Since your dog can’t speak, it may be difficult to know when he is having health issues. Getting your dog checked by the vet annually will allow you to know if there are any problems.

Pay Attention To Your Dog

Obviously, dogs are unable to speak. Therefore, you have to pay attention to your canine’s non-verbal cues. If you notice the dog being hesitant in a new situation, don’t force your dog to socialize if it doesn’t want to. One of the animals could become aggressive. So pay attention to your dog’s demeanor and make your judgement from these cues.

When you have to train a dog, your home and/or yard is the right place to do it. Avoid training your dog in heavily occupied areas. There are too many distractions there.

Don’t try forcing anything into your dog. If you’ve bought a treat that your dog doesn’t seem to interested in, don’t try to make your dog eat it. When you are a new dog owner, it may take a while to figure out what he does and doesn’t like.

Do not try to save money by choosing the cheapest dog food. This may mean that you have to pay a higher price, but you will know your dog is receiving all of the nutrients he needs.

When you get a new dog, schedule a vet visit for soon after you’ve brought him home. Don’t wait to long to make your appointment. The vet will examine your dog. You also want to check with the vet about spaying or neutering your dog if you will not be breeding him or her.

Always make sure your dog understands how to walk correctly on a leash. Your dog should learn to walk by the side of you, teach them to ‘heel’. That way, your dog is safe and the walks are better for you as well. The heel command is crucial for your dog, even if a loose leash walk is being used.

Your dog should not be left outside in the yard by himself for the entire day. Many people do this, but dogs need interactions with others. Only having one dog can cause him to get lonely. In addition to the socializing need, you should not leave a dog to fend for himself in heavy rainstorms or very cold weather. Bring the dog indoors until the inclement weather passes.

Check Your Local Shelter

If you are in the market for a pure bred pooch, consider checking your local shelter. There are people who drop off pets for many different reasons, such as moving abroad or the death of an owner. All you have to do is give your local shelter a call, and you can find out which breeds they have. You can save the life of a dog this way.

Also consider one of the older dogs from a shelter. They are usually already pretty well trained and they are harder for the shelters to adopt out. Give one of them a home.

Provide your dog a comfortable place to sleep that is just theirs and out of the way of foot traffic. They will probably want to sleep in your bedroom or maybe on of your children’s bedrooms. There are all sorts of comfortable pet beds on the market today. Be sure and get one that is big enough for your dog.

Love your dog! As is often the case, dog owners frequently focus on bad behavior instead of good. This may eventually cause problems. Instead make it a habit to praise your dog much more often than any scolding. Make it five times to any one. He’ll behave better more often this way.

If you do not want your female dog to become pregnant, be careful with her when she goes into heat. It is possible for a male to pick up her scent from miles away. This can lead to aggression among other males, and you certainly don’t want to be left with an unexpected litter of pups.

Make sure you carefully consider what feeding program you will use with your dog. There are quite a few different types of food out there but you have to get one that works with your dog’s size and age. Serving table scraps to your dog may be cost effective, but it does not provide a balanced and healthy diet for your dog.

If you are shopping for a new dog and already own another dog, it is a good idea to take your old dog along. While dogs are naturally social, some find it easier to get along with newcomers than others. If you are able to find dogs that are compatible you will not be troubled later on.

Never judge a dog’s health simply by how cold or wet its nose is. Your dog’s nose can be wet for various reasons and they can still be wet when they’re sick. The overall amount of energy your dog has, its eating habits, and its general behavior are what you should watch. These are great indicators of how your pooch is really doing. A rectal thermometer will come in handy to see if your dog is feverish.

Positive reinforcement is a great tool when training a dog. Using praise and rewards helps your dog learn quicker than other ways, such as dominance or violence. Treating your dog well is good for your pet’s emotional health, but it’s also the most effective training method. Treat your friend kindly when training to see better results.

Armed with the information provided here, you can take care of your dog well. If you implement this advice into your life, there should be no issues in the future. Simply go slowly and review this post as needed.

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Survival Strategies You Need To Learn For A Bug Out Situation

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If you have to suddenly leave your normal world as you know it for one created by a disaster situation, you have to know the skills that you need in order to survive. These skills are ones that you’ll want to master in advance so that when the time comes to put them into practice, you’re ready.

One of the strategies that you need to learn is foraging. This can help you find food in times of chaos that’s freely available in nature. It’s not as simple as going out into the woods and picking stuff up.

You do have to know what you’re doing because there are poisonous plants that look identical to nonpoisonous ones. For example, pokeberries look like grapes to people who aren’t trained in foraging.

You can buy books ahead of a bug out event that will help you learn to identify what you can and cannot eat. But, don’t just read the books and expect to remember everything when the time comes that you will need it. Take your book and go out in the woods and practice until it is second nature for you to identify what you need and don’t need.

Self defense is another strategy that you should know for a bug out situation.

You have to know how to protect yourself against people who mean to harm you and take the things that you have when they didn’t prepare with their own items. When everything falls to chaos, law and order go out the window. You need to learn basic hand to hand combat skills as well as how to protect yourself using pepper spray and weapons like a knife or a gun.

In a bug out situation, you need to know how to build a shelter. While the best case scenario is to have a place for shelter that’s already established, you could face a time when you have to build one.

You need this skill to protect yourself from the environment. A shelter is quick and easy to build with a tarp and some rope. You can also build a dugout type shelter or one using the debris that you find in nature such as logs and leaves.

Knowing the strategy of camouflage is a necessity for a bug out situation. You’ll need to know how to blend into the environment. Concealment can protect you from the enemy as well as keep you from view when you’re hunting game.

You can use environment color and shaped gear, and things like natural debris to camouflage yourself. The same goes for your supply cache as well as your shelter. The object is to be invisible to anyone looking for others.

Knowing how to build a fire is a must have skill when it comes to a bug out event. You need to know how to build a fire – not just for warmth, safety and preparing food.

A fire can also ward off insects and predators as well as act as a signal. You need to know how to build a fire for things like drying your clothes and to use for sterilizing things.

Regardless of how well you plan your bug out, if you don’t know how to purify water, you’re not going to survive long. Having safe water to drink is one of the keys to your survival.

You can purify it using the boiling method, using a filter or filter straws, chloride and other means that are used to kill off potentially harmful bacteria. You need to know ahead of time how you’re going to prepare to have clean water because, while you can last a little while without food, you can’t survive long without water.

This post is food for thought for you, but it is up to you to take action.

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Chunk Candles As An Alternative To The Standard Pillar Candle

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Making Chunk Candles

Chunk candles add a great alternative to the standard pillar candle of yesterday. These colorful candles add a vibrancy and life to them. Looking at chunk candles, they appear to be very difficult to make. However, just the opposite is true. In fact, many candle makers claim they are easier to make than basic pillar candles. This is because pillar candles have to be perfectly smooth. If they aren’t, it is easy to see the visual defect. Such blemishes aren’t visible in chunk candles. While chunk candles aren’t recommended as a beginner project, they can be made once you know the basics of the candle making process.

There are two phases to making chunk candles. To make the process easier, it is recommended that you keep the two separate. Attempts to cut corners often result in chunk candles that are of poor quality and don’t burn well. The first phase of the project is making the chunks. The second is the process of turning those chunks into gorgeous candles. Some individuals choose to purchase pre-cut chunks at craft stores or online.

To make your candles their prettiest, select colors that compliment each other. To start making the color chunks, spray a cookie sheet with a non-stick cooking spray. You only want a thin film on the cooking sheet. After the wax you are using has completely melted, add a color to it as well as any fragrance you want. Pour the mix onto the cookies sheet. Fill the sheet to the level you want the depth of your candle chunks to be.

Keep an eye on the cooling color chunks. Once it is the consistency of cookie dough you will want to use a sharp utility knife to cut it into chunks. Allow the chunks to continue cooling. If you are making several colors of chunks you can mix them together or leave them separate. Some people choose to let the colors mix together on their own while others like to create a design by adding the amount of each color they want.

Using the same molds that are used for pillar candles, insert your candle wick through the bottom of the candle mold. Fill the mold loosely with color chunks. You can put one color on the bottom with another color on top or even layers of three colors. You can also use only one color. The choice is all yours. Do not stack as many chunks as you can in the mold or the candle won’t form properly. Just toss them in and let them lay where they end up.

You are now ready to pour the melted wax over the color chunks. It is recommended that you do leave the melted wax colorless, but some people choose to add a light color to tint it and add a uniqueness to their chunk candles. As the candle cools, the chunks will adhere to together with the hot wax. Once the molds cool the chunk candles should slide out with ease.

Making chunk candles is really quite simple if you have the basic candle making concepts under your belt. These candles add flare to any décor as well as make great gifts. They are a bit more time consuming to make since you will be making your color chunks, but well worth the results. Remember that you can purchase color chunks to save you time. That is a great option for someone who plans to make large quantities of chunk candles.

For those who want to get even more creative, consider using embeds on the sides. You can place them in the candle molds first. They will stay in place once you put the chunks in the mold. You can adjust the embeds as needed prior to adding the hot wax to the mold. There are excellent books available on the various patterns and embeds you can add to make specific chunk candles. There are also great pictures and step by step instructions available on the internet.

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