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right now I have four 3 month old pups out running around in the yard! I can hear the boys barking at them! I best go put them back in thier pen next to the rabbits and chickens. little ones found a way out! grrrrrrrr. I hate it when a dog is smarter them me.

I would like to add... that this is a hurricane... can you imagine what would happen if a pandemic hit? or stock market crash?

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Oh my goodness! edensong! how wonderful to see you!

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I want to find them for $5 and $10 dollars! heck no one in my area cans! has no idea what canning is and I bet they don't even cook either! I love my all american... now i need a smaller one.

Max is a baby!!!! He may be big but he is still a baby! 4 months old equates to about a 1-year-old human baby… maybe. Expect this growing up process to take 3 years!!! Not knowing what Max is mixed with poses some problems in deciphering his behavior. We know how a GP is going to behave but without knowing what he is crossed with it is hard to predict which genes are being dominate. Let's say he is a GP x Lab.. we then can say he will have some Lab and some GP that shows up in him. A big friendly dog that is laid back with guardy behaviors that may mouth a lot. But lets say he is a GP x Border Collie... the poor dog won't know if he should protect (low prey drive.. would rather sleep and lay around then get up) or attack! (herding is accomplished by attacking.. high prey drive). SO back your question...Hiding or Protecting/Guarding. Since he is still a baby... you need to decide how life is going to be for Max. Visualize how you want a 7 year old Max to behave!!!! To do this.. think about your life.. do your children’s friends come in the house without knocking? Max must learn to recognize friends vs. foes!!! I can't stress this enough! (more on socialization in taking Max to school further down the page) You need to establish the rules of the house now! If one of the children opens the door where is Max? is he sitting down next to the child? Is he laying down over in the corner? Is Max ready to go into attack mode when he is 100#’s and it is only another child at the door, will your child know what to do? Children are children.. Even at age 12-16 they are not thinking! YOU must be in control of Max at all times for the rest of his life! Max is keying off of his pack.. and Pack leaders.. you and your husband. Max may have run to you for a cue as what he is supposed to do… not getting any signal from you the next time he ran to the other leader of the pack looking for a response on what to do! I suspect this may be what was going on since he is so young.. but without more information then mentioned above it is hard to guess. This is why I have mentioned what are the rules? And these rules apply to the two-legged pups too! Max may have gone into natural guarding and protecting with you and ran and hid looking to get away from what frightened him.. Remember he is a baby!! He is looking for guidance. No matter what happened, you need to, from hear on out have a clear and decisive idea on what you are going to do to accomplish the end result desired from Max. Everything you may think is cute with Max now as a baby may not be cute at 100#’s! The work and effort you put into Max now, will pay off when you bring in a new puppy, no matter what the breed! Follow the pack leader.. and to a puppy Max will be a step up in the pack order. Since I have so many dogs and strangers over all of the time, I have to introduce them to the dogs. Once I introduce them the people are accepted as part of the flock.. ‘oh look, Mommy brought in new livestock! Let’s go sniff and see’. Once the formal introduction is done the dogs go lay down, but maintain visual contact.. incase they are needed. I have to bring the people through my house and not through the gate. The only way anyone can come through the gate is if the dogs are locked up. My rules!!! I do not want anyone opening the gate and walking off with the goats or letting the dogs out. I won’t want anyone able to get their hands near the gate to be able to open it. When the kids were young, we had a code word the kids would use as they walked in the house. They used this when they heard the dogs barking in the house. The kid would open the door and there will be 4 dogs all crowding around to sniff and see if this person is ok to be here. The child of course isn’t afraid of the dogs, gives his code word, lets the dogs sniff as he is now commanding the dogs to go lay down. The dogs obey, well as quickly as their little pea brains will let them! The new visitor may, after all, have a treat! I can’t stress enough that you need to decide how you want Max to behave when he is a grown up dog and start now. The first thing I would do with Max is take him to PetsMart or PetCo and sign him up for an obedience class. Yes I know it is $80 but I can’t tell you how cheap this to have a nice, well behaved dog that relinquishes his desire to be alpha to you and your children!. But this 8-week class is only the beginning! All the children must be able to command Max and his training will be life long! Once you learn a new command, you have a week to practice with max, teach your children so they can constantly work with Max. But it is more then just obedience training, it is being around other dogs on leashes, walking up and down isles with other dogs and people. It is teaching Max to walk on a leash and stay by your side. It is letting other people pet him and encouraging others to pet him. I walk down an isle and ask people, would you mind petting my dog? I want him/her to get used to people touching them. It teaches the pup that people are ok, that people’s quick sharp movements are not to be scared of and therefore we don’t need to bite if we get startled. I prefer to use PetsMart of PetCo (or similar stores) because I can take the pup there come rain or shine. There are other dogs in the store and lots of people. People are moving carts around, loud noises, and children running around. Most of the people there with their dogs have a higher level mindset about their dogs then the yo-yo teenagers walking their dogs on the streets. No one in the store is trying to show off ‘my dog can kick your dogs butt!’ mentality. Usually the dogs at the store are smaller and non-aggressive types. This helps when we have a larger then life dog that may display aggressive behavior cause “that dog looked at me!!!” Gee and all you wanted was a simple answer!

just thought I would mention this... Meat Tenderizer - Yes, that's right! Put 1/4 teaspoon of plain meat tenderizer (found in any grocery store) in your bunnies drinking water every day when he is shedding his coat. The Bromelain in the tenderizer will dissolve the ingested hair safely and quickly. Much more effective than Papaya tablets.

Pixie, I forgot to mention that the wire closet shelf above the door.. goes across the entire wall. My daughter stores her flue, sax and violin on it along with her most valued junk! but.. it keeps it off the floor. She also has a diaper bag hanging on it and her stuffed animals in it. She hangs overflow from her closet on it too! that is when it isn't on the floor! she doesn't let me in her room anymore cause I like helping clean her room... "go get me a trash bag! if it is on the floor then that means you have too much!"

go to home depot, lowes or where ever sells closet stuff. see the wire shelving for closets? think about putting above the door in the bedroom. I have them in every room, no one notices them, they hold quite a bit of weight. same principal as the garage door

you can dehydrate in your oven! set your oven to its lowest setting.. crack door .... trying for 135-150 degrees.. most have the lowest setting at 170... which is why the oven is cracked slightly. use both racks or if you can find other racks put those in too. dry on cookie sheets. not sure how humid you get but you can dry in the house by hanging stuff on string .. heat rises. humidity does not allow for much air drying as mold will set in. here is another idea.... you are making me have to think! I have two brain cells left.. and thinking makes them rub together, get hot and if I have to think too long.. they will burn up! wrap what you want to preserve in plastic wrap or bag,.. removing as much air as you can... wrap in foil and dip in wax! dip several times to build up a seal. now my brain hurts.

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get a vacuum sealer! surely there are plastic buckets in bakeries for icing... how about using paint buckets?

sevret doors aren't secret if you are talking about them!

yes renting sux... if you needed to find space, get rid of the kids box springs and bed frame.. place buckets under mattress with a piece of plywood on top of buckets and mattress over that. you use a bed skirt to hide this. if you wanted to double stack, gives you a really high bed! stacking buckets against one wall and placing a curtain over the front... making steps our of the buckets (think outside the box) and using it for shelves.... place dolls on the little shelves.. I know you children are young but you get the idea.

store whole wheat.. spout it! there is all the green vegetables you need!

do not let the kid eat anything! only mothers milk! this means you have to move kid and mother to a clean stall.. no straw! let kid nurse and then butcher. slice 4th stomach open, cut into 1" squares and dry. when using, place square in milk, once coagulated, remove.

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most of us have small homes and the best we can hope for is taking a wall.... stacking 5 gallon buckets, sealed for all eternity of course, and building a wall in front of them. The space lost is the width of the bucket and the framing needed to put up dry wall. While this doesn't seem like much it is actually quite a bit of space for storage since it can be done on 1 wall in every room. the items in this kind of storage could be your wheat, sugar, and salt. If packaged in vacuum sealed bags, toilet paper, paper towels and tissues. You could also pack Baking soda, dry bleach and those kinds of items. Things that don't have a shelf life if packaged properly. The only other way to put in a secret space in an existing home it to do an add on to the house.... back porck, garden shed to the garage, or even a den with a basement under it. Of course it would be seen being dug out. The idea is to create dead space between walls to be used to store more easily accessable items in, those that may need to be rotated...this are to spark ideas. Also adding a new exterior might be possible but the roof line would need to be extended, this is where a porch would work.

the people down the road bought this old 2 story house built on a hillside. they were having some boards in the 'master' bedroom replaced when the worker called to the owner... "hey Man, there is a room down here!" seems the entrance to the room has long since gotten burried by the hillside and forgotten about. the new owners aren't quite sure what to do with it since there is only one way in.. through their room. I suggested an entrance through the closet and a great place to store things not often used.. holiday decorations, old blankets, and bulk food. And.. that was hint enough.

now back to your question... if you want him to be family friendly, socialize him not only with your family but outside the home. take the pup to the park and Pet Smart or any place you can take your puppy, encourage people to touch and pet him. BUT only after he has had his PARVO shots. you don't want to risk loosing him to any puppy/dog diseases. this socialization must continue for ever as they continue to grow and develope, mature. more later....

shoot the breeder for selling a 7 week old puppy!!! he is far too young to be away from his mommy.. who should be teaching him all he needs to know. so now you are the mommy!!! he is a baby.. just 7 weeks old! think about a human child about 9 months old. do not put him in with the goats. put him in a pen next to the goats. He can see them, smell them, maybe touch noses with them.... and at the same time the goats can get used to him. the problem is your goats are not dog familiar.. so they will butt him. here read this and at the bottom is a link to the entire age developement... Socialization Period (7 - 12 Weeks) It is at this age that rapid learning occurs. At seven weeks, puppies can learn and what they learn will have a lasting impact. Everything he comes in contact with will make a lasting impression upon him as it never will again. Not only will he learn, but, he will learn whether he is taught or not. Though he has a short attention span, what things he learns are learned permanently and resistant to change. Therefore, owners need to be careful about what their puppies are learning at this time. Your puppy is very anxious to learn how you want him to behave and react, and he needs to be shown what is expected of him in his new role as your pet. There are rules you will expect your puppy to obey. Establish those rules NOW while behaviors are easy to establish. For instance, how your pet interacts with you is determined during puppyhood. What he does now is what he will likely do later. So, don't allow your puppy to do things which will be unacceptable when he becomes a dog. During this time, you and your puppy will also begin to know and understand each other. You will get to know about your puppy's particular temperament and personality - whether he is strong-willed or eager to please, gentle or rambunctious, shy or outgoing, and just what else makes him the endearing individual that he is. For the puppy, this is both an exciting and somewhat confusing time. There is a whole new world of things to learn about and all sorts of new experiences to digest. Remember that the environments you put your puppy in are more complex than those he would encounter naturally. Puppies must now learn a new set of rules. He needs to know learn how to interact with humans and other animals who live with them. Puppies must adapt to the patterns and tenor of their new homes. All of these experiences and the behaviors which accompany them, must be learned. Because you will impose such important demands on your puppy, you must help him to make the transition into the human environment. You need to lay a groundwork for a trusting, happy mutually satisfying relationship. Keep in mind that puppies are less likely to broaden their experiences if they are insecure. In natural environments, puppies approach new things cautiously. By giving your puppy brief, repeated experiences in new situations, you give him a chance to become familiar. If you don't expose your puppy to a variety of situations and new environments, inappropriate ways to adapt may be learned. During the Socialization period, there is a fear imprint period from 8 - 11 weeks. During this time, any traumatic, painful or frightening experiences will have a more lasting impact on your pup than they would if they occurred at any other time. An unpleasant trip to the veterinarian, for instance, at this time could forever make your dog apprehensive about vets. To avoid this, take some treats and a toy with you. While you wait, play with your puppy and offer him treats. Have your vet give your puppy treats along with lots of praise and petting before and after the examination. Avoid elective surgeries, such as ear-cropping and hernia repair during this time. In general, avoid stressful situations. Remember, dogs are social animals. To become acceptable companions, they need to interact with you, your family, and other people and dogs during the Socialization Period. Dogs that are denied socialization during this critical period often become unpredictable because they are fearful or aggressive. It is during this time, that your dog needs to have positive experiences with people and dogs. Therefore, you need to socialize and teach your puppy how to interact with people and other dogs in a positive, non-punitive manner. You should gradually introduce your puppy to new things, environments, and people. But, care must be taken in socializing your puppy with other dogs or in areas where many "unknown" dogs frequent, prior to the time that your dog has had three of its booster vaccinations against contagious diseases. Shopping centers, parks, and playgrounds are good places to expose him. Begin by taking your puppy when there are few distracters. Give him time to get used to new places. Make sure he is secure. If you have children that visit only occasionally, have your puppy meet children as often as you can. If you live alone, make an effort to have friends visit you, especially members of the opposite sex so that your dog will become accustomed to them. If you plan on taking your dog to dog shows or using your dog in a breeding program, get him around other dogs. If you plan to travel with your dog, get him accustomed to riding in the car. Take him for brief rides, at first. Go someplace fun. Remember, if new experiences are overwhelming or negative, the results could be traumatic. http://www.doberman.org/articles/puppy.htm there are other sites with the same information, this was the first one I clicked on.

cat... you are right.. that is why Darlene is gonna start on bread recipe 1! ROFL!!! see how she has already calculated how many years it will take to make each recipe! oh yeah.. and how many pounds she will gain tasting them all!!