May 19, 2008
Teach Your Dog To Retrieve
Teaching your dog to run and retrieve is a very basic and easy training command for him to understand. It is one of the easiest of tasks to train your dog to do, such as pick up a newspaper or a piece of mail, and it’s fun too!
You can begin the exercise by first showing your puppy or dog how to focus on the area in which you want him to retreat from. You do this by simply pointing to the location with your finger. Your goal here is to get your dog to scope out the exact area while looking for something to bring back to you.
The best way to take care of this first step of retrieve training is to use little bits and pieces of dog food or dog snacks. Take out the food and just sprinkle two or three treats on the ground. Do not let your dog run to eat the food too fast. In fact, you should first train him to sit and stay until released, then you point to the ground and say “pickup”, “pickup”.
Each time your dog grabs a piece of food, drop another piece behind you and then point while giving the “pickup” command. As you can probably guess, your dog is going to associate the command you are giving him of “pickup” with the notion to look for something to put in his mouth. This part of training does not take long at all, especially if you are using tasty treats and by also training your dog when he is hungry, as this helps to increase his motivation.
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Ok, let me start by saying that I just recently purchased a brand new car! What’s the big deal you ask? Well the car does 30 mpg in the city and 40 mpg on the highway. Filled up my gas tank 10 days ago (moderate driving) and I still have a quarter tank of gas left. Went to the gas station several hours ago and it cost me 25 dollars to fill her up! In New York! With oil prices and the price of a barrel of oil at just under 60 dollars, that’s pretty good in my opinion.
What type of car is it? No it’s not a hybrid, its a Honda Civic 2006. Ok close enough. Your probably wondering what the heck I’m talking about, but in my opinion I’m talking about something very important which will effect my life, your life and our grandkids lives in the future. Stop complaining about high oil prices and do something about it! That means not buying a Hummer or an SUV, but buying a fuel efficient car. Empower yourself and stick it to the big oil executives and there counterparts in the middle east.
According to Edmunds.com,
these are the most fuel efficient cars on the road:
Honda Insight 61/66
Toyota Prius 60/51*
Honda Civic Hybrid 45/51
Volkswagen Golf TDI 38/46
Volkswagen Jetta TDI 38/46
Volkswagen New Beetle TDI 38/46
Honda Civic HX 36/44
Toyota Echo 35/42
Toyota Corolla 32/41
Scion xA 32/37
Honda Accord Hybrid 30/37*
Pontiac Vibe 30/36
Toyota Matrix 30/36
Scion xB 31/35*
Dodge Neon 29/36
Toyota Celica GT 29/36*
Don’t forget you also get a tax break in 2006 for buying a hybrid car!
Maybe you should buy one? You make the choice, make a smart one. Future generations will thank you!
Gio Mangano publishes a blog on Oil Prices
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Who would be the best person to help you find suitable fixtures
and fittings for doors and windows? Architects are trained to
create designs that are structurally sound, functional, and
aesthetically pleasing. They also often have a basic knowledge
of construction materials, though not the detailed knowledge
required when choosing appropriate hardware. Interior designers
specialize in the decorating and furnishing of rooms and can
offer fresh, innovative ideas and advice, but will be
concentrating on the appearance rather than how the fittings
work. Maybe a blacksmith or metal worker would be the person to
ask.. No, a joiner is the best person to give advice.
Joiners understand what is needed, they have made doors and
windows and know ho big a hinge would be needed to hold the
weight of a solid oak door, or which lock would fit properly and
safely in rebated french windows.
Advise is needed when ordering and choosing door knobs; perhaps
one of the most complex pieces of door hardware to order. When
choosing knobs you have to consider so many things, the knob
needs to be far enough away from the door so that you don’t
scrape your knuckles, seems obvious, but many people don’t think
about it until too late. A knob may not be a possibility if
there is already a hole in your door that is too close to the
edge. Knobs are sprung in different ways too; heavier knobs have
stronger springing, lighter ones lighter springing. The weight
of springing must match the weight of springing on the latch or
lock you intend to use on the door, if the knob and lever are
ill matched the knob will either be too hard to turn or won’t
spring back.
Door thickness can cause problems these days, as doors are being
made much thinner; this has to be taken into consideration when
choosing all kinds of door hardware. If door hardware has been
chosen to suit an older thicker door, it may mean having to
shorten solid pieces of metal by cutting, not something you
would necessarily be able to do yourself at home. Advice is
often needed, as good quality hardware can be expensive. You
need to get the right thing, before cutting holes in your
precious doors and windows.
Architectural Ironmongery Ltd is run by trained joiners with
over getting on for 90 years of joinery knowledge and experience
between the three of them. The company specialises in giving
educated knowledge about products as well as selling our
products. They don’t want returns because customers have ordered
the wrong thing for the job, when all that was need was a few
minutes talking to an expert. They are happy to discuss
restoration projects with their customers, giving advice when
necessary. The retail and mail order business is based in
Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, England, but ships worldwide and has
a huge amount and variety of hardware in stock. If you email
they are more than happy to ring you, saving your phone charges,
especially if you are out of UK.
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