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Dog Pees and Poops Inside When Alone?
Have you tried crate training? Helps with all kinds of behavioral problems. If you need more information about it let me know.

 

Home Repair Assistance?
Habitat for Humanity? Welfare sources, HUD housing assistance, local churches

 

reddish brown dog closeup of face

What Breed Is My Dog?
I couple more pics would be helpful, she could have some Shetland Sheepdog or Collie in her just going by this head shot its hard to tell.

 

brown and white dog

What Breed Is This Dog?
I see Pit Bull also. Boxer maybe, a lot of people claim Pitties as boxer or other bull breeds because of their bad press. What it all comes down to is you make the dog, pup seems to have a alert appearance and is probably very smart, if it gets along with other...

 

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Caring for a Dog and Her Puppies?
Yes take her. How long between litters?

 

Snakes in a white bucket.

What Kind of Snakes are These?
If you dont personally know 100% what kind of snake your dealing with, DONT pick it up, getting an ID on line by a picture is not IDing it 100%. There are a lot of snake that look a like, its part of their protection system. There are so many variable to Iding...

 

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Flowbee For Home Haircuts
I had one and didnt think it did a good job at all.

 

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Grease on Corduroy Pants?
I agree with the Dawn dish soap it even get transmission fluid out of clothing.

 

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Value of an Old Encyclopedia Set?
Someone that is interested in that year for personal reasons, ie.....born that year....might be interested put on Craigslist for 50.00 or BO see what happens.

 

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Hen Lethargic and Not Laying?
Maybe she has an egg she cant pass but if she has diarraha you need to take action quickly or youll lose her. Do you give them antibiotics? Fowl catch everything coming around the block. Maintenance is very important. You should pull her from flock because...

 

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Wool Vest Has a Stretched Area from Hanging?
I think if you wash it in cold water then lay flat on a surface that you can secure by strechting into proper shape that it will take care of problem.

 

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Staying Within Your Wedding Budget
You have very good advice on this subject. The only thing I would add is to try to keep your emotions out of your plans. What I mean is sometimes we spend money because the sales people play into our sentiments. We start feeling that if we dont have a certain...

 

Plant Sale

Save Money Shopping End-Of-Season Plant...
Great advice! My two cents: Make sure you still water everyday as with any new plantings either in Spring or Fall its very important to water. I only mention this because in the Fall with the cooler days and nights the idea of watering sometimes is forgotten...

 

Book bag hanging on the knob on back of door.

Library Book Swap
We do this same thing at my Doctors office, this office has supplied a small bookshelf in waiting room that is available to patients, you bring in some books and let them on the shelves and pick some from the shelf.

 

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Easy to Remember Passwords
My fail safe way to remembering passwords is to use the same one for all websites. I also use the same user name if at all possible. I have found that I use 1 silly user name for silly sites and 1 more professional name for serious sites. In the case of the...

 

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Storing String Beans?
Besides canning you can dry string beans also. Using needle and strong thread run needle and thread through each string bean then hang in good place for drying. Leave hanging until ready to use. This way of storing beans is good for making soups, since liquid...

 

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Transplanting a Butterfly Bush?
Most important is keeping it watered and letting the root system get going again. If you normally cut it back before spring you can still do so. As a matter a fact it may help the plant get established to cut it back. Buy trimming the branches up top you will...

 

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Removing Mold from Leather and Fabric?
Use Murphys Oil Soap, take wet sponge work up a good lather and soap all pieces that have mold. Believe it or not mold is a good sign. Much better then being dried out. Anyhow, soap everything very well let set on leather till dry even, then take a damp sponge...

 

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Getting Rid of an Invasive Ground Cover?
Round up will kill it and the root system, digging it up and giving it to others would be nice but probably wouldnt get rid of root system.

 

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What Can I Make With These Ingredients?
Add bread for french toast? muffins, crumb cake.

 

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Lids on Canned Tomatoes Turned Black?
Throw away like Keeper said when in doubt. There could be so many reasons why this happened that I wouldnt take the chance of someone becoming ill because of using.

 

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Dog Has Diarrhea?
My dog had a easily upset stomach, so started using yogurt a couple tablespoons a day. Good luck with everything. A trip to the vet would be the first thing I would do also.

 

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Lilac Yellowing, Pocked, and Curling?
How much and when are you watering? Sounds more like you havent watered enough or maybe not deep enough. Watering should be done early morning or late evening. Lots of times Im watering in the dark. The first year of watering is so important, and watering enough...

 

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Squirrels Eating Watermelon Flowers?
If you have a dog or cat, after groomimg put animal hair around your plants this sometimes helps keep wild animals away.

 

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Blue Spruce Needles Turning Brown?
Could have a mite problem, very small hard to see insect. Take section to local nursery see if they can help.

 

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Removing Crayon from a Down Comforter?
Assuming wax based. Lay paper towels over crayon, using a hot iron heat area till wax melts into paper towels.

 

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Cat Splashes Water Out of Bowl Then Drinks?
Just had a strange idea, how about taking a sponge that is smaller then bowl and putting it in there. Leaving enough room around sponge so that he can get to water. But sponge would keep him from being able to splash it out. Ive had dogs do this, figured they...

 

Small dining table in corner of room

Accent Wall Paint Color Advice?
How about a nice shade of sage green/mint green.

 

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Hydrangea Not Blooming?
Hydrangeas need a certain ph level. Though I know this effects the color of the blooms not sure if it will keep blooms from blooming. Check local nurseries if you dont find a good anwser here.

 

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Japanese Maple Tree Did Not Leaf Out?
Sounds dead, if it was going to leaf it should have by now. When planting new plants, the first year it is very important to water daily. Good luck.

 

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Remedy for Dog's Itchy Skin?
Oatmeal bathes or baking soda bathes can relieve some of itching. Trying to find cause is main concern. Some types of flea control can irritate skin. Good luck!

 

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Getting Rid of Carpenter Bees?
Wait till evening when they return to the holes they are drilling and spray them.

 

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Repairing a Key Scratch on My Car?
They used to make a wax that was color coded. Black, red, blue etc. The wax will help protect any bare metal the color blends in and does leave a white mark like traditional wax products do. But its been ten years since I had my black car. Using traditional...

 

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Preventing Weeds in an Asparagus Bed?
I dont know about salt most of the time salt kills. My pal always used horse manure aged.

 

Stalk type blue flower with yellow orange stamen

What Type of Flower is This?
Looks like Flax to me.

 

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Fixing 1994 Buick LeSabre Transmission Problems?
Let it warm up. Might need bands tightened. But since its a 94 might just be age.

 

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Runaway English Ivy?
Choose areas away from your plants you want to keep. Spray Round-up on Ivy, it kills the roots. So it will eventually kill all of the ivy.

 

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Female Duck Does Not Sit on Eggs All of the Time?
Usually birds, all kinds, lay an egg a day or say every other day. But they dont usually sit or brood, till they have laid enough, 12 certainly seems like a large enough number. Questions come to mind 1. does she have privacy, somewhere other animals and humans...

 

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Remedy for Shin Bone Leg and Toe Cramps at Night?
I suffer from restless legs sydrome. I take potassium every night before bedtime this has helped me a lot. Bananas are high in potassium.

 

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Crayon Melted on Clothing and Clothes Dryer?
I know this sounds crazy but Id spray the dryer with WD-40 and wipe down. As for clothes if you take newspaper, lay it over crayon marks using a hot iron run it over the newspaper. As the was in the crayons melts it will be soaked into the newspaper.

 

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Small Scarlet Snake Inside my House?
Did you find out what kind of snake it was?

 

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How Do I Make Hydrangeas Bloom Blue?
Acid content of soil is deciding factor in making Hydrangea blue or pink. Just forget whether its high or low acid content.

 

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Preventing Rust on Stovetop Griddle Plate?
You may have already done this. But after cleaning cast iron very well, I coat whole pan or griddle with oil and put in the oven on low tempeture for a couple hours. If this is a new pan this may have to be done several times the first year. Same goes for a...

 

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How Do I Find a Manual for an Electric Typewriter?
Check online. I have done that with yard sale printers.

 

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What Can I Use to Soften My Feet?
1st make sure you dont have a yeast problem. I suffered from rashes and very dry cracked skin on feet. Used a over the counter yeast infection remedy and to my surprise my dry cracking skin started getting better. I have fibromyalgia and one of side effects...

 

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What Kind of Animal Could Have Gotten Into My Cellar?
I think it sounds like a hedgehog too please let us know what you find out. Could have been someones pet. Very curious.

 

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Training a Pitbull Puppy?
Not sure why you want to do the things you listed. Do have a certain problem with him, or just worried because hes a pit bull. They have a bad rep, which is basically false, you train as you would any other dog. Pit bulls have been inbred so much that certain...

 

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Keeping Moles from Eating My Asparagus?
The moles are there for a reason, probably going after grubs along with your vegetables. There are mole traps that you can use, but it would also be wise to get rid of what they are after. Dig up some ground close to your asparagus, see if you find grubs, little...

 

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Christmas Gift Ideas for Elderly Dad?
Bucket List? Skydiving? Gift certificates are always nice what are his interests? The food idea is good but there could be so many different things. Hope you find something thats just right. Merry Christmas Happy Holidays etc.

 

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I Dumped Cleaning Water Where I Plan to Plant Herbs?
Yep totally agree, I know of many people that use their laundry water to supplement drought conditions, plants are more hardy then you think. And I wouldnt think that it would stay in the plants ie if using for cooking, I assume thats another concern. Though...

 

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Amending Outdoor Planting Mix for House Plants?
Outdoor mix is not heat treated, as indoor is, indoor also usually has more filler and water absorbing properties. So if you use the outdoor in you may have some weed growth, would have to water more often, but mixing with indoor mix adding some of that white...

 

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Vegetable Garden Planting Calendar?
found this on facebook didnt look into myself thought I would pass it along to you gardners-index.com

 

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How Do I Remove Hair Dye and Go Naturally Grey?
I had my hair highlighted so it wasnt so noticable it worked really well. I have medium length hair and dont like my hair real short so I thought this was the best way. It worked really well, I highlighted once and then kept my hair trimmed and it is now free...

 

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When Can I Cut Back My Mums?
If you want to clean up dead blooms trim deadheads off after blooming. I personally dont cut my mums back of their fall foliage till spring. Keeping foliage over winter helps feed the roots. So in spring I cut dead foliage before they start growing again. Once...

 

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Flower Seeds?
You can grow mums from cuttings taken from plant by the 4th of July. Just put cuttings in ground and keep them watered.

 

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Make Your Own Bird Feeder Suet
This sounds great would like to know how and what ingredients your using.

 

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Make Gift Tags Out of Junk Mail
Great idea! Would also like to see picture of some finished. But once again the idea is great you could certainly use the concept in many ways.

 

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Home Remedy for Dry Feet?
1st make sure you dont have a yeast problem. I suffered from rashes and very dry cracked skin on feet. Used a over the counter yeast infection remedy and to my surprise my dry cracking skin started getting better. I have fibromyalgia and one of side effects...

 

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Look For Different Ways To Use Secondhand Items
Truly a great way to save some money. And stimulates the mind!

 

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Cleaning Dirty Stovetop Griddle?
You may have already done this. But after cleaning cast iron very well, I coat whole pan or griddle with oil and put in the oven on low tempeture for a couple hours. If this is a new pan this may have to be done several times the first year. Same goes for a...

 

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