I have a year old lab/greyhound mix that has an enormously large backyard, lots of soft and hard chew toys and 3 friends to play with (one dog, two cats). He won’t stop chewing my blankets, garden decor and other things. He also won’t stop digging. And it’s not that it’s hot or that there are animals we need to worry about. It is totally pissing me off and I have no idea how to stop it. I have tried putting him on a lead and he just digs holes around him bc he’s pissed off. We have tried giving him the run of the backyard with a warm place to go to sleep in. We have tried many things. HELP!!!
I have tried keeping him in the house but then he chews on blankets, gets in the trash.

I would love to take him to obedience training except that he know how to sit, walk on a leash, and all the fun tricks they learn at training.

What kind of punishment is acceptable?
I appreciate the feedback. To those whom think I shouldn’t own dogs…. I absolutely love my dogs however I feel a little overwhelmed and that is why I have asked for suggestions. Nicole I don’t appreciate your comments as I love my dog and I spend as much time with him as I do my toddler. He is very well taken care of it is just when I am at work that these things happen. Then I come home having to clean up after his mess or repair blankets because he got bored during the day.

I live in SE Idaho. I have probably a 10 X 20 ft garden in my backyard. I’ve used it for about two years since I’ve lived here. It’s full of all the old foliage from last year. It has always had a layer of mulch paper covering it. I’ve just used existing holes and made new ones as I’ve needed them. I’m going to clean it out, rip up the paper, and move the soil around where I plan to plant my veg. I’ve never done it before but I guess I’ll go buy some compost, and incorporate it into those spots along with some fertilizer. I’ll be using grass clippings from my lawn as mulch. Am I going about this the right way? I want to make this as simple as possible. I don’t want to buy a tiller. Also, I’m a little late on cleaning out the garden. How long until I’ve added the compost can I plant? What kind of fertilizer and compost should I get? What do I do with the existing mulch (It’s like wood chips)? Should I just keep everything how it is? I want to build up hills for the watermelon. How can I do this easily without leaving a big hole in the garden?

I have two beautiful Slate Wall fountains in my indoor entry. The problem I’m having with them is, I’m constanty having to climb up and brush the copper pipe where the water flows from, to unplug the holes so that they flow over the entire surface. I put a little bleach in the water the other day thinking it may be a build-up of scum. Also tried a little bit of of scented oil from a plug-in freshener. Strange question I know…but any ideas?

theyre only about a foot high right now but I’ve never had corn to the point where they were ready to be harvested. I’d like to know if i should thin out the stalks that are close together (I planted about 4-5 seeds in every hole I dug to avoid bad seeds, and a few holes sprouted more than one stalk) and when they will be ready to be harvested come fall? should I put up wooden stakes to keep them from falling over when they get taller?
it’s just a few stalks, maybe 10-12, and the corn would just be for eating when they’re ready to be picked

I would like to hang wind chimes and lanterns on my ceiling, but I wouldn’t want to install anything permanent into the ceiling; so what kind of hook could I use that would be able to transfer at a later time, that would also leave no permanent markings or holes in the ceiling? I would also like not having to add plaster on at a later time.

Winter is coming and my big lab has a dog house, but I dont want him out there in the Illinois winter. I cannot put him in the house because he is so destructive. Its not a good idea.
I though about building a pre designed garden shed with windows from a manufacturer, and putting him in there, but again, he chews and would destruct the shed, so now I think I will just put a doggie door in the back of the garage. How much do you think it would cost? Whats involved? I want a door that swings like saloon doors or something that.
Any ideas to help me decide what to do?
My back yard is fenced in around the side and the back of the garage, so the dog would be loose in his fenced in yard. The garage is made of wood and I do not plan to put a door in a door, but a door in the wall of the garage. The walls are 2×6′s I think and covered with wood. The siding is that old lap compressed siding they used in the 1970′s. I want the door to be about 2 ft tall and wide enough to squeeze a fat choco lab thru. The dog will have access to the garage this way because the doors will be down and the side door closed. What I would not do for my dog. Lord!!! I just installed K worth of chain link fence for him and now he has learned to dig. I keep a wheel barrel full of dirt to fill holes in about once a week.

It has been over two weeks since I had four wisom teeth extracted and I have some questions. I was really lucky and only had to have stitches in one location, the other teeth were an easy removal. I had been feeling fine for about a week, no pain, no soreness, no nothing. I continue to rinse with salt water 3-5x a day, and I’m doing my best to keep my mouth clean (although I’m afraid of brushing near the holes). Two days ago, while inspecting the healing process I noticed a small circle of redness (a blood hue) at the hole which had stitches. The stitches were removed one week ago by my oral surgeon, so I know it is not irritation caused by them disolving. I started to feel sore again(bummer). Then, this morning I noticed the redness starting at one of the other holes. Does this sound normal? I was not given a water syringe, so all I’ve been able to do is rinse with salt water. I’m on here and not at my surgeon’s office because I live in VA, and he is in NY (my hometown). Suggestions?

i got a second set of holes in my ears about 8 weeks ago, and i’m concerned aren’t healing/haven’t healed right. they’re not swollen, bleeding, oozing, or itching. the only thing i’m really concerned about is when i take the earrings out, i have a hard time getting them through the backs of my ears.

i got my first set when i was 9 (i’m 21) and i never had problems like this, even in the earliest stages of healing. i’m not even sure how to describe it… it’s like the back part my earlobe is torn just under the skin. when i put the earring in, it gets about half-way through with no problem, but then it feels like i’m just probing around under the skin on the back of my earlobe. sound gross? well, it feels gross.

at first i thought it was just because i have sensitive ears and they needed more time to heal, but like i said, i didn’t have this problem with my first set of holes. i’ve been cleaning them regularly with peroxide (i don’t really trust that "ear cleaner" stuff they give you).

and before anyone asks… no, i did not do them myself. i’m not that brave. the first set was done at claire’s, the second at piercing pagoda. both were done with piercing guns.

has anyone had this happen before or have some helpful advice?
or am i being overcautious?
i got them done 8 weeks ago. the piercer said at 6 weeks it’d be okay to take out the studs and replace them with regular earrings. so at 6 weeks, i removed the piercing studs and replaced them with nickel-free earrings (the piercing studs were supposedly nickel-free, but i couldn’t tell if the constant itching was a result of the studs or part of the healing process).

I have a bond and recently they found some activity in one of the outdoor baiting stations. They said it was nothing to worry about. Lately I have noticed termites around the light on my back patio. There are lots of them on my back table and on the ground but no trails or holes that I notice. Please help. I just bought the house a few months ago. It had previous termite issues but they were repaired, treated, etc. and the bond is supposed to be a good one. I live in Mobile, Alabama.

1. After we have plucked the last of our tomatoes off the plant, should we bring it inside for the winter or does it die after one season? they are those little grape tomatoes if it makes a difference)

2. Every apartment in our complex has a little space for a garden right outside. We didn’t get around to planting anything in ours this year, but next year we want to. Should we pull out the weeds and wildflowers and mulch before winter or in the spring?

3. I have a leather purse, and I need to take it on a week long trip we’re leaving for this weekend (it’s the biggest purse I have), some of the stitching is coming out on one of the handles, and the only leather repair shop in town can’t repair it for 2 weeks. Is it ok for me to use a heavy needle and threat to temporarily stitch it, if I use the same holes where the old stitching was? All the stitching on that handle will come out anyways when I get it professionally repaired….

I bought some seed and just used a pie pan with a fist-sized rock in it to keep the pan from blowing away. My wife did hear a little chirping/singing whatever outside (I put it on the step to our deck). But it’s a pain because if it rains or snows I have to bring it in to keep it from getting soaked.
Today I bought a metal tube with holes in it you fill with seed, so I filled that tonight and hung it on a hook we use for a wind chime in the summer.
We don’t seem to have a whole lot of birds around here, but was hoping to attract them just to watch and listen. Doesn’t matter much what kind really. Squirrels aren’t a problem here either, or other wildlife, just the occasional rabbit.
The seed i bought is safflower. I heard the mixes aren’t a really good idea. If I could pick out a particular bird we’d want it would be cardinals, I have seen a few of these around, or just anything with color would be fine. Any advice would be appreciated. We’d rather stay away from pole mounts.
Thanks for the replies: Follow up question; is it true birds actually can "use" the feeders more in the summer than in the winter??? I would think surviving the winter would be harder….

Appears to be being eaten by something. saw green caterpillar like insect on leaves of brussel sprout young plant. Other plants doing fairly well.See holes in a few other leaves,but somethings descimating my Brussell Sprout plants. Please help.

I’m building a chain link fence across my property, at one point it crosses a cement patio. What is the best way to make neat holes in the patio without destroying it. One friend told me a jackhammer, and someone else said something about an auger. please help!

I recently bought patio furniture with outdoor safe cushions. But the cushions are already being pecked to pieces by the birds in my backyard! They have made several holes in the new cushions and it’s clear that it’s the stuffing they are after. Does anyone know how I can keep this from happening?

wall clock that has 2 holes on the face of the clock for winding… it chimes every hour…says it was made by the meiji clock co. in nagoya japanand looks really dam old =]