Introduction to Home Staging

I have two dogs the youngest one is the one i have the problem with she is 2 years old and everytime we go out the house we come back and the fluff from her bed will be everywere!!! it will be all down the stair case the zip to the bed will be ripped open. what can we do. we have all just shouted at her and we are all ignoring her now. but what should we really do? is there any other way for her to stop this? it is as if she forgets we shouted at her the day before about it. It causes arguments and she knows she is wrong as she will curl into a corner and shake (it makes me feel awful shouting at her watching her shake but what else can i do?) also i would never hit her, just shout… can someone help?

Well first of all you are treating her like she understands as an other human would……however she is a dog and doesn’t know why you shouted at her, or why she is shut outside…….all she knows is you are angry and excluding her, she will NOT put the two things together …………you have to catch her actually doing it and correct her, then she understands why you are angry………..sorry however "she desn’t know she is wrong as she will curl into a corner and shake" she knows you are angry that is all she knows http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611065839.htm

It is now a vicious cycle which you need to break…she has what is called ’separation anxiety’ when you go because she is anxious, she runs around and to stop her feeling anxious she chews her bed, as chewing relieves anxiety in dogs…she then may go to sleep and wait for you coming back…you come in and shout and put her out ( she doesn’t know why her pack leader is angry as she may have done this hours before and has ‘forgotten’) all she knows is when you come home she gets shouted at and put out so that makes her more anxious………and it will get worse, as she hears the car arrive or the gate opening she will expect you to shout and be put out so she will possibly start to pee on the floor or do other bad behaviours humans don’t understand or like………

So you need to either crate train her, or remove the bed she destroys and give her something she can chew, like a kong filled with her meal, she will spend the time chewing relieving her anxiety, working to earn her food, it will keep her occupied and tire her…when you come home, don’t look, touch or talk to her(that is very important, that you show her no emotion), just open the door and let her out to the toilet…clear up and distruction she has caused…wait until you are calm then let her in and greet her happily ( whatever she has done) and forget it….you may need to work on this for a few days maybe a couple of weeks, however she will then learn that you come home calm and happy to see her and it should stop………you never correct a dog unless you actually catch them in the act of doing something bad.
This may also help you with both dogs http://k9deb.com/nilif.htm

My dogue de bordeaux is nearly 9 months old and he has just started marking his scent in the house but this morning i came down and he had weed against the wall and fireplace and on the tv unit and on another cupboard. I can’t have this in the house as i have 4 young children who play in that room and we have nowhere else for him to sleep. He did used to sleep at the bottom of the stairs but then he started chewing the stairs!! This morning he chewed my babys chair, there was fluff and foam everywhere and now i’ll have to buy a new one. How can i stop him doing this when i’m not even there?
Please help because it’s been going on for a while now and we are considering having to rehome him but we really don’t want to because apart from this he is a lovely dog.
It’s not the breeding but showing that i want to do so therefore he needs his balls! As for the water thing it’s a great idea but he only does it at night when we’ve all gone to bed!

Male dogs always smell before they pee so what i did because i was in ur situation i put pepper were u would think he would do it because when he goes to smell little bits of the pepper go up his nose so then he should go away from that area and not pee.

If Ur children are young u might not wont to do that so if he is not an old dog (0-5 it still could work a little bit older) u should get him de-sexed this would get rid of the hormones to mark his territory so he can get the girls so that should stop it if u go to Ur vet they should tell u this and give u more information about it i hope this helped!

If he does it at night lock him in ur laundry or some room…defiantly don’t let him keep on doing it because he will get used to it and u shouldn’t re-home him because of that.

our dog did it and we got a special guy that knows about this stuff he said he is doing it for attention so we all had to give him a lot of attention and every day we had to walk him for 5mins in a small circle because at first they think they are going for a good fun walk but when u keep going around in circles they wont to go in the other direction so then there other side of "im boss of u" comes out so that teaches them that ur the boss and its ur territory and always will be.

last january we had a heavy snow and on the one side of our house the soffits, fascia and all of that lovely stuff in there fell down. we called our insurance company who asked if we had a contractor, no we didn’t so they referred us to one on their list.

we had them come out to look. about 3 weeks later we got our estimate, which was high and fluffed but our insurance okayed it so we said alrighty then. after a few more weeks (they kept coming out saying it was too cold, when i would call and ask when they were coming out they said they already told my husband don’t i talk to him? which they never gave him a straight answer). they were rude and unhelpful and yelled at each other about not being the right conditions for them to work. they charged us to rent their scaffold. this is how they are.

so anyway, they finally get up there and we get another estimate. there was some previous damage that needs to be repaired before they can do what they were originally supposed to. well this other, all they had to do was sister some wood, i think it was 4 pieces, they charged us more for that than for all the other combined. now this part was coming out of our pocket since it was pre existing, which was fine.

we talked to the insurance company they said we didn’t have to go with that company if we didn’t want to. so we didn’t. the insurance company let them go, sent us a check, said we could find whoever we wanted, so we did.

they were in and out in 2 hours. much more reasonably priced.

now, the previous company left a couple pieces of their scaffoldling behind and never came to get it. in april we started receiving bills from them. 500 bucks. they feel they are owed 500 bucks. 95 was for the estimate, which i’m fine with paying. 125 was for the building permit which i called and found out it was only 20. so i’m fine paying them 20 since they didn’t even use it. the rest is for the scaffolding that they used for the estimate.

there was no mention of an EXTRA fee for scaffold used in the estimate. i tried to talk to the rude one on the phone but it was pretty definite they wanted to be paid this. so they kept sending me bills, then they said they were putting a lien on our house. so i filed a complaint with BBB. the company responded to me by saying i was committing insurance fraud, i told them i would be fine taking them to small claims court to PAY THEM what they are owed not their inflated bill. they haven’t responded further.

can they put a lien on my house without notifying me first?

the only thing that was signed was the paper that said they could do the estimate. there was no actual contract. can they still?
plus, since they made a new second estimate and said the first couldn’t be done until the second was, doesn’t that void out the original?

Without a signed contract for work performed, they should NOT be able to place a lien on your home without first going to court. You may want to consult with a local attorney with all your paperwork and details–first consultation cheap or free. Take your info above and make a concise statement, timeline of events and occurrences.

I have a pair of house finches building a nest in my chili pepper wreath. I don’t mind, it’s actually really cool to watch them, cause oddly they didn’t mind the fact that the window looks straight into my living room, and I can see everything. But I have noticed that only the female carries supplies to build the nest, the male flies back and forth with her, but does not carry any sticks, or in this case, mesquite beans, what seem to be some kind of cactus spines, at least 1 part of a cactus rib, grass and a bunch of fluff from my dog’s toys. Is this usually the case that the male doesn’t help? He is glued to her side, but does not help at all, kinda pisses me off a little haha. Thanks

They help but very little…the female does most of the work. But he is doing his job by being right there and guarding her. It actually depends on species as to how much work each parent does. In some species you have the female building the nest, incubating the eggs AND feeding the young. In other species the male does most of the work while in others the responsibility of nesting is shared equally.

I have some stuffed animals (my kids’) that have cat hair on them from a visit to a cousin’s house. However, every time they bring one of these toys near me, my allergies kick in. Is there a way to get the cat hair off? I was thinking dryer on "air fluff" or maybe even a vacuum cleaner…

I use the cleaner brush from my vacuum cleaner to brush ALL the items (seats, toys, etc.) that have been MATTED with my cat’s fur.

If the toys have l-o-n-g fur, attach the vacuum cleaner!

Or if the Queen of England likes her or not if people are losing jobs, houses ? Boy are we that shallow as a nation? I could care less about that junk. I need answers not fluff what about you?

No, we shouldn’t care. But many people look to the President and First Lady, whomever they might be at the time, as role models and as a source of inspiration.

Since the Obamas are quite different from recent presidential couples in that they are African-American, young, and relatively trendy, it gets people excited about them. It’s a natural phenomenon; surely there’s been some celebrity in the past that you’ve obsessed over in some small way, right?

A shop just opened across the road where they look after dogs for owners who are travelling, and they basically pamper them. I really wanted this job so i wrote down all my experiences etc, but then i thought about when i put my dog in a bigger, more impressive dog centre like theirs, for 2 years where they took care of him due to house issues. I saw how the place was run, and looked at all the dogs while i visited mine and a young woman who looked after my dog there became my friend. Its been almost a year and a half since i’ve gotten my dog back, i sent her an email saying thankyou so much, then i said, would it be okay if i put her down as a reference, saying that i did volunteer work there for like a day? She hasnt replied yet i dont expect her to for a while. But i went into the shop and had a 10 minute conversation with the receptionist and she noticed the Hanrob thing. She was like "Oh! You worked at Hanrob?" and im like "Oh just for a day, with a friend.." omg. I really do regret it. And desperation is such a turnoff. My friend said the worst they can do is not give me the job. I’m just waiting for the email from the girl at Hanrob for me to make up my mind. *sigh*

Its never a good idea to tell a porky on a CV but worse in person. I appreciate why you did it, really you should admit it but i would soften the blow my saying you think them and you got crossed wires about what you meant on the phone.

Good luck

Everyday i clean my house i start by seeing the washing up needs doing soi do that then i look for house work that doesnt need doing e.g. hoovering and dusting and scrubbing the bath and shower and i will do it any way so its fresh. But while i am doing my chores i feel angry and annoyed with myself because i am doing it i cant leave it alone. For example: swept and moped my laminate flooring this morning at 8am and at 10am i noticed a bit of fluff so i get the sweeping brush out again!!!! i hardly get out much because i keep seeing things to be done in the house ????? Is this anything to worry about or is it nothing

Yes this is definitly a form of OCD. i know because i have it aswell. Basically, people with OCD are perfectionists, you cant stop doing something until its done exactly the way you want it, and in your mind its never good enough. Its something terrable to live with because it takes over you. Unfortnitly theres nothing much you can do about it. you can try medication but that doesnt really help me, but maybee it will for you . well take care!.

I want a solar heated dog house. He is a inside/outside god. I have read pages saying I need to also insulate, is this necessary? I was going to go with the insulation for extra protection. Well the fluff not insulation because it is bad for animals(and probably us). I wanted a hinged roof so I can clean his house well. How do I do a hinged roof and it not leak water or air? Any suggestions on what type of solar heater I should make and why. I have read about the window facing the south, but our south is not a open spot in our yard. It faces a line of trees and neighbors house. I thought maybe a roof heater of some sort would be good.So I need some good suggestions and websites or directions please. Something that I can make with salvaged items is a plus for me.So please offer some advice if you can.

Your dog does not need a solar heated house. His coat will provide all the insulation he needs to keep warm. The doghouse only needs to keep him dry and out of the wind. A good diet with quality food and fresh water provides the calories he needs to make body heat. Don’t make the house too air tight. It needs air circulation to keep it dry. Otherwise the moisture from his breath will condense and the house will be wet and cold. Make the house with a flat roof. The dog will enjoy hanging out there to get off the ground and still be able to see what is going on around him.

how do you make nacho meat. i know its hamburger, but what is mixed in with the hamburger. and does this sound like an ok menu for my open house.
MAIN
Ham and Nachos
SIDES
pasta salad
taco salad
potato salad
Mac and cheese
mash potatoes
DESERTS
dirt cake peanut butter cake
orange fluff
brownies

What kind of ham?

Your menu doesn’t sound open house friendly. When I think open house I think about things people will pile on a plate and walk around and mingle.

So to me that would eliminate the nachos, mashe dpotatoes, and mac and cheese.

Okay I would only have potato salad Or mashed, and pasta salad OR mac and cheese, nachos Or taco salad.

Just season it with chili powder, seasoned salt, cumin, and garlic powder.

Add a little tomato sauce if you wish, for moisture.

I wouldn’t recomend nachos for an open house though. Nachos are best eaten right away or they get stale and soggy, wich also makes the chip tough.

You could do a toastada bar instead though and leave out the ham.
***And add shredded pork or beef.

Set out the meat, tostada shells, beans, cheese, shreeded lettice, tomatoes, onions, olives, jalapenos, cheese, and of course salsa, sour cream and guac.

Then stick with a pasta salad, and make loaded potato skins.

The desserts sound good.