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Thursday, 11 February 2010
A Positive Princess Role Model
My daughter has just turned 6 and for her party we took a small group of her friends to the Cinema to see The Princess and the Frog.
In between toilet trips (and there were plenty), I thought the film was brilliant. Not just because the music was fab, the princess was black (a first for Disney), and I was stuffing a load of popcorn and chocolate down my neck in the dark where no one could see me, but at last a Princess who wasn't all about being saved by her Prince! The main moral of the film was that hard work is what leads to success.
Move over WAGS and girls who are lining up to sleep with a footballer to earn a quick buck, or Jordan-a-likes, who get a boob job and see it as a career move.
Here was a princess who worked three jobs to follow her dream of opening her own restaurant.
I only hope the 6 year old was paying attention, because currently her favourite thing is dancing naked in front of the mirror.
Let's just hope Stringfellows is closed down by 2022...
20 comments:
- Natasha said...
I am definately taking my two princessess to see this.
My three year old has spent the last week calling me 'Queen' and not responding to anything I call her except Princess Belle (not her name)which at first is charming but after some time..... - 11 February 2010 19:07
- muummmmeeeeee...... said...
Hilarious! The dancing-naked-in-front-of-the-mirror thing does eventually wear off when they get to about 10!
- 11 February 2010 19:11
- nappy valley girl said...
I wonder if my boys would like the film too? (They quite like stuff with tomboy-ish girls, like Dora.) Don't worry, boys dance around naked too; and I'm not worried they'll become Chippendales yet!
- 11 February 2010 20:07
- Helena Halme said...
My, my hasn't Disney moved on. Good for them and I do hope the 6 year olds remember the morale of the story even if they might not understand it yet.
Helena xx - 11 February 2010 20:35
- Metropolitan Mum said...
Haha. That's too funny. Let's hope it's wearing off.
- 11 February 2010 20:57
- WrightStuff said...
Now that's better. I was reading Cinderella to my son today. The Prince sees her, thinks wow she's beautiful, I'll marry her. Come on now. What about her mind Prince Charming?? And, as for her - just cause he's a Prince she says yes... I think I'm gonna get me down to the flicks to see this one!
- 11 February 2010 21:26
- Michelle said...
ohh pleased to hear a good review. I was pondering going to see this in the week. Mich x
- 11 February 2010 23:51
- Gorilla Bananas said...
A princess with 3 jobs? I never realised life could get so tough for royalty. Did someone steal her palace?
- 12 February 2010 07:46
- A Confused Take That Fan said...
Thanks for the comments. Boys will love it too as there is a nasty man, crocodile, great bugs, my husband loved it! Plenty of humour in it for the adults too. An enjoyable couple of hours.
Mummmmmmmeeeeee - I am glad the naked dancing wears off. I mentioned it to someone else and they looked at me like I was a complete weirdo.
Natasha - My eldest went through that stage too. Now she dances naked. Count your blessings...
Gorilla Bananas. I love your name. - 12 February 2010 13:53
- 1 husband, 2 kids (and lots of books) said...
don't worry, my Son dances around naked too... yesterday he even got half way to doing it in the street on the way home from school!
- 12 February 2010 16:15
- Lesley (Notesfrommydays) said...
I usually avoid the Disney "cheesefests" if poss but may give into this one :) my 5 yr old little boy still likes striping off and dancing !
- 12 February 2010 22:55
- Working Mum said...
Ha ha ha! Sounds like my daughter who likes to dance around half naked shouting "shake ma booty!" - I don't know where she gets it from? ;)
I'm taking her to see the film today. Hope I enjoy it as much as you (although I'll be eating Ben & Jerry's with extra polar bears!) - 13 February 2010 13:59
- Working Mum said...
Popped back to say I loved it! Classic Disney in the style of 'Lion King'. Lovely animation, great music (Randy Newman) and an engaging story. I too applaud the moral and hope daughter took it on board. Still shaking her booty, though!
- 13 February 2010 21:54
- Muddling Along Mummy said...
Hurray ! Decent princess role model (AT LAST !)
- 14 February 2010 21:18
- ThatGirl39 said...
About time Disney! And what do you mean? Is it wrong to dance naked in front of the mirror?? *slinks off to put some clothes on*
- 18 February 2010 09:00
- Millennium Housewife said...
she'll be way past it by 2022, let's aim for 2020 and cross a lot of fingers.
ps word veri is dinali, a strong case of it is needed - 18 February 2010 19:33
- Amelia said...
Brilliant post, love it and couldn't agree more. Especially with more and more single mums out there it's NEEDED to see positive 'how to make it work for yourself' role models for girls and women, because knights in shining amour can be known to bugger off after the shine on several things has worn off!!
Amelia.x - 18 February 2010 21:41
- magpie said...
I have had the naked girl and boy dancing in front of mirrors.
I think I was the last to buy that style of wardrobe in 1998. lol. - 19 February 2010 10:44
- Kitty Moore said...
Mia loved that film - I'm afraid I was a bit tired and may have nodded off in parts....
- 26 February 2010 19:17
- Magic Mummy said...
We went to see this last week and loved it.... Def one of the better Disney princess films and I loved Tiana's accent....
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There are many great brokerage services that offer self-employed and small business retirement plans. I recommend examining your needs and comparing your options before making the decision. A great place to start is the Mint.com brokerage comparison tool, which compares the average savings from various brokerages when compared to the national averages. Click this link to visit the Mint.com brokerage tool.
Research your self-employed retirement plan options
As always, research your options before opening a retirement account. There are several rules regarding eligibility and contribution limits and these self-employed retirement plans may affect your taxes significantly. I've done my research, and later this week I will share which of these self-employed retirement plans I chose to open, and why.


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March 21, 2009, Jackson, Miss. — DePauw improved to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference following an SCAC doubleheader sweep at Millsaps. The 16th-ranked Tigers won the first game by an 8-0 score and the nightcap, 5-0.
With the sweep DePauw also extended its SCAC regular season win streak to 20. The Majors dropped to 7-10 overall and 0-2 in the conference.
In the first game the Tigers scored twic in the first on Jennifer Kosinski's two-run double and then plated four more in the fourth. Chelsy Patterson reached on a Millsaps error with the bases loaded which allowed Kelly Schwerzler to score. Brianne Weeks followed it with a run-scoring single before Emma Minx doubled to drive in a pair and make it 6-0.
Schwerzler's fifth-inning single scored Cymone Allen and Rachel MacBeth's seventh-inning base hit scored Kosinski.
The Tigers finished with 14 hits as Ashlee Anton led the way with three and Weeks, Kosinski, Schwerzler and MacBeth followed with two each. Minx and Kosinski each drove in a pair. Tiffany Ladnier led Millsaps with two of their four hits.
Megan Soultz improved to 7-2 after allowing just three hits in five innings, while Kristin Barrow pitched two innings of scoreless relief. No Majors runner advanced beyond second base. Kasey Thibodeaux dropped to 3-5 with the loss.
In the nightcap, the Tigers scored two each in the first two innings and added another run in the fifth. Rachel Gill drove in DePauw's first run as her bases loaded single scored Patterson. Kosinski followed with a fielder's choice RBI which scored Weeks. Minx and Gill drove in second-inning runs with singles, while Schwerzler did the same in the fifth.
DePauw totaled 12 hits in the win as Weeks, Minx and Gill each had two and Gill drove in a pair. The Majors finished with four hits as Ladnier again had two.
Soultz (8-2) pitched six innings of scoreless relief and allowed just four singles with five strikeouts and no walks. With her fifth-inning strikeout of Karoline Kremers, Soultz became the SCAC's career strikeout leader breaking Erin Mulvey's (Trinity, 2005-07) record of 463. Barrow pitched a scoreless seventh and, again, the Tigers' pitchers didn't allow a runner past second. Millsaps' Brittney McAllister dropped to 3-4.
The teams wrap up their four-game series with an 11 a.m. CDT doubleheader tomorrow. Live stats will again be provided by Millsaps.


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fwiw, there are quite a few on his list I would never ever consider....especially Jeb Bush! Click Here if you Like this Comment
Why the heck does he think that the response to the SOTU could hurt Rubio? I know why Jindal´s response didn´t help him--he sounded stiff and awkward. But Rubio did a fine job and sounded very good. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I agree with you, #2. Rubio is fine, regardless of Wolf Blitzer´s concern. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Yeah, well, the Constitutionally-established qualifications being what they are [in the Constitution], not in the "opinion" of some over-reaching, agenda-driven, or simply ignorant judge, or self-amusing legal "experts" [amateur or professional], neither Rubio nor Jindal has any LEGAL "Presidential prospects." Click Here if you Like this Comment
Wrong, #4.I could happily support all but two of Hillyer´s 30, some even with great enthusiasm. Click Here if you Like this Comment
#4, what are you talking about? Rubio was born in Miami, Jindal in Baton Rouge. Click Here if you Like this Comment
This rising star junk is starting to sound like baseball`s latest phenom. Every new GOP member of Congress is the next `Willie Mays` until they strike out. Expectation are always high until they reach across the aisle the first time and blow their cover. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Self proclaimed know it all. Nothing more. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I´m thinking that when you have 30, that means you don´t have ONE. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Apparently, taking a sip of water during a speech is a career killer according to the Left. What a Hoot! MOST Politicians should already be out if business if that is true, even Obama! I´m sure someone can come up with a bunch of photos of Obama taking a sip of water during a speech. Jeesh! Click Here if you Like this Comment
Obama continually drinks of his teleprompter, which is far worse. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Most mentioned do not have any chance whatsoever. Doesn´t mean they won´t run.Rubio´s serious problem would be Amnesty issue, & citizenship... not natural born.The water sip just means lots of free publicity. Now a household name almost.The Jebster is not an attractive candidate. A retread, too liberal, and an unattractiveperson, in reality. On paper, has potential.The reality is that family has worn out its welcome with too many Republicans.Let´s move on. Time to move on. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I´m amazed that Rubio & his water bottle are still an issue that bears this much attention. Really?? Taking a sip of water during a speech is a career killer? The LSM is really getting desperate. Click Here if you Like this Comment
#4, I assume you are referring to the natural born citizen rule.Since Barack Obama does not have two parents who were American citizens, and has twice been elected, it seems that Rubio and Jindal are every bit as qualified as Obama, citizenship-wise.If Obama is not a legal president under our Constitution, but was allowed to run, who is going to say that Jindal and Rubio can´t run? Click Here if you Like this Comment
I want to come out of the closet here... I sip water too. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Well, Chester A. Arthur´s father was born in Ireland, emigrated to Canada, and didn´t become a U.S. citizen till Chet was about fifteen, so the question of eligibility appears to have been settled by precedent.I´m not sure how drinking from a water bottle constitutes a career-killer.I could go big time for a Pence-Martinez ticket. What´s not to like about either one? Click Here if you Like this Comment
I too drink water.Using the example of what was said in the Kirk Douglas movie Spartacus...I too am Marco Rubio. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I don´t see a problem with drinking the water... just as long as he doesn´t drink the koolaid. Click Here if you Like this Comment
So he awkwardly took a drink of water and that´s all she wrote? You´re kidding, right? But obama can say he has visited 57 states with one more to go and he is considered just too smart for us to comprehend. Good grief. Click Here if you Like this Comment
#4 is correct. Rubio is a ´native born citizen´.Please read and understand what it means in the Constitution.The democrats would bring it up immediately, make a big issue of it, go to court, etc.The excuse for obama would be: At this point, what difference does it make! Click Here if you Like this Comment
Agree with #4 and #20... Click Here if you Like this Comment
I stopped reading when the author stated that Little Ricky Santorum has a moderate chance of being nominated and a moderate chance of being elected. Little Ricky has no chance of being nominated and no chance of being elected. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Is there a 12 step program for water drinkers? Not that I´m admiting anything, but I have this freind you know... I submit that the comments VanJones made are a clear indication that Rubio is in good standing. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Does the Prince of Whales rule call for Chris Christie to be the next nominee? Click Here if you Like this Comment
As I´ve posted the chapter-and-verse of actual constitutional requirements here again and again and don´t have time for another go-round right now, today´s opinionistas will have to self-educate [the deliberations; de Vattel; Madison´s notes; etc.]. Thanks to all.But to address a "challenge" or two:#5: An unsupported assertion carries no weight. Sorry.#6: The requirements have nothing to do with birth situs. Nothing. Never did.#14: Of course. No one argues the age-35 requirement. Obama was voted for twice, not elected twice, as he´s ineligible. I suggest your sentence should read "Rubio and Jindal are every bit as unqualified as Obama, citizenship-wise." As to who challenges, any citizen shold have standing to do so. However, the blame lies most directly at the feet of the individual Secretaries of State who allowed Obama on their ballots, and on CJ Roberts for the swearing-ins. I suggest applying the "defense" offered re Presidential candidates to the instance of illegal aliens. They´re not prosecuted, etc. But they are still not here legally.#16: Arthur is not the question today. That said, the fatal flaw is that eligibility is determined by the Constitution´s specific term [NBC], not by "precedent." The Founders didn´t say, "We´ll have a President. Youse guys figger out later how he qualifies, ´K?"#20: Bingo!#21: Yaht-zee! Click Here if you Like this Comment
Just as soon as any of these ´rising stars´ begins to make some headway, they can count on those of their own party to ´rise´ up against them. No doubt many here on Lucianne will love the opportunity to Palinize... Click Here if you Like this Comment
The political geniuses in the Republican Party need to figure out a better setting for their candidates to give their SOTU responses as they look like amateurs now. Maybe they should be sitting behind a desk, with a bottle or glass of water on it, so if they feel the urge for a drink they can grab the bottle or glass without disappearing out of the picture. Click Here if you Like this Comment
These idiots... Needing a drink of water because he was passionate about the issues & got dry mouth is a negative? Nope. the video went viral & he´s carrying it on... by using a water bottle on all his appearances.No candidate matters, if they don´t fix election fraud. Purple Thumbs... Click Here if you Like this Comment
Already, there have been videos of Obama drinking water at an important speech, plus a video showing Rubio drinking water 10 times at important events, so accusing Rubio of being ineligible to be president because he drinks water in public is a losing issue. Just an escape mechanism so the lefties don´t have to deal with the content of his apres-State of the Union speech and acknowledge what a great job he did. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Thanks #25...well done. Click Here if you Like this Comment
#30: My thanks to you.The law is the law. George Washington made it clear -- we follow the Constitution until it is legitimately changed [by amendment]. Not following it for X doesn´t give authority to ignore it for Y.Last, read it! Birth certificate? Not in there. NBC specifically is, but only spelled out once, for one office [a later Amendment makes clear it applies to the VP too]. Were the Founders brilliant on everything else, but stupid, forgetful, and sloppy on the qualifications for our highest office? It´s all plainly there to anyone with an open mind. Click Here if you Like this Comment
Was it fair that Dukakis got torpedoed sitting in a tank? Life is not fair. If you want to be taken seriously, you have to exercise some self-control, esp if you are point man to rebut the President. With our media, if you are a GOP, you get no second chances. I don´t think the GOPs get it. It´s just painful to watch them anymore. Click Here if you Like this Comment
I suggested to Sarah, whom I love, after the 2008 election that she could increase her chances at a presidential run by building knowledge which she lacked in 2008.She was qualified by exectuive experience at several levels, but had no foreign policy experience. She could have spent several years boosting that by public education and private tutoring but didn´t. It is still a possibility.I suggested to the Republican Senatorial Committee before the recent election that that they send Sarah across the United States kiccking Democratic butts. She could have; they could have benefitted financially; and some votes and seats could have been gained.It is still there to do. Click Here if you Like this Comment
The water incident struck me as sufficiently shocking and embarrassing to indeed diminish the prospects of Rubio, whom I had been for in spite of the extremely determined, and possibly correct, #31. And as soon as time heals the wound a bit, the wags will helpfully break out the video again. And again and again: making him look very foolish. Nevertheless, I pray he survives, politically speaking. Click Here if you Like this Comment


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President Barack Obama once believed marriage was only between a man and a woman.
He then backed civil unions for gay and lesbian couples, granting them many of the same rights and privileges as married heterosexuals.
Now he firmly supports a constitutional right that has put him at odds with many social conservatives.
It is a personal and political evolution that in many ways reflects the country as a whole. Shifting public opinion and old fights over judicial power are at the nexus of perhaps the most important social issue the high court has addressed in recent years: same-sex marriage.
There about 120,000 legally married homosexual couples in the United States. Many thousands more seek the same thing. But it may be 10 people who have the power to force immediate, real change on this legal, political, and social issue: the nine justices and Obama himself.
How U.S. political leaders and the Supreme Court act in coming months could set the template for years on a contentious topic that shows no sign of cooling.
"The argument that the Obama administration has made is the Supreme Court should look at these laws very carefully because gays and lesbians are a group that have been subject to discrimination in the past and will be subject to discrimination going forward," said Amy Howe, a legal analyst and editor of SCOTUSblog.com.
"So the Supreme Court would need to subject these laws to what we call a very stringent standard of review" balancing the government's justification for enacting them, she added.
Two separate appeals to be argued Tuesday and Wednesday will once again put the high court at center stage, a contentious encore to its summer ruling upholding the health care reform law championed by Obama.
Nine states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage, including Washington, Maryland, Maine, Iowa, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and New York. Another nine have civil union or strong domestic partnership laws.
The high court will consider two appeals.
The first involves the federal Defense of Marriage Act. DOMA is a 1996 law that defines marriage between one man and one woman. That means federal tax, Social Security, pension, and bankruptcy benefits, family medical leave protections, and other provisions do not apply to gay and lesbian couples.
Edie Windsor, an 84-year-old New York woman, is the key plaintiff. She was forced to pay more than $363,000 in extra estate taxes when her longtime spouse, Thea Spyer, died.
The second case involves California's Proposition 8, a 2008 referendum that abolished same-sex marriage after the state's highest court ruled it legal.
The Supreme Court is being asked to establish same-sex marriage as a constitutional right, but could also decide a more narrower question: Whether a state can revoke that right through referendum once it has already been recognized.
Running for the Illinois state senate in 1998, Obama said he was "undecided" about whether to legalize same-sex marriage. Fast-forward six years to when he ran for U.S. Senate. He then declared a belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.
The stance began an internal process over time that was by his admission, anything but smooth.
"My feelings about this are constantly evolving. I struggle with this," he said in 2010, two years into his presidency.
"At this point, what I've said is that my baseline is a strong civil union that provides them the protections and the legal rights that married couples have," Obama said at the time.
Eight such states have civil union or strong domestic partnership laws-- Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon, and Rhode Island. But it is the California case that really has drawn the Obama administration into the fight.
Obama signaled earlier this month he was prepared to assert a vigorous constitutional right to marriage, but confine it for now only to the Proposition 8 matter and perhaps to the seven other states with civil union laws like California's.
The Justice Department argues civil union and domestic partnership laws may themselves be unconstitutional and that those states should go all the way and grant same-sex couples full marriage rights.
It's called the eight-state strategy.
"The object of California's establishment of the legal relationship of domestic partnership is to grant committed same-sex couples rights equivalent to those accorded a married couple. But Proposition 8, by depriving same-sex couples of the right to marry, denies them the dignity, respect, and stature accorded similarly situated opposite-sex couples under state law," the Justice Department said in its brief on the case.
Gay rights groups had privately urged Obama and his top aides to go beyond his previous personal rhetoric in support of the right, and come down "on the side of history" in this legal struggle.


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If we had never had guns that's one thing. But the gate is open and has been for 200 years.
And how do get all the guns back? With 150 too 200 million gun owner?
Do you plan to arrest 200 million people? The criminals will still have guns.
Are you going door to door and force people to search in their homes to catch guns? Do we have enough police, FBI and ATF to do that? Do we have enough prisons?
Do you want to kick out U.S. Constitution and the Second Amendment [Right to Bear Arms (1791).
If you do this you might as well kick out the Fourth Amendment too. [Search and Seizure (1791)] Because millions of people will not give way their guns. You will have to fight citizens with the police.
If you think we can end guns with a big POOF and a big PC media statement, your crazy. But liberals are crazy as in loons.
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You've brought a new dog into your home—congratulations! Now comes your first dog-training challenge: house training.
House training is not an exact science—there's no sure-fire formula or timetable that will work for every dog. The important thing is to make it a positive, not a stressful, experience. Being attentive, patient and consistent are the keys to success, along with the following dos and don'ts:
Do: Closely supervise your dog. Limit the dog's run of the house to the one or two rooms where you are able to see her at all times. Dogs usually show "pre-pottying" behavior such as sniffing, circling and walking with stiff back legs; all signs that you should get her to the potty area ASAP! As the training begins to take hold, you can slowly enlarge her territory as she learns where the potty area is—and that the house is not a toilet!
Don't: Yell at or spank a dog for a mess she made earlier. If you catch her in the act, it's okay to startle her by clapping or making a noise (hopefully this will stop her long enough for you to whisk her outside). But a dog will not learn anything by being scolded for a past accident, even one a few minutes old. Just clean it up and soldier on.
Do: Offer big, enthusiastic praise when she gets it right. Whether your goal is for your dog to eliminate on pee pads indoors or to do it outside, you have to really throw a party for her when she succeeds. Lavish her with praise, affection and some yummy treats!
Don't: Rub her face in it. Ever!!! In addition to this action making your dog fear you, she's incapable of making the connection that it's the act of soiling indoors you object to—to her, you just really hate pee and poop. If she thinks that the waste itself is what you dislike, she'll only get sneakier about hiding it from you.
For more detailed advice on house training specific to your pet, please visit our Virtual Pet Behaviorist articles on Weekend Crate Training, House Training Your Puppy, House Training Your Adult Dog or House Training Your Puppy Mill Dog.
Our dogs are our best friends, but unfortunately, we know that incidents involving dog bites are not uncommon. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association, more than 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs in the U.S. each year.
May 19-25 is National Dog Bite Prevention Week, so we'd like to take this opportunity to go over some ways that you can prevent dog bites in your home and in your community.
"The absolute best way to avoid having a dog that bites a person or another dog is to ensure he or she is well socialized as a puppy," says Dr. Pamela Reid, Vice President of the ASPCA's Anti-Cruelty Behavior Team. "Puppies go through a period from about 6-16 weeks during which they are very impressionable and, if they have good experiences with people and dogs, are likely to grow up as confident, relaxed, friendly members of society. If the dog is integrated as a member of the family, he or she continues to meet people and maintain good social skills."
Sadly, children are often the victims of dog bites. There are several steps you can take to teach your child the proper way to interact with dogs in order to prevent dog bites. Here are three important tips to keep in mind:
1. Make sure that your children do not tease or go near dogs behind fences or dogs chained in yards.
2. If your child sees a dog that is loose, teach him or her to report it to an adult immediately and to avoid touching or going near the dog.
3. If a loose dog approaches your child, tell him or her not to run or scream. It is best to stand very still like a tree in this scenario.
To participate further in National Dog Bite Prevention Week, please visit our full list of dog bite prevention tips and spread awareness on Twitter by using the hashtag #PreventDogBites.
It's perfectly normal for puppies and dogs to chew on objects as they explore the world. For young dogs, it's a way to relieve pain that might be caused by incoming teeth. For older dogs, it's a way to keep jaws strong and teeth clean.
But sometimes natural chewing can become destructive for dogs seeking to combat boredom or relieve mild anxiety or frustration. Dogs who chew to relieve the stress of separation anxiety usually only chew when left alone or chew most intensely when left alone.
So what can you do if your best friend's chewing turns destructive? Puppies and adult dogs should have a variety of appropriate and attractive chew toys. However, just providing the right things to chew isn't enough to prevent inappropriate chewing. Dogs need to learn what is okay to chew and what is not.
What to Do If Your Dog Is a Destructive Chewer
- "Dog-proof" your house. Put valuable objects away until you're confident that your dog's chewing behavior is restricted to appropriate items. Keep shoes and clothing in a closed closest, dirty laundry in a hamper and books on shelves. Make it easy for your dog to succeed.
- Provide your dog with plenty of his own toys and inedible and edible chew bones. Introduce something new or rotate your dog's chew toys every couple of days so he doesn't get bored with the same old toys.
- Discourage chewing inappropriate items by spraying them with chewing deterrents.
- Do your best to supervise your dog during all waking hours until you feel confident that his chewing behavior is under control.
- Provide your dog with plenty of physical exercise (playtime with you and with other dogs) and mental stimulation. If you have to leave your dog alone for more than a short period of time, make sure he gets out for a good play session.
For more information about helping curb your pooch's chewing habit, please visit our Virtual Pet Behaviorist.
Is your dog a destructive chewer? Tell us in the comments below.
Some dogs are naturally inclined to dig, and though it is perfectly normal behavior most of the time, it can be troublesome for pet parents who don't particularly care for holes in their yard and furniture.
So why do they do it? Dogs often dig at the ground and circle before lying down, as though they're trying to make a softer resting place. Dogs also dig when trying to get warm or stay cool, to entertain themselves, to bury valued items, and when hunting ground-dwelling animals.
What to Do If Your Dog Digs
• If Your Dog Digs to Keep Cool or Get Comfortable
Dogs living outside in very hot or cold weather often dig holes to sleep in, especially if they don't have access to proper shelter, like an insulated doghouse. Even with a suitable doghouse, some dogs prefer to retreat under a deck and dig a big hole.
• If Your Dog Digs to Entertain Herself
Many dogs dig for the fun of it. This type of digging is the hardest to treat because the action of digging is rewarding in and of itself. To achieve success, rather than attempting to eliminate the behavior, try to redirect your dog's digging to an acceptable place.
• If Your Dog Digs to Bury Her Stuff
The best way to eliminate this type of digging is to refrain from giving your dog treats, food or chew bones that she will not finish immediately. Alternatively, you can build your dog a digging pit and encourage her to bury items there, instead of in your favorite flower bed.
• If Your Dog Digs to Hunt Small Animals
Most dogs love to chase small, fast-moving furry creatures, even if they never actually try to catch them. If your dog digs to pursue small animals like moles, chipmunks and ground squirrels, you can set live traps and humanely remove those animals from your property.
For more information about helping curb your pooch's digging habit, please visit our Virtual Pet Behaviorist.
Is your dog a digger? Tell us in the comments below.
September is a month of changing routines, and pets across the country are adjusting to new schedules as their family members go back to work or school. Unfortunately, some dogs may have trouble adjusting and start acting disruptive or destructive when left home alone. They may resort to urinating and defecating in the house, howling, chewing, pacing or trying to escape from the house or yard. When these issues are accompanied by signs of panic, distress or depression, they may indicate that your pet suffers from separation anxiety.
But we're here to help! When treating a dog with separation anxiety, the goal is to resolve the underlying issue by teaching him to enjoy—or at least tolerate—being left alone. Our experts have put together a list of top tips for helping your pooch overcome separation anxiety. Here's a sneak peek at their advice:
Doctor Knows Best: The first step in tackling behavior issues is to rule out any underlying medical problems that might be causing your pet's behavior. For example, if your pet is urinating in the house, he might be suffering from a urinary tract infection, bladder stones, diabetes or kidney disease—all of which can cause urinary incontinence in dogs.
Conquer the Fear: If your pup suffers mild separation anxiety, counter conditioning—or helping your dog associate being alone with something good, like a tasty treat—might reduce or resolve the problem. To develop this kind of association, offer your dog a food dispensing toy (like a Kong) stuffed with food every time you leave the house.
Dogs Need Jobs: Providing lots of physical and mental stimulation is a vital part of treating many behavior problems, especially those involving anxiety. Exercise can enrich your dog's life, decrease stress and provide appropriate outlets for normal behavior. Plus, a tired dog doesn't have much excess energy to burn when he's left alone!
To learn more about how to teach your dog to be comfortable being alone, please read our complete guide to overcoming separation anxiety.


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For the past few months I've been using a copper shim between the GPU and heatsink of my laptop because there's a rather large (1mm~) gap between the two. The thing is getting rather hot, to the point where my hand would start numbing after touching the bottom for too long. I can't remember how the laptop was like prior to me taking it apart (for fun) to replace the TIM with MX-2. The laptop originally had a thermal pad between the GPU and heatsink, but that obviously ripped when I dismantled the laptop. I assume the gap is far too wide to simply fill up with TIM, but I'm sure there's a better solution than a flat copper shim because the heatsink base & GPU are not parallel, there's a slight slant, so I'm not sure how the contact is. It's also transferring heat between three layers (two layers of TIM and the copper), which has got to be hindering cooling. I've been trying to find high-quality thermal pads, but I can't seem to find any on popular tech shops. Maybe I'm just looking for the wrong thing (are they even thermal pads?) or they're just impossible to find. SOLUTIONS PLEASE!
Thermal tape is too thin, what Kantastic needs is a thermal pad similar to what EK sells. I'm sure you can find the same or similar around your neck of the woods Kant
Definitely not thick enough, the gap is at least 1mm. There ya go! Thanks so much! I'm going to give these a shot, I found them in the USA. THANKS AGAIN!
I guess its not possible to stack them and make a sandwich? Edit: Found the thermal tape thread [FS] Thermal tape - World wide shipping availabl...
I don't know about thermodynamics, but between the finger oils and dust between all the layers, I doubt the performance will be better than my copper shim.
The copper shim may be too thin. I can help with sourcing these copper shims if you need a thicker one. A copper shim should perform much better than a thermal pad IMO.
Any chance of some pictures as it's kinda crazy thinking that the manufacture left a 1mm gap but you never know huh. maybe it's just not lining u right with some thing ?. And copper is going be way better if you can get 2 of the right thickness. Edit: maybe some things to tight or just not lined up right.
found this on a German site.... http://www.aquatuning.de/index.php/cat/c501_W-rmeleitpad.html greetz Marc
I should have given you a proper link, sorry. Here's a shop on the bay that sells copper shims specifically for certain laptops. Another member on here wanted one, he had to measure his old thermal pad to get the right thickness (as they didn't have details on his laptop). You can measure the gap by placing some blu-tac on the GPU (with a small piece of paper between the blu-tac and HS to stop it sticking to the HS) and fitting the laptop back together, then taking it apart again. Then cut away the excess blu-tac from around the the GPU and measure it. For the easily scared, don't worry Blu-tac is surprisingly easy to remove from motherboards. It sounds strange, but after having a long hard think of how to measure that gap without a feeler gauge etc., it's all I could come up with
A copper shim properly sized should work very well. It seems unlikely that there was that significant of a gap from the factory. Is is possible something was re-assembled improperly? There should be no gap for paste TIM and only a few thousandths of an inch for a pad unless it is an unusually thick pad. 1mm seems way too big of a gap.
no matter a thermal pad or not if you have a gap its gonna have shitty heat transfer, my suggestion is working on a preassure mod of some sort to makre your gap go bye bye. copper shims are the best for gaps thermal pads will not do anything but make it worse. think of it like this. vrms use thermal pads but when all vrms arent getting proper contact they over heat, and compared to a cpu vrms dont get nearly as hot as fast. what do we do when our vrms arent getting contact?? add a backplate or some washers on the screws. thats my suggestion. maybe take pics if im getting you wrong.
I checked my eBay purchase and it turns out the shim I bought was .56mm thick, I thought it was .75mm thick. The gap is roughly 1mm, I would say anywhere from .75-1mm, I'm going to double check again when I have the chance. That's just how HP/Compaq laptops are, the main market for copper shims is HP laptop owners. Apparently large gaps & poor conducting thermal pads is a notorious issue. I'm almost positive there was no issue with reassembly since I did it like 4 times. I was afraid thermal pads wouldn't work as well as TIM and a piece of copper. I honestly don't know why there's such a large gap between the heatsink and GPU. Any sort of mod is out of the option because the GPU & CPU heatsink is one piece connected via a copper heatpipe. The heatsink for my particular laptop (Compaq CQ60-220US) also has no screws for the GPU block, it relies solely on the pressure from the 4 screws on the CPU block. Not only is a pressure mod out of the question, even if it were possible I'd probably ruin the contact on the CPU end or even worse, break something. The only thicknesses I can find on eBay are .56mm, .66mm, .8mm, 1mm, 1.2mm, and 1.5mm. I don't want to wait 2 weeks for the shim to come from Asia, so the only options left from US sellers are .56mm, .66mm, and 1mm. I just ordered a 1mm piece, hopefully a thicker piece will make tighter contact and result in better heat conduction. I'm also giving the EK thermal pad a shot too. Next step is to figure out how to monitor my CPU/GPU temperatures to see which is the better option.
Have you tried HWMonitor from the people that make CPU-Z? Works good with both my new and old laptops (although there doesn't seem to be a temperature sensor in my RS880M to read, but my CPU, NB and GPU are all on the same heatpipe so it doesn't matter too much).
I see two temperatures (TZS0 & TZS1) but the CPU cores are stuck at 84/83. I'm not sure what the TZS values are, but they're fluctuating a bit.
Interesting. Well, good luck with your mod. I had an old HP DV6000 back in the day that had one of those stupid thermal pads, but it was just a crappy Turion 64 X2 TL-50 and GeForce 6150 IGP so I didn't care about it. There might be one on my northbridge (I can't remember), but again the HD 4250 runs cool enough, and my 5650 + CPU have direct contact on the same heatpipe and maintain temperatures of 70c or less under load, so all is good.
Think your on to some thing there, maybe soft rubber washers to get it some what flat with a copper plate maybe. Eww thank god i did not pick one of those up lol. I guess i can be happier mines a DELL and uses screws.
can you bend the heatpipe just a bit?? I had to fix a laptop that way, no screws on the gpu and it was so bad it wouldnt boot windows before shutting down. used needle nosed pliers and some patience to get it right but you can bend the heatpipe to force more gpu preassure
The heatpipe is soldered onto a solid piece of metal, no clue what type but I tried bending it and it wouldn't budge. I'm thinking a shim is my only option so far. Would anyone happen to excel at thermodynamics and know whether or not a large shim would work better than a smaller shim with the same thickness?