Get your puppy to “come”

By spending a lot of time alone with your new puppy you will slowly start to create a bond with him which will build a connection that will last a lifetime. One of the first things that you will want to engage in when it comes to training your puppy is to get him to follow you from room to room around the house. When you walk away from your puppy and he begins to crawl in the direction that your feet are going, start repetitively speaking the words “Come, Let’s Go”. Move quickly yet be sure that he can still see where you’re going

Take care hiking in forests

The natural woodlands and deep forests can be some of the most exciting terrain for your dog to explore. There are endless adventures to uncover and natural curiosities everywhere your dog turns. However, because the forest contains plenty of mammal life, it makes for great hunting and trapping. And this presents a life-threatening danger to your dog if you are exploring terrain that should be off-limits.

Avoid using guilt when training your puppy

In order to step in and start puppy training successfully, be sure to do so without the use of guilt. This is another falsehood that many inexperienced dog owners tend to follow. They think that by using guilt it is going to make more of an impact on their puppy. In a way, they are right - an impact will surely be made and it will not be a positive one!

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I don’t know about you, but I get tired of reading “opportunity” offerings that are nothing but scams and I cannot believe some of the infomercials that are on TV. Are there really enough people out there stupid enough to buy those products?

A friend of mine was in China a few years back to visit a plastic injection molding and machining facility. He stopped at a particular machine tool, a machining center (milling/drilling machine) because the operator had quite an impressive display of the various products he had machined over the years, some of which my friend recognized from advertising in the U.S. He asked the operator of this particular machine to tell him about his collection, but the man did not speak English and his replies had to be translated. When he asked, “Why do you keep all of these things here at your machine?” He was told, “I keep them around to inspire ideas for other products that Americans will buy.” Later he was told by someone else in the group that the translation of the man’s answer was not complete and that the man actually said, “I keep them around hoping to come up with my own products to sell the Americans because they are stupid enough to buy almost anything.”

The same is true about many of the “opportunity” offers made in email solicitations, TV infomercials, magazine advertisements, and just about everywhere else you look. Somebody is offering something that is not going to make anyone any money except the guy selling the “opportunity.”

I am not selling anything here, but I do want to tell you about an opportunity for a home-based business that can make you a few thousand dollars a month while working at it part-time, and if you opt to expand your business, it can provide you with a full-time income for full-time work. You are independent, you don’t have to buy instructions from anyone, you don’t have to send me or anyone else a dime to start in the business yourself.

Have you heard of Amazon.com, ebay.com, Alibris.com, Half.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Abebooks.com, etc? They are all legitimate businesses with established reputations, and you can sell used books through all of them as an independent bookseller. Sure, they will all charge you to list your inventory and a commission on each sale, but most are very reasonable and their fees do not mean that much if you are listing and selling enough books.

You do not need to buy the books you sell from any particular place, you can get them at garage sales, thrift stores, flea markets, Friends of the Library fundraising shelves, book sales, used bookstores, etc., and if you know how to do it right, you will know the online value of every book you buy before you pay a penny for it, so your risk of losing money on any purchase is minimized. I have averaged over 350% profit from the sales of books online for over five years now, and that is from the sales of thousands of books. Where else can you invest a dollar and be assured of making $3.50 profit when you sell it. Note that I did not guarantee that you will make $3.50 on every book you sell, or that you will make a profit at all. I do not want to hype the business or mislead anyone.

There have been books that I have lost money selling, and I have had to clear the firewood (books with no value) from my inventory shelves many times, but I averaged $3,50 profit on every book I ever bought for my inventory. This means that if I buy 100 books for a dollar each, sell 75 of them, and donate the other 25 as firewood, I still made $350 profit because my per book 350% profits include the books I discard and the ones I might lose money selling. It is really exciting to pay $1.50 for a book and sell it for $1,395.00 less than two weeks later, and that is exactly what one bookseller I know did last month. She made 92,900% on that one book and she found it the first time she ever went scouting for inventory! I have personally never made that much from the sale of one book alone, but I have sold countless books that I paid $0.25 to $3.00 for and made $50 to $300 selling.

So, what does it take to get started in the online bookselling business? Well, you need to set up a seller’s account on one or more of the online marketplaces, you need to get some packing materials, you will have to buy some inventory to sell, you will need to list your inventory with the online marketplace, and then you will need to pack and ship the books you sell. The marketplaces will pay you periodically for the sales you have made. Some of them pay every two weeks, some once a month, and some will pay you via direct deposit to your bank. The keys to being a successful online bookseller are (1) dedication, (2) time, and (3) patience.

With respect to dedication, you will need to dedicate yourself to building an inventory and continually adding to it. There are some free online tools that will help you look up a book’s online value using the ISBN or the title and author, and knowing the value before you buy the book is necessary. The time aspect would seem intuitively obvious, but like any other legitimate business, online bookselling is not going to make you any money if you do not put some time into building your business. Nobody is ever going to knock on your front door and hand you a business that will make you millions of dollars with no effort required on your part. I am not saying that online bookselling is going to make you millions, but it could make you a very nice income if you make the effort to build your own business. When it comes to selling your inventory, some patience is required. Like me, you may find some valuable books, list them, and then wonder why nobody has bought them after a week. Well, some titles do not have more than one or two customers looking for them in any given year. The key is to price your copy competitively, make sure your price remains competitive, and wait for the buyer to find it in the marketplace. I like to think of it as being analogous to fishing. When I go fishing, I do not expect to catch every fish in the lake, just the one looking for what I am offering on my hook.

If you are really looking for a legitimate way to make extra income or a business opportunity that you can scale to meet your financial requirements, you should check out online bookselling. I am sure that if there was a way to control the information and sell the “opportunity,” you would have heard of it by now, but most of the information needed to get started is free online and all of the online marketplaces have seller information pages to help you better understand the business and learn how to get started.

Michael E. Mould is the author of “Online Bookselling: A Practical Guide with Detailed Explanations and Insightful Tips,” [Paperback ISBN 1427600708, CD-ROM ISBN 1599714876] and developer of “Bookkeeping for Booksellers,” [CD ISBN 1427600694] a 19 sheet linked and tabbed Excel Workbook designed to assist online booksellers with the calculation of their in-state retail sales tax obligations and the preparation of their Schedule C tax forms. “Bookkeeping for Booksellers” also provides 55 integrated graphs to visually show an online bookseller just how their business is performing. If you would like to learn more about online bookselling, please visit: http://www.online-bookselling.com or send Mike an email at: mike@online-bookselling.com

I don’t know the source of these discussion questions, but they certainly tweak the mind. These questions go to the core of what we are, and we may be surprised at our answers!

1. If you didn’t have to worry about making a living what would you most like to do for the rest of your life?

2. What is your earliest memory?

3. If you could live in any other time, past, present, future, what would it be and why?

4. What motivates you most to go to work each day: money or personal satisfaction? If money were not an issue, would you still keep your job?

5. If you knew that tomorrow would be the last full day of your life, how would you spend the day?

6. What is your most important goal in life right now? Will your life change in some way if that goal is reached? If so, how?

7. If the people who know you best were asked, would they say you tend to be mostly predictable or unpredictable? Why? Which of these traits do you most value in a friend? Do you tend to follow a set routine or do you often do the same things differently?

8. What social situations tend to make you most flustered and nervous? Why?

9. For $10,000 would you be willing to stand up spontaneously and sing The Star Spangled Banner at the top of your lungs in the middle of a church service?

10. What are three things you would like to accomplish in the next year?

11. If you were to move to a poor, primitive country, what three things would you most miss from your current life?

12. What is the biggest lie you’ve ever told? Why? What were the consequences, if any?

13. What three things do you believe without any doubts?

14. What is one of the books (other than the Bible) that has had the greatest influence on your life? Why?

15. If God would grant you any one request, what would it be?

16. “Activity that does not result in progress toward a goal is a waste of time.” Do you agree? Is it ever OK to waste time?

17. What would you say are your five greatest strengths? Weaknesses?

18. Under what circumstances do you feel most lonely? Least lonely? Why?

19. What do you look forward to most about growing old? Least?

20. What traits do you think are most important to instill in your children? Why?

21. If you could relive any part of your life, what would it be and why?

22. Have either of your parents either told you they were sorry or asked your forgiveness for something? How did it make you feel?

23. What is the most difficult choice you’ve had to make in your life up to this point? Why? What factors helped you make the choice?

24. Do you believe God has only one perfect mate for everyone?
25. A football coach once said, “We learn almost nothing in victory, but we learn much in defeat.” Do you agree or disagree. In your life, have you learned most from failures or successes?

26. What would you most like people to remember you for after you die? What would you like written on your tombstone?

27. What is the most dangerous thing you’d like to try doing? What keeps you from doing it?

28. What are the biggest questions you have about your relationship with God?

29. What are the five things you are most thankful for in your life right now?

30. Would you say that the focus of your life right now is more on the development of relationships or on the accomplishment of goals and objectives? What would you like to change about this focus, if anything?

31. During WWII German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer participated in a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler. Although the conspiracy failed and he was executed for making the effort, do you think Bonhoeffer was right in his attempts to kill Hitler? If you had been Bonhoeffer, would you have participated in this murder conspiracy? Why or why not?

32. What was the greatest peer pressure you felt as a teen? What is the greatest peer pressure you feel as an adult? How are you handling it?

33. As a child, when you were caught doing something wrong, which of the following were you most likely to do? Blame someone else, Deny that you did it, Run and hide, Take full responsibility and accept the consequences. What are you most likely to do now as an adult?

34. Do you think people would be surprised about your thought life? How often would you be embarrassed if others knew exactly what was on your mind? Do you think your thought life is better or worse than most of the people in your circle of friends? Why?

How your dog marks his scent

Although spraying urine is the most common form of scent marking, some dogs may rub up against objects such as furniture, walls, and other vertical objects, in order to spread his scent. This behavior is very similar to what cats prefer to do when it comes to scent marking. However, as great as it would be for dogs to only rub up against objects, most prefer the act of urination.

Rub your dog’s tummy!

Do you know the one place where you can rub your dog that will make him curl up in a ball of ecstasy? You guessed it, his belly! Dogs absolutely love when they get their tummy’s rubbed and can even be put to sleep that way. I have successfully made my Chihuahuas snooze by rubbing their bellies in just 10 minutes! Many dogs will literally roll on their backs, put their paws up, and demand that you rub their belly.

Take care with heights

Most dogs have absolutely no fear of heights. Ignorance is truly bliss when it comes to this kind of outdoor danger because a dog will literally walk along the side of a mile high cliff without one bit of concern of falling. And once they begin to slip away and lose their footing there is very little that they can do in order to stop themselves from going over the side. Also, many areas along the edges of the cliffs may be hidden by snow covering which makes it easier for a dog to make a fatal mistake.

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Your dog may shy away from you

One of the main reasons that some dogs shy away from having their ears touched or rubbed is because of the height factor. Typically, strangers who approach a dog and attempt to rub or touch his ears are of much greater height than the dog is. And if he has a dominant personality, then this dog will experience anxiety and defensiveness due to the looming presence of this stranger above him.

Your dog may mark his territory

One very popular way a dog communicates with the outside world is by marking his territory. This is called scent marking. This is quite obvious when a dog owner moves into a new house and notices that his house trained pet is urinating in different areas of the inside. Although your dog knows to go to the bathroom outside, he uses scent marking as a communication tool to let others know, as well as to remind himself, that this is his new “territory”. When a dog uses scent marking, he is also helping himself feel more comfortable and confident about where he is located.

Don’t shout when training your puppy

A misconception when it comes to training a young puppy is the idea that you must have a very loud and authoritative voice when giving commands. This is not necessary. And of course, if your commands are too loud and too scary to the young pup, he is sure to walk away from you. All you have to do is be firm but loving. Dog training does not have to be rough.

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My eternal gratitude to the unknown author of this version of Psalm 23. The television has surely taken away our vision. Isn’t it ironic that one of America’s most popular shows is American Idol? God’s Word has much to say about idols:

2 Kings 17:15: “They followed worthless idols and themselves became worthless.”
Is.44:9: “All who make idols are nothing, and the things they treasure are worthless.”
Jer.2:11 TLB: “…My people have given up their glorious God for silly idols!”
Jer.7:8-10 TLB: “You think that because the Temple is here, you will never suffer? Don’t fool yourselves! Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and worship Baal (or our modern idols!) and all of those new gods of yours, and then come here and stand before me in my Temple and chant, ‘We are saved!’–only to go right back to all these evil things again?”
Eze.8:17 TLB: “Is it nothing to the people of Judah that they commit these terrible sins, leading the whole nation into idolatry, thumbing their noses at me and arousing my fury against them?”
Eze.20:15 TLB: “But I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land I had given them…because they laughed at my laws, ignored my wishes, and violated my Sabbaths–their hearts were with their idols!”
Hos.4:17: “Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone!”
Hos.9:10: “…They consecrated themselves to that shameful idol and became as vile as the thing they loved.”
Jonah 2:8: “Those who cling to worthless idols forfeit the grace that could be theirs.”

The TV is my shepherd,
My spiritual growth shall want;
It makes me to sit down and do nothing
for His Name’s sake.
It requires all my spare time;
It keeps me from doing my Christian duty.
It produces so many good shows that I must see;
It restores my knowledge of the world.
It keeps me from the study of God’s Word.
It leads me in the path of failing to attend worship
and doing nothing for the kingdom of God.
Yea, though I live to be a hundred years old
I shall view my TV as long as it works.
It seems to be my closest companion;
Its sounds and pictures they comfort me.
It provides entertainment for me and keeps me from
doing important things with my family.
It fills my head with ideas which differ from God’s will.
Surely, because of all the wasted hours
there will be a lack of rewards at the Bema;
Yet, because of His goodness and mercy,
I shall dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
-Author unknown

Here are the 7 critical factors to consider when choosing a multi-level marketing company.

Stability

There are a few things to look for here. First, you need to know that most MLM companies fail within their first 5 years. So it’s wise to focus on those that have survived this long. The companies that survive their first 5 years are the ones that explode and build wealth for thousands of people. Look at the progress made by the company during the first 5 years, as well as last year’s growth.

Then, look at the founder and management. Are they experienced? Are they sound businessmen? Do they carry a vision you agree with? Find a company you can identify with and that you can believe in.

Products

Are the products they offer part of a growing market, or are they being phased out? Do they offer something people really want, and would actually buy? Great companies are versatile, and change their product line depending on what is popular and what will sell.

Beyond what products they offer, look at how the products are distributed. Will you have to fill your garage with inventory, then distribute and collect yourself, or does the company take care of this for you? Companies that offer products that you don’t have to distribute yourself are great, because you save lots of time and headache.

Compensation plan

There are a few different basic compensation plans, and most of them are good, but make sure you understand their compensation plan before you join, so you know what you need to do, and that you’ll be happy with your pay when you get it. The best compensation plans offer no limits to income, achievable commissions and bonuses to infinite generations, and results in months, not years.

Initial investment

How much you are willing to spend on your company is up to you. Some MLM companies cost thousands of dollars, and many of them are good deals, but you can find great MLM companies that cost only a few hundred dollars to start. Regardless of how much you are willing to pay, the most important thing to look at is how quickly you can earn your initial investment back. You should be able to earn your initial investment back within weeks or even days.

Momentum and timing

Success in MLM is very much dependent on being at the right place at the right time. If the company is too young, it will be difficult because of the 5 year rule. If they’ve been around for a long time, it’s possible that the market is too saturated, and those who were going to make it rich already have.

Support and training

Starting your own business can be a daunting task, but it doesn’t have to be. The most important thing you could do is educate yourself and absorb as much about your company and this industry as possible. Make sure you can access free or inexpensive training and support whenever you need it, and that it is quality training and support.

Duplication

The entire idea behind MLM is that it creates residual income from the leverage you create by expanding your business. But most people don’t know how to do this. Even if you do, teaching your team to do the same can be impossible if you don’t have a duplicable system in place. A duplicable system is one where everyone is provided with the simple tools for prospecting, presenting and training, so your entire team can grow their businesses quickly and efficiently.

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Why your dog eats fast

In older times, dogs and their wolf-kind hunted in packs and knew that they may not find prey for several days at a time. Their bodies were able to go this distance of time with full efficiency so long as they had fed in large quantities before having to fast while hunting. The leaders always ate first. They also devoured the biggest pieces of meat, while the lesser ranked pack members ended up with just the leftovers. This instinct for survival carries on today which is why your dog may appear to gobbe his food down.

Some dogs do not like their ears rubbed

Did you know that some dogs cannot stand the feeling of people rubbing and grabbing at their ears? While it’s true that the ears can be a soft spot for many dogs, which when rubbed will make a dog melt like butter, but on the other end of the spectrum there are dogs which become very aggressive if their ears are touched.This is normal for some dogs and does not mean they are bad or aggressive dogs.

Some dogs have a false pregnancy

Did you know that many female dogs can have one false pregnancy after another? Not all female dogs are created equal - there are some that have a nurturing drive so tremendous that they can show signs of a false pregnancy after every astral cycle. What can cause a dog to have a false pregnancy? The current research studies offer the notion that false pregnancies are the result of a major hormonal imbalance. Female dogs that have this condition on an ongoing basis tend to ovulate longer than the standard four-to-five week period.

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I always believe that like-minded people will tend to attract each others, be it in business, sports, or other activities.

Just take for example, if you are a runner who likes to run but do not have any friend who likes running as much as you. But does it means that you cannot find anyone out there? Simply by participate in running events; you will meet thousands of runners just like you. Action must be taken, and the law of attraction will act automatically in your favor.

It is the same in business. I still remember when I first started out as a businessman; I only have a very limited group of friends who are really business-minded. What I mean by really business-minded people, are those who actually do it.

There are a lot of people who say that they want to do businesses, but in the end most of them do not walk their talks. They always procrastinate.

My business partners and I used to think that the path of a businessman is such a lonely journey, as majority of our friends are more into the corporate ladders. Topics over dinner tables are so different which we use to have when I dined with my business partners. Nothing is wrong, is just that we are into different paths and directions.

But once we are really into business, by taking actions, suddenly we start to meet more and more like-minded people like us. The law of attraction is at work! It just happened so automatically and we all think is very normal. Referral deals started to come in, and more partnerships are in our company’s pipeline.

Therefore, for those of you who are starting out as a businessman and feels left out in the society, do not fear. Once you are in it, you will attract the things that you want and the people that you want to meet. It is the same as the running example that I have mentioned above. All you need to do is to take ACTION.

The author is the co-founder of HomeBizGears.com

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Co-Founder HomeBizGears.com

A lot of you may ask which one is better, free search engine listing or paid advertising? Many will choose Search Engine Listing over Paid Advertising like Google Adwords, because it is free.

But given today’s search engine algorithms, no one can promise you top spot in the free search listing (also called organic ranking). Your position in the organic ranking will fluctuate, thus one day you maybe in the first position, while you will be in 10th position when the next indexing comes along.

So what I would suggest to do is to tap into both free search engine listing and paid advertising like Pay per Click (PPC). To always stay consistent at the top, you will need to have PPC to help you maintain your position under the Sponsored Links in search engine results. In this case, surfers will still be able to see your website while the search engines play around with your indexing.

Before you start to put all your money into PPC, I will like to highlight to you that it will be wise to calculate your budget and the objective of your PPC campaign. There is no point to spend all your money not knowing what you want to achieve from your PPC campaign. DO you want to convert traffic to sales? Or do you want to create awareness? These are questions that you will need to ask yourself before starting a PPC campaign.

Just want to share with you a fact that I have found. Researches have shown that majority of the people view the Organic listing results or the Natural listing results, rather than viewing the results under the Sponsored Links. They will usually click the top 3 to 4 results in the natural listing, rather than clicking on the top 4 sponsored links. Therefore it is still important to have Search Engine Optimization (SEO) done properly for your internet business. It will be wise to maintain your internet business in at least the top 2 pages of search engine results.

In conclusion, I will recommend to use both paid advertising and free search engine listing, as one will guaranteed your position in the sponsor links, while the latter can really bring you tremendous traffic if remains in top 2 pages.

The author is the managing director of HomeBizGears.com, an internet concept training, consultation and solution company which provides training, consultations and solutions to anyone who wishes to start a business on the Internet.

HomeBizGears.com is also the publisher of the e-book “Your Perfect Guide to Start Internet Business”.

Do visit http://www.homebizgears.com for more information.

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Eo Chee Siang,
Managing Director
www.HomeBizGears.com