Dogs, like humans, are social animals who enjoy spending time with others within their species. Allow your dog to play with other dogs by creating opportunities for such social interaction. A companion animal (e.g. a trained dog) for your dog can provide an array of benefits, which include encouraging exercise and physical activity, relieving loneliness, and providing affection and companionship to your dog. A good way to create opportunities for your dog to enjoy time with other dogs is to arrange play dates with friends or family with dogs. Doing so will allow your dog an opportunity to socialize with other dogs and will also allow you to catch up with friends and family at the same time. You can also take your dog to a dog park or dog daycare to allow her time to socialize with other dogs. You may not have the time or the financial means to take her to daycare every day but try doing so at least a few times a week if possible. For more information on dog parks and daycares, visit this website. Be sure that her vaccinations are up to date before going to social gatherings of this nature.
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One-sentence summary -- Create opportunities for your dog to engage with other dogs. Get a companion animal for your dog. Arrange activities with friends and family who have dogs. Take your dog to a park or daycare.


Slice the squash in half, scoop out the seeds, and place it on a baking sheet, flesh side down.  Bake it until it's tender. After 35 minutes, start poking it with a fork to check to see how tender it is. Then, remove the squash from the oven. Rake the squash with a fork, creating the spaghetti-like strands. Spoon 4 oz. of mozzarella cheese, 1 jar of spaghetti sauce, and 2 tsp of dry basil over the spaghetti squash. This should take another 2-4 minutes. Enjoy this spaghetti squash while it's hot.
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One-sentence summary -- Preheat your oven to 350ºF (176ºC). Add 1/4 inch of water to the baking sheet. Bake the squash for 40-45 minutes. Remove the squash with a fork. Spoon the mozzarella cheese, spaghetti sauce, and basil over the squash. Bake the squash again until the cheese begins to bubble. Serve.


If you are constipated, drinking warm prune juice is an easy and natural way to get things moving along.  Prune juice works as a natural "laxative" due to it's high sorbitol content.  Warming it also has shown to help its constipation relieving effects.  Try drinking about 4 oz of prune juice everyday to help get rid of constipation. If you're not into drinking prune juice, eating a few dried prunes or plums will also help get your bowels moving. Psyllium husk is a natural supplement that can be added to your diet to help relieve constipation.  Psyllium husk is generally sold in a powder, tablet or capsule form and can be added to your diet or a variety of foods to help prevent or treat constipation. Psyllium husk works by adding soft bulk to your stools which stimulates your GI system to speed up. Add in a psyllium husk supplement daily to help treat constipation. There have been conflicting studies on whether or not probiotics can help treat or prevent constipation.  However, it's not harmful during pregnancy and might be helpful to you.  It's generally thought that probiotics (beneficial and healthful bacteria found in foods) is perfectly safe during pregnancy.  It's thought that these good bacteria can help constipation or diarrhea during pregnancy. Take a probiotic supplement daily during pregnancy.  These are sold in liquid or tablet form and can be purchased at health food stores and pharmacies. You may also want to increase the amount of foods you eat that contain probiotics.  Try eating more of:  yogurt, fermented yogurt drinks, kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha (if its pasteurized), and pickles.
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One-sentence summary -- Drink warm prune juice. Add in some psyllium husk. Take a probiotic.


Add the extract or rose water at the time when you are dissolving the sugar. Set on wax coated paper and dust with extra-fine sugar. Make sure that each flower is well covered in sugar. Using fine scissors, snip the stems off. Move the flowers to a cool and dry place to set.
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Heat the sugar and water until sugar is completely dissolved. Dip each flower in liquid sugar mixture with a pair of tweezers. Remove the stems. Lay the sugar-coated flowers out on wax paper to set. Allow the flowers to dry.