Ask a friend to take your dog for a walk or play with him in the backyard. It is important to make sure that your existing dog is not in the house or he may act aggressively towards the new puppy. Bring the puppy you’re your home and let him wander freely. The puppy will sniff around and get his scent on things as he does so. Make sure that you keep track of the puppy to keep him from getting lost or hiding somewhere. After the puppy has had time to wander, put him into a room or his kennel. After you have put the puppy away, let your existing dog back into the house and let him wander freely. He will be excited to sniff the places your puppy wandered around. Repeat this process daily until you are ready to make a face to face introduction. Once your old dog becomes less interested in the smell of the new puppy, the two dogs should be ready to meet. Observe your old dog closely during these sessions to see how he reacts to the scent of the puppy. To be sure that your old dog and the new puppy are ready to meet, try introducing them on neutral ground.

Summary: Choose a time when your existing dog will not be home. Let the puppy wander around the house. Let your existing dog back into the house. Determine if your dogs are ready to meet or if another type of introduction is needed.


Food coloring is the most popular choice, but you can use other liquid colors, such as acrylic paint, poster paint, or liquid watercolor. For more interesting slime, you could even try glow-in-the-dark paint. You can choose a color you like or combine 2 colors to create a color, such as 1 drop of yellow and 1 drop of red for orange slime. If the slime is too pale for your liking, add another 1 or 2 drops of your color, then stir it again. Keep adding the color 1 drop at a time until you get the shade you want. For example, if you add 1 drop of green food coloring and the water is only a light green, then add another drop and stir again. If you keep your slime clean and store it in a plastic container or zippered bag when you're not using it, it will last for several weeks. When the slime dries out, throw it away and make a new batch.

Summary: Add 1 to 2 drops of your desired food coloring or paint. Stir the liquid coloring into the glue-water with a spoon until the color is even. Store the slime in a sealed plastic container or zippered sandwich bag.


Using a roll of painter’s tape, slowly work around the sides of the door and cover each edge. This will help keep the paint only on the face of the door and make the lines around each edge as clean as possible. Trimming the door with tape might be difficult around long or uneven edges, but it will make the painting process much easier in the long run. If there are any parts of the door you can’t remove, such as windows, you can cover these with painter’s tape to keep them clean. Before painting the door, take the opportunity to fix any dents on the door’s surface. Use 80-grit sandpaper on any dented areas before smoothly covering the dent with a small amount of patching compound or auto body filler. Leave it to dry for around 40 minutes and then sand it with 150-grit sandpaper to make the area level with the rest of the door. Sand the door until the dent is no longer obvious or not easily visible. Painting over it will help obscure any minor dents or dings, so don't worry too much about using a bubble level To allow the primer and paint to adhere to the surface of the door, you should sand it down lightly first. Use fine grit sandpaper around 400 over the entire surface of the door. You don’t need to sand the whole surface of the door thoroughly, only enough to give the primer something to stick to. Applying too much pressure or using a rougher sandpaper can risk damaging the door too much. Sanding can create a lot of dust that can get caught in the paint and affect the look of your finished door. Slightly dampen a clean cloth and wipe down the surface of the door to remove any dust left over from sanding it down. If there is a lot of dust, or if the old paint has come loose in the sanding process, use a vacuum cleaner to remove the majority of the dust before wiping it down.

Summary: Tape off any areas that you don’t want to paint. Fix any dents in the door's surface. Sand the entire door with 400-grit sandpaper. Wipe down the surface with a damp cloth.


If you don’t have access to immediate medical help and need to get a ring off right away, you can cut most rings off with common household tools. However, this must be done with extreme care to avoid the risk of further injury to the hand and finger.  Never attempt to cut a ring off of your own finger. Have another person cut the ring off for you. Only try to cut a ring off at home if other methods have not worked and you cannot get professional help. A small steel circular saw blade can be used to remove rings made of gold, silver, or platinum. This may also work for titanium rings, but it may take several minutes to make the cut successfully. Diamond blades are more effective for harder materials, such as titanium or stainless steel.  Insert something metal, like the blade of a butter knife or the handle of a spoon, between the ring and the finger in order to prevent the skin from being burned or cut. Hold the blade to the ring for a second or two at a time, and lubricate the ring with a few drops of cold water between cuts to prevent overheating. Cut through the ring in two places, e.g. on opposite sides of the finger, to make it easier to remove. Do not attempt to use a blade to cut off a tungsten carbide, stone, or ceramic ring. Some hard-to-cut rings, such as titanium or stainless steel rings, can be snipped off with stainless steel bolt cutters. You will need to make two cuts on opposite sides of the ring to remove it effectively.  Use extreme caution when using bolt cutters to remove a ring, as you can easily cut the finger with either the bolt cutters or the crushed edge of the ring band. If you can, slip something between the ring and the finger, such as the blade of a butter knife or a thin piece of foam padding, to protect the skin from getting snipped or lacerated.  Bolt cutters will not work on a titanium ring with a wide band (i.e., more than 5-6 mm, or about ¼ inch, in width). Tungsten, ceramic, and stone rings cannot be cut. However, they tend to be brittle and relatively easy to crack. Take a vice grip and adjust it until it fits over the ring, and then clamp it down on the outside of the ring. Release the vice, tighten the screw a tiny amount, and clamp it onto the ring again. Repeat this process until the ring cracks.  Wear protective goggles if you have them, as small pieces of the ring may fly into your face when the ring cracks. Do not try to slide the cracked ring off, as this may cut the finger. Instead, pull the cracked pieces away.
Summary: Cut off a ring at home as a last resort. Use a rotary tool with a mini saw attachment for soft metal rings. Cut off a tougher ring with bolt cutters. Crush a tungsten, ceramic, or stone ring with a vice grip.