Problem: Article: Unlike the male, she needs to be in the receptive stage of her heat cycle in order to breed successfully. Females typically come into heat twice a year.  Each heat cycle has a preparatory proestrus stage, where the female’s vulva (visible to the outside) swells and she bleeds or spots blood for seven to nine days. The uterus (womb) is being prepared to make a suitable environment for the embryos to develop into puppies.  After this, the bleeding slows and she becomes receptive to breeding. This stage is called estrus. This is also called standing heat, because it is the period when the female will stand to mated with the male dog. It is only during this stage that she will be able to become pregnant. The most fertile time will be at the end or just after standing heat occurs. Veterinarians can determine the stage of heat the female dog is in by collecting swabs inside the vagina and examining the cells. The swabs will collect cells which have distinctive shapes and sizes depending on the stage of estrus. This is especially helpful in those female dogs that don’t swell or bleed much. Insemination is fairly straight forward once the semen is collected and the female dog is in estrus. The female is stood on the examination table with her back legs slightly extended beyond the pelvis. A pipette is used to deposit the semen inside the vagina near the cervix. The insertion of the pipette takes special skill as the female dog’s vagina is quite long. The pipette is withdrawn and discarded. She should be kept standing for 10 minutes after depositing the semen. She should not sit or urinate, or the semen may run out. After 10 minutes she can walk around normally, but jumping and urinating should be avoided for about an hour.
Summary: Make sure the female dog is in the correct stage of her estrus cycle. Insert the semen into the female dog's vagina. Keep the dog standing after the semen is inserted.

Problem: Article: Just place the shells in boiling water and cook them over medium heat until they're firm but not too hard. Read the instructions on the package to see exactly how long they should be cooked. Drain and separate the shells when they're cooked. Cook it over medium heat until the oil is hot. Cook the carrots for 2-3 minutes, stirring to soak them in the oil. Cook them with the carrots for one minute. Remove this mixture from the heat and set it aside. To make the cheesy mixture, just combine 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese, 2/3 cup of ricotta cheese, 1/4 cup of milk, 1/4 tsp. of salt, 1/2 tsp. of ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp. of red pepper flakes, and 1 tsp. of dried oregano in a large bowl. Mix these ingredients together until the cheesy mixture is nice and smooth. Stir the carrot and mushroom mixture with the cheesy mixture to combine the ingredients. Add a bit more milk to thin out the mixture if it's necessary.  Carefully open up each shell and spoon the mixture into each one until it is literally "stuffed" with the mixture. Then, place the shells on the baking dish close to each other. Add a bit more mozzarella on top if you'd like. Remove the foil during the last five minutes of cooking. When they're done, the cheesy mixture should be melted and the sauce will be bubbly. Serve these delicious shells on their own or with a healthy garden salad.
Summary: Preheat your oven to 350ºF (176ºC). Boil 20 jumbo-sized pasta shells. Add 2 tbsp. of olive oil to a sauté pan. Add 1/3 cup of shredded carrots to the oil. Add 1/3 cup of sliced mushrooms and 2 minced garlic cloves. Remove from the heat. Make the cheesy mixture. Combine the veggie mixture with the cheesy mixture. Spread 3 tbsp. of tomato sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Stuff the shells with the mixture. Spoon the rest of the tomato sauce over the shells. Cover the shells with aluminum foil and bake it for 20-25 minutes. Serve.

Problem: Article: You don’t want to change who you are just to get the attention of a guy, especially if it means pretending to love Star Wars or talking about a band you can’t stand for hours. Talk about your favorite TV shows, a great movie you just saw, the hobby you most care about, or really any of the things you care about, and guys will be drawn to your passion. Think about it as not being different from talking to your girlfriends about everyday things — except that you can avoid talking about the guys you like!  The subject of your conversation is less important than making sure that you and the guys you talk to maintain a fair balance between talking and listening. Try not to dominate any conversation and leave room for other people to talk. If you’re talking to a guy one-on-one, try not to do more than about half the talking. Though it’s important to feel comfortable actually talking about the things that matter to you, you should also be able to get a sense of when a guy is starting to lose interest. If you’ve been talking about your horse for twenty minutes and you see the guy shifting on his feet, checking his phone, or looking around for a friend who can give him a save, then you can shift subjects by asking him a question instead. Learn to read body language and facial expressions to see whether or not a guy is listening to you. If he’s listening, he’ll be making eye contact (unless he’s super shy or has a crush on you!), and turning his body toward you instead of away. One thing you can do is to offer a subtle compliment to a guy from time to time. You don’t have to tell him he has the world’s most beautiful eyes or that he’s a big hunk, but you can compliment a new shirt the guy is wearing, tell him he did great in yesterday’s basketball game, or just make a kind, lighthearted comment that lets the guy know you care. You don’t have to actually have a crush on the guy to give him a compliment, either. You can say something like, “You’re so good at chemistry. How do you do it?” Or, “You have such a unique laugh. I could tell it was you from the other side of the hall.” If you want to have a good time hanging out with guys, then you should ask them about themselves from time to time without interrogating them. You can get to know them little by little and show that you care about the things that matter to them. You don’t need to interview them, but you should ask them a question or two in the course of a conversation.  Here are some things you can ask them about to show them you care:  Their favorite bands Their hobbies Their favorite TV shows, movies, or actors Their weekend plans Their pets Guys like girls who don’t take themselves too seriously. While it’s not attractive to actually put yourself down or to make fun of yourself in a real way, like saying that you’re fat, that you’re stupid, or that you hate something about yourself, some light humor can show that you’re a fun, easygoing person. This is different from bad-mouthing yourself in hopes that someone will give you some attention; just learn to laugh at yourself and the rest of your life will be much easier. For example, you can make a comment like, “Big surprise, I tripped again,” or, “I wonder how many more pink sweaters I can wear,” to show guys that you’re aware of your goofy or endearing qualities while not being committed to perfection.
Summary:
Talk about the things that actually interest you. Know when you should change the subject. Compliment them. Ask them questions. Be okay with poking fun at yourself.