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When you're contacted by a homeowner who matches your criteria, follow up with a friendly email or phone call to find out more about what they're looking for. It's usually a good idea to start with a short conversation and schedule a longer interview for later on so both parties will have a chance to prepare any questions they may have. You don't want any surprises when you show up for the first day of your house sitting job. Write down your list of questions beforehand so you can be sure you are on the same page as the homeowners. Some questions you might ask would include: "Do your pets require any special care?", "Is there anything I should know about your home's security system?", "What chores will I need to perform?", "Will I be expected to pay for utilities?", and "How far away are the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, etc?" This will help you know exactly what you're in for. You don't want to find out at the last minute that the ceiling is caving in or that bathroom sink doesn't have faucets. Check to see if the pictures look current, as older pictures might not reflect the current state of the home. Search online or reach out to people who live in the area to find out what you can about the neighborhood. Avoid house sitting in areas with high crime or which are known for drug activity. Use Google Earth to search for the address of the home where you'll be staying, then click around the neighborhood to see what it looks like. This can give you valuable information the homeowner doesn't mention, such as whether or not there might be noisy construction going on across the street.

summary: Follow up with any potential matches. Ask plenty of questions when being interviewed by the homeowner. Ask for pictures of the home. Research the neighborhood.

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your dog. When you are potty training your Great Dane puppy, you need to start as early as possible when you bring him home. Start by designating a specific place in your back yard that will be his toilet place. Take him there every 20 to 30 minutes at first, changing to once an hour as he gets older. When he uses it, praise him and give him affection and attention. This will help your Great Dane think about your praise of him when he needs to use the bathroom, which will make him more likely to repeat his good behavior. Make sure you praise him every time he potties in the right place. To properly potty train your Great Dane, keep a watch on him all the time while he is indoors. This means you need to follow him around, keep him in his crate while you go out, or keep him on a leash. If your dog does mess in the house on accident, make sure you clean the area extremely well to remove the smell. This will make sure he will not return to mark the same territory again. Clicker training is a great way of designating desired behavior for your Great Dane. It will also help him know what he is being rewarded for. Clicker training works by linking the click-clack of the clicker to him getting a reward for his behavior. When you get the desired action from your Great Dane, use the clicker to reinforce it. For example, when teaching your Great Dane to "sit", press the clicker as soon as your dog's bottom hits the ground. rain your dog for a crate. Crate training will give your dog a small room of his own. Start with a crate large enough for your Great Dane puppy to walk around. Put a comfortable bed in his crate along with a water bowl and some toys. Keep your puppy in here when you have to leave to discourage messing in the house or chewing things he shouldn't. To get your Great Dane used to the crate, close the door when he goes inside. Leave him in the crate for short periods of time, gradually increasing them until he can stay there for hours without whining. Give him lots of praise when he sits in there well. To help him associate his crate with happy things, give him treats or a toy when you keep him in there. As he grows, the crate will need to be bigger. If you don't want to buy another crate as he grows, buy a large crate to begin with. It should be large enough for him not to bang his head and long enough for him to lie down. To ensure your Great Dane behaves himself, he needs to learn to obey basic commands such as "Sit", "Stay", and "Come". If your Great Dane obeys these as soon as you give them, you can control him in pretty much any situation. Try using food, small treats, or other foods to help train your dog. For example, put a treat in your hand. Let your Great Dane know you have it. Use the hand with the treat to lure his head upwards until his bottom naturally hits the ground.. As you put his bottom on the ground, say firmly and calmly "Sit". You can also press the clicker as soon as his bottom hits the floor. Then give him the treat. Similar methods work for other basic commands.

summary: Potty train Use clicker training for your dog. . Teach simple commands.

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The best paper to use for this is scrapbooking paper or cardstock. Construction paper or origami paper will work too, but your garland won't be as durable. Try getting two to three different colors or shades. For example, you could have a light blue, a medium blue, and a dark blue. Try getting some patterned paper. For example, half of your shapes can be bright blue, and the other half of your shapes can be white with bright green polka-dots or stripes. Scrapbooking punches work just like regular hole punches, except that they come in many different shapes and sizes. They come in circles, hearts, squares, stars, and even snowflakes. You can buy scrapbooking punches in the scrapbook section of an arts and crafts store. You can also find them online. You can get just one scrapbooking punch and make all of your shapes the same size. You can also get two differently sized punches. For example, you can get a 1.5 inch (3.81 centimeters) circle punch and a 3.5 inch (8.89 centimeters) circle punch. This will give your garland some variety. If you can't find a scrapbooking punch, you can cut circles out using a circle cutter. They can be as far apart or as close together as you want. Make sure that you have about 12 inches (30.48 centimeters) of blank space at the end of your garland, or you won't be able to hang it up later. Depending on how much glue you used, this can take anywhere from a couple of hours to a day.
summary: Get some colorful paper. Get some scrapbooking punches. Repeat the process with the rest of the shapes. Allow the glue to dry before hanging your garland.