If you cannot stay with your pug all day and take him outside frequently, gate off an area in your home for him to stay during the day. Place some pee pads in the corner of this space where he can eliminate. In addition to the pee pads, put some puzzle toys and other toys in the area to keep him busy. An alternative to a pee pad is a doggie litter box, which has artificial grass. When your pug urinates, the urine would go through the grass into the underlying tray. These are available at your local pet store. Place his water bowl and bed in the gated area. Without knowing when he should eliminate, your pug may have accidents in your home more often. A consistent bathroom routine is very important for puppies, since they cannot hold their bladders for very long. If you have a pug puppy, take him out first thing in the morning, 15 to 20 minutes after eating, after naps, and before bedtime. Give your pug puppy his final meal around 7pm and take his water away by 10 or 11pm if he's a young puppy. As he gets a little older and has better bladder control, you can start leaving his water in the crate overnight. If you have an adult pug, he won't need to go out as frequently as a puppy, but should still go out about 3 times a day. The indoor gated area lessens the need for frequent outings during the day. However, it may take longer to house train your pug if he gets used to eliminating on pee pads or in the litter box. Your pug should learn to eliminate in the same area each time you take him outside. If you have a backyard, take him out on a 6-foot (2-meter) leash, stand in one area of your yard, and let him pick a specific spot within a 6-foot radius of the leash. He will leave his scent in that spot and go back there each time. Your pug's body language will let you know when he needs to eliminate, allowing you to get him outside before he has an accident in the house. Examples of this body language are sniffing around, looking for a private place, going to the door, and whining. When you see this body language, immediately put your pug's leash on him and take him outside. Give him a treat and verbal praise when he eliminates so he makes a positive association with eliminating outside. Consider giving your pug a command, such as 'go potty,' when you take him out. When you reward him for eliminating, he will also be learning how to respond to your command. It can take timeup to 20 minutesfor your pug to relax enough to eliminate outside. If you become impatient, you may experience what many other dog owners have experienced: elimination as soon as the dog gets back inside. Twenty minutes can feel like an eternity, so bring something with you (e.g., book, magazine, phone) to keep you busy as your wait for your pug to eliminate. Don't forget to reward him as soon as he eliminates. If you pug has an accident (and he probably will) clean it up promptly with an enzymatic cleaner that will erase the urine smell. If your pug smells the urine, he will likely go back to that spot to eliminate. Do not punish your pug, whether you catch him in the act or not. Doing so will make him fear you, rather than teach him not to have another accident.

Summary: Create a small gated area in your home. Establish a bathroom routine. Allow your pug to pick an outdoor elimination spot. Monitor your pug's 'bathroom' behavior. Be patient when you take your pug outside. Clean up accidents without punishing your pug.

Use a paring knife or kernel remover to take the kernels off the corn. Use a sharp knife to finely dice the bacon. You can also use clean kitchen shears for this purpose. Set it on medium, and add the bacon. Let the bacon cook by itself until it is lightly brown. Let the dish cook for about 15 minutes, until the corn is tender.

Summary: Slice the kernels off the corn. Dice the bacon. Heat up the bacon in a large skillet. Cook the bacon. Add the corn, salt, and pepper.

Some of the major manufacturers now provide free, live scans that can determine the RAM specifications for most systems. Visit the website of your preferred manufacturer and run the available online scan to determine your system's RAM information.

Summary: Download and install an application to determine the RAM type or run a live system scan.

This is a great time to have a chat with one of your friends or your boyfriend or girlfriend. Because you're home alone, you won't have to worry about other people listening in on your conversation. If you can't call or text a friend, spend some time writing a long letter or email to someone you haven't spoken to in a while. When you're home alone, you have full control over the remote and can watch whatever you'd like. Try watching a new TV show or YouTube channel. Because you're alone, you can flip channels and change videos, and no one will get annoyed. Or watch a movie! Turn on your music player and speakers and listen to your favorite music. Because you're alone no one will judge you for your taste in music or ask you to turn down a song. Take the time to listen to an entire album all the way through. Dance a little, if you want. Being home alone is the ideal time to play games for as long as you want. Play on whatever console you have, whether it's a PC, Wii, Playstation, Nintendo or Xbox. You could also download and play games on your smartphone, if you don't have a games console. Being home alone is also a good time to play interactive online games with a headset. Play some online games, surf your favorite websites, and check all your social media. The internet is a great space to have fun alone. Let yourself get lost in one train of thought. Spend time really researching something you've been interested in for a while but can't seem to find the time to read about. with abandon. Just let yourself loose. Do all those moves you love to do but would never do while somebody else was watching. Dancing is a lot of fun and also good exercise. Look up videos of different popular dances online, and try to learn one. Being creative increases your self awareness, gives you a sense of accomplishment, and helps to pass the time. It can also relax you and be a form of meditation. Feel free to paint, draw a picture, sketch, make a comic strip, sculpt, or come up with your own expressive outlet. your heart out while you have the house to yourself. You can sing as loudly as you want to all your favorite tunes. Don't worry about whether or not you have a good voice. Simply let yourself have fun singing to your music. This is a great time to experiment with hairstyles or outfits you're not sure if you'd want to wear in public. Put your hair up in a crazy new style, straighten it, or curl it. Wear your make up differently, and try new colors. Layer clothing items you wouldn't normally wear together.
Summary: Call, video message, or text a friend. Watch your favorite TV shows. Listen to music as loud as you like. Play some video games. Spend time online. Dance Create some artwork. Sing Experiment with your look while you have time to yourself.