Q: A Greyhound can back out of a standard buckle collar, so you will need to purchase a martingale collar for your new pup. You should never use a metal choke collar as this could damage your Greyhound's throat. You can find the leash and the martingale collar at your local pet store. A martingale collar is made up of 2 loops, a large loop that is adjustable and placed around your dog's neck, and a small loop, known as the control loop. The leash is clipped to the D ring on the small loop. When your dog tries to pull his head out of the collar, the tension on the leash will pull the small loop so it is taut, making the large loop smaller and tighter around his neck. This will prevent him from escaping. A big part of training your dog is sticking to a daily walking schedule and using the leash to keep your Greyhound from running too fast or too far without you. Greyhounds hunt by sight and are bred to chase after prey. You will need to keep your Greyhound on a leash whenever he is out of the house or on a walk to keep him from running into the street while on the "hunt" for prey. Make sure you can put 2 fingers under your Greyhound's collar, this means there is enough slack for it be comfortable but not too much to allow your Greyhound to slip out of the collar. Most Greyhounds are raised in crates and are very comfortable sleeping and relaxing in them. Greyhounds are known to be very clean animals and will likely not go to the bathroom in their crate. When you first bring your Greyhound home, it's important that you do crate training to allow your Greyhound to get used to his new environment and to establish a training routine. Buy a large crate, at least 42 inches (110cm), to act as a safe space for your new Greyhound. You should place the crate in a room or area that gets a lot of traffic and family activity. Placing it in a remote location, like a basement or a room at the back of the house can make your Greyhound feel abandoned or ignored. Your Greyhound should see his crate as his safe space, so avoid sending him to his crate as punishment, especially when he first adjusting to his new environment. Rather than scolding him or enforce a harsh punishment, tell your Greyhound a firm "No" in a low voice when he does something wrong. Many newly adopted Greyhounds will go through a honeymoon period, where he acts quiet and controlled for the first week in his new home. Your Greyhounds full personality may not emerge until 8 weeks after he enters your home. Never leave your Greyhound unattended in your home during the first several weeks of training, especially if he is not yet house trained. If you have to leave your dog unattended, put him in his crate to prevent any accidents.
A: Buy a 6 feet (1.8m) nylon leash and a martingale collar. Use a crate to house train your Greyhound. Do not use the crate as punishment.

Q: As the wire sits in the solution, the corrosion should loosen on the wire and make it easier to scrub off. Let the wire sit in the solution for anywhere between 10 minutes up to an hour.
A: Allow the wire to sit in the solution.

Q: It may be that he has retreated just to gain some space if you've been too intrusive or intense of late. Maybe you're texting him often, or you've been calling three times an hour for the past three hours. Understand that guys generally appreciate their space and not having to be with you 24/7. There are a lot of very authentic reasons that might seem as if he is "ignoring" you, but actually, have nothing to do with you. He may be busy. You may have the habit of talking daily, then suddenly it stops, and you urgently want to chat. It has been a day, but you're frantic. And he, well he is very busy! When he's busy, you can expect him to cut off the communications until the task is done. He doesn't feel well. He has been trying to deal with a head cold, a shoulder pain or a stomach ache. Being the stoic that he is, he has only stopped replying because he doesn't want to burden you with his pain or let on that he doesn't even feel so great. He is tired. Genuinely, pooped. He just wants a bit of space to recover his lost energy, so he's withdrawing for a week of snooze catch-up. He has experienced a family issue. He is uncomfortable talking to you about it because he has issues with his crazy/possessive/insane/angry/moralizing/whatever family and it's just all too hard to go into the gritty details. He'd rather you didn't get involved because once you are, awful entanglements will ensue. This can be a very protective stance, both ways. He has hit a snag at work. The deadline is looming, the boss is breathing down his neck, the job's future is precarious. He's salvaging what is left of his work opportunity, and you are suddenly a distraction.
A: Consider whether you might have given your boyfriend cause to feel overwhelmed. See things from his perspective.

Q: The room will not be for you alone, so talk to everyone who will be spending time in the room and see what they want. Talk to the kids to see how they would like the room to look and to your partner or whoever else will be playing with the kids in that room. Making the room look like a rainforest or the open seas with pirate decorations will, of course, excite everyone who enters the room at first but could grow stale over time. Picking a theme doesn't have to be as intense as turning the whole room into a submarine but can be as simple as a certain pattern present in different areas of the room. Other themes that are not as consuming include making it look like an old-time classroom or just including a lot of wooden furniture and wooden accents in the room. Have fun with it! You can be as simple or as complex as you want. Picking out bright colors and large patterns will attract a child's attention and stimulate their senses. Soft yellows, pinks and blues are good colors for walls because these leave the room bright and can go with a various amount of furnishings. Primary colors, red, yellow and blue, are popular and are always a good choice, but exploring other color palettes in order to create a room that suits you as well as your young one is completely encouraged. Remember, you're going to end up spending a lot of time in the room, so making a room that you like is just as important as making it so your kid will like it as well. If you choose to make your room outer space themed, try to have everything you pick out for the room geared towards that. Maybe have a light fixture shaped like a helmet or a ceiling fan like a ufo, put stars on the ceiling and have a rug designed like a meteor. The sky's the limit (literally!) with how many things you can have in the room that match the theme. Pinterest is overflowing with playroom decoration ideas that can help inspire you in making your playroom. This can help get you moving if you're unsure of the direction you want to go with your space. But don't just copy what someone else did. This room should have your thumbprint on it, giving it its own unique style.
A:
Talk to everyone who will use the room. Pick a theme. Choose a color palette. Stick with your theme. See what other people did.