Q: It's natural to want to comfort your dog, stroke his head, and speak soothingly to him. You may even be worried if you're both dealing with a stressful event, like an operation at the vet's. Unfortunately, your dog can pick up on your anxiety, making him feel like the situation is out of control, amplifying his anxiety. Don't give your dog treats or respond with hugging or petting. These reward your dog's anxious behavior, which means that he learns to repeat it. Since your dog will be paying close attention to how you respond to stressful situations, signal to him that everything is fine. If you act as if nothing has changed, your dog will have no cause for alarm. If your dog is showing signs of anxiety, like trembling, shaking, or whining, then ignore his behavior. Speak to your dog in a firm but kind voice telling him not to be silly. He'll recognize the disapproval in your tone of voice and understand that you aren't concerned so neither should he be. Your dog may be feeling out of control and fearful. Focus his attention on you and distract him by doing a simple training session, even if it's in the vet's waiting room. Do simple training commands like "Sit", "Down", or "Stay." This tells him you are in control, you are not worried, and that everything is normal. With his attention elsewhere, the hormones that make him feel anxious subside so he'll relax. Practicing these commands when your dog is anxious can also help you deal with any separation anxiety your dog might have. Create a place that your dog associates with safety and can retreat to. Plan ahead and train your dog to accept a crate as a safe place. At times of exceptional anxiety, cover part of the crate with a blanket to make it even more den-like. Being in a calming environment will stabilize his anxiety levels. Casually place toys in your dog's crate but continue to act normally and avoid eye contact. This way, you won't be reinforcing any fearful behavior. Your dog is anxious because his body produces hormones, like cortisol and adrenaline, in fearful or stressful situations. These prepare his body to fight or flee and create actual physical changes in the heart (making it pump harder), the muscles (supplies them with extra blood), and the lungs (take in more oxygen). These changes mean your dog can become anxious out of habit, so that whenever your dog gets cues that he should be anxious, hormones are released causing the anxiety episode. For example, if your dog sees you reacting to his fear, then his body releases chemicals and hormones to respond to the anxiety. That is why it's important to watch how you react to your dog's anxiety.
A: Avoid reinforcing your dog's anxiety. Act as normally as possible. Show your dog you're still in control. Offer a safe haven or crate. Try to understand your dog's anxiety.

Q: This method uses basic items found around your house, though you may have to purchase distilled water and pH test strips. Feminized cannabis seeds. 1 to 2 gallons of distilled (non-chlorinated) water. 2 clean dinner plates. 1 roll of paper towels. A warm, dark place to store seeds. Tweezers (do not handle seeds with your hands). pH test kit. Good potting soil. Seed tray with 1x1 inch cells or plastic cups. Compact fluorescent Lights. Grow light timer. To distill water at home, fill the container you will use to soak the seeds with tap water and let it sit in the open for 24 hrs to evaporate chlorine. You can also purchase distilled water from a grocery store or plant nursery. Test the pH of the water with pH test strips. It should measure between 5.8 and 6.5. You want pH of water and soil to be as close to ideal as possible to ensure proper germination. The seeds will float at first, but eventually sink. You can give the seeds a little tap with the tweezers to help them sink. If they still float after 24 hours, they might not be viable (able to germinate). Use distilled water at room temperature to moisten the paper towels. Drain-off excess water. Use tweezers to remove seeds from water and place on moistened paper towel. Cover these with two additional moist paper towel sheets. Then, place a second dinner plate over the paper towels and seeds. This will help keep the seeds warm. Keep the seeds covered and store in a warm, dark place. Ideally the temperature should be between 70-90 degrees Fahrenheit for the seeds to germinate. Check seeds and paper towels regularly. Re-moisten the paper towels as needed, making sure to drain any excess water. After about 5-6 days (though it may take longer depending on the variety) you should observe a small white taproot extending from one end of the seed. Fill a small plastic cup or seed tray with good potting soil and water until saturated. Use your finger to create a 1/4 in (0.75 cm) hole and drop your seeds in with the taproot facing down. Cover with loose soil - do not pat or tamp down soil over the seed. Use a spray bottle to ensure the soil remains moist, but not inundated. A sprout should appear within 4-6 days, and seedlings should have leaves after 10-14 days. Set tray or plastic cups with seedlings under a fluorescent (T5, T8, or T12) grow lamp positioned no closer than 2-4 inches above the surface of the soil. Set grow light to a 24 hour light cycle. Germinated seeds and seedlings require 24 hours. This can be reduced to 16 hours of light once the seedling produces leaves.
A: Obtain necessary materials. Soak seeds in distilled water for 24 hours. Lay two sheets of paper towels over a dinner plate. Place cannabis seeds in center of moist paper towel. Plant your germinated seed.

Q: The water will help the image transfer onto the adhesive surface of the tape. Let the taped image soak in the warm water for 5 or 6 minutes. The water should be warm to the touch, but not hot. Hot water may melt or deform the tape and image. Pull the taped image out of the water, and lay it flat on your working surface. Using your index and middle fingers, rub back and forth across the paper side until the paper rolls and flakes off of the tape. If the paper doesn't rub off completely, re-submerge it in the warm water and let it soak for another 2 or 3 minutes. Then, pull the image out and continue rubbing off the paper. Once you've removed all of the paper, you will be left with the strip of packing tape with the image transferred onto it. Pull out a blow dryer and use it to fully dry the strip of tape. Once the tape is dry, you'll notice that one side has become sticky again. If you don't have a blow dryer, set the piece of tape flat on your work surface. Let it dry by air, which will take about 30 minutes. You're now ready to apply the image onto the glass. Center the tape above the glass, and lower the adhesive image until it's resting against the glass surface. Then, using your fingers, press the tape firmly onto the glass. Start at the top or bottom of the tape and work your way to the other side, to avoid trapping any air bubbles under the tape. If you find any air bubbles once the tape is applied, smooth them out from under the tape using the edge of a credit card.
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Submerge the image into a glass of warm water. Rub the paper off of the back of the tape. Blow dry your image. Press the adhesive side of the image firmly against your glass.