Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Make sure that your dog is old enough to breed. Make sure your dog is generally healthy. Have the dog tested for infectious diseases and genetic issues.

Answer: A male dog that is too young will not be able to reproduce. A male dog usually reaches sexual maturity when they are over a year old, however they usually begin puberty when they are six months to eight months old. They can impregnate a female dog from the point of puberty on. If you want to use your dog for breeding when it is at its maximum fertility, wait until it is at least a year and a half old. The first step in assuring that your male dog is fertile is to make sure that he is generally healthy. If he has any severe health problems, these could interfere with his fertility. Make sure that your dog gets regular annual exams and that you treat any problems that are found effectively. Some general health problems that could interfere with reproduction include mobility issues that could inhibit the ability to complete sexual intercourse or injuries to the reproductive organs of the dog. There are some diseases and genetic abnormalities that can make a dog infertile. If you are serious about wanting to use your male dog to breed, then you should have it tested for a diseases that could cause infertility and genetic problems that could cause infertility or genetic problems for offspring. For example, genetic problems could include chromosomal anomalies in the dog or the potential for polygenic disorders if mated.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Identify the roles that you play. Write down your VITALS. Take an online personality assessment test. Invite commentary from others. Measure your satisfaction with your results.

Answer: Everybody plays multiple roles in their life based on their personal relationships, work responsibilities, and social interactions. Once you have listed your roles, write down what each one means to you. Some examples of roles include: Parent Friend Team leader Emotional support Mentor/Mentee Confidante Creator Problem solver VITALS is an acronym that stands for values, interests, temperament, activities, life goals, and strengths. In a notebook or word processor, try to define each of these categories for yourself. Values: What is important to you? What characteristics do you prize in yourself and others? What motivates you to complete something? Interests: What types of things are you curious about? What do you do like to do in your free time? What fascinates you? Temperament: Come up with ten words that describe your personality. Activities: How do you spend your day? What are the most and least enjoyable parts of your day? Do you have any daily rituals? Life goals: What have been the most important events of your life? Why? Where do you see yourself in five years? What about in ten years? Strengths: What are your abilities, skills, and talents? What are you really good at? While personality tests are not scientific, they do ask questions that force you to consider different aspects of your character. There are many reputable tests that you can take online. These include: Meyers-Brigg Type Indicator Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) Predictive Index Behavioral Assessment Big 5 Personality Assessment While you should not define yourself by what other people say, asking others for their opinion can help you understand things about yourself that you may not have realized. Start by asking loved ones how they would define your personality or characteristics. If you're comfortable, ask your boss, mentor, or acquaintances about how they see your personality. If you disagree with anyone's observations, that's OK! These comments don't define you, and you might find more acceptance from other people. Once you have evaluated your personality and characteristics, review what you learned to see if you're happy with yourself. Do these values and traits align with who you want to be? If the answer is yes, look for ways to expand or build on these character traits. If the answer is no, try to come up with a set of personalized goals to improve. Use your strengths to help yourself find happiness. For example, if you realized that you're creative and enjoy working with your hands, you might want to take art classes or start a new craft. If you want to improve something, use your knowledge of yourself to create a personalized plan. For example, if you realized you're introverted but want to become more social, you might learn to socialize in small groups. By balancing time to yourself with time with others, you can have an engaging social life that works for you.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Slowly acclimate the lettuce to being outside. Dig 5 inch (12.7 cm) holes in a patch of your garden for each seedling. Add a tablespoon of 5-10-10 fertilizer to each hole. Water the seed tray before you transfer the lettuce seedlings. Pull the outer leaves off the lettuce seedlings before you transfer them. Plant the seedlings in the holes. Lightly water the lettuce seedlings.

Answer: After letting the lettuce mature for six weeks, start setting the tray of lettuce outside in a sheltered location for three hours a day. Each day, leave the tray of lettuce outside for two hours longer than the day before. The lettuce plants will be acclimated once they've been left outside for a full day. The entire acclimation process should take around a week. Don't leave the lettuce out at night until they have completely acclimated to the outdoors. This will typically be at the end of the process. It's OK if the weather hasn't completely warmed at this point. Properly acclimating the lettuce will help it develop a resistance to cooler temperatures. You should not plant the lettuce outside, however, until you are certain that there will not be another frost. Organize the holes in staggered rows, making the holes 10 inches (25.4 cm) apart. Don't make the patch any wider than 20 inches (50.8 cm). Plant the lettuce in a part of your garden with rich, well-drained soil that has full sun exposure. 5-10-10 fertilizer contains 5 percent nitrogen, 10 percent phosphorous, and 10 percent potassium. If you don't have fertilizer, use a handful of compost or dried manure instead. Don't try to transfer them when they're dry or the soil will crumble and fall off around their roots. This will make the plants lighter so their growing roots can support them in the ground more easily. Leave the sprouts at the center of the plants intact; they will go on to form the lettuce heads. Plant them so they're at the same depth as when they were in the tray. Fill in the holes with soil and gently pack down the soil around the base of the plants with your hands. Continue to water them daily for the first three days after you transplant them.

Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Give them a big hug, if they are okay with the contact. Play to your strengths. Be optimistic. Don't be sad yourself Know that sometimes people need to be sad.

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Some people when upset may push away, but this is okay too. A warm arm around someone can brighten their day. Not all of us are Julia Child, Carrot Top (...), or Bob Ross. But most of us do have something we're good at. Whatever it is, use it to cheer up your friend. Can you cook a mean lasagna? Fantastic -- it's dinner time somewhere. Can you reel off jokes like word play is a skill taught in kindergarten? Can you paint a mean shed on the side of an ethereal-looking mountain? Great. These skills can also be happy-making skills. Use your creativity and finesse to tackle their blues. Sing them a song at the top of your lungs. Take them along on a hike. Force your kitten on them. What's in your tool belt of skills? Employ them. Look on the sunny side of life. Focus on the half-full, not the half-empty. Being optimistic is a mindset, and it can be infectious if used in the right way. Be on the lookout for interesting, exciting, or uplifting opportunities that your friend might have overlooked while they were busy being pessimistic. There's almost always a silver lining to a problem. We sometimes don't want to look at it, but it's usually there. Here are a few ways to think about some common problems in a more positive manner: My partner/significant other broke up with me. "Don't worry about someone who doesn't value you completely as a person. If s/he doesn't get how special you are, they probably don't deserve you. There are plenty of other eligible people out there who will." Someone in my family/social circle died. "Death is natural by-product of life. While you can't bring the person back, you can celebrate how much they affected your life, and perhaps how much you changed theirs. Be grateful for the time you did get to spend with them." I lost my job. "Your job is an important reflection of who you are, but it's not the whole picture. Think of the lessons you learned while at your job, and try to find ways to apply them to your next job in the future. Finding a job is all about working harder than everyone else. Be motivated to show employers how much more qualified you are than everyone else." I don't have confidence in myself. "You have so much to be confident about. Everyone has strengths and weaknesses; it's what makes us unique and beautiful. I like you just the way you are. I don't see any reason why you shouldn't have just as much confidence as the person next door." I don't know what's wrong, I just know I feel bad. "It's okay to feel blue. Our happy moments are made even brighter by the darker ones. Don't force it if you don't feel like it, but think of how lucky you are compared to other people. That always manages to help me." . If you are down in the dumps, how are you going to cheer up your friend? Strike a good balance between concerned you want them to know that you're not happy that they're not happy and optimistic being a happy-go-lucky, glass-half-full kind of person. It's a lot of work, and it can be emotionally grinding, but your friend is worth it, right? Help them out and do as much as you can for them, so they still know that someone cares. This builds trust. They know they can rely on you. Do this, always, with a smile. Offer to take their mind off of it with an activity, like going to the movies, going on a hike, swimming, or gaming. If they don't want to be distracted, don't pester them about it: You can't help people who don't want to help themselves. Stay happy, stay dedicated, and stay available until they want to sort things out or forget about it. There are some people in the world who will benefit more from a day of sadness than others -- to those, it offers time for reflection, self-analysis, and refueling. Your friend may just need a bit to gather their woes and get back at it. If s/he requests this, respect it. It's not your duty to fix them. In time, they'll fix themselves. And yet there are times when people should be sad. It's not logical to expect a girl whose father died three months ago to all of a sudden snap out of it. Each person is different and their timeline of grief is as unique to them as their fingerprints. If they're still grieving from an event, the only thing you can do is stay by their side. That speaks for itself.