INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Either set the puppy on the ground or lift them on to a sturdy table. Use your non-dominant hand to hold them still by gently grasping the scruff at the back of their neck. You can also tuck them slightly under your arm and exert a little bit of downward pressure to hold them in position. Some puppies behave better when placed on a high table for shots. However, you must keep a secure grip on them at all times. Or, they could fall to the ground and be injured. Ask a friend to assist you with the injections. You can also place the puppy on the table and then use your upper body weight to securely pin them down. Continuing to hold the puppy in position, move your fingers to the injection site. Grasp the puppy's loose skin and fur and pull slightly upwards. If you are injecting behind the neck, then you'll pull up a good amount of skin. For the thigh, the skin won't be as much, which is okay since you are injecting into the muscle anyway. Once you've practiced lifting up the skin, wipe down the area with an alcohol wipe or a cotton ball dipped in alcohol. It's okay if you get some alcohol on the fur as well. Grasping the syringe firmly in one hand, separate your dog's fur with your free hand. Set the needle against the raised skin and push it gently inside. If you are injecting the neck, keep the skin raised. If you are injecting the thigh, release the skin as the needle starts to enter. Once the needle is in place, pull back on the syringe's plunger just a very small amount. Look to see if any blood drained into the syringe. If this happens, then your needle might have hit a vein. Pull the entire needle out and re-insert in once more with a slightly different angle. Inserting vaccination medication directly into a vein creates more of a risk of a reaction on the part of your puppy. After you've verified that the needle is in a good position, apply steady pressure at the end of the plunger. Go slowly and don't rush this step. Continue until the syringe is empty and the vaccine is fully injected. Pull the needle out of the skin. Once you are done, carefully dispose of the needle in the sharps container provided within the kit. If your kit doesn't include a sharps container, then place cap the used needle and place it in a sealed, hard plastic container for disposal. The injection might leave a little bump in your dog's skin. This is just from the liquid sitting under the skin's surface and doesn't mean that anything is wrong. To make your puppy feel better, take 2 fingers and gently rub this area for 30 seconds or so. Most puppies experience no reaction to their vaccinations whether they are given them at home or in a vet's office. However, some puppies do experience mild reactions, such as loose stools or a loss of appetite. Other puppies have a more severe reaction characterized by difficulty breathing, heavy panting, and loss of consciousness. If you are worried about your puppy, take them to an emergency vet immediately. Vaccines can come with a risk of anaphylactic shock. If your dog shows signs of experiencing anaphylactic shock, including vomiting, diarrhea, shock, seizure, cold limbs, or pale gums, take them to an emergency vet immediately.

SUMMARY: Position the puppy laying down. Raise the skin slightly up. Slide the needle tip into the skin. Check for a vein hit. Push the syringe plunger down. Massage the site. Monitor your puppy for an allergic reaction for 24 hours.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Again when you're looking at other people, you're looking at their highlight reel. So don't do it. When you catch yourself doing it, stop. Just stop. Remind yourself that it's the highlight reel you're watching, and that reel is pretty darn short. And if you have some comparison void that needs filling, just compare you to you. How are you improving? What skills do you have now that you didn't before? How are you a better person? What have you learned? After all, in the race that's life, you're your fiercest competition. Seriously. Take out a piece of paper and a pen (or your phone) and write them down. What do you like about yourself? Don't stop until you have at least five. Is it a talent? A physical attribute? A personality trait? If you can't think of any (you're not alone), ask a few close friends or family members what they think your best qualities are. Besides, there's tons of research that says others know us better than we know ourselves. When you're feeling down for the count, bust out this list or remember back to its contents. Take on an attitude of gratitude and those insecurities may just start slipping away. Look online for lists of self affirmations that could also be used if one cannot come up with positive qualities. In order to love ourselves, our minds have to see some proof that we do. If someone treated you terribly you wouldn't believe they loved you, and the same goes for you. Here's what to keep in mind: Take care of your body. Exercise, eat healthy, get enough sleep, and keep it at 100% as often as possible. This is the bare minimum. Take care of your space. If you live in a pile of potato chip bags, you probably aren't going to feel ready to take on the world. What's more, you need to take care of your mental space, too. Practice meditation, do yoga, or find some other way to keep your mind stress-free. Take care of your time. In other words, make time to A) relax, and B) do what you love. With these two things, happiness falls in line a large obstacle to self-acceptance. Hopefully you treat you right and you know how you should treat you, but what about others? Define your boundaries in other words, what will you and will you not put up with? What violates your definition of "okay?" Why is this important? Because you have rights and you deserve to be treated the way you want to be treated. You just have to know how you want to be treated to begin. A good example is how long you'll wait for a late friend. You could make a rule that you won't wait longer than 30 minutes. If they snooze, you're outta there. After all, your time is valuable you are valuable. If they don't respect that, they're disrespecting you. And if they do respect you, they'll be on time. "Fake it till you make it" isn't just some conveniently rhyming, trite piece of advice. In fact, science says it works. Even faking confidence convinces others you're more confident, competent, and can lead to more opportunities and better results. So if you need that extra dose of confidence, lean on your acting skills. Everyone will be none the wiser. Don't know where to start? Go through your body and consciously release your muscles that are holding tension. When we get nervous, we physically tense up. Letting your muscles go is a cue to your mind and those around you that you're cool as a cucumber.

SUMMARY:
If you do compare yourself to someone, compare yourself to you. List out all your good qualities. Take care of your body, your space, and your time. Define your boundaries. When in doubt, fake it.