Problem: Article: your dog. When you are potty training your Great Dane puppy, you need to start as early as possible when you bring him home. Start by designating a specific place in your back yard that will be his toilet place. Take him there every 20 to 30 minutes at first, changing to once an hour as he gets older. When he uses it, praise him and give him affection and attention. This will help your Great Dane think about your praise of him when he needs to use the bathroom, which will make him more likely to repeat his good behavior. Make sure you praise him every time he potties in the right place. To properly potty train your Great Dane, keep a watch on him all the time while he is indoors. This means you need to follow him around, keep him in his crate while you go out, or keep him on a leash. If your dog does mess in the house on accident, make sure you clean the area extremely well to remove the smell. This will make sure he will not return to mark the same territory again. Clicker training is a great way of designating desired behavior for your Great Dane. It will also help him know what he is being rewarded for. Clicker training works by linking the click-clack of the clicker to him getting a reward for his behavior. When you get the desired action from your Great Dane, use the clicker to reinforce it. For example, when teaching your Great Dane to "sit", press the clicker as soon as your dog's bottom hits the ground. rain your dog for a crate. Crate training will give your dog a small room of his own. Start with a crate large enough for your Great Dane puppy to walk around. Put a comfortable bed in his crate along with a water bowl and some toys. Keep your puppy in here when you have to leave to discourage messing in the house or chewing things he shouldn't. To get your Great Dane used to the crate, close the door when he goes inside. Leave him in the crate for short periods of time, gradually increasing them until he can stay there for hours without whining. Give him lots of praise when he sits in there well. To help him associate his crate with happy things, give him treats or a toy when you keep him in there. As he grows, the crate will need to be bigger. If you don't want to buy another crate as he grows, buy a large crate to begin with. It should be large enough for him not to bang his head and long enough for him to lie down. To ensure your Great Dane behaves himself, he needs to learn to obey basic commands such as "Sit", "Stay", and "Come". If your Great Dane obeys these as soon as you give them, you can control him in pretty much any situation. Try using food, small treats, or other foods to help train your dog. For example, put a treat in your hand. Let your Great Dane know you have it. Use the hand with the treat to lure his head upwards until his bottom naturally hits the ground.. As you put his bottom on the ground, say firmly and calmly "Sit". You can also press the clicker as soon as his bottom hits the floor. Then give him the treat. Similar methods work for other basic commands.
Summary: Potty train Use clicker training for your dog. . Teach simple commands.

Problem: Article: Many people who experience panic have a tendency to beat themselves up or criticize themselves. Try to go easy on yourself in the midst of an attack. Getting angry or upset without yourself for not being strong enough or succumbing to an attack won't help. Replace self-criticism with compassion. Be gentle with yourself as you would a friend. Instead of judging yourself for not snapping out of it, hug yourself and inwardly tell yourself to take the time you need to calm down and relax. If you are guilty of being hard on yourself, think about the statistics. Having an anxiety attack does not make you weak or crazy. More than 6 million people in America struggle with panic disorder. What's more, if you are female, you are twice as likely to be afflicted by this condition. A common thought during a panic attack is that you are going to die. Fear and dread hold your common sense captive and all you can think about is escaping this feeling. It may be helpful to remind yourself that you have lived through an attack before. You are a survivor. All you have to do is continue to control your breathing and eventually the attack will pass. Positive self-talk is an incredibly useful strategy for overcoming panic during an attack. In addition, regularly using this form of thinking can also minimize the level of anxiety you feel throughout the day. Tell yourself the following: "I am completely safe." "I am not in danger." "This feeling will pass." "I am getting calmer by the minute."
Summary: Avoid criticizing yourself. Remind yourself that you have survived before. Talk yourself back to a calm state.

Problem: Article: A mare who is suspected to be pregnant can be brought into contact with a stallion fourteen days after contact with the stallion to observe whether her behavior indicates possible pregnancy. If the mare is pregnant, she will likely refuse the advances of the stallion and not show her rear to the stallion as she would during heat.Although it's good to be aware that a mare that is not in heat may also refuse the stallion's advances for other reasons. Some mares raise their tails, open and close the lips of the vulva, and squat to squirt urine or mucus in addition to becoming generally difficult during their heat cycles. If the mare shows these behaviors 21 days after having been potentially impregnated, she is not pregnant. A veterinarian can perform a transrectal palpation 16 to 19 days after the mare has been with a stallion. The vet puts his or her hand in the mare's rectum to check the uterus for indications of pregnancy. These indications include the size and/or shape of the uterus and the nature of the swellings on her ovaries. An ultrasound requires the vet to insert a probe into the mare's rectum to take pictures that can confirm pregnancy. From 16 days, the pregnancy can be detected, and at 55 to 70 days they might be able to determine the sex. The ultrasound uses sound waves to create a picture of the uterus and can monitor the heartbeat of a fetus. Ultrasound is the preferred method of telling whether a mare is pregnant, as it is the most reliable.
Summary: Check the mare's behavior around stallions. Watch your breeding mare for signs of heat. Have a veterinarian perform a transrectal palpation. Have a veterinarian use ultrasound to determine whether the mare is pregnant.

Problem: Article: If you suspect that someone has a broken foot, it's important that he receives medical treatment to assess the severity of the break and devise a treatment plan. A doctor can ensure that the diagnosis of a break is correct and that the pain in the foot is not caused by another condition. At the hospital or doctor's office, your practitioner will conduct a series of examinations and tests, most likely including an X-ray of the bones in the foot. An X-ray will show whether the bone is fractured severely or if it only has a hairline fracture, or if there is no fracture at all. The X-ray is the only way to definitely know that the foot is fractured, unless it is so severely broken that the fractured bone can be felt with the hands. Depending on the severity and location of the break, your doctor will advise a treatment plan to minimize further injury and promote healing of the bones. For a very minor break, this might just involve keeping the foot elevated and avoiding bearing weight on it until the bone is healed. A more severe break may require an air boot or cast. Some very severe breaks may require surgery and/or the placement of metal plates in the foot to repair the break.
Summary:
Head to the emergency room. Get your foot X-rayed. Follow the treatment plan.