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All puppies chew. They need to chew on something to relieve the discomfort of teething. Well-behaved adult dogs will only chew on toys or bones, but some adult dogs will revert back to this puppy behavior when they are bored or stressed. Here are three things to do to break your dog from chewing your belongings:

1. Remove the temptation. Keep your shoes, clothes or anything else that you don't want your dog to chew off the floor. Anything on the ground is fair game as far as your puppy is concerned.

Be sure to tape all electrical, telephone and cable wiring to the wall to

keep your puppy from chewing it. You can also use pet repellent on the

wires to keep your dog away. This is a potentially deadly situation, and it

must be done to keep your pet safe.

2. Make it taste bad. One pet product, Bitter Apple, works, and so does hot pepper sauce - it just may be a little messy on your fine furniture. Any non-toxic substance that tastes bad to your dog is fair game.

3. The water treatment. Anytime you catch your puppy or dog chewing a cabinet door or your favorite pillow, say "No!" and spray him with a spray gun with a tablespoon or two of vinegar mixed in with the water. Give him a toy to chew.

4. Leave toys for your dog to play with. When you buy your pet a new toy, be sure to play with it with him the first time. Tease him with the toy, roll it on the floor, spin it around - whatever gets his attention. Don't have tons of toys for your dog - it confuses him if he has too much to keep track of and he may inadvertently play with something not his in the confusion - like your boots. Get him used to chewing on three toys, and then you can add more.

5. The tether technique. When you are home, clip your puppy's leash through your belt so he has to be in your sight. Every time he looks like he's going for something inappropriate to chew, give him a toy instead.

6. Confinement. If you are away during the day, confine your dog to either his crate or a room with his toys. Never let a dog with a chewing habit roam loose in your house all day.

7. Give frozen treats. Puppies in particular like frozen treats because the cold helps to relieve their teething discomfort. You can buy some particularly formulated for pets, or just freeze some peanut butter or some soup stock in ice cube trays.

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With the right mindset, it is possible to lose weight and keep it off. Here are 8 tips to assist in this process.

1. Eating habits
Eat 100% organic, virgin, and unrefined coconut oil. There is research which supports this as an aid in weight loss. Eat apples, preferably organic, every day. Apples decrease appetite and stabilize blood sugar. Eat at least one apple per day. Stay away from fast foods. These foods are loaded with harmful fats, preservatives, and other chemicals. If one has to eat out, try to eat at a restaurant and make healthy choices such as eating a large salad, a baked potato, and broiled meats instead of fried foods.

2. Body cleanse
Do a liver cleanse. Many people have livers which are clogged and not working efficiently.
Health food stores carry a variety of cleansing products. Use organic apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar helps to eliminate fat cells from the body. Take a few teaspoons prior to each meal. Apple cider vinegar can be found in health food stores.

3. Eat Hot Pepper
Add hot pepper to food. It is amazing what something hot and spicy can do for the metabolism. Hot peppers not only increase metabolism, but also help the body burn off fat more efficiently. Organic hot salsa is best.

4. Eat organic food regularly
Eat a large organic salad at lunch and dinner. The key is organic, if possible. If saladdressing is used, it should be organic olive oil, organic vinegar, and fresh organic lemon juice.

5. Don't Eat Refined
Stay away from refined foods such as sugar and enriched products such as white flour, white rice, white bread, and pasta that is not organic or whole grain. These foods have no nutritional value.

6. Don't Try, Do It
Be positive! Don't say "I'm going to try to lose weight", but "I'm going to lose weight and feel great." Be committed to staying on course and making those necessary lifestyle and dietary changes. With this mindset, one cannot help but be successful.

7. Engage In Sports
Another approach to weight loss is to engage in classic sports. Any good sport will eventually help you lose weight; if there is one that you actually like engaging in, go for it. Assuming you don't have a preference, however, try biking and rowing. These two activities burn off fat and replace it with lean muscle, and are actually quite exhilarating.

8. Engage in Neuromuscular Activities
The most effective physical activities for weight reduction, however, involve ones that require great amounts of neuromuscular activity. These sharpen reflexes as well as burning off fat. Some of the best examples of these activities are dancing, martial arts, fencing, and gymnastics.

Because of the greater need for dexterity and agility in these sports, a person who trains in them naturally develops a much higher metabolic rate.

Weight loss does not have to be overwhelming and difficult. Commit to trying at least a few of the steps above and expect to lose weight and feel great!

trying to figure out where to start. From the Atkins Diet to the South Beach Diet; from the low fat to low crab diets, there are numerous weight-loss plans to choose from. In addition, given conflicting information as to what works best, it can be difficult deciding what to do.

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If you are looking for the fastest way to lose weight and you have over 100 pounds to lose, youre in luck.

A breakthrough weight loss system, originally highly guarded by bodybuilders and people in the anorexic community, is finally being exposed to everybody.

This is not unhealthy or faddish, and is actually clinically proven to be very beneficial, both physically and psychologically on dieters.

This weight loss system, called calorie cycling, enables people to shock the metabolism into burning fat more efficiently, thus resulting in more rapid weight loss.

Dieters are never hungry and never in a famine mindset. There is also never any unrealistic starvation or removal of any one food group, such as low carbohydrate. People get to choose what they want to eat, so there are no pre-packaged foods, pills, potions, liquids, bars, or anything to buy.

In tests, people lost much more weight with this versus starvation, low calories, and 99.1% of the other fad diets.

This weight loss method is so powerful that it allows people to lose up to 11 pounds every 13 days. In very rare cases, some people (those with a lot of weight to lose) have reported losses of up to 35 pounds in a month. This is absolutely the fastest way to lose weight.

Other benefits of this diet are that dieters can avoid the plateau effect by switching their calories, and they can eat whatever they want (in moderation but reasonable moderation, not tiny servings).

In research, dieters were happier and more willing to stay on this diet versus traditional diets such as low calorie and low carbohydrate. Energy levels stayed the same or higher as compared to other diets as well.

If you have 100 pounds or more to lose, calorie cycling is absolutely the fastest way to lose weight.

Rachel Jenkins has lost 100 pounds herself, and is passionate about helping other people do it too. You can check her website out at www.yayFOOD.com

Florida is the crowning glory of holiday destinations in the US and Orlando is the shining jewel in the crown. It is located almost centrally in the state and attracts millions of tourists both from within the country and overseas. Orlando investment property is the best option to make your hard-earned money earn higher returns. Capital appreciation of the real estate investment acts as a cushion against inflation.

Orlando is the top choice of families looking for a vacation spot. It has the world famous Walt Disney World and Sea World amusement parks. It is the cradle of the theme entertainment industry. The tourist traffic continues to grow and this means Orlando investment property assures one of regular rental income. In fact, Orlando is the preferred second home location for vacationers and retirees.

If you wanted compelling reasons for making your Orlando investment property, here is the list:

The properties in Orlando are still priced cheaper as compared to their intrinsic value. So, if you are an early bird you could make a bargain and watch your investment grow exponentially.
The tourist traffic and retirees movement is bound to grow upwards and there are different property options like homes, condos and apartments. As people reach for the city throughout the year, chances of vacant homes is almost nil.
The most attractive feature is of course the low interest rates on mortgages and zero state income tax. So, you pay less for your home loan and get to keep all the income you earn from rentals.

Another advantage of an Orlando investment property is that it could be a vacation home for you and your family. For a few days every year, you could enjoy the attractions of the place and come home with goodies from endless hours of shopping. This saves you expensive hotel bills. For rest of the year, you could rent out the property.

The time is ideal to acquire an Orlando investment property while the market is still in the growth phase.

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