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What's the best hair gel which I can use for thick hair so may hair looks little wet and stay on one place?

Some guys hair looks always little wet and straight.I am not sure they use anything with gel.

My daughter gets a look like that from using suave hair gel.

How do you train little dogs to stay home by themselves for 7-8 hours each weekday?

sheacolina,
what if i used a puppy pad? would that be okay?

I am reposting this answer. I hope it can help you too. It was mostly about potty training, but that is part of leaving your little dog home alone too.:D

Potty Training can be very tricky. Many people have a false ideal of how it should go. So many think it should only take a couple days time, then Viola! Perfection. Well....It is never that simple, at least not in most normal cases. Especially if dealing with a puppy, but you didn't mention the age of your dog, I am assuming its a puppy, but even it is older the advice should still help.

How long do you think it takes a human child to get potty trained? A day? A week? A month? 3 months? Well the truth is, ALL children learn at different rates, but in most cases humans can take weeks or months to learn, both are normal time frames.

For a puppy the same is true. Or, for a dog who was not trained properly. You should not start the training with false expectations and think the dog will learn in one or two days. If the dog is a young puppy, be prepared to wait months for them to be trained. A puppy (small breeds especially) do not have full control of their bladder until they are 4-6 months of age. So to expect a dog younger then 4 months to be potty trained is not realistic. Just as it is not realistic to expect a 1 year old child to be potty trained.

To start potty training, if You Are not home during the day, you need to start with a large 'confined' safe place for you dog/puppy. A crate will not work well for you, as crate training only works if you can let the puppy out every couple hours. To conine them for 6 or more hours in one, is cruelty. I would recomend you get a puppy exorcise pen, one large enough for your dog to move, and play, or a baby gate to section off a bathroom or kitchen area. Make sure the space is big enough to leave room for a section to have a puppy pad or litter box, food dishes, bed, and room to play.

To start, get the exorcise pen or get a baby gate. This will keep the dog safe from hurting itself unsupervised, and give it space to play and have fun while your gone, yet keep the rest of the house safe from potty accidents. Whatever you use, a playpen or sectioned off room, put in the food and water on one side. Be sure to get a bed and put it on the same side as the food. On the opposite end put a puppy pad down. If your puppy/dog chews up the puppy pads, get a holder for it. Yes, I know you said puppy pads Don't Help, but you have to realistically give your puppy/dog some kind of way to relieve itself while you are away all day. To not do so, is cruel. If you don't like puppy pads, try a litter box, but puppy pads are best since they are sented to encourage your dog/puppy to use them.

Leave your puppy in the play pen for the day While you are away. Don't expect miricles the first few days, but over a weeks time you should see the puppy using the puppy pads more and more often. Eventually they will know to go only on the pupy pad to keep their space clean.

When you get up first thing, take your dog/puppy out to go potty. Isnt't that the first thing you need to do? When you get home, take your dog/puppy out to go potty. Don't get mad at the dog when it has an accident or goes off the pad, just clean it up right away. The confined area should be easy to clean, and you won't have to worry about the rest of the house while your dog learns to use the pads and go outdoors.

Just make sure you keep your expectations realistic, and be sure to consider the dogs needs and things should go well.

I would recomend you take some basic obedience classes to. That will help you and your dog work better as a team, and understand eachother better. Petsmart and I think Petco have some great courses and can be found in most states.

Good luck.

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