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My period was due on 25th. I am now 11 days late and no sign of it yet. Did 3 HPT on 26th, 28th and 30th. but all three were negative. I experienced mild cramping around the 26th / 27th with very very slight spotting (pinkish in color, not red). Since then I have excessive clear mucus. I used one of those extra sensitive HPT that claims that it can detect hCG 6 days before missed period but it still shows negative. My periods are fairly regular (I did have a case of periods being delayed due to stress in Jan 2012) But have been normal before that and since July this year.

I need a exercise playpen for my 32 lbs dog. Any idea where I can find cheap affordable ones? I checked Petco & Petsmart and they are charging bout $ 65 -70 for 30" H and 8 panels of 24". Online its about $50. Anyplace where I can find it cheaper than that?

I was at home for the past 10 months. So he is used to having me around. I recently got a job (Yay!) and will start working from 2nd Oct. He is however having a hard time being crate trained. He keeps crying, pawing at the crate door, panting heavily when I put him in the crate. My issue is that I only have about 5 days in my hands to deal with the problem. I know he will need fair share of time to get used to the change. I want to know what I can do to ease the transition

I ordered a piece of jewelry from Etsy and the store mailed it to me on 3rd May through USPS First Class Delivery. Provided me with a tracking number. The scheduled delivery for the package was 5th May but I haven't received it yet. The track and confirm option on the USPS site says that the package was out for delivery on 5th May but they have n clue what happened to the package since it never reached me. I have been calling for the past three days hoping to get an answer from them but on all three days I was told that they will look for my package and give me a call once they find it.

I am very pissed and irritated since it was a moderately expensive piece of jewelery that I had ordered for my mother as a gift for mother's day.

I have mailed the sender but am yet to receive a reply from her.

What should I do?

I got a hamster on Friday night and let her be in her new habitat for 2 days. Monday morning I tried petting her and she let me pet her and ate treat from my hand. I tried the bathtub method and she came out of her habitat and took a slice of cucumber from my hand. Should I try to pick her up startin tomorrow? She keeps squeeking all the time though. I am unable to understand whether it is due to fear or just something that she does. Any suggestions?

Do you lookin at the hamster can keep my dog busy when I am away? He has a mild case of seperation anxiety. He isn't destructive or anything but cries when I am away. Do you think a haster will help? I can't afford to get another dog (and have heard that it might not be the right thing as both of them can get anxious when I leave) My dog currently is on calming tablets once a day but he still cries at times so I am assuming it is due to boredom.

We adopted a 6 year old cocker spaniel about 4 months back. He doesn't play on his own. We got him a lot of toys (different types - chew toys, rope toys, squeaky ones etc.) but he doesn't seem to be interested in any. However, he gets excited when I take one of his toys and play fetch or something with him. Point is he is always on the couch or in his crate and does not do anything on his own to keep himself busy. He is always waiting by the kitchen door for me or if I am on the couch he comes and sits next to me. I don't have a backyard but do have a patio. Initially he used to sit there and look at things outside. But now he doesn't even do that. Am I doing something wrong? Any suggestions? I feel bad that he keeps waiting for me all the time but I obviously can't spend all my time with him. I am a housewife so am home most of the day but even when I am doin my household chores he comes and sits next to me waiting for me. Its kind of unnerving at times :(

I have looked at a few nurseries and garden centres close by but no one has them. I heard hyacinth bulbs are available in autumn / winter. Can I find the plant anywhere in this season? Can anyone from Virginia lemme know if I can find this plant anywhere?

He knows his name and comes to me when I call him only when he feels like. I tried to train him a few commands like sit and stay but he does those things only if I have a treat in my hand. If he knows I don't have a treat he doesn't listen to me. It kind of gets embarrasing cz when I tk him for walks, there r times when he pulls on the leash and doesn't listen to me when I call him. Any suggestions? He does listen to me if I have treats with me.

Will it work if my dog wines all the time?

We adopted a cocoker spaniel 4 months back from a rescue shelter. He initially had seperation anxiety (a very minor case) He never acted destructive or peed / pooped in the house but used to cry n whine. My vet sugessted a few things that we needed to do (ignoring him 30 minuites before we left the house and after we came back home, toys like Kong, walk before being left alone etc.) Once we started doin this, his seperation anxiety disappeared. I used to set iup a camera and saw that after we left he played with his Kong and then went off to sleep. However, off late, he has started whining again. We are stl doin everything told by the vet. We live in an apartment and I am scared that my neighbour s might complain. Any suggestions on what I should do? Can't afford to take him to the vet ryt now :(

P.S. I am a housewife, so he is used to having me around him all the time

This has made me overly insecure and I hate feeling doubtful and jealous when he interacts with his female friends. I have tried to talk to him about it and sort things out but he keeps telling me that I am not mature enough for him and that turns him off. In the past one year of marriage we have not had sex even once. Help please!!! I dunno how long I can hold on