it can take up to 6 weeks or more to see an improvement, or as little as a couple weeks. Really depends if the dog is allergic to the food or simply not getting the correct nutrition from the food.( per individual dog) If the dog doesn't have improvement soon I'd suspect it's seasonal allergies. Many dogs do badly from fall to spring when the heat comes on. But even with seasonal allergies a better food, supplements, etc. can help support that problem, but not always. Here's a link you may find helpful Here is a link that might be useful: all about dog allergies

All clear! Wow that was a lot of work. 6 weeks ago we decided to fix up our mudroom/laundry room for mostly aesthetic reasons since you have to walk through it to get to soon to be brand new kitchen. We've wanted a counter and sink in there so this was a great time to do it so we could have a really nice temporary kitchen area. I busted my butt til 2am last night to get that room ready to receive our temp kitchen items. PHEW! DH cleaned out the current kitchen yesterday. It's truly amazing how many things we have that have not been used in 15+ years. We'll purge while moving back in. My strategy is to put in place what I know we use regularly and leave the rest packed. Next summer, we'll have a garage sale with whatever is left in boxes. If we haven't sought out an item in a year, we certainly don't need it. I still can't get over how much useless stuff we were storing. We hooked our fridge up in the mudroom, but now I really want to tackle cleaning that out too. IÂm sure itÂs the same deal with an extensive pickle and jelly collection that just needs to end up in our compost pile.

Salti, I think it's great that you had an experience with an agency that you felt did not get their responsibilities confused. I can also see why it might be more reasonable for the process to take as long as it did with the breed and situation you chose to adopt under, but not everyone is having a similar experience. Granted fosters have lives and scheduling can be an issue, but part of the responsibility of fostering is making the animals you're fostering available. This was actually said to me a few years back when I thanked a foster for her quick response while we were looking to adopt. As with the OP, if a potential family goes through the process of filling out paperwork, a home inspection and a LONG wait period because they want to bring a dog into their home, I'm more inclined to believe that they are probably a positive placement for a dog and the problem is the agency. Granted, placement is not black and white; finding the right forever home does have a lot of grey areas to consider like the animals history, breed compatibility, family dynamics and yes, environmental situations too but it should be a joint effort to figure that out, not the fosters alone. The OP says they only got to see one dog and never got a chance to see if other dogs would be a better fit for them. If you do the research and read some of the articles on this subject, you'll see there is a negative trend in the adoption world. Too many dogs go unadopted and left in less desirable situations because the "agency" trying to adopt them out is over zealous in their placement requirements. Look at how many people posting here have said they were rejected for one reason or another and subsequently had to find a dog elsewhere. All the dogs that they eventually paired up with are absolutely loved and have thrived in good homes. If a family really wants a dog they will get one in spite of the challenges poised by an agency. The family ends up with a dog but what about the dogs that are left behind? Also whether a rejection is for a good reason or not, it just seems like there are a lot of agencies who don't seem to have much regard or concern for the adopting family. If a family, especially one with kids shows an interest in an animal but doesn't qualify for whatever reason, the agency should at least reach out and communicate their concerns. What if the concern is a minor misunderstanding or there is a simple fix that can make things right? The dog could still have a chance at a good home. Follow up regardless of the decision is just common decency and the families deserve that. Lastly, I wouldn't just assume that a pet adoption agency was right just because placing dogs is what they do. As far as I know there are no requirements when it comes to credentials or certifications for the fosters. Obviously, some are pretty confused about what really matters and what doesn't matter at all.

It came in a very fast mix. The guy uses mostly cypress mulch, some peat chunks, and lots of little plastic balls that are hollow, and maybe a tiny bit of soil, I really couldn't ID all the ingredients ( I spilled it once, so inspected the media). I bought a bale of mulch and used that to pot up, adding only Growstone and a bit of coir. The pot gets light in the summer almost every other day and I just throw in a full cup of MG Bloombooster (one time full strength, next time half strength), much less in winter, although that is when the vines grow the most, Then I use a lighter version of MG Plant Food for the green growth. Since I bought it, I have realized this plant loves full sun and plenty of water and all it does is bloom constantly and grow a foot a month or so. But this is a cv Sunrise clone and it has very large dark green leaves with thick vienage, my old Sno Caps had leaves half the size. So, to sum it up, it gets thirsty and hungry and loves light. Full sun helps, too. Funny thing, but living here in FL, I hear people saying they shade their plants so they won't get leaf burn. I grow all my Hoyas in FULL WEST sun, outside and the only leaves ever effected were the half white half green Carnosa KQ. Eventually the white half will die but the full white ones don't mind the sun at all. What's up with that ? Well that was longer than I expected, sorry. It is easy to get carried away in the world of Hoya. Marco