Terriers are said to be determined or stubborn, depending on perspective. They’re often smart, feisty, active people dogs that do best with discipline and training mixed with positive attention. Is your home an ideal terrier home? This needs an honest evaluation not just “these are cute I want one” – even more so with terriers. ...
Selling by telephone isn’t easy. But very often it’s one of the primary ways a home-based business can prospect for potential customers and sell your product or service to an out of town client. That’s why it’s so important to learn how to use the telephone effectively, before, during and after the actual call. Start ...
Can you really avoid the unavoidable? If you’ve been living in rented apartments, you’re probably familiar with the rent increase letter from your landlord or rental company. Appearing a few months before the end of your lease, this notice of lukewarm tidings will thank you for being a tenant and offer to renew your lease ...
The first line of defense against a rodent infestation is your home itself. The best way to control rodent activity is to deny access to your home or structure. The following are some basic steps you can take to “Rodent Proof” your home. First, if you currently have an infestation, I recommend calling a professional. ...
Sooner or later it happens. Sometimes it’s from the Alabama Citizens for Constitutional Reform. Other times it’s a reading by the numerous student organizations spread across this state, examples from the University of Alabama and University of Alabama at Birmingham being the most prominent in my mind at this writing. And every once in a ...
1. Clean the house. It lowers your house’s profile as a target. Not only does it minimize the incentive for a mouse invasion but it helps deny them cover. Outdoors, keep your compost heap away from the house. Keep grass and weeds down. 2. Dry up. No standing water in the sink to draw mice ...
Roof rats, known among biologists as Rattus rattus or black rats, call for decisive rodent control measures. The Internet Center for Wildlife Damage Management defines the areas most commonly affected by roof rat problems to include the West Coast, the lower East Coast and the Gulf States. Even so, if you see something scurrying along ...
