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Patrick Said:

Why won't my sidewalk solar lights work?

We Answered:

I'm curious how old the lights are, or if they used to work or not in their current location. This information would have been helpful.

Solar lights operate by recharging Ni Cad batteries that are inside the unit. The Batteries are usually size AA. The batteries don't last forever and need to be replaced every year or so.

I would replace the batteries to see if this corrects the problem.

Good Luck!

Brian Said:

Our dog loves to pivot around our solar lights on the sidewalk. She is very fast and accurate. Like she's do

We Answered:

Agility is a great dog sport that's fun for the family too! We are persuing it with our 5 month old Border Collie puppy.

Your best bet is to contact an agility club in your area to get referrals for trainers. I found that our yellow pages had no trainers listed that focused on agility. Even if there are some listed, I would still email the agility club and follow up on any of their suggestions. They know what they are doing in this area and will refer you to trainers that they have used and liked. Always a bonus there. Just because someone trains, in any kind of area, it doesn't mean they are actually good at it, know what they are doing, or that you'll be okay with their training methods. Unfortunately, there's no requirements of education to be a trainer.

If you do want to persue agility, you will first need to do obedience, but hopefully you can find a trainer who does both (we did) as these two go hand in hand. You have to have your dog solid on sit, stay, come, down and focused on you before beginning agility.

It's a great sport that we are just beginning to get into and I am personally looking forward to it! Good Luck!

Alan Said:

Using Solar Yard Lights to Charge Electronics?

We Answered:

If you have a multi-meter, it is easy to measure how many amps a fully charged solar panel can provide. My guess is that those are 5 W panels.
So, check how many watts your laptop needs and then it is easy to figure out how many panels you need.

Margaret Said:

How do I keep rabbits from chewing electrical cords on my garden lights?

We Answered:

Find something that they don't like of a kind of smell they don't like and put it around the places you don't want them to get near.