Healthy dog: Early, pre-emptive awareness and action, can often prevent unnecessary pain, exhortative veterinary expenses and even heartbreak.
Archives for November 2016
Prepare your dog for the arrival of a new baby
Prepare dog for baby: Focus on obedience training. Make sure the dog follows basic commands including sit, down, and stay.
Choose the right name for your dog
Choose dog name: many dog owners tend to name their dogs after celebrities, book or movie characters, geographical locations, foods, liquors, sports teams.
Stop your dog’s food aggression
Never tolerate food aggression. Your dog should respect you and understand you always have the right to give and take away food.
Make your home and yard dog safe
Much like you would prep your home for a two-legged little one, puppy proofing eliminates potential dangers by keeping your dog safe from household hazards.
Make changes to accommodate your aging dog
Aging dog: Be prepared to modify diet, daily walks, potty schedule, areas of home to help your dog as he ages. Be patient.
Help your dog overcome her fear of stairs
Overcome dog stairs fear by training a young puppy to go up and down stairs while they are still fearless, rubbery and bounce.
Help rescues and shelters find new homes for abandoned dogs
Rescue dogs need forever homes. Before adopting, do your homework about the breed you choose and make sure you have the time to take on a dog.
Stop dog begging before it starts
Dogs don’t instinctively know now how to beg. Unfortunately, people teach dog begging. And once dogs start begging, it’s hard to stop.