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The Healthy dog
Top Ten Dog Tips |
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Garlic
Known as an ancient remedy for repelling
fleas, garlic also helps those dogs who tend to "wolf" down their food. By
dropping a few tabs in your pooch's food, your dog will hesitate before inhaling
dinner.
Non-fat yogurt.
Does your pooch have gas? Try a few teaspoons
of non-fat yogurt with dinner. Frozen non-fat yogurt combined with carob
and vanilla makes a sweet dessert snack on a warm, summer day.
Fresh water. Fresh air.
Make sure your dog has plenty of fresh water
at all times (our dogs drink bottled water). Your dogs also need to breathe
clean, unpolluted air. When was the last time you went on a hike with your
pooch?
Metal and ceramic bowls.
Plastic bowls are a huge no-no, especially
on hot summer days. To play it safe, feed and provide water in clean metal
bowls.
Check out what your dog is eating.
Before you pick up that can of dog food,
check out to see what your dog is really eating. What's the first product
listed on the label? Is it meat? Or how about meat-by-products? A
nationally-recognized natural products store recently introduced its own
line of pet food. What's the fifth ingredient listed? Meat-by-products. Ick.
Vegetables. When is the last time your hound had a carrot, apple, banana
or orange? Try it. Your pooch just might like it.
Massage.
Do your pooch a favor and give him or her
a five-minute message. It will help those tired hips and paws. And don't
forget to look for any signs of abnormalities such as a bump or sore.
No table scraps.
Is your dog fat? Do you feed it food that
you know you shouldn't? Then don't. You are doing more harm than good every
time you feed your dog food that wasn't meant to be part of his or her diet.
Let your pooch sleep inside.
Dogs are pack animals and do best by being
with you. Having your dog outside is fine, but only on occasion. Bring your
dog inside, especially when you sleep for a happier, well-adjusted, healthier
dog.
source:
The Healthy Dog. |
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