Health & Fitness for Your Dog
Posted on | December 15, 2009 | No Comments
Giving your dog the proper health and nutrition they need can be a tough task considering a busy work week and especially during the busy holiday season. You will find that paying attention to you dog’s health will be beneficial for you as well. Exercise for you pet will be exercise for you as well. Here are some tips on health, fitness, and canine obedience you can use all year round.
1. Become acquainted with your breed of dog:
Your breed of dog is unique in some way and will require different health and fitness routine to meet their needs. Learn the breed of your dog, do some research and become familiar with their activity level needs. Becoming familiar with your dog will help you understand and provide the right environment for your pet.
2. Watch food intake
Holiday months usually see an increase in dog treats. Neighbors, family, and friends want to play with our small dog and give them all kinds of food to eat. If you find you dog getting more treats than usually make sure you cut back on the dogs food or spend more time training your dog to help burn the calories.
3. Safety during the Holidays
During the holidays there might be more dangers than usually. Here are a few of the many harmful items you should keep you dog away from: chocolates, poinsettias, electrical cords, and other small kid’s toys.
“The key to your dog’s health is the appropriate amount of a nutritionally balanced diet. Dogs that are fed a high quality pet food do not need table food supplementation. If your dog spends most of his time outside, he will actually need more calories in the winter to stay warm, so you should increase his food intake by 10-15% in the colder months.”
Dr. Jonathan Shuman
The creator of:
Best Dog Training Book site
Dog Training Tools site
Dog Training Certification site
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