HASSLE-FREE TIPS TO DOG OWNERS

Handy Tips.

Every dog owner will tell you that while having a dog is one of the best things that ever happened to them, it's also the source for many problems that are sometimes hard to deal with.

To make life better for you and your dog, here are some great tips.

They will teach you how to keep your dog healthy and happy, which is guaranteed to make you happy as well.

 If you need to give your dog pills, try hiding them inside a teaspoon of natural peanut butter or any other treat he loves. Your dog will be so happy to get this treat they will never notice the pill inside.

 

If you are having a hard time brushing your dog’s teeth try this simple tip: Squeeze some enzymatic doggie toothpaste on a bone or rope toy your dog loves, and let them go to town on it.

If your dog eats too fast, which could cause him to choke, get a bloated stomach, lose appetite, burping or passing gas, try putting a ball in the food bowl. They’ll be forced to slow down, move the ball around to get to all the food and in the meantime they will still chew.

       

Got a lot of studying or work to do but your 4 legged friend wants to play with you? Tie a toy to your leg with a rope and just move it around from time to time

If you have a dog who loves to tear apart stuffed animals and toys, this tip is for you. Take a ‘Holee’ rubber ball or a similar object, and fill it with scraps of fabric you don’t need. When your dog will take it apart you can just put the scraps back inside.

A shower caddy makes a great storage solution for all your doggie things, from the leash to the food bags.

Since pets don’t perspire as humans do, the hot summer weather can be deadly to pets.

When you take your dog on long walks, take a spill-proof bottle full of water.  It will make it a lot easier for them to drink it and less water will go to waste.

Don’t forget that dog paws are just as sensitive to heat as human skin, and they have to walk barefoot all the time. On hot summer days try to walk your dog before 9 a.m. or after 6 p.m. If you can't walk them during those times than try to walk them only in shady or grassy areas.

Stick sandpaper on a piece of wood in your house or garden so your dog will be able to file his or her own nails.

Add some parsley to your dog’s food if they have a really bad breath.

If you've got a teething pup who loves eating cords, here is what you need to do. Put some bitter apple spray or other bitter tasting liquids onto a paper towel and wipe the cords with it. This works well for all kinds of pets. 

On hot summer days your dog will love nothing more than a dip in an inflatable pool with cold water.

In cold weather cod liver oil is good for working dogs.  It gives slow release energy throughout the day.

  

Tea tree oil is an effective antiseptic.  Just dab a drop on any little sores or cuts for a quick heal.

After a seaside visit with your dog, rinse their coat in clean water to remove sand, sea-salt or you’ll have a very irritant dog with endless scratching and licking.

If you need to clean urine out of a carpet, but you don't have a good cleaning product for it, you can use baking soda. Pour it over the spot you need to clean, let it sit, and then sweep or vacuum it up.

     

A carabiner clip is a quick and easy way to tie your dog leash safely. Take one with you whenever you go on a walk in case you need to tie your dog in a place.

If your dog isn't feeling well, mix some low-sodium chicken broth in their drinking water. You might want to try doing this once before when your dog is feeling well, just to make sure they don’t have a bad reaction to it.

On hot days you can treat your dog to a frozen treat of toys, bones, and chicken broth made in a cake mold.

Speaking of food, you can use a plastic pitcher to store and dispense dog food. It's light and easy to use.

If your dog gets nervous before a storm try running a dryer sheet over their fur. Chances are what's driving them mad is the static electricity built up. 

Cutting up a sausage roll into tiny pieces is a cheap way to make bite-sized training treats for small dogs.

                                       

            A Message from Your Dog

 I am your dog, and I have a little something I’d like to whisper in your ear.

I know that you humans lead busy lives. Some have to work, some have children to raise. It always seems like you are running here and there, often much too fast, often never noticing the truly grand things in life.

Look down at me now, while you sit there at your computer. See the way my dark brown eyes look at yours? They are slightly cloudy now. That comes with age. The gray hairs are beginning to ring my soft muzzle. You smile at me; I see love in your eyes. What do you see in mine? Do you see a spirit? A soul inside, who loves you as no other could in the world? A spirit that would forgive all trespasses of prior wrong doing for just a simple moment of your time? That is all I ask. To slow down, if even for a few minutes to be with me.

So many times you have been saddened by the words you read on that screen, of other of my kind, passing. Sometimes we die young and oh so quickly, sometimes so suddenly it wrenches your heart out of your throat. Sometimes, we age so slowly before your eyes that you may not even seem to know until the very end, when we look at you with grizzled muzzles and cataract clouded eyes. Still the love is always there, even when we must take that long sleep, to run free in a distant land. I may not be here tomorrow; I may not be here next week. Someday you will shed the water from your eyes that humans have when deep grief fills their souls, and you will be angry at yourself that you did not have just “One more day” with me.

Because I love you so, your sorrow touches my spirit and grieves me. We have NOW, together. So come, sit down here next to me on the floor, and look deep into my eyes. What do you see? If you look hard and deep enough we will talk, you and I, heart to heart. Come to me not as “alpha” or as “trainer” or even “Mom or Dad,” come to me as a living soul and stroke my fur and let us look deep into one another’s eyes, and talk. I may tell you something about the fun of chasing a tennis ball, or I may tell you something profound about myself, or even life in general.

You decided to have me in your life because you wanted a soul to share such things with, someone very different from you. And, here I am. I am a dog, but I am alive. I feel emotion, I feel physical senses, and I can revel in the differences of our spirits and souls. I do not think of you as a “Dog on two feet” — I know what you are. You are human, in all your quirkiness, and I love you still.

Now, come sit with me, on the floor. Enter my world, and let time slow down if only for 15 minutes. Look deep into my eyes, and whisper to my ears. Speak with your heart, with your joy and I will know your true self. We may not have tomorrow, and life is oh so very short.

Love,  Your Dog.





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