Keep Your Dog Happy And Healthy With These Tips

Dogs are great pets to have and can be very loving if you make sure that you properly care for them. The key to a healthy and happy dog is learning about their needs. Continue reading to find out some great advice concerning your relationship with your dog.

While it's great to show your dog affection, you shouldn't kiss them. Dog kisses may be seen as cute, but their mouths aren't all that clean. Dogs go through garbage cans, toilet bowls, and love smelling and licking specific body parts of some other dogs. It's an old wives tale that your dog's mouth happens to be cleaner that a human being. This is not the truth!

Pet Strollers Take a photo of your dog when you plan to take him on vacation. This way, should he get lost, you have a picture you can show others. You can also use the picture to hand our "lost" flyers.

Beware of flea treatments for your dog. A lot of these medications have ingredients that can be harmful to children and can cause cancer. Ask your vet for recommendations instead, and keep children away while you're applying flea treatments.

When the dog does something right, be sure to lavish praise on him or her. By rewarding your pup when it does the right thing, you'll be teaching it to do these behaviors more often. It will show your dog that doing the right thing will earn him praise from you.

Dog Stroller Your dog will need a dog house if it is going to be outside in colder temperatures. This is especially important during wet weather. Always protect him from wind, sun and rain by making sure he has a dry shelter to go to.

Dog Carrier When you get a new dog, schedule a visit with a vet. Once the dog arrive home, place a call to the vet and schedule that appointment. This allows the vet to look him over and schedule the necessary vaccines. Also talk to your vet about getting the dog spayed or neutered - there are already way too many dogs in shelters, and you really don't want to add to this problem.

If you are in the market for a pure bred pooch, consider checking your local shelter. A pure bred dog is just as likely to be abandoned at the pound as any other if its owners can no longer take care of it. Make a phone call to local pounds and shelters and see what kinds of dogs are there. You could get the dog you are looking for and save a life in the process.

Becoming a foster home is a good way to work with dogs without committing to one on a long term basis. Thousands of animals are living in shelters, which is less than ideal for many dogs, while they wait for a chance to be adopted. Fostering dogs will give them a wonderful home - who knows, maybe you will decide to be a fulltime dog owner!

Always follow your vet's instructions to a tee. He may want out of that cone immediately, but he needs to keep wearing it! If you fail to listen to your vet, your dog may end up sick or injured.

You will become a much better dog owner if you take the time to learn more about him. This means that you can give your dog a longer life by letting it become your loyal companion. Don't you think every dog deserves a wonderful life?