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Pet accessories are an important part of taking care of your dog. Generally we use accessories to accentuate the beauty of things. When it comes to pet care accessories are used to protect your pet from harmful elements. You can also gain a lot of satisfaction from buying accessories for you pet. There is a wide Read the rest of this entry
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Pet nail care is an important part of your pet’s overall health care. Because claws continuously grow and are not always worn down as they would if they have been walking a lot, in that case it is up to you to help keep them at a comfy length. Whenever nails are too long, this influences the way a dog walks which can lead to osteo-arthritis later in life. Additionally longer nails could possibly get snagged not to mention torn, or in some cases curl back into the toe pad and can lead to an infection. Trimming nails is not that upsetting if you have the correct gear and also have taught your pet to let you hold the paw.
The nail does have a “quick” that houses the veins and nerves of the nail.The quick is easier to see in white nails. By trimming small amounts at a time and trimming with the plane of the bottom of the toe pad (horizontally rather than vertically) you can keep from cutting the nail to short as to cause it to bleed.
Here are some other tips to successfully cut your pet’s nails:
1. Begin when your pet is still a puppy or kitten by gradually holding their paws. Start by making a sport of it and examining the nails, chances are they will let you trim them once they get older.
2. Opt for a pet nail trimmer for the size and age of your pet.I sometimes use a human toe nail trimmer for young pet’s nails since it can get to the teeny tips just a little easier and they are sharper. As the kitten or puppy gets older, I will then convert nail trimmers to the scissor action kind of trimmer in lieu of the guillotine trimmer. I find that these stay sharper for a longer time and are also easier to use. The guillotine style some times catches the nails and does not make a clean cut. Your veterinarian can help you pick a proper trimmer.
3. Any time you’re trimming your dog’s nails, never do it while your pet is sitting in your lap. Have somebody assist you and put them on the counter or top of the washer or dryer. You may wrap them with a bath towel to help holding them a lot better. Cats can also be scruffed by grasping the loose skin behind their heads for better control. If your pet begins to resist, just try holding the paw until he calms. If you let go of the foot whenever your pet starts to protest, you’re just encouraging the poor behavior and will make the following nail trim episode a whole lot worse. (Go back to number 1)
4. Be prepared. Have available styptic pencils for example silver nitrate or Kwik stop powder. Be aware that the silver nitrate on the end of the sticks does indeed stain counter tops and your skin if you ever get it on you. For beginners, it is best to stick with the styptic powder.
5. If your pet has light colored nails, you are able to visualize the pink component of the quick. If your pet has darker nails, trim a little bit at any given time. I like to carefully press on the toe and extend the nail out. I then draw an imaginary line level with the bottom of the toe pad and extend it out across the nail. I then trim the nail at this imaginary line so that the nail is now level with the floor when the dog is standing. The nail of the cat is easier to see and it is best to just trim the tips off and stay away from the pink colored quick.
6. You may use an emery board to smooth the rough edges.
7. Pedi-paws or similar rotor drill sanders are useful to smooth rough ends and to trim just a small amount of nail. If the nail is very long whatsoever, then it may take you a long time to get it trimmed. You can use the drill to keep the nail shorter or for smoothing the nail after you have used the clippers. Your pet must also be trained not to be frightened by the the motor, so it is best to go slowly as you each figure out how to deal with the drill.
After some practice and a lot of patience, you may soon be trimming your pet’s nails with full confidence. If all else fails, your veterinarian or groomer are here to help.
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HEAL: Collecting for Dog Beds – InlandSoCal.com – Pets
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Owing a dog comes with great responsibility, dogs are very similar to children, they need to be feed, bathed have their annual injections and ensure that they have a safe and happy environment to live in. When taking care of a dog whether the dog is a puppy middle aged or old aged dog there are some basics requirements that are needed. One of these requirements is the Read the rest of this entry
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When housebreaking a dog, it really is helpful to be mindful of a few general guidelines that will help you avoid unnecessary problems and ensure that the process will be a positive one.
If you would like your dog training to go more smoothly, you’ll want to make sure to take note of the following tips on housebreaking a dog
Tip #1: It is always a good idea to begin housebreaking puppies as soon as you get them home. This is also true for older dogs as well. However, when it comes to potty training puppies, it’s essential to bear in mind that they have little to no sphincter control in the beginning. This won’t be fully developed until close to 12 weeks of age. While you’ll want to begin training them right away, being conscious of this will likely help you avert many accidents and setbacks that often occur.
Tip #2: Make certain to put your dog on a schedule. This is especially true when it comes to feeding and bathroom breaks. Make sure to take them outdoors very first early morning, following each meal, before their bedtime and every few hours in between. Try to do these things at the same times every day when possible, this will help make things easier for your dog. Also, steer clear of providing them food or water in the evening about 1-2 hours before bedtime, this will help decrease the need to take them out in the middle of the night.
Tip #3: Never leave your puppy unsupervised in your home and do not allow them to have free reign of your whole house . The best thing to do is to confine them to a specific area of your home , but make sure to watch them and interact with them. It is likely that you will notice them sniffing at the ground or circling an area or pacing. When you see this, get them outside immediately. This will not only prevent an accident, but also help avoid accidents in the future. Since dogs are most likely to soil areas where they or other dogs have previously soiled. If you do not keep an eye on your dog, this is highly likely to happen.
Tip #4 : Remember to have lots of patience and praise and reward your dog each time they eliminate in the proper place. Recognize that this may take a little time and your dog just isn’t going to get it right away and mishaps might occur. Make certain to keep away from punishing bad behavior. If you punish your dog after the fact, they will think they are being punished for whatever they were doing at the moment you started disciplining them. This will only serve to confuse them and more problems will inevitably occur as a result.
These are just a couple of tips that can help you when you start housebreaking a dog.
If you’re looking for more information, you may also be interested in discovering the easiest and fastest ways to housebreak a dog.
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1. In 1996 Ivan Mishukov who was only four years old, was sadly somehow abandoned by his parents. He survived by begging for food in the streets of Moscow. During this time he found that he was most welcome and comfortable living with stray dogs he met on the streets and with whom he shared his food. He told social workers that he was better off with the dogs than Read the rest of this entry
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It was Ancient Greece years ago the studded dog collar came about,dogs were used to control and protect herds of cattle, the collar was a form of protection for the dog When archaeologist were excavating in Pompeii they came about some remains of a very old dog. The animal was wearing a studded dog collar and it had the inscription saying that the dog had protected and saved its owner from the attack of a wolf.
After some time when Europe was going through the Renaissance, dogs were used quite a bit, they were used to hunt and fight,the owners wanted to protect them from being bitten around the neck and face by other animals so to help protect them, so what they would do is take the collar and place spikes in the collar so they would go around the entire neck The other purpose the collar served was to protect the owners property, when vandals, thieves or crooks saw the dog and the spikes around the neck they assumed the dog was very agressive and decided to stay away from the property.
Down through history dogs were taken into battles and wars and they were equiped with studded collars.They were used to fight and to distract the opposition. Back in the day a Mastiff of Henry VIII survived a dog battle and was awarded the silver reward dog collar given to him by the king.
The Studded dog collar has been around for a very long time for all types of reasons, protection for the dog being the key one. Even today these types of collars are being found in various places and historic places.
Today studded dog collars are a thing of fashion and are very popular, they are not used so much for protection as they were in the day but a big seller for many a store.
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Therapeutic dog beds are ideal to combat soreness and stiffness and increase Read the rest of this entry
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Are you killing your dog? Are you putting your dog at risk of suffering a premature and painful death? Many experts agree that certain badly manufactured dog food products raise the risk of your dog dying early. Often by the time symptoms are noticed, it is too late to do anything.
One internationally recognized expert on the dog food industry had this to say about pet foods, “Most commercial pet foods are garbage.”
Without a doubt our canine friends are quite different to humans. Dogs have quite simple stomachs and relatively short digestive tracts for digesting food. Yet sometimes the cooking processes followed by commercial dog food companies can kill off important enzymes that are needed by dogs to aid the digestion process.
This controversy surrounding dog food and dog nutrition is has only recently been exposed. And it is not just the cooking process that you should be worried about but what goes into the dog foods. Some companies were caught using waste products and even road kill as dog food ingredients.
Have you seen dogs in the wild? Have you seen them in a natural habitat just as they were before man came along and changed things? Last time we saw dogs in their natural habitat they were not using fires to overcook and dry out their meal… and they certainly were not spicing it up with a toxic cocktail of unhealthy additives and preservatives.
What has all this got to do with you and your pet dog? If you love your dog then you must act responsibly in the way that you feed your dog. That is what good dog care is all about.
You really owe it to your dog and to yourself to provide a healthy and balanced diet. There are lots of healthy and natural dog foods. In fact there are even some inexpensive home-made dog foods that you can prepare at home with these healthy dog food recipes.
So please don’t kill your dog. Start looking into healthy dog foods today.
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Ok so you might find the next few links interesting. These are from around the web, just random snippets that I’ve picked up in my reading, but I found some very cool information in them. You might too. Here goes…
What type of dog bed should i get for my dog? : sevendogsandababy.com
I have a kinda medium small dog his name is lucki he is a german sheperd mixed collie Read the rest of this entry
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