07.11.08
Posted in Uncategorized tagged Dog, Dog Care, Dog Travel, Traveling at 6:47 pm by Supplement Review Online
Summer is the time when most of us take a vacation with the family. This means either taking and caring for our dog on the road or leaving fido at home to be cared for by others. Of course, if your dog is ill you are probably going to want to leave him/her at home not to ruin your vacation.
If you do decide to bring your dog along on the trip you are going to have make sure that you have the essentials for dog travel. You will need to bring the dog food, toys, treats, bed, bowls, and plenty of cold water. If you are planning on staying in a hotel you will want to make sure that the place you are staying is a dog friendly hotel. You can check out the site petswelcome.com to check out dog friendly hotels.
You will also need to prepare your dog for travel. This can be accomplished by going to the vet and making sure that your dog is healthy and is up to date on all vaccinations.
If you have decided at this point that dog travel is not right for your best friend, and the decision is to leave your dog at home, the best option would probably be to have a relative or good friend look after your K-9 companion. Of course, if this is not an option, then you could always hire a professional sitter or have your dog put up in a boarding kennel.
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07.02.08
Posted in Uncategorized tagged caring for a newborn puppy, new puppy, puppies crying, Puppy, puppy sleep at 11:57 pm by Supplement Review Online
When getting a new puppy, the easiest thing to do to make your new puppy feel at home is to put a ticking clock beside it in it’s bed. You might think this is an absurd thing to say but I guarantee that it will help the puppy sleep easier during the first few nights in its new home.
When the puppy was with it’s mother, it cuddled close to her and had the comfort of her rythmic heartbeat to provide comfort to it. The clock is an easy means to simulate the natural heart beat of the mother. This will sooth your puppy and ease the puppies crying during the night. I have done this with all my puppies that I have had over my life and I swear that it makes caring for the newborn puppy that much easier.
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06.28.08
Posted in Uncategorized tagged Dog, Puppy, Puppy and Dog Care, Rabies, Vaccinations at 11:11 pm by Supplement Review Online
It is just as important for you to have your dog vaccinated as it is to have your child vaccinated. Vaccines are designed to minimize the risks of your puppy contracting an illness that can kill him or her. Or even pose a threat to your family members.
Puppies and newborn children are very similar in some ways. They both get their immunity from the mothers milk. However, they both require additional help to make sure they are continuously protected from germs and diseases. For a puppy, he or she should have its first shots by the time it is 8 weeks old. A booster shot or second shot should be given around 4 weeks after the puppy receives its first set of shots.
The rabies vaccine is an extremely vital shot for your dog to have. Rabies is a disease that will kill your dog if he or she contracts it. Typically, a dog contracts rabies from the saliva of another animal that has rabies. Typically this can be done from a fight with a fox, chasing a squirrel or a raccoon to name just a mere few animals that can give your dog rabies.
Your puppy can have a rabies vaccine as early as 16 weeks old. However, another follow up booster shot needs to be given a year after the original shot. This is the best way to protect yourself, your family and your dog from contracting this fatal disease.
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06.27.08
Posted in Uncategorized tagged Dog, flea repellant, puppy dog at 12:08 am by Supplement Review Online
You can purchase cedar oil to spray on your dogs sleeping area, pillows and blankets. The cedar scent is believed to keep not only fleas away but also other insects. You can also buy shampoo that has a cedar scent to it and alternate between the flea repellant shampoo and the cedar repellant shampoo. Not only will your puppy dog be flea free, but will smell great.
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