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November 2019

Tips for New Owner 1

Key Signs of Dog Aggression 4

By Everyday Dog Magazine

By Everyday Dog Magazine

How to Feed Your Dog? 2

By Everyday Dog Magazine

5 Fun Gifts for Dog Moms 5

By Everyday Dog Magazine

Tips for NEW Owner Are you a new dog owner? We’re sharing seven tips for dog owners to help ease the transition and help pets adapt to their new home.

A girl with his new dog.

1 A Routine

Dogs crave predictability. Stick to the same times when feeding, walking, training and departing your home. Feel free!

2 Private Spot

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4 Shift Calories The food bowl was invented by humans. Use some of a dog’s daily calories in short training sessions, about five minutes. Spread training sessions throughout the day. Use some of the dog’s meals to reinforce a loose leash while walking. Feel free!

Dogs, like people, need time to themselves. Create a spot with a crate or a mat that is the equivalent of a person’s bedroom. Call your dog—or better yet teach a targeting cue—to get your dog away from his space, rather than invading his space.

3 Positive Training Classes are helpful tools for teaching your dog how to live in the human world. However, training in your home for the first month establishes the line of communication, while also allowing your dog to learn in a distraction-free setting. Marker or clicker training is the fastest, clearest way to establish communication.

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A dog playing with pumpkin.

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Someone start teaching feeding dog manners.

Every dog is different and has different nutritional needs. When feeding your dog, you’ll have to consider a variety of factors.

Decide whether you’ll free feed your dog or feed hm on a schedule, and establish rules for your dog regarding food and meal times. You may encounter special circumstances, such as sickness and obesity, that will alter how you feed your dog. Talk to your vet if your dog has any special needs so you can meet them accordingly with his diet.

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Every dog is different and has different nutritional needs. When feeding your dog, you’ll have to consider a variety of factors. Take into account your dog’s size and age when finding the right brand of food for him.

If you want to make your own dog food, consult your vet first.

Decide whether you’ll free feed your dog or feed hm on a schedule, and establish rules for your dog regarding food and meal times. You may encounter special circumstances, such as sickness and obesity, that will alter how you feed your dog. Talk to your vet if your dog has any special needs so you can meet them accordingly with his diet. While most dogs will dig in the moment you place the bowl on the floor, you may find that your adopted dog is a finicky eater, at least at first.

While most dogs will dig in the moment you place the bowl on the floor, you may find that your adopted dog is a finicky eater, at least at first. After all, he’s been thrust into a new home with new people, and he may be too nervous to eat. If this is the case, you will need to teach him to eat on a schedule.

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Key Signs of

DOG Aggression The indicators above are signs of ‘dominant aggression’, where your dog is establishing authority. Ultimately, they are showing that they are in charge.

Any one of these things needn’t be an issue in and of itself, but it should be monitored. That’s not to say that dominant aggression can’t lead to dangerous aggression – it can.

The indicators above are signs of ‘dominant aggression’, where your dog is establishing authority. Ultimately, they are showing that they are in charge. Any one of these things needn’t be an issue in and of itself, but it should be monitored. That’s not to say that dominant aggression can’t lead to dangerous aggression – it can.

And even if it doesn’t, your role should be as the alpha male – the pack leader. Anything less, and your dog will think like, and act like, the boss. This type of aggression can be the most difficult to predict, and is more common in dogs that may have been abused or neglected in their earlier years.

In the instance of defensively aggressive dogs, contact (even reassuring contact) can lead to a dog biting through fear. Your dog could be the sweetest, most loving dog in the world. They may be the perfect pet for kids, and lick every damn stranger who walks through the door and you will see the different.

Two dogs are fighting.

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5 Fun Gifts

for DOG Moms

1 Doggy Journal

You’ve heard of baby books, but have you ever thought of recording your dog’s milestones? Jot down special memories, list out your pup’s favorite toys, and track their growth in this cute “bark book.”

2 Puppy Candle

You’ve heard of baby books, but have you ever thought of recording your dog’s milestones? Jot down special memories, list out your pup’s favorite toys, and track their growth in this cute “bark book.”

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3Dog Mom Shirt

You’ve heard of baby books, but have you ever thought of recording your dog’s milestones? Jot down special memories, list out your pup’s favorite toys, and track their growth in this cute “bark book.”

5Pet Keychain

You’ve heard of baby books, but have you ever thought of recording your dog’s milestones? Jot down special memories, list out your pup’s favorite toys, and track their growth in this cute “bark book.”

4Floral Floormat

You’ve heard of baby books, but have you ever thought of recording your dog’s milestones? Jot down special memories, list out your pup’s favorite toys, and track their growth in this cute “bark book.”