{puppy101} by Tricia Fagan
new year’s
resolutions Walk your dog
Take your dog for a walk every day. It does not have to be an hour walk. Walk your dog around the block if you don’t have time for anything longer. Dogs can get cabin fever just like people. Relieve the cabin fever a bit. Take your dog for a walk every day! It is good for you and good for your dog.
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Visit the Vet
Take your dog to the vet at least once a year for an annual health check. A thorough exam by your vet, including a blood sample sent to the lab, can tell you a lot about your dog’s health.
Maintain a good weight
Weigh your dog. Ask your vet about an appropriate weight for your dog. If he is overweight, feed him less, exercise him more. Read the
ingredient list on your dog’s food. Just like food labeled for people, the ingredients are listed from the heaviest to the lightest in weight. Dog food that lists grains, partial foods (for example brewer’s rice, oat hulls, wheat gluten), and digests (it is partially digested food from an animals’ intestine – which sounds like poop to me!) is a poor quality food. Read the ingredient list of your dog’s food, and buy him a better quality food.
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