Grooming Your Way to a Healthy Dog
October 19th, 2007
2. Grooming helps in improving the blood flow in the follicles of hair thus improving the health of their coat. The way massage makes our skin healthy, grooming beautifies the coat of the dogs. The health effects too are similar as the dogs’ lymphatic system is also stimulated due to grooming.
3. Grooming also helps in making the bonds stronger between you and your dog. Your gentle grooming is pleasing to your dog and it improves its emotional state.
4. While grooming your dog, it is easy for you to familiarize yourself with your dog’s body. You may also be able to check if your dog has any health related issues, such as any injuries that you had not noticed before. Health problems such as ticks can also be noticed and taken care of in time.
5. It is also beneficial to groom your pet’s paws by checking the growth of its nails and looking for any injuries on its pads which may not be visible otherwise.
Pay a visit to your local pet supply store and you will find numerous grooming materials for your dog. But if you are not sure of how to groom your dog, you can always do some research using Google. You will get a number of tips and good advice on grooming your dog. Your dog owning neighbors can also provide valuable input. If there are no dogs in your neighborhood, try finding dog clubs where you will find many dog owners who can share their experiences of grooming the dogs.
If you develop a liking for grooming and if you can do it really well, you may also consider starting a grooming service for other dogs and make it a profitable business for yourself. Dog grooming is in great demand and your services will surely be valued.
Spend some time to groom your lovely dog everyday and you will gift him with good health and thus have a better looking and healthier dog. If you have never done grooming before, don’t worry, there is no better time that the present. Start now and you will learn with time.
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Taking dogs natural, with a little dietary help
September 9th, 2007
By Denise Flaim, 8/27/07
The tremors from the pet-food recalls of this spring are still being felt: Last month, Wal-Mart stopped selling two brands of its made-in-China dog treats after customers reported concerns that their animals had fallen ill, though the store chain did not formally announce a recall.
For my money, the best way to maintain control over what your dog eats is to make the meals yourself, following the instructions of your veterinarian and one of many reputable do-it-yourself books out there. (Kymythy Schultze’s “Natural Nutrition for Dogs and Cats,” available on dogwise.com or amazon.com, is a perennial favorite. So is Monica Segal’s self-published “Optimal Nutrition, Raw and Cooked Canine Diets: The Next Level,” available from monicasegal.com. Segal also does phone consultations and will formulate a diet tailored to your dog’s special needs.) Read the rest of this entry »
Killer dog food — WARNING, Don’t Let Your Pet Be Next!
April 2nd, 2007
As you have probably heard – there is a major pet food recall taking place. Many leading pet foods have been affected and several pets have died as featured in this recent news article http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17650075/from/ET/ This is exactly why you are receiving this email. We want to alert you, DON’T LET YOUR PET BE NEXT!
Cooking up new feeding options
March 28th, 2007
Denise Flaim
March 26, 2007
Panic.
That’s been the reaction of many owners to the recalls last week of 95 pet-food brands manufactured by Ontario-based Menu Foods.
As of Friday, at least 16 cats and dogs had died of kidney failure from ingesting the food, which New York State officials say was tainted with Aminopterin, a chemotherapy drug no longer used in this country. It is used as a rodenticide in China, the source of wheat gluten the company put in its foods.
Fat Pet Pill? Try Common Sense
February 4th, 2007
DENISE FLAIM
January 29, 2007
If your dog is among the estimated 5 percent of American canines that are obese - or the 20 to 30 percent that are merely overweight - the Food and Drug Administration has just announced your magic bullet: the cleverly named Slentrol, a prescription drug that reduces appetite and fat absorption.
Japanese Pet Owners Turn to Acupuncture
December 25th, 2006
By HIROKO TABUCHI
Associated Press Write
December 22, 2006, 3:08 PM EST
TOKYO — Andy has sprouted white whiskers, suffers from lower back pain and no longer bounds up the stairs like he used to. Still, the 11-year-old Siberian husky isn’t lying idle: every week he meets his personal trainer for a run on an underwater treadmill, does laps in a doggy pool to strengthen his hind legs and unwinds with a hot spa and massage session.
The boom in pet ownership in Japan has led to a new phenomenon: legions of elderly animals that doting masters pamper with fortified food and vitamins, aromatherapy and even acupuncture.
A pooch makes an ideal exercise partner
November 19th, 2006
By John Hanc
Special to Newsday
November 14, 2006
Studies have shown people are more likely to adhere to an exercise program if they have someone to do it with. The advantages when that “someone” is a dog are great - chief among them, reliability. Your dog isn’t likely to miss your scheduled walk because he had to work late, has to drop the kids off at school or is hung over from the office holiday party. Read the rest of this entry »