Health Care Tips For Your Pet

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By Sara Reighard


The family dog is a wonderful friend to everyone and this sweet animal depends on its owners for all of its many needs. Aside from plenty of love and kindness, your dog will need some special care throughout the year including the following items.

You can keep a dog safe, healthy and happy by providing proper dog training and is one of the most important methods. For instance, if your untrained dog heads straight through the front door, imagine what could happen. Stumbling into poison ivy or getting scraped by branches and bushes are more likely to happen. There is also a risk of injury or even death by a car or by another animal if they run out onto the road. Learning to come when called, to sit and stay and to not run away from his or her owner is possible with proper dog obedience training in Seattle.

Seattle dogs also need other care aside from dog training. Of course, we immediately call the vet and take him or her in for a visit when our dog is hurt or appears to be in pain. With that said, scheduling for your dog for a yearly physical exam is just as important. A veterinarian will assess your dog's overall condition and perhaps also send off blood samples or urine samples to ensure that your dog has no underlying health issues during the trip to the vet. Your vet will discover a fixable health issue in its early stages when it's easiest, and generally less expensive, to treat found often during this yearly exam. Furthermore, before problems begin to cause any pain to your pet, you are able to find it.

Humans get flu shots and plenty of other vaccines, but your pet also needs several vaccines to ensure their overall health. Rabies vaccines are required throughout the United States, so you will need to keep up-to-date on this vaccine. Bordetella is another crucial vaccine and this one prevents the disease known as kennel cough which is a bit like whooping cough in humans and just as horrible. You also probably will want a vaccine to prevent diseases such as Lyme disease and distemper as well as some level of treatment to prevent fleas and heartworms and other parasites.

Another way in keeping your dog healthy is with proper grooming and bathing. A daily bath or even a weekly bath is not needed by dogs. Twice per month and possibly just once each month depending on their daily activities is often enough. Their coat becomes shiny and healthy through regular brushing. Cleaning out their ears occasionally is needed and this can include trimming hair around the ears. Another thing to note is their toenails where it needs to be trimmed occasionally.

Much of these tasks are effortless and easy to complete but when it comes to dog training, owners feel perplexed. Seattle residents consider Seattle Family Dog Training when hiring a professional instructor. Seattle residents can make use of personal dog training which is provided in this service. Seattle dog training classes helps you get to know your pet while teaching him essential dog obedience training skills.




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