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Your Pet’s Teeth
Sound teeth and gums mean good digestion and good health - curing and preventing problems is essential to pets.
Imagine how your teeth would look if you didn't clean them every day or visit the dentist.
The same is true for our pets. It is estimated that 85% of pets over three years old need some dental treatment.
Looking after their teeth is an important part of preventive health care, whether it is a cat or dog, rabbit or rodent.
Worm Your Dog
Regular worming is essential to make sure your pet enjoys the best of health – and worming is easy to do. Dogs give us loyalty and companionship and in return we owe it to them to take positive steps to keep them fit, healthy and happy.
The Facts about Toxoplasmosis
Simple precautions can help protect against this readily preventable disease.
Practical Steps for Healthy Pets
Good health doesn't happen by accident and ill health has to be prevented by positive action.
A healthy pet is a happy pet and a happy pet is a loving companion. This practical guide covers the basic things you need to know to keep your dog or cat healthy. Prevention is better than cure, so the emphasis is on explaining the simple steps you can take to safeguard your pet against ill health.
Pets and Allergies
Simple steps to avoid the discomfort of allergies
Kennel Cough
This description is included because Kennel Cough is one of the most common illnesses that can affect a newly homed dog after leaving a welfare centre.
I'm Bored
Dogs are not by nature solitary animals.
They need the security of a family group.
Pet dogs regard their owners as a substitute family and can soon become distressed when left alone.
Dogs need company. It's unfair to leave them alone all day.
Dogs get lonely and bored - just like human beings and if they're lonely they're likely to bark and become destructive.
How To Teach Your Dog
Use the same command e.g. 'Sit' in the same tone of voice each time.
Use the word and put the dog in the position.
Praise the dog when it does well (with affection not food).
Use different tones for different commands.
Don't shout at your dog: it doesn't understand English.
Tell the dog off (don't hit it) when it does wrong.
Repetition is the key. The dog will gradually learn what to do.
Always use a lead when in public.
Dogs must be used to traffic, other dogs and people.
So You Think You Want A Puppy/Dog?
The Right Way To Start
You and your family should first examine: your lifestyle, the environment that you have to offer a dog, the family composition, and your financial resources. How many hours do you work? Do you travel a lot? How many hours will someone be home to be with a puppy and be able to provide ongoing human interaction with the dog even after it is grown?