Caring For Your Dogs Eyes

Title: Caring For Your Dogs Eyes
Author: Nancy Dean

Caring For Your Dogs Eyes
Caring for your dogs eyes is an important part of his
grooming. Dogs eyes are sensitive just like humans, and
need to be taken care of. Different breeds of dogs require
different type of care, due to the difference in eye types.
There are many different types of eyes, so you may want to
speak to your vet for specific instructions. Here are a few
free tips for you.

No matter what kind of dog you have, you need to make sure
their eyes are taken care of. If there seems to be
something abnormal or different about your dogs eyes, you
may want to think about taking them to the vet and having
them checked out. Your dogs eyes are very important to
them.

If you have a dog that seems to have build up in their eyes
on a daily basis, wiping them daily would be a good idea.
Removing this build up will help decrease the chance of the
eyes getting an infection. Make sure you start in the
corner of the eye and wipe outward. When wiping the eyes,
be sure to use a damp washcloth and be careful not to
scratch the eye.

Dogs who have eyes that protrude from the face tend to dry
out easily. In order to prevent your dogs eyes from
getting too dried out, you should get some eye drops.
Visit with your vet to determine the best type of eye drops
for your breed of dog.

For dogs who have watery eyes that seem to drain a lot,
cleaning on a daily basis is necessary. Make sure to wipe
the eyes everyday to prevent tear stains from showing up on
the fur. Wiping should be done with a wet washcloth and
once again, be careful not to scratch the delicate eye.

Checking your dogs eyes everyday will help keep them
healthy and help you notice a problem as soon as it occurs.
The sooner a problem is taken care of, the easier it is to
get rid of. This will also get your dog used to his eyes
being wiped and it will become easier the more you do it.

If you do notice something that does not look normal while
wiping your dogs eyes, it is a good idea to visit the vet.
Yearly visits to the vet are also recommended to make sure
that not only the eyes are healthy, but the rest of your
dog as well. The sooner an illness or disease is detected,
the better chance you have of treating it and getting rid
of it.

You can find tear stain remover if your dog already has
tear stains and you would like them to go away. You can
also get an eye wash to use in your dogs eyes to keep them
clean between grooming sessions. Just remember that when
caring for a dogs eyes, you need to be very careful so you
do not harm them in the process of keeping them healthy and
clean.

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How To Feed The "outdoor Dog"

Article Title: How To Feed The "outdoor Dog"
Author: John Mailer

The dog that is kept outdoors all of the time, or an exclusive
diet of dry dog food, does not need to be restricted to portion
control feeding. These dogs will do quite well when self-fed.
One precaution should be pointed out about outdoor pets that
are put on self-feeding programs. If they have not been eating
dry dog food, their water consumption will jump considerably
when they begin to eat it. A special effort should be made to
keep plenty of cool, fresh water before these dogs at all
times.

Outdoor dogs require even more water during the summer because
a dog's body-cooling processes that depend on water. When
outdoor pets are individually fed they can be fed by either ad
libitum or portion control. The feeding location should be
under some kind of shelter. This will keep the direct
sunlight, dust, and dirt off the dog food.

Outdoor feeding locations should also be located away from
garbage cans. A back porch, back steps, or corner of the
garage may be convenient, but if there are garbage cans nearby
such places are unsuitable as dog feeding locations. First,
such places allow flies of all descriptions to contaminate the
food. Flies are not particularly objectionable to a dog. Most
outdoor dogs go through life snapping up and swallowing a fly
now and then. Ordinarily this is no cause for alarm, but
around garbage cans flies become so numerous around the dog
food that they constitute a disease danger.

With dogs that are fed outdoors, it is of particular importance
to pick up any dog food remaining uneaten after 20 or 30
minutes. Dog food served at room temperature, then allowed to
stand outdoors, quickly warms to temperatures at which
contaminating bacteria rapidly multiply. Most dogs do not find
the odor of over-ripe dog food unpleasant. Many, in fact,
consider the smell quite desirable. The toxins and other waste
products produced by bacteria, at the same time they are
creating that smell, may have a distinctly detrimental effect
on the dog.

There is perhaps a more important reason for feeding an outdoor
house-pet at the same time and place every day and allowing the
dog food to remain before the dog only 20 or 30 minutes. It is
to train your dog to eat only at that time and at that place.
lf the dog does not, it learns quickly that it must wait until
the next feeding before it gets anything more dog food to eat.
Your dog will soon become accustomed to eating at only a
specified time, and will come to the specified place every day
around that time anticipating the dog food.

About The Author: John Mailer has written many articles about
dogs and puppies and how to train them.His main business is as
an internet marketer.
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http://www.basicsdogtraining.com

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'Lie Down': One of the Most Important Dog Obedience Command

Title: `Lie Down': One of the Most Important Dog Obedience Commands
Author: Nancy Dean

`Lie Down': One of the Most Important Dog Obedience Commands
Before you can learn the advanced obedience commands, it is
vital that you first learn the basics and the `lie down'
command is one of the first that you should teach.
Generally the earlier in your dog's life that you teach the
command, the faster and easier your dog will learn and life
will be a lot easier for you later on.

How and Why You Should Teach the Lie down Command

The lie down command is quite an important command to teach
your dog. Putting aside the fact that if you want to show
your dog at a professional level you will need to know the
command, there are so many reasons why you might need to
use it in every day life too.

So in order to teach the command it is easier to have the
dog on a lead. Putting the dog into a sit position, make
sure that the lead is fairly short and then give the `down'
command. Make sure that your voice is not too firm or loud
whilst you are giving the command but at the same time
ensure that your voice is not too excitable either
otherwise your dog will think you are playing. You can use
a hand signal along with your voice to show the dog what
you mean and many people use their right hand to give the
signal whilst their left hand holds the leash. As soon as
the dog does what you ask them to do, give them a treat
whilst they are lying down and praise them for doing a good
job. Really you should repeat this exercise at least three
times so that the dog knows what is expected of them but
never train for too long.

You should find that as the training session progresses,
your dog will go down by themselves without you needing to
show them what to do. Praise them excitedly each time they
do the right thing and end the session after a short period
of time and repeat the next day. The most important things
to remember include to be firm but fair, to be patient and
to always show the dog the palm of your right hand so that
they get used to the hand signal too. You will need this
when competing at a professional level.

Problems Which May Occur and Moving on in Training

Some problems which you may experience in the beginning
include the fact that your dog may try and crawl forward
instead of just dropping straight down. It is important
that you get them out of this habit as early as possible as
when a dog completes a command it should be smooth and
exactly what you asked of them. With persistence however
you can teach your dog not to crawl forward and that is the
only real problem that you will experience.

In order to progress with the command, you can start to
train the dog off the lead. They should know the command by
now so you generally do not need to be as close to them as
you started off with. As you get more confident, increase
the distance away from you and the dog, starting with a few
feet and working your way further and further apart from
them. It is always better to start training indoors as
there are little or no distractions there. Then once you
are confident that your dog knows what to do, start moving
outdoors, possibly into your garden and then finally out to
a park area when you are really confident.

Once you do get outside you should be able to then teach
your dog how to lie down during a recall. Basically that
will involve them coming back to you, you giving the
command for them to lie down and them doing as they are
told before they get to you. This can be tricky but you
will get there just as long as you ensure that you do not
attempt this command too early in your dogs training. The
dog should ideally know everything there is to know about
the down command before you teach it the `recall down'.

Overall the lie down command should always be taught with
every dog as early as possible. It is not particularly hard
though you can progress and do harder versions of the
command if you would like to.

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How To Change A Dog's Diet

Article Title: How To Change A Dog's Diet
Author: John Mailer

There are five basic steps when it comes to changing your dog's
diet. They are as follows:

Step 1: lf a dog is in a new environment, has a new owner, or
is being required to undergo some other emotional or physical
strain, dog food changes should be postponed until the stress
has been eliminated or the dog has adapted to it. With changes
in ownership, the dog food fed by the previous owner should be
obtained if at all possible and fed until the dog becomes
accustomed to its new surroundings.

Step 2: Once the dog is in a proper emotional state to accept a
dietary change it should be accomplished without delay. Start
by substituting 25 percent of the old dog food with the new dog
food. Mix the two thoroughly making every attempt to conceal
the new food within the old. This mixture should be fed until
the dog eats the mixture with the same relish that it ate its
previous dog food. For some dogs this may be the first time
the mixture is fed; for others it may take several days or even
weeks. Don't hurry the procedure. After all, the dog may have
had 24 months to get accustomed to its old diet. Don't expect
it to change all of that in just 24 hours. Once the dog is
eating the 25:75 mixture as well as it did its previous food,
proceed to step three

Step 3: During the third step, 50 percent of the old dog food
is replaced by new food and slightly less effort is made to
conceal it within the old dog food. Again, when the dog is
eating the 50:50 mixture with the same gusto it did its
previous food, proceed to step four.

Step 4: Now 75 percent of the new dog food is present in the
mixture being fed, and little if any effort is made to conceal
the new dog food except to mix it evenly with the ordinal food.
By now, most dogs will readily accept the increased mixture the
first time it is fed. If the dog accepted the 50:50 mixture at
the first feeding, step four can be eliminated and you can
proceed directly to step five.

Step 5: This is the final step, the one in which all of the old
dog food is eliminated from the dog's diet. One hundred percent
of the new dog food is fed from then on. For some dogs this
procedure may take only three days and require only steps two,
three and five. For others it may take longer and must
progress through each step separately. Do not become
discouraged. With dogs, food likes and dislikes are mostly
learned from previous experiences. Changing a dog food is a
process of unlearning and relearning, and such things cannot be
hurried.

The third general consideration is to make sure that the
balance of dog nutrition remains the same.There is no better
time to check out exactly what dog nutrition level your dog
needs. Just hit the browser with dog nutrition and all the
information is there before your eyes.

About The Author: John Mailer has written many articles about
dogs and puppies and how to train them.His main business is as
an internet marketer.
http://www.howtostartonlinehomebusiness.com
http://www.basicsdogtraining.com

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