Dog Health Paw Problem Can Be Prevented

Title: Dog Health Paw Problem Can Be Prevented
Author: Wade Robins

If your dog has a paw problem, this needs immediate attention
to prevent infection and other serious problems. The dog health
paw problem can cause the beloved pet to become aggressive, sad
and depressed. Dogs have gained the status of being a part of
the family and need special care. Just like you, their health
and happiness matters and only you can supply the care.

Causes of the Dog Health Paw Problem

Look at the bottom of your foot and you will see that a dog's
pads are just as soft as your foot. Imagine having a piece of
glass suck in your foot. The dog will feel the same pain as you
do. Dogs have a third digit bone that appears shorter and
accounts for why these breeds of dogs are said to have cat feet.


Doberman Pinschers, Giant Schnauzer, Sheep dogs and Akita's all
share the cat feet along with many more breeds. Some breeds have
feet called hare feet such as Samoyed, Greyhounds and some toy
breeds. This paw has center toes longer than the side toes.

The paw absorbs the shock when a dog is running or jumping.
When a dog runs, the paw allows for flexibility and is able to
bear the weight of the animal. Checking the paws regularly for
any type of infection or injury is vital to keeping the dog
health paw problem from becoming an issue. Not only can the
infection affect the paws, but the infection if not treated can
spread to the rest of the dog's body.

Treatment of the Dog Paw

If your dog has a paw injury, you need to clean this area with
soap and water and apply an antibiotic cream. If the dog licks
the area, wrapping the paw until the antibiotic cream has time
to work is needed. Most dogs will take care of minor injuries
themselves, but injuries that are more serious require your help
and sometime a veterinarian. For more info see
http://www.aboutdoghealth.org/doghealthproblems/large-dogs.html
on large dog health issues.

Unclipped nails grow out and curl under, which will eventually
grow into the pads causing open sores and in some cases, the dog
cannot walk due to pain. These nails need clipping down to the
pinkish part of the nail, which if clipped will bleed and cause
pain to the dog. If the nails have grown long, you need to clip
weekly and the pinkish part of the nail will recede until you
finally have the nails short enough for comfort. Dog health paw
problem issues do not have to be an issue when the dog is
properly cared for.

Do not allow the dog to walk on hot sand or blacktop ground
during extremely hot days. If you know what it feels like for
you, it feels the same for the dog. This can burn their pads and
cause a great deal of pain. Slivers of glass or fissile bushes
that become embedded in the pads need to be removed with a
tweezers just as you would do to yourself. Dog you have hair
growing between the pads need to have the hair clipped down to
prevent pain when walking. This accounts for Pekinese,
Shih-Tzu's, Yorkies and other similar dog breeds.

About The Author: You can also find more info on
http://www.aboutdoghealth.org/dogbreedhealth/Pomeranian.html on
pomeranian dog health and
http://www.aboutdoghealth.org/dogbreedhealth/boxer.html on Boxer
dog health. http://AboutDogHealth.org is a comprehensive
resource to help dog owners identify their dog's illness.

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Hypoglycemia - A Common Problem In The Toy Dog

Title: Hypoglycemia - A Common Problem In The Toy Dog
Author: Connie Limon

One of the main things a new owner needs to take precautions
against is a new puppy developing hypoglycemia or low blood
sugar. Hypoglycemia can occur without much warning and within
hours of a puppy going to a new home, missing a meal, or does
not eat full meals, gets chilled, overtired or exhausted from
too much handling or playing. It occurs more in the toy breeds,
but can also occur in larger breeds. Signs are a depressed
affect or mood, weakness, wobbly gait, jerky, lethargic. The
neck may get stiff. The head may appear to be tilted to either
the left or right and teeth may be clamped tightly together.
These are all signs this puppy is having a drop in their sugar
level and if left untreated will progress to convulsions,
seizures or coma and can then be fatal.

If any of these symptoms are present, take your puppy to the
nearest vet or animal emergency center. If this is not possible
or on the way to the vet, if you have white Karo syrup or can
get this quickly. Mix the white Karo syrup with water and place
on the puppy's tongue with a dropper or just place some syrup on
your finger and rub on the puppy's gums. Do not put excessive
amounts in the puppy's mouth, as the puppy can choke. Nutri-cal
is the best to keep in a household of canines or puppies.
Nutri-cal gives quick results and gets into the bloodstream
within seconds. Dosage instructions is on the tube. You can give
Nutri-cal using a syringe. Take out the plunger, place the
opening of the Nutri-cal tube at the opening of the syringe and
squeeze in the Nutri-cal to the specified dosage. Then squirt it
a small amount at a time into the puppy's mouth. If your puppy
has had a low blood sugar attack, using Pedyalite instead of
water helps with any dehydration.

Prevention:

Add one tqblespoon of honey or sugar to every 16 ounces of
water. Keep plain drinking water available as well. Leave food
out 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for a puppy just arriving home
up until at least 12 weeks of age and sometimes beyond this if
the puppy is a very tiny size. Never feed chocolate, fried foods
or milk. Do not allow puppy to become over-chilled or tired. Let
your new puppy rest and become acustomed to his new home. Give
puppy Nutri-cal, about one inch every 6 hours for at least 48
hours in a new home and if you begin to see puppy acting very
lethargic, give Nutri-cal.

What should you have ready for a new puppy:

Food breeder had puppy on.

If you plan to change puppy's food, you still need to have a
small bag of breeder's brand to mix with your brand until you
have weaned puppy off breeder's brand of food.

Always keep Nutri-cal

Water Bottles

A Housebreaking Crate

Soft Blankets and Quilts

Non-slip steel bowls (a good brand can be found at Flint River
Ranch

Gourmet Dental Treats from HealthyPetNet

Ear Care Formula (I strongly recommend the formula from
HealthyPetNet) Brushes, combs and a good tearless shampoo

These are just a few items to have ready for the arrival of a
new puppy. Ask your breeder for anything else he/she would
recommend you have. Most important is to have the Nutri-cal and
to give Nutri-cal especially to the tiny toy breeds.

This article is free to publish with the resource box.

About The Author: Connie Limon Visit us at
http://www.stainglassshihtzus.com and sign up for our FREE
newsletters. I raise Shih Tzu puppies in a variety of colors for
pet or show at reasonable prices. Visit our Shih Tzu article
collection at http://shihtzuarticles.com

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Puppy Potty Training Made Easy

Title: Puppy Potty Training Made Easy
Author: Nick Luvera

Puppy Potty Training Made Easy

For many families, even if they do not train anything else
with their puppy, they will take the time to conduct puppy
potty training. After all, who wants to go around cleaning
up puppy "messes" from the carpet every day? Puppy potty
training can be frustrating for all involved. Remember,
though, that puppies are just babies and they do not know
what you want until you let them know. There are several
strategies to try when you are conducting puppy potty
training.

Use A Crate: Using a crate will make puppy potty training
that much easier. If you are unable to watch your puppy,
put it in the crate. A crate is like a den, and dogs do
not like to soil where they sleep. Use the same command
when sending puppy into the crate, and always offer a
reward while doing puppy potty training. Puppies may cry
in the crate at first, but remember, giving them free reign
will allow them to potty anywhere in your house. Do not
leave puppy in the crate for long periods of time - allow
puppy frequent trips outside for puppy potty training.

Designate A Potty Place: It will make puppy potty training
easier if you take puppy out to the same place each time.
While doing puppy potty training, the yard is only for
going potty - take puppy to the same area each time. Only
stay out about 10 minutes at a time before going back in.
Playtime should only be allowed after the puppy has gone
potty.

Reward Success: Remember, puppy potty training is about
getting a desired behavior. When puppy receives a reward
of praise or a small treat, they start associating puppy
potty training as being a good thing. Happy puppies learn
faster.

Use A Leash: An essential part of puppy potty training is
being able to keep an eye on your puppy during the process.
This can be difficult to do when you are trying to get
other things done around the house. Using a leash tied to
your waist can allow you to keep puppy near so he or she
cannot sneak off to use the bathroom.

Practice: Like anything else, puppy potty training takes
lots of practice. Take puppy outside for puppy potty
training every time he or she eats or drinks, comes out of
the crate, or wakes up from a nap. Take puppy out for
puppy potty training as often as possible, and keep an eye
out for the times that your puppy needs to potty on a
regular basis.

Avoid Paper: While some puppy owners swear by using paper
for puppy potty training, ultimately they are only teaching
puppy to potty in the house. Instead, work on teaching
puppy that outdoors is the only acceptable place to potty.

Prepare For Accidents: Puppy potty training is bound to
have accidents, so instead of stressing out about them,
prepare for them. Before puppy potty training begins, make
sure that you have plenty of cleanup materials on hand,
including paper towels or rags, odor neutralizers, and
enzymatic cleaners. Keep these within easy reach for you,
but out of reach for the puppy, to make puppy potty
training accidents easy to clean up.

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Great for puppies and for older dogs that are incontinent.
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training tips.

Can Homemade Dog Food Add Years to Your Dog's Life?

Title: Can Homemade Dog Food Add Years to Your Dog's Life?
Author: Steven De Gracia

Can Homemade Dog Food Add Years to Your Dog's Life?
Choice cuts of beef, juicy chunks of chicken, whole grains
and fresh vegetables, all covered in thick creamy gravy,
sounds appetizing does it not? What about rotten meat,
mouldy grains, pieces of plastic, bones, and euthanatized
pets all in a blood and pus sauce, does that sound like
something anyone should eat? Of course not!

For millions of pets this is exactly what their masters
feed them and they have no choice but to eat it. We are
making our pets eat filth that it's making them sick, and
often times killing them and we don't even know it.

We blindly trust the slick advertising of the pet food
companies and believe that the government wouldn't allow
for our dead pets to later be served to our new pets. We
are trusting them with our pet's lives and they are lying
to us.

What do we do? How do we protect man's best friend? How
many years do you want to have your beloved dog, 3 years,
5years or 15 years? If you want your dog to have a long
healthy life than the answer is simple we must give them
quality homemade dog food, the kind of food they deserve.
We can add years to their lives by giving them good
wholesome food.

You may be thinking that I am exaggerating things to scare
you. I'm not, there's no need to. The colorful bags on
the store shelves that picture quality food and happy pets
are a ploy. As consumers it is easy for us to believe what
we are told, but as the old saying goes don't judge a book
by it's cover, don't judge a product by it's label.

Haven't you ever wondered why your hand is shiny and
covered in a greasy substance after you put your hand in a
bag of dog food? Well I will tell you why. Dog food
companies cover their product in grease to make it more
palatable to your pet.

Most dogs are too smart to eat the garbage used to make
their food, so they cover it to mask what it truly is. Oh,
this grease they use is restaurant grease, the kind that
sits in big vats in the back of restaurants for weeks if
not months. Can you imagine what type of bacteria is in
those vats? You know what too much grease in a diet does
to a human? It is the same for dogs, it eventually kills
them.

To protect your dog you need to be feeding it wholesome
nourishing food. After all, that's what you want for
yourself, so why should you treat your dog any different?
Making home cooked dog food for your pet can be quick and
easy and will prolong your dog's life.

If you're still not convinced then let me continue. I'm
sure you've driven down the road and seen the carcass of an
animal that was hit by a car. Do you remember what that
looked like? Would you ever consider stopping to pick up
that rotting road kill to bring home and feed your Fido?
Well when you buy a bag of commercial dog food from your
local market that is exactly what you are doing.

Unbelievable, but it is true. In addition to the rotten
beef, bits and pieces of chicken bones and beaks, and dead
pet parts you are also feeding your pet road kill. You can
keep these disgusting things out of your pet and prolong
his life by giving him homemade dog food.

We are poisoning our pets and making them sick by feeding
them this mass produced dog food. Their bodies can't
process all these bacteria and chemicals without it putting
a strain on their systems. They weren't made to digest the
garbage put into the commercial dog food we feed them.
This food is causing them to get numerous types of cancers,
causing their kidneys to fail, and shutting down their
organs.

About the Author:

Please, if you do one thing for your pet today, find out
how to protect him! You can increase his lifespan by 134%
just go to http://www.dog-food-secrets.org to discover the
secret to prolonging your dog's life...

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Breeding healthy dogs

Title: Breeding healthy dogs
Author: John Pawlett

Breeding healthy dogs
Innumerous people across the world love to keep dogs as
their pets. They will do everything to keep their dogs in
the best of health. These people also like to breed their
dogs, either to increase their numbers or to make money out
of them. However, most of them do not have a fair idea of
how to breed healthy dogs and land themselves into
problems. Therefore, if you are one of them, and if you
need to know about the ways to breeding healthy dogs, you
must follow some good advice.

One of the foremost things is choosing the right mate for
your dog. While choosing the right mate, you must see
whether it is compatible and possesses good temperament.
Both the male and the female should be healthy and must
have no genetic faults, which may potentially jeopardize
the health of their puppies. Moreover, you must be sure
whether the female dog is healthy, as it will determine her
pregnancy and the process of birth. In this case, you must
support the female dog with healthy supplements and
nutritious food to ensure healthy birth. Better health will
enable them to stay healthy during pregnancy as well.

You must determine the breeding history of both the female
and male dogs. A good breeding record is very essential for
successful breeding. Prepare the record of the medical
history for your female dog, when it is going into heat,
changing its behavior or different medical issues. There
are various kinds of dogs, and so it is essential to have
the knowledge of the kind of spices that you have. If you
find that your dog is the rarest of its type, you may find
difficult in getting a compatible dog for matting. However,
in this regard, if you want to mate with different species,
be assured about the history of the dog, and about its
health and temperament. You must as well know your dog's
family of breeds.

If you can get the information about your dog's family of
breeds, you can easily know the stature of your own dog. In
the case of female dog, there are more complications in
respect to the male dogs, as it is little bit hard task to
find the history of the female dog. However, in this case
you can consult your nearby vet. It has been seen that
failure in conception is mainly due to the female dogs. It
can be due the hormone problem or wrong timing, or some
thing like that. It takes nearly 2 years for the female
dogs to be fully-grown as well as developed. Therefore, do
not consider her for mating before her age. If she is mated
before her full development, she may face problems in
conceiving and it may put your dog into danger.

Before breeding, you must get your bitch or stud checked to
make sure whether s/he is free from brucellosis. This
disease can cause sterility in both the sexes and it can
further cause the puppies to be aborted just after birth.
Moreover, this germ is occasionally passed through sexual
intercourse among the dogs, and it can infect the whole
kennel.

About the Author:

This article comes to you from dog lover John Pawlett who
is currently building a community site for dog breeds and
breeders http://www.dogbreedclub.com

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