Thursday, January 22, 2009

How to determine your dog is overweight?

We can directly measure the dog's weight, and also we can determine from its appearance. However, the growth rate of each dog is different; you can do some tests to determine.

1. From the front to see your dog, it looks like a funnel? ~Overweight dog's stomach will outward protrude; their buttocks, neck and chest will become thicken; walking will be its natural twist.

2. Put your thumb on the dog's ribs, and then move your thumb along the ribs down; your thumb can clearly feel the sharp of ribs? ~If you feel that there are a thick layer of fat between the skin and the bone, then your dog may be overweight.

3. You may also request veterinary to check your dogs. Veterinary will extract blood and urine for tests; and asked about its food intake and exercise in order to observe its health. ~If your dog is really too heavy, you should begin to reduce their food intake or no longer to feed them high-calorie food and to increase their physical activity.

Suggested reading
"The Complete Dog Food & Nutrition Guide"
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

How to get a dog to live longer 4 !!!

Have different needs at different stages

Dogs at different times have different needs including nutrition and life details.

In nutrition, the puppy needs more protein to support the growing needs. Therefore, we should feed them junior dog food.
It should be reminded that the mature dog food can not be fed the puppy, because this will make the puppies malnutrition and the growth will be weaker.
Contrary to the junior dog food to feed the mature dog, they will absorb too much on it and cause renal problem. It is better to give them mature dog food.

The mature dog nutritional requirements are also different because the ability to release energy will also become relatively less. It would be too heavy for them if we continue to feed them the adult dog food. So the best choice is to give them the mature dog food.

Suggest good book to read
"Know How To Feed Your Dog"
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In addition, we have to pay more attention to the elder dog in their daily lives. For example, if they are relatively afraid of the cold, it is necessary to help them keep warm.

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Thursday, January 1, 2009

How to get a dog to live longer 3 !!!

Pet sterilization help health

Dog sterilization will not do any harm for health. Oppositely, it is good for health to avoid a variety of diseases.

In male dog, it can avoid the inflammation such as testicular cancer or prostate disease; and female dogs regard, it can avoid false pregnancy, uterine inflammation, pyometra disease, ovarian cysts, and breast tumors and other diseases.

Most of the above symptoms occurred in the elder dog and need for surgery treatment which is very dangerous. Therefore, in order to prevent occurrence of disease in old age, the best time for dog to be neutered is in the juvenile age.

To be continued.......