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These tips were sent in by the public. Dog Breed Info cannot
guarantee all tips will be a success and is not responsible
for anything that may result from one of these tips. Please
use your own discretion
1. Using metal water dishes outside in winter may be a risk,
because your pet's tongue could stick to the frozen metal.
In the summer medal bowls can get very hot, and burn your
dog.
2. If you have a puppy that pees on your carpet. After
soaking up most of the mess with paper towel, sprinkle a
generous amount of bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) over
the area and leave it to absorb both the traces of urine and
the odor.
3. If your dog runs away from you and you finally catch up
to it, no matter how angry you are at the dog, do not yell
or smack it or your dog will never come to you when called
for fear of being punished.
4. Do not leave your dog unattended on a choke chain. The
chain could get caught and strangle the dog.
5. Do not leave your dog in the car unattended on hot days.
Even with the windows open, temperatures in cars WILL reach
deadly levels. It only takes 5 minutes!
6. To keep your dog busy, buy toys with little holes in them
(such as a Kong), put both big and small pieces of kibble in
the toy and give it to your dog. This will keep him busy for
quite awhile presuming he has a few small ones that he gets
out quickly. You can also wedge dog biscuits in the holes
with a smear of peanut butter.
7. When your dog is teething, instead of have him chewing on
couches, walls etc. Buy a few (cheap) wash clothes. Soak the
wash cloth and put it ion the freezer. When fully frozen
give it to the dog to chew, it will thaw out so have another
one ready in the freezer. (be careful when doing this with
very small dogs, as they may get a chill. I have heard of
small dogs getting too cold too quickly when chewing on
ice.)
8. For teething puppies mix chicken or beef broth (look for
low fat, low sodium brands) with 1 ½ cup of water. Pour them
into ice cube trays to made broth ice cubes. They are tasty
treats on hot days. (be careful when doing this with very
small dogs, as they may get a chill. I have heard of small
dogs getting too cold too quickly when chewing on ice.)
9. Do not leave your pet in an area with dangling phone
cords, drape cords or other items that they may strangle on.
Be aware of electric cords that may be chewed by the pet.
10. I have a dog who loved to dig. When I'd fill the hole
and re-seed, he'd just dig it up again. One day I was
watching him wander around the yard, and I noticed he took
extra care not to step in his droppings. So, the next time I
filled up a hole, I buried a little dung under, and left
some dung on top. He avoided the freshly-seeded grass, and
his droppings made excellent fertilizer. This won't work for
all dogs... I also have another dog who loves to dig. This
trick does not work on her, as she does not care where she
steps.
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