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Home » Family » Pets » 5 Tips to Caring For Your Outdoor Dog

Pets · October 3, 2018

5 Tips to Caring For Your Outdoor Dog

Dog care is essential in maintaining a healthy pet and it may demand for more of your attention than you thought. Measures that you may take may affect your dog directly or may require you to make adjustments to the environment you put it in. The following are a few care tips you can borrow for your outdoor dog.

Ensure a bug-free environment

One of the biggest threats of any outdoor pet is bugs. The environment your dog spends most of its time in is prone to bugs like ticks, fleas, and botflies among others. Your dog may transfer these bugs to your house, and even worse, some of them carry diseases. To ensure a bug-free environment, keep the grass in your lawn short because this will discourage habitation of bugs. Also, you can find a good bug repellent for dogs to keep away these bugs.

Limit its outdoor activity during summer

If you thought that only humans couldn’t stand the summer heat, you were wrong because it can be hazardous to the health of your dog too! While we sweat through our skin all over our body, dogs respond to hot weather conditions by panting and sweating through their paw pads. Keep your dog sheltered during the hot parts of the day and let them come out to play when there is lesser heat. Also, you can take measures to ensure that the shelter remains cool even during very hot and humid days. Make sure that your dog has access to fresh clean water to avoid dehydration or a heat stroke.

Pay regular visits to your dog’s veterinarian

Working closely with your dog’s veterinarian will help to keep your dog in good shape as he will be able to keep tabs on its health. It will be possible to ward off parasites and deworm your pet when needed, and it will receive all its vaccinations on time. If you suspect that something is wrong with your dog, immediately contact the vet. This is a good way to ensure that your dog is always healthy because the veterinarian is an expert.

Groom your dog

Even for an outdoor dog grooming is an important part of its health routine. For a long-haired dog, trim the hairs occasionally to avoid ice balls and knots. Well-trimmed hair will make it easy for you to thoroughly clean them and it will reduce shedding. You will learn more here that owning Pet Hair Vacuum is extra beneficial. Also, trim its nails because long nails may make it difficult for your dog to walk well and are susceptible to breakage, which is painful to the dog.

Develop a close relationship with your dog

Having a close relationship with your dog will help you understand your dog better. Dogs are naturally social so, there is nothing wrong with interacting with your pet. Also, not spending time with your dog may encourage undesirable behaviors so, grow close to it and learn to communicate with it. You will be able to understand its needs better and chances are that you will easily notice when something is wrong with it.

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