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 bicarbontae 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.)
