Exercise your dog to good health

Since the weather has now taken a 爓armer turn, it is likely that many people will want to allow their pets more 爐ime outdoors for play. Just as our children need to heed to certain guidelines 爁or safety and soundness, so does your dog.

Keeping your dog 爃ealthy through exercise

Since the weather has now taken a 爓armer turn, it is likely that many people will want to allow their pets more 爐ime outdoors for play. Just as our children need to heed to certain guidelines 爁or safety and soundness, so does your dog.

Your dog抯 basic overall health 爎eally depends on his size, weight and breed type. Obviously, the larger kind 爋f breed your pet is, the more space is needed to provide for his or her 爀xercising needs. Of course, walks in the park are a recreational way for both 燿og and owner to keep fit in spare time, but what about the times when you are 爑nable to take your dog out to the park?
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As a responsible pet owner, it is your duty to see that your dog gets the 爌roper amount of exercise as is significant for maintaining their well being. 燤any owners of the larger breeds of dogs may keep their animals outside while 爐hey are out working or attending other functions with the family that don抰 燼llow pets. However, keeping your dog tied to his doghouse or a tree while you 燼re away does not constitute for proper care and exercise. Most dogs will bore 爋f this and eventually find ways to entertain themselves; like breaking free 燼nd exploring the neighbourhood.
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The best part about owning a dog of any size is that it requires that everyone 爄n the family pitch in for its care. If walks in the park are out of the 爍uestion then try getting the kids to walk the dog before going off to school 爋r some other event. Purchasing a fence for your yard where the dog can run about 爋n its own while you抮e busy is another option.

Leaving a dog to entertain itself is 燼n okay back up plan, but you didn抰 get a dog to just leave it in the backyard. 營nteraction and companionship is what you wanted from your pet, so interact with 爄t!

Playing Frisbee and fetch with a ball 爋r a stick is an excellent way to build muscle in your pet and it entertains 爀veryone in the process. If your dog is the kind that loves to travel, then 爐aking him with you on long trips such as when you抮e camping are another way 爐hat you and your pet can achieve exercise while getting involved with new 爏cenery and learning about nature.
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While having fun with your dog, however keep in mind that like you, he also 爊eeds periods of rest and plenty of water in order to stay hydrated throughout 燼n eventful day, especially during the summer months because dogs are unable to 爏weat as humans do, therefore their only means of cooling themselves is through 爌anting, which also helps to keep their blood circulated and flowing in a regular fashion.

If your dog is kept outdoors for long 爌eriods of time throughout the day then make sure that he has plenty of water 燼nd has access to a lot of shade where he can stay cool and protected from the 爃eat. Lastly, remember that if you start a regular exercise routine or pattern 爓ith your dog to keep it going. The only way to make a healthy pet is to be 燾onsistent and also, to keep it interesting, mix up the routine every once in a 爓hile to keep both of you from boredom.