Taking in a dog is a massive responsibility. You need to keep your dog happy and healthy. You need to educate yourself about caring for a dog in order to become a good owner. Start by reading this article for some useful tips.

Neuter or spay your dog. Research suggests that this small thing can give extended life to your dog by reducing cancer risk. Furthermore, altered dogs do not have the tendency to wander off, so they will stay safer.

When you take your dog with you on vacation, take a picture and save it to your phone. This will be helpful should he get lost.

If you are on any kind of medication, you should ensure your dog never gains access to it. If the dog gets near the pills, then just a few of them could do serious harm and result in a trip to emergency room. You should contact your vet right away if your dog swallows some medication.

Do not fall prey to the temptation to feed table scraps to your dog. If you feed from the table, he’ll become a beggar and stop eating his own food. Scraps from the table obesity, digestive problems, or other health issues in dogs. Make your dog stay out of the room when the family is eating.

Never let the dog go off your land without its leash, regardless of its good behavior. Anything can happen, causing your dog to run away or get in a fight with other dogs or even people. Your dog is your responsibility.

It is important to use your lifestyle as a guide to what breed of furry friend you should get. For instance, if you jog, a toy poodle may not be as great a choice as a dog that is able to run with you. Also, if you like to stay at home, find small dogs that prefer sitting on laps and being stroked. Don’t get a dog that you don’t fit in with if you can avoid that.

Provide your dog with rawhide to chew on rather than actual meat bones. Real bones can chip and become lodged in harmful place such as the digestive tract. Rawhide is proven healthy and great for teeth as well, but don’t be tempted to share that T-bone, no matter what kind of eyes your dog gives you.

Purchase or construct a dog house if your dog must stay outside when the weather is cold. This is especially important during wet weather. Keep your dog safe from wind, rain and snow by providing it with a house with lots of room and a dry floor.

This information is for you to use, so start now! Change habits to accommodate the dog and get more out of your efforts. There is much joy in dog ownership when you take the care to do things right.

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