A study showed that keeping a dog at home can give many health benefits to the owner: normal blood pressure, cholesterol, and stable triglyceride level. Dog owners who have a history of heart-related health issues were found to be healthier than those who do not own a pet.
Now that you know how dog contributes positively to your health, it has come the time for you to learn to return the favor. Here are the fundamental things to keep a pet dog healthy:
Routine Visit to the Vet
The motto of preventing is better than cure is still a very relevant thing in the world of health — likewise, our view in maintaining the health of pet dogs in our homes. We must prioritize prevention instead of having to treat the disease because the latter can be troublesome, drain time, energy, and money. Besides, all the things we do may become utterly useless when the attacking disease is already too severe to treat.
Preventive health care includes regular and periodic professional examinations, vaccinations, controlling parasites and environmental hygiene, maintaining healthy teeth and gums and maintaining nutritional or nutritional content.
Regular professional examinations are intended to periodically find out the development of dog health to the vet. Veterinarians will check their health and pay attention to any changes that occur so that if symptoms of the disease arise, they can be immediately detected and treated. As an owner, you are also responsible for checking your dog’s condition routinely. When cleaning the dog’s body, cutting/cleaning the nails, you should check the dog’s ears, eyes, nose, and mouth.
A Nutrition-Balanced Feeding
Dogs should not be fed with salty foods, chocolate, and eggs because that will affect their fur. These foods will cause your dog to shed excessively.
You can feed your dog with either canned foods or homemade foods. Canned foods are high in preservatives and are not healthy in the long term. It is better if you feed your dog with a combination of canned foods and homemade food. To make the latter, you can mix rice (potatoes, potatoes), protein (eggs, meat), fat, calcium (milk, bone-reinforcement), and fiber (vegetables). Make sure that the protein sources make up the most portion in the mix, or your dog will not like it.
Routine Physical Activities
Many medium or large dog fans or owners find it difficult to exercise their dogs due to limited time and place. Indeed, to train a big purebred dog such as the Golden Retriever, it takes at least 30 minutes of running with the owner. Usually, this exercise is done with the owner accompanying the dog while riding a bicycle. Or, if you are fit and fast enough, you can jog together with your dog. But remember, your dog must be at least 18 months old to run. If younger, running may disrupt the dog’s leg growth.
Training your dog to play with balls will also be an excellent exercise alternative. First, dogs must be taught to enjoy the ball first. For Retrievers like the Golden Retriever or Labrador Retriever, most are very fond of the ball and will gladly return to the owner to be thrown back. If dogs don’t like balls, you can use other toys that are safe and easy to throw.
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