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25/07/2022

How are we doing purfriends? ☺️

26/01/2021

🐶 𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐦?

The answer is: Yes.

But, not to be consumed as a daily treat.

Why? Simply because ham is high in fat and sodium, which can be harmful to dogs in large quantities.

𝗗𝗼 𝗻𝗼𝘁 give your dog ham bones. Raw ham bones can contain salmonella and other bacteria harmful to dogs. If your dog eats a ham bone and has signs of constipation or appears ill, rush to your nearest vet available!

Remember, feed in moderation.

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10/01/2021

🐶 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲...

I guess everyone can relate to this!!! HAHAHA!!!

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03/11/2020

🐶 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲?

Well... It is fine for our furkids to consume pineapple in 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, although some mentioned that it is better to avoid due to its high sugar content. But once in awhile is really fine.

The fruit is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 toxic for dogs, but you should still monitor your pet for any unusual reactions, such as an 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡, especially the first time they eat pineapple. But if you know that your furkid has a weak stomach, it's better to consult a vet before offering your pet something new to try.

𝗜𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀?

Yes, it actually is.

Pineapple is packed with 𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬.

It includes vitamin C, potassium, magnesium and iron. However, dogs fed on a complete diet will already have the right balance of everything they need, and do not require additional supplementation. This means that there is no nutritional reason to add pineapple to your dog’s diet, so it should only be given as an occasional treat, never a daily consumption.

𝐓𝐨 𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝:

𝟏. The core and the skin of the pineapple are very hard and can be a choking hazard for your pet. Make sure to remove those and only offer your dog the flesh of the fruit, cut into bite-sized chunks.

𝟐. Always always avoid the canned version pineapples. Only feed your furkids fresh pineapples.

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13/10/2020

🐶 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 #𝟭𝟭: 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟵𝟬𝟬 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱.

It's been awhile since we last did our fun facts about dogs.

So here's #11.

The total population of dogs in the world was estimated to be about 𝟗𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧!

Out of the 900 million population, 𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝟕𝟎% 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. (It's sad to know...)

P/S: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬?

Free-range dogs are those that are not contained. They can be stray dogs, federal dogs, wild dogs and street dogs. Basically dogs that do not have any owners.

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10/10/2020

Introducing our ✨ 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗮𝘆 ✨ for all furkids.

Yes... Your dogs' dental health matters as much as yours & mine.

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The Woof Tribe's Premium Dental Spray helps promote:

𝟏. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐲 𝐠𝐮𝐦𝐬 & 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐡.
𝟐. 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡.
𝟑. 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐫.
𝟒. 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝-𝐮𝐩.

And lastly, it is 𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐥-𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞.🍃

Made with top-notch ingredients like:

𝟏. 𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐨-𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐥, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚.
𝟐. 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬.
𝟑. 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬.

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08/10/2020

🐶 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀?

The answer is: 𝐘𝐞𝐬, dogs can eat pears.

Pears are a great treat for your furkids because they’re 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐂, 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐀, 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧 𝐊 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫. It’s been suggested that eating the fruit can reduce the risk of having a stroke by 50 percent.

But just because it is safe for doggos in consume pears, it 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 be fed on a daily basis, the same goes for any food/fruits. It should be 𝐟𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠'𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞, 𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐭𝐜.

Too much pears could lead to an 𝐮𝐩𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡.

Also, just be sure to cut the pears into bite-size chunks before feeding it to your furkids. And 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭, as the seeds contain traces of cyanide which is toxic for dogs.

Lastly... 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐡, 𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬. 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐝 canned pears as they contain too much sugar, which is of course, bad for your furkids.

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06/10/2020

🐶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴

Over the years... There has been an active debate in the dog community about whether or not co-sleeping with your dog is a good practice, and is it really good for you?

Well, some studies mentioned that 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭’𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩. While on the other hand, there are also several studies that 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

But what are the benefits of sleeping with your dog? While he or she might have their own personalized bowls, specialist food and even the cutest outfits. But some owners are not sure about letting their pet sleep in the same bed.

We’ve put together a few beneficial factors that you need to know about sleeping with your dog so you can make the right choice for you and your family.

𝟏. 𝐈𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭
One of the reasons a recent study found more than half of dog owners allow their dogs to sleep in the same bed as them was because 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐝. Having a snuggle with your furkid does make you feel better at the end of a long day and curling up to sleep with them can just prolong this feeling. (𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵!!!) But minority of dog owners surveyed said that they felt their dog either had no effect on the quality of their sleep or made them sleep better. Well, no wrong or right, it's just what you prefer.

p/s: it does helps you to sleep better knowing that they're around!

𝟐. 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬/𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧
As anyone who suffers from depression or have went through a depression state can totally relate to this- It can be hard to get yourself motivated every day. When the depressive vibes hit you, it can be rather difficult to see a way to continue doing your work or whatever you're doing.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Just knowing you need to get up and feed, walk and look after your furkid can help you have more of a purpose and give you the motivation you need.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞.

𝟑. 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞
Having a dog can lower your blood pressure which can be very helpful if you suffer from 𝘩𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯.

A study showed that, 60 male and female participants had their blood pressure measured while they petted a dog.

Also, owners who sleep with their dog actually agree that it helps calm their anxiety and mind, providing a very soothing night. Thus, the lower in blood pressure. Research also showed that, touching and petting a dog while you sleep can reduce and alleviate the symptoms of high blood pressure.

𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:
𝟒. It increases a sense of security
𝟓. It eases insomnia
𝟔. Helps fight loneliness
𝟕. Improves your sleep quality in general
𝟖. It reduces stress and anxiety
𝟗. Hit helps strengthen your bond with your furkid
𝟏𝟎. Promotes a healthy heart and overall health

𝟑 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨-𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝:

𝟏. If they aren't properly house-trained, if you want your dog to sleep with you, you gotta put in work in providing trainings.
𝟐. If you have 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬. You may allow your dog into the same room as you, but preferably not co-sleeping with you on the bed.
𝟑. When you've a new dog. No, not exactly a pup.

But all in all, through and through, we do agree that sleeping with your dog really helps in terms of many things. Like; helps cure your insomnia, keeps you secured and comforted, keeps you safe and warm and generally- it made us a lot happier when sleeping with our dogs.

Oh, and 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐧𝐮𝐠𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬, just-so-you-know!

Do you allow your furkid to sleep with you? Yes or no? If no, why?

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02/10/2020

🐶 𝗗𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺?

The answer is: 𝐘𝐞𝐬, dogs do dream.

This is a topic that sparks curiosity amongst many many dog owners. Many people believe that dogs do dream and it is true, dogs do dream just like hoomans.

All dog owners have witnessed the 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐚𝐰𝐬, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐝𝐝-𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐫𝐤 and 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐥 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 whilst they are sleeping.

𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦?

Well, because when our furkids are sleeping, the brain wave patterns of our doggos are very much similar to that of hoomans and they go through the same stages of electrical activity observed in hoomans, all of which are consistent with the idea that dogs are actually dreaming.

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐞?

There are in fact a few signs that you could take note to determine what your furkid is dreaming about- be it a good or a bad dream.

If your dog is simply 𝐩𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐧𝐨𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, they’re probably having a good dream, most likely about play-time or dreaming about yummy snacks! But if your dog is 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 in their sleep, then they may be having a nightmare, in which they feel threatened, anxious or scared.

𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐲... 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝 𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐚𝐝 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐦?

Well, there isn't a right answer to it. You may or you may not.

If you believe your dog is having a bad dream, 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦, even though it may seem very tempting to wake them up and comfort them. It could take your pet a moment to realize that they are no longer asleep, also, you don’t want to risk them lashing out at you as though they are still in a dream, which generally doesn't happen often of course.

But if you must, 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 and please do not shake them up vigorously. Make sure the 𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 when you're calling them. Also, instead of trying to pet them, you may try stroking them gently.

Sometimes, it might take awhile for them to wake up completely, just know that it is totally fine.

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01/10/2020

🐶 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲? 𝗢𝗿 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻?

Many at times... Our furkids amuse us with their facial expressions and they tend to mirror our behavior and try to exhibit the same facial expressions and emotions that we feel- whether it’s happy, sad or angry.

𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡?

Well... This is another highly debatable topic among animals behaviorists. Studies show that most behaviorists agree that 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨. One simple way to determine whether your dog is happy or not, it's by observing his/her tail and ears. Of course, other factors play a part too.

However, dogs can make a sound that is similar to a laugh, which they typically do 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. It is caused by a breathy panting that’s forcefully exhaled. It’s considered to be a 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲-𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭 rather than a dog laugh and dogs use it to invite hoomans and other dogs to play. Several animal species have been observed to play-pant, including primates. Dog play-pants are combined with body language that invites you to play such as 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐬, 𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫.

Now we know that dogs cannot really laugh like how hoomans do, but, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞?

We have seen photos of dogs on the internet that seems to grin from ear to ear portraying a smiley face. But very much similar with laughing, 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨.

However, 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞. This happens when they open their mouths and pull back their lips, letting their tongues lap over their teeth. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 “𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞” 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲, which is why dog owners think it is a smile.

Also, dogs are very very intelligent animals and so, they can be trained to understand the command of "smile" and proceeds to display it. That is what some owners train their dogs to do.

𝐈𝐟 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐢 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐡𝐞/𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲?

Alot of factors will come into play regarding this question, but a general rule of thumb is by learning their language and observing their tails and ears.

Many think that a dog that wags his/her equates to showing happiness, but this isn’t necessarily true. Dogs use their tails for a range of communications and the message depends on the tail’s positioning.

𝐀 𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, where the tail is naturally held for the breed, 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐞𝐝.

When dogs drop their tails to a 𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, it’s a 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲.

And when they 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

So instead of focusing on whether your dog is smiling or laughing, it makes more sense to 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠’𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 to see if they are happy, sad, anxious and etc.

A basic understanding or a simple way to start is that you may look at the whole body for signs like a wagging tail, an open mouth and a relaxed pose. This usually determines he/she is happy and relaxed.

Feel free to share a photo of your furkid smiling in the comment section below! 𝐖𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦!

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30/09/2020

🐶 𝗗𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗴?

Unfortunately, 𝐲𝐞𝐬. Dogs do get lonely being the only dog, but also, it depends on individual dogs & their environment. We are not implying that all dogs will feel that way but generally; most dogs do.

You see- on days when we have to work, we'll feel sad or guilty when we are leaving the house, right? And personally, what I always do is that i'll tell my furkid,"𝘋𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯! 𝘉𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺?" And proceeds to giving him a kiss. I believe most dogs owners will!

And as loving pet owners, we can’t help but feel a twinge of guilt when we have to leave our dogs at home alone for long periods of time yeah? But hey... Don’t beat yourself up too much though, it’s nearly impossible to have your dog by your side at all times, unless you're working from home or have flexi hours.

But why do dogs get lonely? Well, because dogs are descendants of wolves and they are pack animals who do pretty much everything together. Wolves sleep together, hunt together and eat together, literally everything. (Unless you're an outcast) Although dogs have a long history of domestication that separates them from their wild ancestors, they’re still inherently social animals.

Oh... 𝐄𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐮𝐩 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐲:

𝟏. Chewing and other destructive behaviors
(This might be out of boredom or lack of daily exercise)
𝟐. Barking or howling constantly
𝟑. Pacing or hiding
𝟒. Potty accidents
𝟓. Reduced appetite
𝟔. Whining and constantly checks on door
𝟕. Literally sleeping throughout your absence

One way to check on your dog is to set up a 𝐬𝐩𝐲-𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 at home.

We know it’s very heartbreaking & saddening to see your dog suffer while you are out and about. But fret not, there are actually ways to help alleviate loneliness and boredom, making separation easier between hoomans and doggos.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲:

𝟏. Leave cozy items like your blankets or your t-shirts that have your scent on it. It does helps to cure their separation anxiety and loneliness.
𝟐. Creating a secured zone for them. For instance; get a pet gate and choose a secure area of your home, whether it’s the entire living room, a bedroom, or a small portion of the kitchen and section it off for your furkid.
𝟑. Get a timer-treat device. It disperses treats for your furkid based on the time-frame you set. It helps ease the loneliness. Reason being: Which doggo doesn't love treats, right?

*𝐎𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐠?* We'll touch on this topic on the next post. As it is gonna be a long write-up. Also... It's not that simple to getting another dog just for the sake of curing your dog's loneliness. 𝐍𝐎, 𝐢𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐲.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:

We all agree that the best cure for loneliness is 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. So, one alternative you may consider is to engage a trusted dog lover or a walk-my-dog kinda service/provider. Even if the walk or the attention might just be a mere 30mins, it does 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐏𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐓. Trust me, your furkid will appreciate it.

In a perfect world, our dream is to spend every single day with our dog by our side, but in harsh reality, 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧. But you shouldn't be too afraid if you've done your preparation & right training catered for your furkid. Your time away from your furkid can actually be cheerful and worry-free.

It's quite common for a dog to feel lonely if he/she is the only one at home for a 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞. So you don't have be too alarmed.

But is it something bad? Well, 𝐰𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐭'𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝... In a sense that it's not good for your furkid's 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥- 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠. So do consider the pointers that we have mentioned above.

But if you need help or if you've any other enquiries regarding this, simply drop us a message!

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29/09/2020

🐶 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗳?

The answer is: 𝐘𝐞𝐬.

In fact, beef is quite a common ingredient in many dog foods. It’s an 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐢𝐧 and many other important 𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐬 that is beneficial for your furkid's overall health.

𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐚 𝐟𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞:

𝟏. Lean beef/Ground beef is very very much preferred.
𝟐. If you’re not using ground beef, make sure to cut the steak into small pieces that are easy to chew.
𝟑. Be sure to remove any bones and excess fat as they are difficult for your dog to digest completely.
𝟒. Plain beef is more than enough. Do not add seasonings like garlic, onion and salt.
𝟓. Beef can be incorporated as part of their meal or as a treat, but do not make it a daily necessity. Feed in moderation.

𝐁𝐮𝐭, 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐟?

Yes and no. There isn't a specific answer for this. While beef is definitely a great source of protein and healthy fats, but there are also 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐰 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐟.

Raw ground beef puts your dog at risk for 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢(A bacterial contamination). 𝘚𝘢𝘭𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘢 often leads to 𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

Also... Raw meat is 𝐧𝐨𝐭 recommended for 𝐩𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞, 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫.

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧:

It is safe for our dogs to consume cooked beef but not so much with raw beef. This isn't entirely an advice, but personally for us, we only feed cooked beef to our lovely furkids. Also, we prefer lean beef/ground beef.

Also... If you've already been feeding beef to your dogs, do share with us how you whip up a doggo-friendly meal for your furkids! We would love to hear from you! 😉

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28/09/2020

🐶 𝗦𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀...

Before you continue reading, we have to let you know that this is gonna be quite an emotional post but at the same time, it is also important to know.

We all acknowledged that our dog is a beloved member of the family and it always will be. While it is never pleasant to think about their passing, the time will inevitably come that you must say goodbye, the same goes for us hoomans.

Whether your dog has struggled with a terminal illness or is merely reaching old age, they may begin showing signs that their life is coming to an end. And by recognizing these signs that a dog is dying, it will somehow allow you and your family to prepare for what's coming. And also... To spend more quality time with the lovely one.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝟓 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝:

𝟏. 𝐀 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭
As a dog draws closer to death, they may begin to lose interest in things and people around them. For instance, they may not be interested in people they love, their favorite treat/toy or even their daily walks.

Studies have shown that it is normal if your dog no longer wants to play, as they will experience a loss of interest and a decrease in energy levels. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧. Also, they may experience mental confusion that causes them to appear detached.

It is important to remember that even though your dog is uninterested, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐝, they just do not have the energy to show it in the same way they did before. So please... Do not neglect them. Yes... We know it is very upsetting to read upon, but it's the truth.

𝟐. 𝐄𝐱𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐞
One of the most common signs that a dog may be dying is a severe loss of energy. Typically, a dying dog will lie in one place without moving around very much. 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐞. Your dog might not even have enough energy to lift their head. If your dog is still moving from place to place around your home but does so more slowly, this may simply be a sign of old age. Especially if your dog has a chronic illness, they may show fatigue even if they are not nearing the end. If your dog is no longer lively but does not show other signs that they may be reaching the end, talk to your vet to see if another underlying factor is involved.

𝟑. 𝐋𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥
This happens in two cases, either your dog is old or they might be dying. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐯𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭. This can lead to your dog peeing or experiencing a bowel movement wherever they are lying. Even if your dog is very well-trained, they may not have the energy to get up to relieve themselves. If your dog cannot control their bladder, be sure to practice good nursing to keep your dog as healthy as possible. Change or wash your dog’s bed when it becomes soiled and keep your dog clean to prevent them from developing sores. While it can be challenging to care for a dog that cannot control their bladder or bowels, 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐜𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦, 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞. 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

𝟒. 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐞
They might experience appetite changes and may lose their appetite entirely. No matter what food or treats you offer, a dog that has lost their appetite will typically refuse both food and water completely or shows no signs of interest.

The closer your dog is to dying, the less of an appetite they will have. If your dog is not eating at all, there is a good chance they are close to the end. 𝐀𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠’𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭. Visible weight loss will often be accompanied. But even if your dog does still consume food or water, they may experience digestive issues. In addition to an inability to control their bowels, a dying dog may vomit after eating or drinking. If your dog is not able to keep water down, they may become dehydrated.

During this time, you may try to keep your dog hydrated by giving them water from a water dropper. However, if your dog does not swallow the water, there is not much you can do. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝/𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨.

Sometimes, a dog will experience a natural decrease in appetite as they age or if they are ill, which does not necessarily mean they are dying. If your dog is still eating but in a lesser amount, you may consult your vet to check if he/she is sick.

𝟓. 𝐎𝐝𝐝 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬
Lastly, they may experience difficulty breathing, and their breathing may become shallow. You may also notice that your dog seems to struggle to catch their breath and their breathing may be uneven or odd. The time between each inhale and exhale may become longer. If your dog is breathing weird, they may be close to the end.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. If your dog is younger and shows a few of these symptoms, talk to your vet, as your dog may be sick but not dying. Once your dog reaches old age, showing a combination of these symptoms is likely a sign that your dog is going to pass. Even if your dog is older, it is smart to take them to the vet to confirm your suspicions. Your vet will likely be able to assess the health of your dog without performing tests to determine whether your dog is dying or simply ill.

𝐒𝐨 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧?

𝟏. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦
Many dogs will 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 during this time and 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞.

𝐒𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧.

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲.

𝐃𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦.

Try to remain 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 as much as possible while showing them 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬.

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭.

𝟐. 𝐃𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬
Try to keep your dog in places where they are comfortable and familiar with. Avoid introducing them to new locations. New areas can cause too much stimulation and are distressing to a dog that is already experiencing mental confusion.

Also... Avoid having new people around your dog too, as that may also be disorienting to them. When people interact with your dog, make sure they are gentle and kind. Be very very cautious with children and others who may not understand the situation. It may be helpful to explain to your friends and family that your dog is growing old and will not be able to play in the same way.

𝐀𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬.

𝟑. 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨
As your dog becomes older, continue to take them on walks and play with them as long as they are capable to.

As your dog’s health declines, they may not be able to participate in these activities as much or as rigorously, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲’𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞. 𝐒𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐨 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐨.

Monitor your dog’s behavior and never push them to do more than they can do. Adapt your regular habits to suit their abilities, but remain 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠.

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Life is short, right?

We don’t have forever with our lovely furkids, so why not make the best out of it?

Never treat them differently when they’re old and sick, they’re still the very same dog that filled the void in your heart and bring you happiness when you brought them home.

And also, that is why there is a saying-
𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐒𝐇 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐎𝐎 𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐄.

Your furkid might only be here for a part of your life journey, but for your furkid, you're his/her whole life.

Therefore...
𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝, 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝... 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐢𝐭.

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24/09/2020

🐶 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 (𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮):

As promised... Here's part 2.

𝟏. 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫
Unfortunately, just like us, dogs will often develop cancers as they as age. It's not something definite, but it isn't rare.

Our furkids can suffer from all the types of cancers just like hoomas do... Examples include: lymphoma, melanoma, breast cancer, prostate cancer & etc...

Like all cancers, noticing it early is the most important thing, so look out for any unusual lumps or spots on your dog’s skin, ears and eyes. Especially older doggos.

𝟐. 𝐎𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲
Easily one of the most common condition amongst dogs who do not exercise regularly. (Yes, owners are at fault!)

If your dog is obese, then they risk developing all sorts of related conditions such as heart disease, kidney disease, arthritis and many many more.

Prevent it by walking them daily and control their diet.

𝟑. 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦
This was a very common parasite affecting doggos, however modern vaccines prevent most cases from occurring in Australia.

The worms can still be found all over Australia.

And it can be deadly if left untreated, we kid you not. Heartworms will grow inside the dog's heart and lungs, feeding on their blood.

Honestly... Your furkid's health comes first. The same goes for us hoomans.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬.

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21/09/2020

𝗗𝗢𝗡’𝗧 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝗟𝗘𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗡 𝗧𝗢 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗙𝗨𝗥𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗦. 😭

Do you know it only takes a mere 𝟲𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘀 for your furkid’s paws to burn up?!

This has happened to hundreds and thousands of dogs all over world...

Imagine yourself walking barefoot on hot pavements, what would happen to you? Your feet will burn & blisters will arise or in worst case scenario, your skin will tear due to the heat, right?

The same thing applies to our furkids! Their delicate paws 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐓 take the heat. They can’t voice out but you can clearly see their discomforts!

Many of us including myself have been neglecting this precaution without knowing it’s consequences. It could potentially 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 as well even if you deem that the pavement isn’t that hot at all. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝘀 & 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘄𝘀, 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹- 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀.

I’m here to bring awareness and let all dog owners know the importance of 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 and 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. It is 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐝.

Having said that, the picture attached really scares me and i 𝗗𝗢 𝗡𝗢𝗧 want that to happen to my dogs or any other dogs. 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀. It pains us to see dog’s paws being burnt so badly.

But on a happier note, I’ve found a perfect remedy for my furkids.

A special balm that provides an 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗿 for our furkid’s paw pads & it also acts as a 𝗺𝗼𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘄 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀! Infused with aloe vera, vitamin e, shea butter and other natural ingredients!

Yes! It is 100% 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 & 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝!

𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞:
I walk my furkid twice a day & I simply apply the paw balm on his paw pads each and every time before taking him out for a walk during the day to protect his paw pads from getting burnt or damaged; and as evening/night stroll, there isn’t a need to.

Additionally, i also apply twice or thrice a week at night to help moisturizes, soothes & repair his paw pads. Basically that’s all you gotta do!

Start taking safety measurements before it’s too late, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝’𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐰𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭!

𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘁! ✨

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𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁?

🐶 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘁? Panting is a very typical behavior in dogs, but we guess you may have wonder why it occurs, or whether your pet's panting is excessive or unusual, right? Vets and researchers have looked at dog's panting to determine it's causes and what they have discovered might surprise you! 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟒 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟏. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟𝐟 Do you know that even if your furkids are not overheating, dogs will pant from exercise too. It's much like the way hoomans breathe heavily when doing exercises. However, 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐝𝐨. Though dogs do sweat a little bit from their paw pads but this cannot sufficiently cool them off. Instead, dogs cool themselves through their mouths by panting. Panting allows furkids to release heat and exchange it for cooler air. As you may imagine, this is not a very efficient process as we deemed. Moreover... It's even less efficient for short-faced dogs (like bulldogs or pugs). That's why 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐚 𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦. The hotter a dog becomes, the more intense the panting becomes. Sometimes, heavy panting is accompanied by drooling and redness of the tongue and gums. 𝟐. 𝐃𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫

𝗗𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘆?

🐶 𝗗𝗼 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘆? Needless to say, all of us know dogs have feelings, they're compassionate animals and we’ve all caught our pet looking particularly forlorn, wearing a plaintive stare with watery eyes. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴! But... Is he/she really crying? Or is that a default face/expression? And do dogs cry like we do? In fact, dogs(and other animals) can feel sadness and grief but they don’t actually cry in the same way hoomans do. During sad times, they don’t prompt a continuous flow of tears. Hoomans, on the other hand, are the only animals on the planet to shed tears after tears as a result of their emotional grieving state. And so... The question: 𝐃𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐲? Well, no, not really, not in terms like how hoomans cry. Yes, while hoomans can cry for emotional reasons or tears of joy, but our furkids cannot. (𝘠𝘦𝘴, 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 1 𝘪𝘯 1000 𝘥𝘰𝘨𝘴, 𝘪𝘵'𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦) But- Dogs do have tear ducts, (𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦). This function to keep the eyes comfortable and clear of debris, and they drain back into the nasal cavity rather than dripping from the eyes. This means, something may be amiss if your dog is leaking tears. In dogs, tears could be caused by: - 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐚 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭 (𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐚) - 𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 - 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐲𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐝𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬: Even though dogs don’t

The Welsh Corgi

🐶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶 We'll share 𝟑 𝐟𝐮𝐧-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 about this cutie here! 𝟏: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢 = 𝐃𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐟 The word "corgi" basically translates to "dwarf dog" in Welsh, which is basically what they are. Most corgis stand between 10 & 12 inches tall; weighing between 23-28 pounds. If you've ever spent any time around a corgi, you'll know their short statures are part of what makes them so incredibly endearing. 𝟐: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐡 & 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 Welsh corgis go back as far as the 10th century & it is believed that the Vikings and Flemish weavers brought them home from Wales to use as herding dogs. According to Welsh legend, fairies used them to pull their coaches or ride them into battle, and if you look closely, you can still find fairy markings on their backs. So they are actually 𝑚𝑎𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 & termed as the "enchanted" one. 𝟑: 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝-𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐨𝐠𝐬 Well... Don’t let their size fool you, these adorable furkids have been herding for decades! From the beginning, the Welsh used Pembroke Welsh Corgis as herding dogs, family companions, and guardians of the farm. Even today, these dogs are still expert herders. Many Welsh corgis even compete in AKC Herding competitions. Corgis owners/lovers, where are you?! Feel free to share a photo of your corgis below! ❤️

𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 #𝟬𝟮: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲

🐶 𝗙𝘂𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗴𝘀 #𝟬𝟮: 𝗦𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝐃𝐎 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖...? That dogs have a sense of time. And it's true, we can vouch for it. It's been proven that they know the difference between a hour and five. If conditioned to, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬- 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬. Yes, we kid you not. ❤️

The Doberman

🐶 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻. We'll share 𝟑 𝐟𝐮𝐧-𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 about this elegant beast! 𝟏: 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝 The Dobermans are a fairly new breed as compared to some dogs that have been hanging around since ancient times. Dobermans are "newer" to the scene. The breed originated in Germany and began to take form in the early 1880s, making it less than 150 years old! 𝟐: "𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠!!!" No job is actually too tough or too big for these canines. Dobermans are extremely athletic and intelligent dogs, so no task is out of their league. The Dobies have been used for a variety of jobs and sports including police work, scent tracking, coursing, diving, search and rescue, therapy, and guiding the blind. 𝟑: 𝐖𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐨 There's this Doberman named Kurt. He was the first canine casuality in the 1944 Battle of Guam during WWII. He went ahead of the troops and warned them of the approaching Japanese soldiers. Although an enemy grenade killed the brave dog, many soldiers were saved from the same fate because of his bravery. Kurt became the first of 25 war dogs to be buried in what is now known as the United States Marine Corps War Dog Cemetery on Guam. A memorial featuring a bronze statue of Kurt has been erected in the cemetery, with the names of the 24 other dogs inscribed on the side. 𝐏/𝐒: I hope you guys enjoy this post that is solely dedicated to the Dobermans. If you would like to know more fun-facts about other breeds, do comment below & we'll be SURE to do it! ❤️

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲?

🐶 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞? Have you ever notice that your furkid dramatically sigh alot? And does it leave you in a state of confusion because he's living a good life; you love and care for him/her so much that there's practically nothing much for him to sigh about? Well, you're not alone my dear ℎ𝑜𝑜𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑠. 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟏. Dogs can sigh for a variety of reasons... but research shows that, the main reason they sigh is to signal that they're relaxed. 𝟐. Addtionally, a sigh can also mean that your dog is calm, content and entering a deeper state of relaxation, often indicated by eyes that are sleepy and half-closed. 𝟑. However... Deep and frequent sighing can also indicate that you furkid is in pain, suffering from illness/health issue or he/she is very stressed up. 𝟒. If the sighing is accompanied with an unusual behavior- for instance: not wanting to eat, not being responsive to you or he/she is lethargic all day long... You should most probably consult your local vet immediately, there might be a larger health issue. Sighing isn't all that bad for our furkids... We all face the same confusion sometimes. You just have to know the sigh signals that your furkid is sending out. ❤️

𝟒 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐨𝐠 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲

🐶 𝟰 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆 Does your dog get all excited when he/she knew it's time to go outdoors? The answer is- BIG YES, isn't it? In fact, some of them furkids would even race up and down the house because they couldn't contain the excitement & happiness. But have you ever wondered exactly why they get so excited about it? Today we’ll take a look at the daily dog walk & why it’s such a crucial part of your dog’s routine. 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝟒 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆. 𝟭. 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 Well... Imagine you're the one being kept at home all day long, or perhaps you only get to go outside thrice a week & only for a short period of time, does that make you happy? Absolutely no right? Walking our furkid every day is a great way to help them stay fit & active. Also, maintaining a healthy weight can reduce the risk of your dog developing a number of health related conditions. And one of the easiest ways to keep your dog fit is by walking them every day. It is important to preserve your dog’s muscles and joints, and a great way to do it is by walking them on a daily basis. Lastly... it keeps them 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 & 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆. 𝟮. 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲 Daily walk is the one time a day your dog has a chance to go out and explore the neighborhood. And since dogs explore with their nose don’t forget to give them a chance to use it. When you’re out on your walk give them some time to sniff around for some extra mental stimulation and enrichment. Do not force them to just walk based on your lead, give them space & freedom. Try exploring different paths, don't just stick to the usual trail.

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