Raising a Healthy Dog - How to Take Care of Your Pet

By Gary Pearson

Raising a healthy dog is simple. Food, water, and exercise. Right? Well, maybe, but pet health goes well beyond that. Dogs need not only food, exercise and water, they need lots of love, affection and medication. Yet, giving your dog a healthy diet and lifestyle can keep the dreaded vet trips at bay. Here are a few tips for keeping your dog's health in check.

When it comes to what your dog eats, consider only quality, not quantity. Overfeeding your dog will be detrimental to pet health and cause obesity in your dog. Obese dogs will develop other medical conditions in time, such as diabetes. Yes, dogs, and even cats, can develop diabetes. It is not just a human disease. Also, giving your dog quality food means that they will have a strong pet health and bodily function. Stronger pet health means that they will be less likely to develop medical conditions. Vets state that dogs should get around forty per cent protein, fifty per cent vegetables and ten per cent carbohydrates. You can find that in most dog food, but you can also create your own organic diet for your dog too.

Exercise, exercise, exercise. Exercise is key for a dog. Getting regular exercise can keep your dog from developing detrimental psychological and emotional disorders. And yes, dogs can go crazy from boredom too. Plus exercise is great for maintaining proper pet health. Just like us, dogs need to maintain their body, which includes exercising the internal organs. But exercise is also important to dogs, since they are animals. They are used to being outside, running, hunting, and exercising regularly, so to keep them penned up all day long will cause stress and anxiety. This will also give you an opportunity to monitor pet health as well. Watch their run, their breathing, their behavior, as these can all be signs of illness.

Water. While dogs do not have to have six to eight eight ounce glasses of water as we do, they still need plenty of water. Dogs can get dehydrated easily, particularly during the summer months, so make sure that they have plenty of water. Unlike cats, dogs can survive for periods of time without water, but to maintain proper pet health and function, it is best to keep water handy for them at all times. It is also necessary to keep clean water out for your dogs too. Most people think that a bowl of water out in the yard is fine for their dog, but this can leave them vulnerable to disease and bacteria. Be sure to clean the bowl you put their water in regularly so your dog does not develop a serious medical condition.

With these few steps, you can keep a strong sense of pet health within your family. Your dog will thank you for spending time keeping them healthy and happy. You can see it in their eyes. You can see it in their gait. They rely on us to keep them safe, so make sure they are.

Gary Pearson is an accomplished niche website developer and author. To learn more about raising a healthy dog visit Best Cool Pets for current articles and discussions.