cheerful dogs, happy people issue 9 living with dogs: why ...your dog can love her crate rather than...
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cheerfuldogschroniclesLivingWithDogs:WhyCreateACozyDenForYourDog?
Issue9cheerfuldogs,happypeople
Gettingyourdogusedtoacrateorkennelisgreatforyouandyourdogfora
varietyofreasons:
• Itreduceschaoswhenfamilyandfriendsvisit
• Itmakestravellinginacarsaferandeasier
• Itgivesyoumanagementoptionswhenchildrenarerunningaround
• Ithelpsyouseparatedogsinmulti-doghomes
• Itprovidesasafeandsecureplaceforyourdogwhenyou’renotathome
Man’sbestfriend.Therearefewcertaintiesinlanguagehistory,
butit’sthoughtthatthisphraseoriginatedintheCourtofAppeals
inMissouri,U.S.in1870.Aneighbourhad(possiblyaccidentally)
shotMr.Burden’sdog.Hislawyermadealongandemotionalplea
fordamagesthatbecameknowninthepressasthe“man’sbest
friend”argument.
DidYouKnow:Theoriginofthisdoggiephrase?
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….WhyCreateACozyDenForYourDog?Dogsaredenanimalsandgiventherightintroduction,acratecan
becomeyourdog’smostbelovedcomfyspot.Forexample:
• It’sasafeandpredictableplacetochilloutduringhecticfamily
times.
• Itcanbeespeciallycomfortableduringstorms.Placinga
blanketoverthetopcanaddtothatfeelingofcomfort.
• It’sagreatplacetotakereallyyummytreatstoenjoyprivately.
• Beingfamiliarwiththecratecanhelpyourdogadjustmore
easilyifsheiseverkenneledorstaysoveratthevet.
Butcratingisnota“one-size-fits-all”solution,andownersmustbe
willingtoconsiderwhat’sbestforeachindividualdogandher
needs.Cratingisnotsuitableifadogisuncomfortable,orpanics,
whenconfined,asthiscouldcauseevengreaterdestructionand
self-injury.Acrateshouldalsonotbeusedforpunishment/time-
out,toilet,orlong-termconfinementathome(morethan2-4hfor
puppies,or6-8hforadults).
Yourdogcanlovehercrateratherthanavoidorfearitifsheis
introducedtoitproperlyusingpositivetrainingmethods.A
qualifiedtrainercanperformasafeassessmenttodetermineifyour
dogiscomfortableinacrate,andguideyouandyourdoginthe
process.Formoreinformation,readourarticleintheSPCABulletin
athttps://cheerfuldogs.com/Documents/CheerfuldogsOct-
Dec2013SPCABulletin.pdf.
HealthyDog:Skinproblems
Canineskinhealthisimportantforanumberof
reasons.Skininsulates,regulatestemperature,
andprotectsagainstwaterlossand
pathogens.What’smore,skinservesasabarometerofmanyinternalconditions,so
keepingacloseeyeonyourdog’sskin
conditionisamust.
Thingsyoushouldlookoutforincludescabs,rashes,redness,swelling,dryorbaldpatches,
sores,andhairloss.Alsobeawareof
behavioursthatcouldbetrayskinproblems,
suchasscratching,licking,orchewing.Asidefromtheobvious—fleasandticks—thebig
culpritisallergy:Seasonalallergiestopollen,
weeds,mould,etc.,andfoodallergies,oftento
ingredientslikewheat,corn,beef,chicken,orsoy.
Ifyouspotaskinproblem,it’simportantnotto
self-diagnose.Evenchronicproblemslike
allergiesneedtobecheckedbyaveterinariantoexcludemoreserioushealthissues.For
goodskinhealth,usenaturalsoapsand
shampoos,feedyourdogahealthydietfreeof
additives,andbrushhercoatoften.
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