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Teach them your world is safe so that they can go places with you. cheerfuldogs chronicles Living With Dogs: Why Create A Cozy Den For Your Dog? Issue 9 cheerful dogs, happy people Getting your dog used to a crate or kennel is great for you and your dog for a variety of reasons: It reduces chaos when family and friends visit It makes travelling in a car safer and easier It gives you management options when children are running around It helps you separate dogs in multi-dog homes It provides a safe and secure place for your dog when you’re not at home Man’s best friend. There are few certainties in language history, but it’s thought that this phrase originated in the Court of Appeals in Missouri, U.S. in 1870. A neighbour had (possibly accidentally) shot Mr. Burden’s dog. His lawyer made a long and emotional plea for damages that became known in the press as the “man’s best friend” argument. Did You Know: The origin of this doggie phrase?

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Page 1: cheerful dogs, happy people Issue 9 Living With Dogs: Why ...Your dog can love her crate rather than avoid or fear it if she is introduced to it properly using positive training methods

Teachthemyourworldissafesothattheycangoplaceswithyou.

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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