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General Pet is your source for advice and information for a happy and healthy pet.
Author: Strude Article source: http://www.articlealley.com/. Used with author's permission.
Shorten That Lead, It's a Killer.
Extending dog leads are an excellent product and an extremely useful aide in the right hands.If you have an extending lead please, please, please, don't allow young children to walk your dog, weather your with them or not. All to often I have seen youngsters walking their dog, on an extendable lead, in the street and have watched, helplessly, as their dog has run off into the road almost under the wheels of a car or bus.
It's impossible for an adult to stop a accident happening no matter how loud they shout "stop" or how fast they grab the lead from the child. One of the saddest things is that the child would feel very responsible or any harm that came to their beloved pet, simply because the child was holding the lead when the poor dog got run over or killed.
Many children or even young adults simply don't see the dangers of having the lead at Its full length. If you allow your young family to walk you dog in the street ALWAYS use a normal short lead.
Extendable leads are for use in the park or on long country lanes where vehicles can be heard from a distance and the lead can be retracted quickly, but having said that don't let your dog stray too far even in open spaces, you never know what dangers are a few yards in front of you. Better still make sure your dog is trainedto stay by your side, on and off the lead.
Cooler Days are Hot to Dogs
We all know never to leave our dogs in a vehicle on a hot day even with the windows open, but have you considered how hot a car can get on a cooler summers day. Just for a moment consider this, would you wear a fur coat in the spring or summer? No nor would I but your dog ( or other pet for that matter) has no choice but to wear theirs.so always consider how you would feel if you were a fur covered animal.Even on cooler summer days the inside of a stationary car can rise to above 120 degrees.
If you must take your dog with you on warm or hot days, make sure that you never leave them alone in the car, try taking another person with you to stay with your pet and walk them if you are going to be a long time and be sure to talk fresh water for them. If it is a really hot summer day don't walk your dog during the daytime, dogs love their walks but taking them out in the evening or early morning is far safe than in the day. If you absolutely MUST walk your dog in the daytime only go for a very short walk ( for 5-10 minutes or so) and take cold water with you, believe me your dog will love you for it. Remember too that the pavement and road surface can get very hot and your is bare foot and can burn easily, keep your dog indoors.
Hi I hope you enjoyed my article on dog safety. for more tips and information on dog training please go to my blog at
http://dogtrainingforlife.blogspot.com/
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