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Spoil that Dog! Basic tips to care for your dog
You really love your dog, but you hate to spend so much money to spoil your dog. You don�t have to spend lots of money to spoil your dog � but we are going to show you exactly how this is done. Some of these �things� you might already be doing, and some you can take a bit further to spoil your favorite pet but what ever the case you can strengthen the relationship you have with your dog by doing more of these ideas more often!
Go for walks
Take walks in the morning, in the afternoon and in the evening when ever possible. Your best friend loves to be outdoors and for more than just to go potty! Take a walk to the garden; take a walk up the road, or to the park. Spend some time with your dog on a leash just having a nice brisk walk � both of you will get the exercise that you need.
Bath time
Your dog is going to need groomed and bathed, but taking him to the groomer every month can be expensive. Put him in the tub and let him soak. Doing this two or three times a month is going to help you get smells under control plus you are going to have one on one time with your dog. The touch of an owner and the hugging of the owner is a number one spoil effect that you can have with your dog! Make him feel loved as you bath him.
Dog Nails
Your dog�s nails are important for their protection, for their comfort and for use in running among other things. If you take your dog to the groomer, you will find that often you can have your dogs nails painted. You can also do this at home. What you need to do is find a brand that your vet recommends as non harmful, in case your dog eats that paint off their nails all the time, and then paint your dog�s nails. What is best about this is that you are spending time up close and with your dog and they feel important, spoiled is the result.
The Hair do
No matter how long your dog�s hair is, you can use ribbons to �pretty� them up and add to their flair. What you need to do is find a ribbon that matches their personality and their gender, from there, you can add it to their tail, to their collar, to their hair between their ears or you can put ribbons where ever you like. It is important that you put the ribbons on securely and watch the dog so that they do not try to eat the ribbons off their body and potentially choke as some dogs like to bite and each the pretty little ribbons.
More Hair
Taking the time to brush your dog�s hair at least once a week or more often is going to spoil your dog because you are giving them the human contact that they so desire. Dog�s love to feel your hands on their body, and grooming your dog is important in keeping all that �hair down� in the house so you don�t have such a big mess all the time.
How else can you spoil your dog?
- Let your pet sleep in your bed at night if it is not too big or let your dog sleep with the children!
- Make your pet a dog bed from old blankets or towels, which give it a nice place to sleep off the floor.
- Bring you dog with you to football games, baseball games or to soccer games where your dog will be spoiled because they get to spend so much time with you!
- Make your dog a special meal of rice and hamburger, cooked well, when they are sick so their stomach�s can digest it easily.
- Allow your dog to see other dogs when at all possible. You will spoil you dog as they realize that there are other dog�s that they get to spend time with! Visiting the doggie park is a great way to do this.
- Take your dog for a ride in the car.
- Make your dog a birthday cake on his/ her birthday!
- Make doggie chew toys and play toys out of old socks.
- Let your dog run in the rain once in a while � it does feel good even for a dog!
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