Natural dog health made easy

If you have the basics of natural dog health covered, you might be looking for more advanced tactics to keep your dog healthy. Sort of like advanced dog training, taking a more advanced approach to dog health includes those things that are really good for your dog but aren’t things you’re already doing.

1. Schedule health screenings with your vet. As your vet gets older, there are specific checks your vet needs to perform. By keeping on schedule with them, you’ll often find that you can prevent future problems with natural dog health options instead of having go straight to medications (because you catch problems early).
2. Use essential oils like those by Young Living Oils to optimize your dog’s health. They offer blends for everything from anxiety to good health.
3. Keep your dog’s mind occupied. Just like with people, keeping your dog’s brain active keeps your whole dog naturally healthy. Interactive dog toys are a great tool to use to keep your dog busy.

What do you use for natural dog health?

Free dog treats: Giveaway!

Contest is now closed. Click here to see if you’re the winner.

It’s time for our next giveaway. This time, the winner will receive a bag of Zukes Treats in Vance’s favorite flavor. The prize is sponsored by me, myself, and I, and the winner will receive the prize directly from Amazon.

To enter:
Post a comment on this post with your dog’s favorite kind of treat.

Then, to score extra entries:

1. Tweet the giveaway and come back here to post a link to your Twitter account. (Feel free to tweet whatever you’d like with a link to the giveaway. If you’re not feeling creative, you can tweet: “Free dog treat giveaway at http://www.good-dog-health.com. Enter and Retweet!”)
2. Post about the giveway on your blog and come back here to link to your blog. You can get one extra entry (for a total of two for blogging) if you also post a photo of your dog.
3. Subscribe to the RSS feed and post a comment letting me know that you did. If you’re already an RSS subscriber, post a comment letting me know you’re already on the list–that’ll count too.
4. Invite a friend to enter the contest and have them answer the question (their dog’s favorite treat) AND list your email address as their referrer.
5. Digg this post (or use whatever social bookmarking tool you like) and post a comment with a link to your profile.

So, there you have it, you can score up to six chances to win the free dog treats.

And, the first person to blog about today’s giveaway will receive the Petsport Giant Tuff Ball. So, make sure to post your announcement about the contest and come back here and comment with a link to your blog.

So, make sure to enter for a chance to win the free dog treats, rack up all seven entries for the best chance, and if you blog about the giveaway, make sure to post here in a hurry so you might score that giant tennis ball.

Optimizing your pet dog health

From dog food to training, exercise to toys, there’s a lot you can do to optimize your pet dog health. Here are the three important tips:

1. Practice regular preventative care. Brush your dog’s teeth, brush his coat, and clean his ears. Keep his nails clipped and regularly his eye health. When you pet your dog, keep attentive for ticks and other problems beneath his coat.
2. Exercise your dog healthfully. Nothing is quite so good for your pet dog health (and your health!) as quality exercise time. This means not over exercising your dog and not under exercising him. For some dogs, a five mile daily run is the bare minimum, for others, a one mile leisurely walk is too much in warm weather.
3. Feed your dog healthy dog food. Nutrition makes a big difference in your pet dog health, so feed a top quality food and feed a healthy amount (not too much and not too little). Don’t feed your dog people food unless you’re feeding a special diet. (In other words, ice cream should never be on your dog’s menu, but specially prepared chicken is probably fine.)

When it comes to optimizing your pet dog health, what’s your favorite tip?