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5 Tips for a Healthier Dog


Help your canine live a dog’s life



Parks

Use Animal Planet's "Dog Parks USA" tool to find a dog-friendly park near you. You'll find detailed descriptions of a few parks in each state, plus other dog owners have submitted dozens more of their favorite parks.

Vets

Word of mouth is still worth its weight in gold in the vet world, so contact a local dog trainer and get the dirt on the best doc in town. Any veterinary clinic accredited by the American Animal Hospital Association has to go through rigorous standards, and all are small-animal specific, ensuring the best dog health care.

Heartworm

All of the heartworm preventatives currently available through veterinarians are effective, but Heartgard comes in a chewable version and tastes like beef. Dogs think it's a treat, and you save your canine friend from parasites. Fax the heartworm prescription or have your vet call 1-800-PetMeds for a possible discount and delivery right to your door.

Kennels

A quality kennel shouldn't smell, well, like a kennel. You might pick up an odor of cleaning products or dog shampoo, but a strong animal smell is a sign the staff isn't adhering to daily clean-up procedures. Also, ask the manager how many dogs they keep at a time, and how many people are on the staff. Then ask if they walk the dogs at least once a day, and if so, for how long. If exercise time multiplied by the number of dogs divided by staff members is more than there are hours in a working day, take your dog somewhere more honest.

Leash

A good leash keeps your dog under control, but a great leash also keeps your arm in its socket. You can make any leash great by attaching it to the Gentle Leader Easy Walk Harness ($18 to $29). It skips the dog's neck completely by clipping around the chest, under the front legs and across the shoulders. The leash is anchored to the front of the chest, so when Fido lunges after the poodle on the sidewalk, his own momentum forces him to spin back towards you. Petite to extra-large sizes ensure a snug fit on any size pooch.

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