Help Your Dog Live Longer

How To Help Your Dog Live Longer  by Mackenzie Grove

Updated 05-06-2022

People who have ever had a pet –cat or dog, wishes one
thing desperately- that is, that the pet will have a long and healthy lifespan.

Most pet dogs never live as long as their owners would like.  As people, we are reminded all too often, the disparity between our own life span and the shortness of our beloved dog.

Our team has gone through a deep analysis to find out how we can help our dog live longer.  We wanted to find out the best and most successful formula for canine longevity.

What we have found out is summarized in this article.

Keep reading.

Food and Food Habits: 
Help Your Dog Live Longer by Assuring a Quality
Diet

To
make sure your pet dog doesn’t get sick with any digestive malfunctions,
maintaining a healthy diet is a must-to-do task.

Pets that are fed high-quality
meals always have bright eyes, healthy skin, and shiny hair coat.

A healthy and nutritious diet also ensures the
development of immune system, intestinal health, and mental growth, all necessary to help your dog live longer.

Make
Assure a Healthy Food Intake

Food
intake is important for dog health – not too much and not too little.  Additionally, dangerous germs can get directly into your dog’s body by eating spoiled food or by licking a bowl that has not been cleaned and sanitized.

So make sure
whatever food you are providing to your dog is healthy and being served in a
clean bowl.

You can use  a cooking spray on your dog’s food bowl to prevent the dog
food from adhering to the bowl.  That way, clean up is much easier.

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Keep Your Dog Places Clean

Keep
the places where your dog lives, eats, plays, and sleeps clean always.

Pick up the
dog waste because there are several diseases that can be
transmitted from dog to human via the fecal/oral route. Clean up is so much easier and faster with a pooper
scooper. 

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Physical Care and Exercises:  Keep Your Dog Busy with Regular Exercise

Obviously, diet alone is not going to
extend your dog’s lifetime.

Apart from the diet, you have to make sure that there is sound bone and muscle development, and
the digestion system, along with all of the other body systems are functioning properly.

The only way to make sure that the body is healthy is to keep
it busy doing regular exercises. Go for an evening walk every day, and keep it busy
with physical activities for almost an hour a day. Also, group exercises are
another good option.

Socialization with other dogs not only improves its health but also improves behavior and enhances the quality of your dog’s life.  

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Prohibit
Unsupervised Roaming of Your Pet

You
may think that allowing your pet to roam unsupervised is a favor you give your dog.  A roaming dog, so the thinking goes,  improves their
physical and mental growth and assures your dog gets some fresh air outside.

But, by doing
that you are just creating a safety risk for your dog.

Pets roaming outside are
always in danger of automobile accidents, exposure to contagious diseases,
getting affected by poisonous plants and more. For your dog to live longer, he needs to be safe and protected from an untimely death.

So stop allowing your pet to
roam blindly.

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Help Your Dog Live Longer by Keeping 
Away the Fleas

Fleas
are another risk to your pet’s health. To keep the fleas away, don’t
think of using any toxic chemicals or medicine.

The simplest and safest way to
keep the fleas away is to add a little bit of your dishwashing liquid into the
water while bathing your pet dog. A flea shampoo can
also be used instead of a dishwashing liquid, if you prefer.

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Don’t Neglect Dental
Care of the Dog

One
of the most important health factor that most of dog owners, including me,
often forget is care of the teeth. Dental health is no less important than other health care like
food, exercises, and safety.

Due to lack of oral hygiene, the dog can suffer from periodontal
disease, gingivitis, plaque, etc.

Also, mouth infections are directly connected to heart diseases. So brush your dog’s teeth and clean its mouth
regularly with a dog toothpaste for your dog.

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Mental Health and Medication

Dogs are not really all that different than people when it comes to mental health.

No matter how much you give to your dog, an upset mind can always
make it gloomy and unhappy and eventually lead to an unhealthy physical body.

So to extend your dog’s life,
keep it busy with work and exercises it enjoys. Training, socialization,
walk-outs, games and many other enrichment activities are suggested as mental practices of pet dogs.

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Follow the Vet’s Orders

Whatever tips other pet experts or me have provided to you, remember
that your dog’s veterinarian is always the ultimate expert and his/her advice should be followed.

The tips I have provided here are
general formulas but every dog is unique and has their own set of needs, just like people.   Keep your veterinarian’s prescription and advice on the top of any tip sheet.

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