How do I make sure my dog is happy?

1. Check your dog's health regularly.

Ensure that you pay attention to your dog's health, watching your dog's health and behavior will help you to easily notice and deal with any problem that might be stalking or endanger your dog's health.

Common dog diseases include skin infections, dog cough, ringworm, dental diseases, ear infections, joint pain, obesity, and heart worm.

Some diseases have serious effects on a dog's health, those effects can be bloody diarrhea, loss of food appetite, weakness and weight loss, bloody vomit, and sometimes can be fatal if such diseases are not treated on time.

Diseases can delay showing symptoms on a dog, sometimes you cannot see any symptoms from your dog, and other diseases can go away by itself if a dog is getting proper care.

It is important to contact a veterinarian near you if you notice any changes in your dog's health, so your dog can receive proper treatment from a veterinarian.

Do not ignore any health or behavior changes that you notice in your dog, even minor changes can result to be major problems.

2. Smile and hug your dog.

How do I say sorry to my dog? Do this if you really want to say sorry to your dog!

One of the most important things you can do for your dog is smile and hug your dog, which can make your dog's life happier and healthier.

Don't be angry in front of your dog because you're scaring your dog away, in other words you're sending a bad signal to your dog that don't come near me.

Always show your dog a smiling face so your dog can be excited and free to run toward you when it sees you.

Smiling, hugging and calling your dog's name constantly with a joyful face can create a deep relationship between you and your dog, and your dog will always crave to be around you.

3. Groom your dog.

Cleanliness is very important for your dog's skin, it is recommended to groom your dog every day, or at least 4 to 5 times a week. It will help build, strengthen and protect your dog's skin from annoying bugs and various skin diseases.

Use special soap to kill bugs that live on the skin of your dog, you should groom your dog regularly because sometimes your dog can get those annoying skin bugs from other dogs.

Let me give you a quick tour, in some places in Africa they are still using kerosene to kill bugs known as (fleas, ticks, and lice) that live on animals' skin, And they said that kerosene is effective in killing those kind of bugs.

How do they use kerosene? They anoint kerosene on the entire body except for the mouth, nose and eyes of the animal (dog, cat, goat and cow) which are affected by those bugs. They believe that kerosene can kill those bugs by depriving them of oxygen.

Protect the health of your dog's skin by grooming your dog frequently with clean water and soap, you can use cold or lukewarm water to groom your dog.

After all, your dog will look beautiful and healthier.

4. Sports.

Sports are a crucial part of improving your dog's mental health, playing some sports with your dog might help to avoid or eliminate mental problems in your dog, such as panic and separation anxiety.

What is a dog's favorite sport? You can play different kinds of sports with your dog. For example, hide and seek, run and jump, or throw a ball and your dog fetches it. These kinds of sports can reduce or prevent your dog from mental health problems.

Why do dogs love exercise? because exercise makes them happy and boosts their mood. Also exercises can improve the dog's mental health, strengthen muscles, healthy blood circulation, strengthen bones, and prevent the dog from opportunistic diseases such as obesity and heart problems.

5. Feed your dog.

Every living organism requires food in order to survive, so food is one of the keys to survival.

What does it mean? It means, you should provide enough quality food for your dog, and avoid feeding your dog unhealthy food that will cause further health problems for your dog.

The quality of dog food that is produced in the factory should be proven before a dog consumes it, or you can produce your dog food by yourself at home, but ensure that the food you prepare is safe for the consumption of your dog.

Human foods and fruits can be dangerous for dogs and other animals including cats, but not every human foods and fruits are dangerous if preparation measures are taken into account.

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Remember that too much feeding can result in excessive weight gain and too little results in weight loss, so you're advised to prepare a feeding schedule for your dog.

Finally, don't let your beloved dog suffer the pain of hunger.

6. Give your dog an adventure.

What do dogs love to do the most? Dogs love adventure the most!

When you are going to different places for an adventure just try to take your dog with you.

Did you know that dogs experience a limited range of emotions such as happiness and sadness the same as humans? But dogs lack complex feelings that humans experience such as pride, guilt, contempt and shame.

Taking your dog to different places for an adventure like mountain hiking and hunting, it will help to improve your dog's mental health and stimulate the part of the brain that is responsible for positive feelings and bonding, that will greatly help improve your dog's health.

7. Prepare a nice clean place for your dog to rest.

Can you let your dog rest/sleep in a place that is not cleaned? Of course you can't let your dog have such a life.

Ensure that you clean your dog's bed and spray it with bugs' killer spray to prevent some bugs from spreading in your house.

Also ensure that your dog isn't sleeping in a cold place, make a nice warm place for your dog to sleep in or you can buy a small bed for your dog to sleep in.