Safety

• Dog Emergencies - How to Prepare and Prevent Them- We often say that the best medicine is prevention, and that’s a truth that’s just as applicable to pets as it is to people. Here are some of the most common accidents and suggestions on how to avoid dog emergencies.
  
• Active Dog Safety Tips for the Outdoors- Before you take your dog out on an active excursion, we want you to take the following dog safety measures. One of the gravest mistakes you can make is assume your dog is infallible to things like heatstroke, muscle strains, and even broken bone because truth be told, it isn’t!
  
• Don’t Let a Dog Bite Your Child!- Children are more prone to dog bites than adults. Their lack of full motor control, high pitch voices, and tendency to hit and bite things themselves make them a threatening group of species to contend with. Even their small sizes play a role since dogs can interpret small children as a different kind of dog or even prey! Here are some tips to prevent children from getting a dog bite.
  
• How to Avoid Dog Bites- As we mentioned in our article about what makes a dog bite, the people that dogs tend to bite are the very people that they live with. When we encounter a strange dog however, the probability of getting bitten doubles because we just don’t know the condition of a dog we’re confronted with. An unfamiliar dog for example could come from a violent or abusive background. It could lack important socialization skills, or it could even suffer from a painful illness. That’s why we strongly caution you against interacting with a strange dog.
• Moving an Injured Dog- When we have to move an injured dog to a place where it can be treated, one of our biggest fears is inadvertently hurting the dog or worsening an already delicate wound. Here’s how to do it in a way that minimizes pain and harm.
• What to Do If You Must Leave a Dog at Home During Disasters- Many of us are quite comfortable leaving a dog at home alone because we never really think about unexpected disasters. But there’s no harm in being prepared! Disasters can strike at any time without much notice at all, and when you’re not home to properly care for your dog during a storm, panic, worry, and guilt only makes things worse when it’s all over. Here are some tips to reduce a detrimental outcome.
• Dog Snake Bite Dangers- If you live in a rural area or mildly developed suburban area, there’s a significant chance that your dog will encounter a poisonous snake. Even worse, there’s an equally frightening chance that a poisonous snake will bite your dog. Here’s how to rescue a bitten canine and prevent a dog snake bite in the future.
  
• Disaster Preparation For Your Dog- You can always help ease an already scary situation by preparing for it. In fact, your chances and your dog’s chances of survival increase with disaster preparation. Here’s how to prepare your dog’s survival during an earthquake, tornado, fire or flood – four example situations that could eliminate access to shelter, fresh water, food, and power for weeks at a time.
• New Baby and Dog Precautions and Safety Tips- Preparing for a new baby is undoubtedly an exciting time. But it’s also a time that we can take a dog’s good behavior for granted. While we’re occupied with preparing the nursery room, planning a baby shower, or attending birthing classes, we can easily forget to address the role of the family pet. Here are a few new baby and dog precautions to take in order to make your dog a part of the excitement, yet minimize troubles that could occur after the baby is born.
• Dog Bite Prevention Tips- Although a dog may have its reasons for biting, it isn’t always justified. Here are some dog bite prevention tips to keep your dog from biting on a whim.
• Dog Fitness Tips for Safety- You may find it hard to believe, but dogs carry the same risks for overexertion that we do! Even the most robust of dogs have to be monitored for injuries, since like humans, they too can suffer from strained muscles, pulled tendons, and a whole host of other “sports-related” injuries. The following dog fitness tips will help you make sure your dog is fit for activity and show you how to safely increase your dog's fitness level.
  
• Dog Proofing Your Home- Before you bring a new dog home, you´ll want to make sure that there´s nothing in its interior or exterior that can harm him or make him ill. This is what dog proofing a home is all about – creating a safe and healthy environment for your canine pet.