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Is Your Dog Bored Or Sick?
Dogs get bored just like humans. Think of your dog as having the mental capacity of a 5-year-old child but with a few personality quirks that a human would not have.
Assuming that your dog is happy to just lie around all day waiting for you to come home is usually a big mistake. This is especially important if nobody is normally home during the day. Would you expect a 5-year-old child to wait patiently for you to come home?
While it’s not possible for most people to have contact with their dogs throughout the day, a dog will always be a lot happier if it knows that at the end of each day it will get the opportunity to go for a walk with its owner. If you have been paying proper attention to the other articles in this series it will consider you to be the leader of its pack and this will make a walk with you much more significant.
The stimulation that it will get from just walking a few blocks with you will help it to keep a healthy mind and a happy personality.
The good feelings that it gets from a walk with you will make your dog more obedient and happier to please you.
A happier dog is a healthier dog that will tend to live longer and give you more years of pleasure.
One of the best things you can do for your dog besides regular exercise, good food, water and shelter, is to pay attention to any changes that it might exhibit in any aspects of its life.
As a dog gets older it might seem like it is just not interested in exercise any longer but this might be due to the fact that it is suffering from pain of some form or another.
Many older dogs suffer from arthritis and this can be very painful. Some large breeds are especially susceptible to arthritis in the hips. Just as with humans, there are different types of remedies that can help with arthritis. They are naturally very similar to the remedies that you would use if you had arthritis.
In John Steinbeck’s book “Travels with Charlie” he describes how Charlie had to be treated for a prostate condition when his waterworks seized up.
Our beloved pets cannot talk to us and they can only hope that we are aware of their conditions by knowing what they are usually like and noticing any behavioral changes.
Even if a normally quiet dog starts whining or barking more often it might be trying to give you a signal that something is not quite right in its life. A checkup at the Vet may be indicated to ensure that there is nothing organically wrong. An older dog can become depressed because it is no longer getting the required mental stimulation. A depressed dog will suffer just as a human would do in similar circumstances.
If your dog starts to eat a lot more or less food than normal this could be another sign that there is a problem and also if it gains or loses weight it could be suffering from some health problems.
Always be aware of any changes in its behavior. This will help to ensure that your dog has a long and happy life.
David Holroyd
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