10 Tips for Caring for an Older Dog for Senior Pet Owners
As you age, your daily routines, needs, and behavior change. Well, the same is also true for your furry pets. Unfortunately, dogs have much shorter lives than humans. Upon reaching the age of seven, your pet is already considered senior. This is because, on an average note, they are already deemed 56-year-olds in dog years. A great example of this is a French Bulldog. And so much more when your...
Why We Care About Stairs
Options to help make this everyday challenge more accessible to our pets with weakness, injury or as they age Stairs are an everyday challenge to many of our older pets. What goes up: When a dog walks up the stairs they have more body weight over the back legs putting increased weight and pressure on the hip and knee joints. If these joints have arthritis, this can be painful. It...
Food for the Senior Dog: Eat Well Be Well
There are many things we can do to support dogs in their senior years to enable them to have lives as long, happy and healthy as they can. They rely on us to meet every single need for them and food for the senior dog is no exception. We know how important it is for us to have a good diet to maintain our health and it has become much...
The Correct Way to Exercise a Mature Dog
Do you have an older dog? Have you noticed changes in their mobility? This is common, just like it is with us when we age. Muscles can weaken and become less flexible, joints can get stiffer and sorer. These changes may progress slowly – you may just feel like your dog is slowing down- but knowing the correct way to exercise a mature dog can have a positive impact on...
Food for the Senior Dog: Eat Well Be Well
There are many things we can do to support dogs in their senior years to enable them to have lives as long, happy and healthy as they can. They rely on us to meet every single need for them and food for the senior dog is no exception. We know how important it is for us to have a good diet to maintain our health and it has become much...
Heat or Ice, Which is Best for an Older Dog
Knowing what is best for your older dog when it comes to treatment of their ailments and making them more comfortable can change as your dog gets older. If your dog is in pain or has an injury, the difference between using heat or ice can be the difference in the way they heal and the quality of their life. Benefits of heat: Heat is a great way to reduce...