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Dog tags are an essential and very cheap form of dog identification, although many of today’s dog or pet owners don’t even use dog tags, it is your best chance of never loosing your dog or quickly finding your dog in an emergency.

Dog tags are essential in many occasions and situations that may never have thought of before it actually happens. A simple loud noise or bang, unfamiliar face, or a cat the other side of the street in your neighborhood is enough to scare many dogs into fleeing for safety, and getting lost in or around your neighborhood.

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Your puppy has no concept of where and when he should go to the toilet and until he is about six months old he will have none or very limited control over when he goes, nevermind where. A puppy’s gotta do what a puppy’s got to do. Let’s face it a new home and family, possibly an older pet are just to exciting and interesting to him learn about, so all his concentration is spoken for already! It’s up to you to watch his behaviour and set times during his day to focus what little attention he has on the more basic aspects of fitting into family life. With consistency, patience, lots of praise plus a mop and some Stain and Odour Remover eventually your little puppy will grow into a young dog who has learnt some bladder control and where it is acceptable for him to relieve it.

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Questions for the environmental pet owner

1. Do you use biodegradable poop bags for your dog? ‘Normal’ carrier bag can take over 100 years to fully breakdown.

2. Do you pick up your dog’s faeces? Apart from the obvious fact that dog faeces look disgusting they can harbour disease and worms. They can contaminate grazing areas for other animals and damage the natural environment.

3. Do you use biodegradable cat litter? Cat litter is available in materials such as wood, paper and corn all of which break down.

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A good dog food must have high quality ingredients, and it must meet a minimum standard of quality to be considered good dog food. High quality ingredients in turn mean high nutrition for your beloved dog. The ingredients in a good dog food are carefully chosen based on their quality. Many times these ingredients are the same ones that can also be found in human food. The high costs involved in finding, evaluating and researching high quality ingredients for dog food has led to the high price tag of good quality dog food. It is because of this reason that some dog food manufacturers choose to go the cheap way by providing second grade dog food.

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Premium dog food is exactly what it sounds like. It is a food scientifically formulated and takes into consideration specific dietary needs your dog will require given their life stage or size. As the star performer of the US pet products market (a #10 billion industry), premium dog food substantially out-performs both mid-priced and economy brands as US consumers increasingly switch to higher end products.

High quality dog food is so important because good pet nutrition is essential for a long, healthy life. Dogs require almost all of the same vitamins and minerals humans do, as well as the macro-nutrients: carbohydrates, protein, and fat. The difference is in the ratios. Dogs that are not confined will hunt small game and satisfy their natural need for these complex nutrients.

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