Are herbs necessary for your dog? Or for you too?
For many centuries, in all ancient cultures, healing herbs were simply part of the daily diet. Turmeric, the main ingredient in Indian curry, contains a natural antioxidant and anti-inflammatory called curcumin, which helps relieve the pain of arthritis. Also cinnamon, caraway and fennel seeds promote digestion. Wild oregano and rosemary act as antiseptics. Rosemary also promotes a lovely coat for your dog.
Animals have instincts that draw them to graze on a particular plant to mend their ills. Your dog's body has a built in system to maintain good health. It is more efficient and effective than any computer could design. A dogs multifaceted system needs certain enzymes, minerals, and vitamins to do its job well. The commercial made dog food contain things our dogs can't digest. Everybody, human and canine alike, must have the fuel it needs for its system to make repairs.
Dogs suffer the same diseases humans do, plus allergies.
Herbs are really concentrated food sources. Since herbs are foods, the body recognizes their nutrients and utilizes them in ways that naturally promote health. It is important to understand that herbs act as assistants. The body will use the nutrients it needs. Herbs should not be thought of as miracle drugs. Many herbal preparations are available from health food stores. Liquid extracts of the herbs can be hidden in tasty foods like cheese or butter.
You can cook your dogs meal once a week or more if you want to. Add herbs to the meal, they can help ease physical symptoms and problems. Both caraway and fennel seeds are digestive aids. Asparagus and parsley are both good for urinary tract. Sage has been credited with soothing skin conditions. Basil works as a decongestant. Aloe gel can be used on itchy hot spots your dog may have. A lavender rinse after a bath or spraying some lavender tea on the coat, reduces oil and that will decrease bacteria and that keeps odors at bay. It also helps skin irritations or wounds.
There is so much to learn about herbs for our pets and ourselves.
Cooking to calm and soothe
2 cups turkey, cooked
2 cups barley, cooked with 3 eggshells
2 tsps chamomile flowers made into a tea
2 tsps parsley
2 cups cooked carrots
1/2 cup olive oil
Mix together and serve. Your dog will thank you. Have fun.
Monday, August 25, 2014
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Is your dog fulfilled?
Do you know the difference between training and rehabilitation?
Training has to do with teaching your dog to do things by voice or hand command.
Rehabilitation is helping a dog that has one or more issues the owners can't handle. They need a professional to help. If you do, i suggest you get one right away for his safety and yours.
Remember to treat your dog like a dog and not a baby. He deserves that respect. Fulfill his needs and your dog will have a long happy healthy life. I will share with you how you can fulfill your dogs life. This way he won't need rehabilitation in the future.
PREVENTION is key
This is a great fulfillment formula that i like to follow. It really works if you commit 100% to help your dog. I hope you will give it a try so you can see your dog change. You will build a deeper bond with your best buddy.The formula is simple to have a balanced dog. The formula has to be done in the order in which it is presented to you.
1. EXERCISE
2. DISCIPLINE (rules, boundaries, and limitations, consistently)
3. AFFECTION
You may wonder, why is the order important. The reason is due to the natural order of your dogs inborn needs. But because we love our dogs we give them affection affection affection. It's great to love our dogs but they need exercise and leadership first.
Exercise
This is the first part of the formula and is very important. In general dog troubles start when your dog is not getting enough structured exercise. He needs to get tired out from some kind of exercise daily. A tired dog is more easily compliant to your commands. Exercise also builds trust between you and your dog, and allows your dog to burn off lots of pent up energy.
Do you have so many dogs that it is easier to just put them out in the yard? Do you walk any of them on a leash? Do you give them any structured play time? Putting them out in the yard is not a way out of going on a leash walk. Walk one at a time if you have to. Has your dog ever had a leash on? Does he let you put one on? Does he wear a collar at home? They do need a collar on at all times. For reasons i'll get to later on.
Discipline
The word discipline has a negative to it. Dog lovers have a hard time with the word. It is usually associated with punishment of some kind to get the desired result. In the dog world however, it has a very different meaning altogether. It means rules, boundaries, and limitations, all done in a kind way. If you don't have discipline in your life it may be a challenge to do it for your dog. As it is said "we get the dog we need, not just the one we want". Rules, boundaries, and limitations exist in every species. Our children need them to know their place in the family. It is the same for a dog in his pack family. To succeed at anything you must have discipline in your life. Dogs need to know from you the leader when to eat, and how to interact with other dogs, when to dig hole, when to chase a critter, and so on. Rules, boundaries and limitations are for the good of your dog and for your relationship with them.
Affection
It is important to understand how affection at the wrong time can damage your dogs state of mind. Never give affection to an unstable state of mind. Nervous, fearful, dominant, anxious, possessive, aggressive, whining, begging, or barking. When you do it sends a signal to his brain that is it good to be this way. Only give affection to a stable mind. ONLY. Let him work out some issues on his own. He can do it, and it's okay. Then when he is calm give him a treat or a belly rub or a toy, all are affection to your dog. Your dog needs to always earn his treats and his affection. It will mean more to him and to you.
Fulfillment
Are we fulfilling our potential, living each day to the fullest? Do we exercise all the talents and abilities we are born with? It's the same for dogs. A dog's life is fulfilled if it can live comfortably in a pack, feeling safe and secure under the guidance of its pack leader. A dog is fulfilled if it has frequent periods of primal exercise and feels she is working for her food and water. A dog is fulfilled when it trusts its pack leader to set consistent rules and boundaries to live by. Dogs love routine, ritual, and consistency. The love new experiences and a chance to explore, especially when they have a reliable bond with their leader.
Dogs fulfill us in so many ways. They fill in for human companions when we're lonely. They give us love, softness and warm cuddles. They serve as alarm clocks and burglar alarms. They win us money in competitions. We don't ask them to do so, they just do it. They can't tell us what they need. But giving them these simple things, exercise, discipline and affection, in that order, will go a long way toward thanking our dogs for everything they bring to our lives.
Training has to do with teaching your dog to do things by voice or hand command.
Rehabilitation is helping a dog that has one or more issues the owners can't handle. They need a professional to help. If you do, i suggest you get one right away for his safety and yours.
Remember to treat your dog like a dog and not a baby. He deserves that respect. Fulfill his needs and your dog will have a long happy healthy life. I will share with you how you can fulfill your dogs life. This way he won't need rehabilitation in the future.
PREVENTION is key
This is a great fulfillment formula that i like to follow. It really works if you commit 100% to help your dog. I hope you will give it a try so you can see your dog change. You will build a deeper bond with your best buddy.The formula is simple to have a balanced dog. The formula has to be done in the order in which it is presented to you.
1. EXERCISE
2. DISCIPLINE (rules, boundaries, and limitations, consistently)
3. AFFECTION
You may wonder, why is the order important. The reason is due to the natural order of your dogs inborn needs. But because we love our dogs we give them affection affection affection. It's great to love our dogs but they need exercise and leadership first.
Exercise
This is the first part of the formula and is very important. In general dog troubles start when your dog is not getting enough structured exercise. He needs to get tired out from some kind of exercise daily. A tired dog is more easily compliant to your commands. Exercise also builds trust between you and your dog, and allows your dog to burn off lots of pent up energy.
Do you have so many dogs that it is easier to just put them out in the yard? Do you walk any of them on a leash? Do you give them any structured play time? Putting them out in the yard is not a way out of going on a leash walk. Walk one at a time if you have to. Has your dog ever had a leash on? Does he let you put one on? Does he wear a collar at home? They do need a collar on at all times. For reasons i'll get to later on.
Discipline
The word discipline has a negative to it. Dog lovers have a hard time with the word. It is usually associated with punishment of some kind to get the desired result. In the dog world however, it has a very different meaning altogether. It means rules, boundaries, and limitations, all done in a kind way. If you don't have discipline in your life it may be a challenge to do it for your dog. As it is said "we get the dog we need, not just the one we want". Rules, boundaries, and limitations exist in every species. Our children need them to know their place in the family. It is the same for a dog in his pack family. To succeed at anything you must have discipline in your life. Dogs need to know from you the leader when to eat, and how to interact with other dogs, when to dig hole, when to chase a critter, and so on. Rules, boundaries and limitations are for the good of your dog and for your relationship with them.
Affection
It is important to understand how affection at the wrong time can damage your dogs state of mind. Never give affection to an unstable state of mind. Nervous, fearful, dominant, anxious, possessive, aggressive, whining, begging, or barking. When you do it sends a signal to his brain that is it good to be this way. Only give affection to a stable mind. ONLY. Let him work out some issues on his own. He can do it, and it's okay. Then when he is calm give him a treat or a belly rub or a toy, all are affection to your dog. Your dog needs to always earn his treats and his affection. It will mean more to him and to you.
Fulfillment
Are we fulfilling our potential, living each day to the fullest? Do we exercise all the talents and abilities we are born with? It's the same for dogs. A dog's life is fulfilled if it can live comfortably in a pack, feeling safe and secure under the guidance of its pack leader. A dog is fulfilled if it has frequent periods of primal exercise and feels she is working for her food and water. A dog is fulfilled when it trusts its pack leader to set consistent rules and boundaries to live by. Dogs love routine, ritual, and consistency. The love new experiences and a chance to explore, especially when they have a reliable bond with their leader.
Dogs fulfill us in so many ways. They fill in for human companions when we're lonely. They give us love, softness and warm cuddles. They serve as alarm clocks and burglar alarms. They win us money in competitions. We don't ask them to do so, they just do it. They can't tell us what they need. But giving them these simple things, exercise, discipline and affection, in that order, will go a long way toward thanking our dogs for everything they bring to our lives.
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Dog Facts
Here are some dog facts you owners may not know. Please comment to me if you have any questions.
Fact: The actions and appearance of your dog are the only way he can communicate what he is feeling.
Key to reading the signs is understanding what is normal for your dog, and when change signifies a message.
Often times we don't know what is being communicated, and too often interpret canine messages according to our own, very different, language. Remember dogs are dogs and have a very different way of relating.
Although each dog has its own personality, all dogs share traits and behaviors. An understanding of their motivations, characteristics, and behavior will change your relationship, and therefore a deeper bond will happen.
Fact: The terms mixed breed and crossbreed are often interchangeable, but their meanings are different.
Both are dogs whose parents are from different breeds, but crossbreed refers to intentional crossing of purebred dog breeds. Rarely does the breeding of mixed-breeds happen intentionally.
In the end it comes down to the care, socialization, and training a dog gets that determines his temperament.
Environment plays a major role in a dogs future behavior. Many breeds retain the strong drives and instincts, hunting and herding, for example. That is why your strong leadership is needed at all times.
Fact: Dogs aren't color blind but they are underwhelmed by color; colors appear more muted and are not easily discernible as they are to us.
Dogs may have an easier time spotting a blue toy in the grass, rather than a green or orange toy, since they don't recognize as many colors as we do and find some colors easier to detect than others. They also don't see stationary objects as clearly, which is why you may have an easier time finding your dogs tennis ball in the grass than he does. They make up for their sensory shortcomings with a powerful sense of smell. If they are looking for something in the garden their powerful nose will sniff it out, regardless of color or movement.
Fact: Dogs interpret the world predominantly by smell, whereas humans use sight and sound.
Your dog's sense of smell is the most perfected of her senses and research indicates she may have used it prenatally. He uses it to explore and define his environment. He can even tell time with it: strong scents indicate newness while weaker scents signal age. He gathers a lot of information about you through his nose as well, such as where you've been and how you are feeling emotionally.Scent is not just pleasant or unpleasant to a dog; it tells a story. It lets a dog know when a stranger has been sitting on his favorite chair, or the sex of a dog that peed against the traffic lights or a fire hydrant. Dogs can learn to sniff out cancer!! Now that is truly incredible.
The development of Senses
Taste, touch, and smell are the first of the senses to develop in a newborn puppy. By the third week, a pup's eyes and ears open so he can communicate with his siblings. By the fifth week, the puppy's senses are generally fully developed and he is able to explore his environment by examining and sniffing everything.
At birth: taste, smell, touch. Sound: two to four weeks of age. Sight: well developed at four to five weeks of age, although eyes open earlier.
Treat your dog for good behavior at all times.
Fact: The actions and appearance of your dog are the only way he can communicate what he is feeling.
Key to reading the signs is understanding what is normal for your dog, and when change signifies a message.
Often times we don't know what is being communicated, and too often interpret canine messages according to our own, very different, language. Remember dogs are dogs and have a very different way of relating.
Although each dog has its own personality, all dogs share traits and behaviors. An understanding of their motivations, characteristics, and behavior will change your relationship, and therefore a deeper bond will happen.
Fact: The terms mixed breed and crossbreed are often interchangeable, but their meanings are different.
Both are dogs whose parents are from different breeds, but crossbreed refers to intentional crossing of purebred dog breeds. Rarely does the breeding of mixed-breeds happen intentionally.
In the end it comes down to the care, socialization, and training a dog gets that determines his temperament.
Environment plays a major role in a dogs future behavior. Many breeds retain the strong drives and instincts, hunting and herding, for example. That is why your strong leadership is needed at all times.
Fact: Dogs aren't color blind but they are underwhelmed by color; colors appear more muted and are not easily discernible as they are to us.
Dogs may have an easier time spotting a blue toy in the grass, rather than a green or orange toy, since they don't recognize as many colors as we do and find some colors easier to detect than others. They also don't see stationary objects as clearly, which is why you may have an easier time finding your dogs tennis ball in the grass than he does. They make up for their sensory shortcomings with a powerful sense of smell. If they are looking for something in the garden their powerful nose will sniff it out, regardless of color or movement.
Fact: Dogs interpret the world predominantly by smell, whereas humans use sight and sound.
Your dog's sense of smell is the most perfected of her senses and research indicates she may have used it prenatally. He uses it to explore and define his environment. He can even tell time with it: strong scents indicate newness while weaker scents signal age. He gathers a lot of information about you through his nose as well, such as where you've been and how you are feeling emotionally.Scent is not just pleasant or unpleasant to a dog; it tells a story. It lets a dog know when a stranger has been sitting on his favorite chair, or the sex of a dog that peed against the traffic lights or a fire hydrant. Dogs can learn to sniff out cancer!! Now that is truly incredible.
The development of Senses
Taste, touch, and smell are the first of the senses to develop in a newborn puppy. By the third week, a pup's eyes and ears open so he can communicate with his siblings. By the fifth week, the puppy's senses are generally fully developed and he is able to explore his environment by examining and sniffing everything.
At birth: taste, smell, touch. Sound: two to four weeks of age. Sight: well developed at four to five weeks of age, although eyes open earlier.
Treat your dog for good behavior at all times.
Sunday, August 3, 2014
Who is the leader of the pack?
Are you a dog owner that has several dogs? Do you walk them all on leash? Who is the boss?
Do they all go crazy at times? How do you handle this? Do you yell at them and get frustrated? Or walk away or send them out to the yard? How do you handle feeding time? Where do they all sleep?
What do they do when someone comes to the door? Do they all bark and get excited? How do they greet people? Why do you have several dogs? For you or your dogs sake?
When you have many dogs it is so important that you be a strong leader for your pack. Dogs feed off our energy. This is how they know us. They mirror our behavior. If the dogs are out of control you must look at your feelings and energy. Are you tense or nervous or frustrated? Dogs will see this as weak energy and not listen or behave. They will try to take over if they sense no leadership. This causes problems.
How to be the leader of the pack? If you want to be top dog you must project calm and in control energy. This has to be done 100% of every day. Consistency is key to your dog trusting you. Set rules, boundaries, and limitations. Freedom has to be earned not just freely given. Raising a dog is very similar to raising children. They need rules and so do dogs. Dogs thrive in a structured environment. They can get serious issues from uncertain environments.
The mind of a dog is very different from our own.
Dog psychology is very different. How do you know you are projecting the right energy to your dogs? It begins by learning and understanding a dogs mind. If you can do this you will be able to better communicate with your dog. Dog owners tend to humanize their dogs. "It's my baby", "she thinks shes a person". I promise you, your dog knows full well that she is a dog. The problem is, you don't know it.
It is important that you the dog owner let go of that thinking. It really causes harm to your dog. Consider getting to know your dog for who she really is. Let it be a great adventure. You will get even closer to your dog and will have a new connection.
Walk the dogs on leash, very important for the relationship with your dog. Make sure they stay on your side or behind you. Never ahead of you.Your position on a walk tells the dog who is leader.
Step up and be the leader. Your dog will thank you.
Do they all go crazy at times? How do you handle this? Do you yell at them and get frustrated? Or walk away or send them out to the yard? How do you handle feeding time? Where do they all sleep?
What do they do when someone comes to the door? Do they all bark and get excited? How do they greet people? Why do you have several dogs? For you or your dogs sake?
When you have many dogs it is so important that you be a strong leader for your pack. Dogs feed off our energy. This is how they know us. They mirror our behavior. If the dogs are out of control you must look at your feelings and energy. Are you tense or nervous or frustrated? Dogs will see this as weak energy and not listen or behave. They will try to take over if they sense no leadership. This causes problems.
How to be the leader of the pack? If you want to be top dog you must project calm and in control energy. This has to be done 100% of every day. Consistency is key to your dog trusting you. Set rules, boundaries, and limitations. Freedom has to be earned not just freely given. Raising a dog is very similar to raising children. They need rules and so do dogs. Dogs thrive in a structured environment. They can get serious issues from uncertain environments.
The mind of a dog is very different from our own.
Dog psychology is very different. How do you know you are projecting the right energy to your dogs? It begins by learning and understanding a dogs mind. If you can do this you will be able to better communicate with your dog. Dog owners tend to humanize their dogs. "It's my baby", "she thinks shes a person". I promise you, your dog knows full well that she is a dog. The problem is, you don't know it.
It is important that you the dog owner let go of that thinking. It really causes harm to your dog. Consider getting to know your dog for who she really is. Let it be a great adventure. You will get even closer to your dog and will have a new connection.
Walk the dogs on leash, very important for the relationship with your dog. Make sure they stay on your side or behind you. Never ahead of you.Your position on a walk tells the dog who is leader.
Step up and be the leader. Your dog will thank you.
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