Having trouble with dogs especially puppies? Here are some simple hacks and tips which can help you save time, energy and money.

Puppy biting

Every day I hear a lot of complaints telling my puppy is very irritating biting everyone, chewing on all possible things available. This is because your pup is in the process of tooth eruption which causes a lot of discomfort in his gums. This can last for about few months. Solution for this is not only punishing him when he does it but to train and distract him. Distraction is the key word.

Step 1: Observation– keep a close watch on your puppy. Do not leave him stray. Owner should know when he has the most tendencies to chew on things or bite our hands. Observe what kind of things he chews and keep away such things.

Step 2: Distraction– convert his energy and concentration to discipline and social training. When he is puppy biting, give him treats to get his concentration. Then you will notice that suddenly he has stopped or probably forgot what he was doing. This concentration can be effectively utilized for his training process. Once you have his complete attention make him sit patiently, give him commands like paw shake, roll over etc and reward him with treats.

In short, his puppy biting time is changed to training time.

Shoe biting

Chewing on shoes or pissing on shoes is an inevitable behaviour among dogs. This will become a habit irrespective of the punishments they receive. At times, you may notice they are pissing on the same shoes or same person’s shoes this is because that they recognise the odour. So to some extent this can be controlled by rubbing your shoes with cotton dipped in Listerine or any kind of solutions with strong odour this will help in eliminating the odour. Next time when your pet comes and sniffs the shoes he will not be pleased with the odour.

Fast eaters

Most of the dogs are fast eaters. They tend to finish off the food with great speed that has been offered. Hack to this problem is to drop a tennis ball into his bowl this will make most of them eat slower. But to be frank it doesn’t work with my dogs they pick the ball keep it aside and continue eating or push the contents of the bowl on the floor then eat. So, for such clever dogs use a muffin or cupcake tray this will do the trick. Nowadays for fast eater’s bowls with maze is readily available that is also very convenient.

Doggy treats

Since Doggy treats and pill pockets can be expensive. We can easily make it at home. Summer treats: pour some chicken broth into the ice tray, drop some boiled chicken shreds and few pellets of dog food. Freeze it. Your dog would love it.

The main idea behind pill pocket is to give the medicines and tablets without your pet knowing. For this least expensive and easy way is powder the tablets mix it with honey and just rub it on your pets tongue. He will not refuse it. If pill pocket are necessary you can easily make it at home with peanut butter, milk and flour, mix them together thoroughly and make into small balls and freeze it, place the tablet inside a give it.

Bad breath

Bad breath is very common condition among dogs this is because of the deposition of tartar, plaques which is why we vets insist on dental chews at least once in three weeks. This will help in maintaining the oral hygiene. Adding parsley to his diet will help to reduce the use of dental chews. To reduce the plaques and tartar on the tooth another easy way is that take three or more strips of thick, used clothes braid it, apply some tooth paste and make him chew and play with it. Make sure the other end of the braid is with you and assist him in pulling action. This will help to a great extent.

Natural remedy for smooth hair coat

Pet nutritionist recommends sesame oil for healthy hair coat. Add one tea spoon of sesame oil to his diet. This will help in maintaining shiny hair coat.

Hair brush hack

Not just me, all the pet owners get quite annoyed with the pet hair brushes. It is hard to get rid of the hair and dirt which gets stuck in it.  Well here is hack for it, dear owners use a dryer sheet over the hair brush before brushing this will prevent the dirt and hair getting stuck to the bristles once you are done with the grooming pull the drier sheet out.

These are few quick hacks and tips which I thought of sharing with you.

Try it for yourself and feel the difference.

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