Well Proven Regular Dog Massage Techniques

Dogs are perhaps our most preferred pets because of their loyalty, exuberance and how useful they can be to us. They offer us unconditioned love and will always be there no matter what situation. Giving your dog a holistic regular massage is one of the ways, you can give back to your
beloved dog. The practice of dog massage has been proven to be beneficial to our canine friends.

Just like us human, dogs do experience emotional and physical stress. Every time you leave your dog at home when you go to work, your dog tend to get stress. This is generally known as “separation anxiety”. Your dog may also
develop muscular or joints injury from playing or bumping into thing. Some vets may also recommend dog massage therapy to treat certain illnesses. Most of the benefits from this practice will relate to fixing or at least relieving health issues.

One of the benefits of massage is improving blood and lymph circulation. This will help your dog to relax by relieving the tension from within the muscles. By pressing an stroking certain pressure points, it will promote better blood movement and elevates the tension built up in the body and let fresh energy flow through the muscle once again. Moreover, dog massage around the dog’s stomach can help improve digestion and help with the discomfort of gas and bloating.

Giving your dog a regular massage could help to improve your his behavior. When your dog is injured, he may develop physical or mental trauma. Just like human being, dogs tend to prolong their
recovery if they are still stress from the incident. By applying massage therapy, this will help your dog to shorten his recovery time. Apart from regular check up to the vet, dog massage will definitely improve the well being of your dog.

You’ll also spot trouble such as cuts, ticks, sprains, and foxtails, before it gets serious. As a result your dog will get better medical care because he won’t be frightened or fighting the vet every step of exam.

So you see, it is very important that your dog gets massage regularly. You don’t need an expect to do that for you. You can learn how to give your dog a happier and healthier life with regular dog massage on your own. Find out how here
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and see for yourself how you can use this same exact techniques to massage your dog for a happier and healthier life.

All the best to you and your dog,
Mark Handison

Helping Your Dog to Deal With Separation Anxiety

Today’s article is on the topic: Separation Anxiety. Enjoy it and never hesitate to shot me an email if you need any further clarification of any part of this article. Okay, now let get to work.

one of the most frequent problems that dogs develop is Separation Anxiety. It’s an anxiety disorder, and is defined as a state of intense panic brought on by the dog’s isolation/separation from her owner(s). In other words: when you leave for work in the morning, your dog is plunged into a state of nervous anxiety which intensifies extremely quickly.

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As you know, dogs are social animals – they need lots of company and social interaction to keep them happy and content. No dog likes to be left alone for long stretches of time, but the dogs that do lot worse are the ones most prone to separation anxiety. There are a number of contributing causes to the condition: – Some breeds are genetically inclined towards anxiety and insecurity, which is something you should consider when deciding which breed you’re going to go for particularly if you’re going to be absent for long stretches of time.

A few of these breeds include Weimaraners, Springer Spaniels, German Shepherds, and Airedales. A significant proportion of dogs from shelters develop separation anxiety. Most of these ’shelter dogs’ have undergone
significant trauma in their lives they’ve been abandoned by their previous owners and thus they have little trust that their new found owner (you) isn’t going to pull the same trick.

Dogs that were separated from their mothers and siblings too early have been identified as being especially prone to separation anxiety. Puppies from pet-stores are a perfect example of this: they’re usually taken from their mothers well before the earliest possible age which is 8 weeks, and confined to a small glass box in the petstore for anywhere between a few weeks to two months. This early weaning, coupled with the lack of exercise and affection while in the petstore, is psychologically traumatic for the dog.

Neglect is the number one cause of separation anxiety for dogs. Separation anxiety is pretty much inevitable to your dog, if you’re absent much more than you’re present in her life.

Your dog needs your company, affection, and attention in order to be happy and content. The symptoms of separation anxiety are pretty distinctive, your dog will usually learn to tell when you’re about to leave and will become
anxious. She may follow you from room to room, whining, trembling, and crying. Some dogs even become aggressive, in an attempt to stop their owners from leaving.

When you’ve left, the anxious behavior will rapidly worsen and usually will peak within half an hour. She may bark incessantly, scratch and dig at windows and doors an attempt to escape from confinement and reunite herself with you, chew inappropriate items, even urinate and defecate
inside the house.

In extreme cases, she might self-mutilate by licking or chewing her skin until it’s raw, or pulling out fur; or will engage in obsessive-compulsive behaviors, like spinning and tail-chasing.

Upon your return, she’ll be excessively excited, and will leap around you in a frenzy of delight for a protracted period of time more than the 30 seconds to one minute of a happy, well-balanced dog. This extended greeting is a source of some misunderstanding: without realizing that such a greeting actually signifies the presence of a psychological disorder, some owners actually encourage their dog to get more and more worked up upon their return by fuelling the dog’s excitement, encouraging her to leap around, paying her protracted attention, and so on.

If you’re behaving in this way with your dog, please stop. I know it’s tempting and very easy to do, and it seems harmless after all, she’s so happy to see you, what harm can it do to return her attention and affection
in equal measure? But in actuality, you’re just validating her belief that your return is the high point of the day. So she’s as happy as Larry when you return but, when it’s time for you to leave again, her now-exaggerated happiness at your presence is under threat, and she gets even more unhappy when you walk out that door.

Fortunately, there are things you can do to minimize your dog’s tendency towards anxiety. Here’s a short list of do’s and don’ts:

Exercise the heck out of her. Really wear her out. The longer you expect to be away, the more exercise she should get before you leave.

Distract her from her boredom, loneliness, and anxiety by giving her an attractive alternative to pining, pacing, and whining. All dogs love to chew why not play on this predisposition? Get a couple of marrowbones from the butcher, bake them in the oven for 20 minutes so they go nice and hard and crunchy and so she can’t smear marrow all over your furniture, slice them up into chunks of a few inches long, and give her one about 15 minutes before you leave.It’ll keep her happy and occupied, and will act as a cover-up for your departure.

When you leave, put the radio on to a soothing station, classical music is ideal, but any station featuring lots of talk shows is also ideal. Keep the volume quite low, and it’ll calm her down a bit and give her the feeling that she’s got company.

If at all possible, supply her with a view: if she can see the world going by, that’s the next best thing to being out and about in it.

Let her become accustomed to your leaving. Taking things nice and slowly, practice getting ready to go: jingle your keys about, put on your coat, and open the door. Then, without leaving, sit back down and don’t go anywhere. Do this until she’s not reacting any more. When there’s no reaction, give her a treat and lavish praise for being so brave.

Next, practice actually walking out the door and returning immediately, again doing this gradually until there’s no reaction, and you’re able to leave the house with no signs of stress from her. Never act clearly sympathetic when she’s crying. Although it sounds very cold-hearted, trying to soothe and comfort your dog by patting her and cooing over her is actually one of the worst things you can do, it’s essentially validating her concern.

Make sure she can’t tell that you feel sorry for her, don’t ever say, “It’s OK, good girl” when she’s upset! If you’re interested in getting a more detailed
look at how to deal with your dog’s separation anxiety, you might like to check out Secrets to Dog Training. It’s a great learning tool for anyone who wants to learn how to deal constructively with their dog’s problem behaviors.

All of the common behavioral problems are dealt with in detail, and there’s a great section on obedience commands and tricks too. You can visit the Secrets to Dog Training site by clicking on the link below:

www.dogcenteronline.com/Smart-Dog-Training-Techniques

Thanks for staying with me till now, talk to you again soon.

All the best to you and your dog,
Mark Handison