{"id":2080,"date":"2014-11-13T20:18:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-13T20:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/?p=2080"},"modified":"2014-11-13T20:19:18","modified_gmt":"2014-11-13T20:19:18","slug":"keeping-your-dog-and-cat-active","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/keeping-your-dog-and-cat-active","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Your Dog and Cat Active"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are your pets at home alone all day??<\/p>\n

While you are at work, your dogs and cats are sitting at home just waiting for you to come home. Some pets may even chew up the furniture just because they are bored. Pets need to be active and need mental stimulation, it is important for their health. You can also help prevent problem behaviors by providing your pets with toys or activities to do while you are gone. <\/span><\/p>\n

Here are some tips from the ASPCA<\/a> on how to keep your dog and cat active when you are home and when you aren’t. <\/span><\/p>\n

  • Move it! Healthy adult dogs need at least 30 minutes of aerobic exercise twice a day. Jogging, swimming and playing at the dog park are all great ways to burn excess energy.<\/span><\/li>\n
  • Engage in structured games, like\u00a0fetch<\/span><\/a> and\u00a0tug-of-war<\/span><\/a>\u2014they’re not only great exercise but also teach your pet impulse control and strengthen the bond between you. <\/span><\/li>\n
  • Keep your dog occupied when he’s home alone by giving him a food-stuffed puzzle toy, like\u00a0the Kong<\/span><\/a>, or some tasty chew toys. <\/span><\/li>\n
  • Like their canine counterparts, cats also need plenty of aerobic exercise. Get kitty fit with rousing play sessions, such as chase and fetch with\u00a0furry <\/span>toys, small balls or toy mice<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Encourage your cat’s favorite home alone activities, including bird watching, exploring paper bags or boxes, watching cat videos or spending time in secure outdoor enclosures. <\/span><\/li>\n
  • Teach your cat new tricks! Felines are quick studies and can\u00a0learn practical skills<\/span><\/a> <\/span>like coming when called, sitting up, rolling over and even using the toilet! <\/span><\/li>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Are your pets at home alone all day?? While you are at work, your dogs and cats are sitting at home just waiting for you to come home. Some pets may even chew up the furniture just because they are bored. Pets need to be active and need mental stimulation, it is important for their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3,10,5],"tags":[56,18,265,33,21,270,71,65],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2080"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2085,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2080\/revisions\/2085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2080"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2080"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2080"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}