{"id":714,"date":"2012-07-26T07:09:48","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T15:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"\/blog\/?p=714"},"modified":"2014-01-13T20:49:01","modified_gmt":"2014-01-13T20:49:01","slug":"dog-care-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/dog-care-tips","title":{"rendered":"Dog Care Tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are new to <em><strong>dog<\/strong> <\/em>ownership or have had  dogs all your life, there are some crucial tips which every dog owner  needs to be aware of and sometimes reminded of.<\/p>\n<p>While  dogs are fun and loyal creatures, they can also be complex. It takes a  fair amount of understanding to care for dogs\u2014one that requires a lot  more effort than just feeding them every day.\u00a0 Check out our helpful dog care tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay away from unhealthy additives: During your search, you\u2019ll find  lots of pet products that have been manufactured out of low quality  ingredients and enhanced with artificial sweeteners. Avoid such option.  Before you buy a product, go through the nutritional label to find out  exactly what it contains.\u00a0 Search for foods that are manufactured from  healthy protein sources such as chicken or beef. Avoid foods that  contain high percentages of bone meal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Don\u2019t ignore fleas or ticks<strong>:<\/strong> Combined, fleas and  ticks form a larger percentage of most canine health problems. Dogs that  play outdoors are highly susceptible to these. Pay attention to your <em><strong>dog<\/strong><\/em>.  If left untreated, ticks can go on to cause severe conditions such as  anemia. Your dog may also spread the fleas and ticks to other members of  the home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Give your dog somewhere cool to relax: Don\u2019t just assign any resting place for your dog. Pick a spot in your home where your <em><strong>dog<\/strong> <\/em>will  get enough protection from the heat. Dogs are more prone to heat  strokes than humans. Ensure that your dog gets enough water during the  day, especially during the warmer months. Design a regular feeding  schedule. This will help when the dog is being housebroken.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Stock up on pet supplies and equipment: For the best living  experience, take the time to get everything that you might need. For  instance, it\u2019s always advisable that you get your dog a collar. It  doesn\u2019t have to be very stylish but it should at least be comfortable.  You can also get feeding bowls and pet wash supplies to make grooming  easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are new to dog ownership or have had dogs all your life, there are some crucial tips which every dog owner needs to be aware of and sometimes reminded of. While dogs are fun and loyal creatures, they can also be complex. It takes a fair amount of understanding to care for dogs\u2014one [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,3,5,8],"tags":[18,265,341,122,123,33,339,19,21,24,25,38,20,340],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714"}],"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=714"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":717,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/714\/revisions\/717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cleartheair.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}