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#99 Hey, what's that on the fridge

January 08, 2024 • Personable Pets Dog Training • Season 2 • Episode 99

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Keep a couple of toys on the fridge. Using toys that your dog doesn't always have access to is usually a sure fire way to get him to engage in play.

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Did you know that it's a good idea to get into the habit of petting your dog all over—not just on their head and not just butt scratches? But every now and then, pet their chest, pet under their belly, pet up and down their legs, pet their tail.

And we recommend this for two reasons.

One—and the obvious reason—is to desensitize them to handling. A lot of times we get in this habit of only petting them on the head, or giving butt scratches or rubbing their back. And then when they go to the vet, and the vet has to handle them in weird situations or in weird places, sometimes dogs freak out a little bit.

So if we can get them used to and comfortable with being handled and touched all over their body, that’s good for our dog.

But the second reason is—and any vet will usually tell you this—an owner who knows their dog’s body will discover a medical issue way before the dog alerts you to it.

So if you get into the habit, at least once a month with an older dog, of petting them physically all over—and I usually do that at night when my dog’s laying down and he’s tired—but if you just gently pet them all over, you’re going to find that bump that wasn’t there last month. Or you’re going to go to touch an ear and your dog’s going to move his head because he has an ear infection.

So get into the habit of petting your dog all over—not just for the handling desensitization, but for their health.