Benefit from walking dogs!

There are many health benefits of walking, such as losing weight, lowering cholesterol and strengthening your heart. Therefore, take your dog on as many walks as possible. You could take your dog on short walks around your neighborhood in the morning and around noon and then to a park in the evening for a long relaxing walk. Both you and your dog will be significantly happier and healthier if you make this a daily routine.

Don't have a dog? Go to your local Humane Society's animal shelter and volunteer as a dog walker! Again, it will benefit your health and you will bring happiness into some dog's life.

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Pet food recall: Is your dog sick of canned food?

Scientific research shows that home-cooked meals are better for your pets anyway. With these 50 vet-approved, easy-to-prepare recipes - from Pooch Pancakes to Gobble-Down Goulash - you can make nutritious and delicious food for your dog, and you'll laugh out loud at Anne Davis's delightful illustrations as you cook. You'll also learn "Canine Nutrition 101" and pick up helpful tips on dog care. A section on prescription diets is included for dogs with special needs. Available at Amazon.com

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Top Ten Reasons to Adopt an Older Dog

1. Older dogs are housetrained. You won't have to go through the difficult stage(s) of teaching a puppy house manners and mopping/cleaning up after accidents.

2. Older dogs are not teething puppies, and won't chew your shoes and furniture while growing up.

3. Older dogs can focus well because they've mellowed. Therefore, they learn quickly.

4. Older dogs have learned what "no" means. If they hadn't learned it, they wouldn't have gotten to be "older" dogs.

5. Older dogs settle in easily, because they've learned what it takes to get along with others and become part of a pack.

6. Older dogs are good at giving love, once they get into their new, loving home. They are grateful for the second chance they've been given.

7. What You See Is What You Get: Unlike puppies, older dogs have grown into their shape and personality. Puppies can grow up to be quite different from what they seemed at first.

8. Older dogs are instant companions -- ready for hiking, car trips, and other things you like to do.

9. Older dogs leave you time for yourself, because they don't make the kinds of demands on your time and attention that puppies and young dogs do.

10. Older dogs let you get a good night's sleep because they're accustomed to human schedules and don't generally need nighttime feedings, comforting, or bathroom breaks.

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Beer for Dogs

Warning: Don't give your dogs real beer! It is harmful to them, because they cannot properly digest and metabolize it.