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WOW!! It has been boiling hot here in San Diego and other parts of the country. Should you take Fido out in this heat? What kind of exercise can you and your dog do in the heat that is safe. A few things that you should know is that dogs do not sweat like people do. Most of their sweat glands are located around their paws. If you see wet footprints on your floor, it is most likely sweat unless your dog was playing in the sprinklers. They also have dilating vessels around their face and ears that help
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Dogs usually do not like fireworks. They have highly sensitive hearing and can detect sounds high above human capabilities. Their ears are mobile due to 18 muscles that turn, lift, and tilt them to pinpoint where the sound is coming from. Because of their acute sense of hearing, dogs can hear sounds from four times the distance a human can. Did you know that the shelters have the most number of dogs lost right after July 4th and New Years because of the fireworks? The SD County Animal Shelter offers these tips to keep your pets safe during Independence Day
Read more →This weekend the Leash Your Fitness family is going camping! We are really excited as this is our 3rd annual camping trip and the other two were loads of fun! There are a few things that you should be aware of when taking your dogs camping and we want to share them with you: 1/ Find out where the nearest 24 hour vet is. You never EXPECT a medical emergency but if your dog gets biten by a rattlesnake or anything else tragic–you want to know where to go and FAST! Also, take a first aid kit with you for
Read more →This past weekend, mommy attended a 3.5 day mentorship program. Two of the guys that spoke were Drew Brees and Dave Beck–they are both quarterbacks. They spoke of the importance on people needing coaching for areas in their lives that they are not pushing themselves far enough. Whether it be life coaching to get better balance, fitness coaching to get you past your plateau or to just get you started on leading a healthier life or a spiritual coaching to teach you how to meditate. ALL of the successful people that I know have coaches. Nobody is good in all
Read more →Is your dog obese? Nobody ever wants to think that they have an over weight dog but just as human obesity is on the rise, so is dog obesity and it is a serious problem. Take this simple test to see if your dog is the right weight for its breed (if your dog has a lot of hair, it may be better to do this when they are wet): Put your hands on your dog’s abdomen and see if the dog’s ribs are easily felt and the waist and tuck-up (the belly area between ribcage and rear end) are
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