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Dog constipation can be very painful and uncomfortable for your canine. However, it’s usually not a very serious problem. Dogs of any age and breed can experience constipation, although older dogs have a higher risk of developing this condition.

Causes

There are various things that can cause your dog to develop constipation. One of the most common is giving him food intended for humans. Common foods include bread, sugar, rice, and dairy. Foods that have a large amount of protein can also cause the condition.

Dehydration, a condition that occurs when your dog doesn’t get enough water, can also cause dog constipation. Canines that ingest foreign objects can also develop it. Common objects include buttons and coins.

Symptoms

Dogs that have constipation will strain when trying to have a bowel movement. It is common for dogs to yelp or show signs of pain. They will also spend longer than usual when going to the bathroom. Although they spend more time trying to defecate, they usually produce very little. Other common symptoms of dog constipation include bloating and loss of appetite.

Treatment

This condition is relatively easy to treat. You simply have to increase the amount of fiber that your dog consumes. There are special dog foods that are high in fiber that you can give him. You can also choose to give your dog a fiber supplement with his regular food.

Prevention

There are a few things you can do to prevent dog constipation. You should make sure that he always has plenty of water to drink, especially during the summer. It’s also best to make sure your dog has plenty of fiber in his diet. Your dog should also be walked every day to make sure he gets plenty of exercise.

Having a pet at home has over the years has become a tradition. People enjoy having pets and most people keep their pets within the home environment. There have been several different surveys and pieces of research that have shown that the most common pet is a dog. . If you are going to have a pet dog it is very important that he has a dog house and this is part of the basic care of a pet dog.

Every animal has basic needs and one of these basics is a house. People like to keep their dogs within their own apartment but it is important to remember that dogs have feeling to therefore it is very important that the dog has its own house either in the garden or within the owners home. Animals like to have a place where they can get away from everything, sleep and eat and this is one reason why a dog house is very important.

It’s a very good idea to give your dog a house that is the correct size and the size will vary depending on the size of the individual dog. It is very important to make sure you get a house that is suitable for your own specific dog as all dogs are individual just like humans.

Prior to either making or purchasing a dog house it is very important to measure your dog to find out what size he is. It is very important to measure both the height and the length of the dog. It is very important to ensure that the house that you build for your dog has the proper level of ventilation and that the ventilation is at floor level. It is also important that the house is designed so that it is able to keep the dog warm during the winter months.

Once your dog has learned things like the commands to sit and lie down positions you can progress onto the ‘stay’ command. It is great to have a dog who sits when told, but not so good if he leaps to his feet immediately. Therefore, we need a word that means ‘do not move for now’. This is when we teach the stay exercise.

When you have your dog’s attention, ask him to sit and show him the treat. Instead of giving it to him immediately, wait for a moment. If he moves, simply start again. If he stays still for one or two seconds (no more!) reward him for this and encourage him to move. Repeat, gradually lengthening the time.

What word will you use for this command? If ‘stay’ means ‘do not move from that position, I will reward you for being there’, do not confuse him, for example do not say ‘stay’ when you are going out of the door and leaving him. The word must be

a contract, ‘do not move, I will come back and reward you for being there’.

When you feel he is ready for you to introduce the word, say this as soon as he is sitting. Get your dog to sit and say ‘stay’. After one or two seconds, reward him and give him fuss. Say your release word and encourage your dog to move. He does not need another treat for this.

He gets the treat for staying, not for moving. If you are teaching him to stay, the reward must come while he is staying so if he gets the treat for moving, you are teaching him to move thus giving the wrong signals.

Gradually increase the duration of the stay. If he moves, simply start again and aim for slower progress next time. When he can stay for half a minute, you can begin to move a little. Shuffle your feet at first then reward him for staying still. Soon you will find that you can take one pace away before returning to him and rewarding him. Do not aim to progress too quickly.

As your dog learns to stay for increasing lengths of time, ensure that you can come back to him, reward him calmly and leave him again without him moving. This way he learns that when you say ‘stay’, all he has to do is sit there and wait for the good things to come to him. The release word should be a slight disappointment to him, as it tells him the good things have finished for the time being. The down stay is taught in exactly the same way as the stand stay.

For some these two notions might seem too far apart to present any similarities. But still, more than we know, dogs as object of our love or repulsion, affect our lifestyle.

Each and every one of us has gone through at least one experience that included a dog. Whether sad or fortunate, these experiences exist and cannot be ignored. As every other marking moment emotions triggered by a dog at some point influent our ways from that moment on.

Just for fun I want to show you what I mean by giving a rather unknown example to prove my point.

Let’s say you are over 30 and tried already every diet in the world to loose a few ponds. And naturally, nothing worked. Well, one evening, rainy evening of course, you come across a little fluffy puppy abandoned just next to the garbage can in front of your house. You don’t necessarily like dogs, but this one seems different and so alone, maybe even a little sick, that you feel pity (you think) for him and take him in…just for the night. And then you keep him another night, and another one till he officially becomes your pet – you can’t deny it anymore. You walk him every day at fixed hours and, although you forgot all about your weight problem being too busy petting the little pet, you amazingly reached undreamed results in that particular problem. Surprised?

You shouldn’t be, it’s known (by some at least) that regular daily 10 – 15 minutes walks are the best diet of all. Try them on your own and you might get bored and give up. But with a dog, the walks are a must, they have to be done, you can’t miss any of them.

So, the little innocent dog not only made you a better person since you let him into your house (and heart), but also solved the problem you had that all your determination and lost money on diet products couldn’t solve.

If I wasn’t convincing enough, just try it. Get a dog. And miraculously you will be a different person.