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HINTS &
TIPS
Any hints and tips you have,
please feel free to email
me.
General
advice on walking with a dog :
| Ensure
she has a collar on and preferable microchipped
also. For identification if she goes missing /
lost. |
| You
know your dog better than anyone else. Be aware
of when she gets tired or unwell and know her
walking capabilities before embarking on a long
walk. |
| Take
a dog first aid kit with you (I have listed the
contents of Polly's first aid kit below). |
| Take
a litre bottle full of water, unless you know
for sure there will be clean streams / rivers
for her to drink out of (and not dried up in summer).
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| Take
a few doggie biscuits with you (or share YOUR
food) |
| Take
her a coat or a raincoat if she is a short coated
dog (it does get very cold in winter and can rain
rather a lot in the mountains in Scotland !!)
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| Keep
on lead near livestock and make sure she doesn't
chase sheep if she is off lead on the hills ! |
| If
in a field of cattle and they charge you ... then
let her off lead ... the dog can escape but not
if tied to you ... that safeguards you from getting
attacked by the cattle as well |
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FIRST
AID KIT ~
PIRITON TABLETS
COTTON BANDAGE
SORE PAWS
CUTS / GRAZES
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For stings and bites.
Polly got quite badly stung by nettles on her belly.
She was going mad, pulling herself on the floor, licking
it and trying to bite her belly.
I gave her 1 Piriton tablet and within 15 minutes
she was fine.
In case of cuts to paws ~ bound tightly will stop
bleeding
Cotton baby bootees held
on with elastic bands (not too tightly of course)
I use Tea Tree ointment on Polly ~ she usually gets
cuts on her belly from the grain stalks going through
the fields and between her toes sometimes. I put it
on at night then she won't lick it off when she's
asleep
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| PORK |
Too
much Pork is supposed to give them tummy upset and diarrhoea.
Apparently it's because Pork is a protein that dogs
find the hardest to digest and eliminate any extra nitrogen
(from the excess protein). |
| POISONOUS
TO DOGS |
Chocolate
~ in any quantity.
Grapes ~ 500 g. of grapes could kill a dog
Onions ~ highly toxic to dogs ~ cumulative ~ builds
up in the system resulting in death
Sultanas & Raisins ~ highly toxic ~ can cause
renal failure |
| BONES |
I never ever give bones
to Polly ~ bones stick in the gut and stomach causing
perforations
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| CYSTS
(External) |
Dab
the offending cyst with Tea Tree Oil. This dries it
up and should make it disappear. Cysts are quite common
to all breeds of dog, especially the Inter-digital cysts
(the ones between the toes). |
I am very careful what I feed Polly (and Amber) but do not
go to the extreme of feeding her human quality food (unless
it is special offer). I always leave complete biscuits down
(Science Plan) all the day so they can snack at any time.
Her diet is (not in any particular order)
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Porage for breakfast
Fish bits (Haddock offcuts from the fishmonger, being
very careful to remove the bones) ~ cooked
Beef (cheapest cuts from the supermarket) I feed them
this chopped and raw
Beef mince is good, I mix it in with the complete
biscuits so the fat soaks into the biscuits~ cooked.
Sometimes raw.
Beef heart or lungs ~ cooked
Chicken / Turkey ~ cooked
Rabbit (caught by the local gamekeeper) cooked
Minced, chicken / beef / heart &
lungs / venison / pheasant / rabbit / turkey (all
with very finely minced bone) cooked
Tinned sardines in tomato sauce
Occasional small pieces of cheese
Eggs (from our chickens) raw
Porridge for breakfast
Also ~ Tomatoes, carrots, cabbage, peas, broccoli,
green beans
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