New Year’s resolutions for your pet

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The beginning of a new year is always a good time to readjust our practices and patterns, even those that involve our pets. We can each apply a little modification to our pets’ lives. A new Year Resolution easy implies to “do” an act of self-improvement or something slightly good for someone. Of course, being pet lovers, to us that “someone” is our pet! We can all be better, give much more time to and pay much more attention to our animals or even someone else’s!

There are numerous lists and ideas out there for new Year’s resolutions, and below we offer you a few of our ideas. I just spent time viewing my spouse on the couch with our pet pig. As he stroked her through her 20 minute nap, I thought, “It was not priceless; it was worth everything!” and within those moments lay my resolution, to simply observe. I get so busy, as do we all. My Granny use to tell me to slow down when things got to hectic, and I used to think, “Are you kidding me?” like I had extra time in my day to do nothing! but today I did, and I easy stopped and viewed and a blog which I was having trouble writing, later flew out of me in no time flat.

Let us know what your declaration is for animals as this new Year unfolds. It doesn’t matter what you do, as long as it comes from your heart and benefits your pet’s well-being!

Happy new Year’s pet lovers, and may all of your wishes come true.

New Year’s Resolutions:

Walk with my pet more.

Play ball or fetch more.

Join a meet up group with your pet.

Practice commands and/or learn new ones.  (You only need 5 minutes a day)

Start “measuring” my pet’s food.  (This can help our animals from becoming overweight)

Start feeding my pet better.  (Maybe it’s time to start reading labels?)

No much more table scraps!

Purchase Pet Insurance. (Did you know that if you can afford your vet check out you can ask for “emergency” only insurance, which is priced well below a “full service” policy? The much more you raise your deductible, the less expensive your policy becomes as well!)

Healthy veterinarian check outs (Proper assessment from a licensed professional is the best care.)

Give your pet a massage.

Observe!

Get “off” the computer!  (Let your canine do much more than lay beside you!)

Build a pet first aid kit (Because you can only work with what you have!)

Be kind.

Be involved.  (Have you ever seen a lost dog? Or called the number on a flyer to see if the animal is still missing? Or taken a picture of it and put it on your social media?)

Make a difference. (I am the president of a nonprofit organization and I can tell you it all counts and it all adds up! Donate $5.00 to a pet organization you can get behind. Or better yet, volunteer.)

Walk the neighbor’s dog.

Simply pay it forward to another pet.

Enjoy your time with the creatures you love, and may you have plenty of new memories to share.

Debra Jo Chiapuzio