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  Summer and Your Dogs Paws With summer upon us, it’s only natural to want to spend time outside. We spend our weekends sprucing up our back yards, planting flowers, BBQing, designing a garden, playing at the beach, camping, and going for evening walks. Most of us with dogs are more than happy to take our four-legged buddies with us on our adventures. What we need to keep in mind is that our buddies need special care when we go on these adventures. The main adventure to consider is our daily walks with our dogs. With it being summer, it gets hot! It gets hot enough to cook an egg on the pavement or bake cookies inside your car. If it’s that hot, it’s hot enough to burn your dog's paws. Taking your dog with you for a walk, to run errands, or a hike is not a bad idea, you just need to remember that asphalt and cement get super hot and can burn your dog's paw pads. This is especially true if you have a new puppy with tender paws. What You Can Do So what can you do to protect your ...

  Sleeping Dog Depression in Dogs We love our dogs with all our hearts and don’t want to see them sad or hurt. There may be days that your dog is acting different, they may see sad, lethargic, no appetite, or withdrawn. The last thing you would think your dog is going through is depression. Unlike depression in humans, there is no scientific research to prove that dogs get depressed or any research to show a chemical imbalance in depressed dog's brains. There is no doubt that dogs can feel sad, but how do you know if they are? Signs of Depression Seeing your dog change in such a dramatic way can be scary. There are a few signs in their behavior and body language to look for to help your dog during this situation. Sudden weight loss Hiding  Change in appetite Irritability Loss of enjoyment Intense gazing  Head bowed Tail low or tucked under Lip licking It’s important to make sure your dog isn't suffering from a health problem before you begin to think it’s just depression....