3 Steps to Help Your Dog #GetHealthyHappy

For the past few weeks, we’ve been talking about the importance of helping your dog live the healthiest, happiest life that he or she can. With Irie’s recent surgery, the past few weeks have been a busy one for us, ensuring that she gets back to the leg strength and lifestyle that she had before tearing her ACL. With our frequent vet visits (with one more planned for later this month), we’ve been examining the steps that we all can take to make sure our dogs are both healthy and happy, the keys to a rich, long life.

Like keeping ourselves healthy and happy, making sure our dogs are healthy and happy isn’t just a one-time event but a process. Three simple steps, including daily efforts, can keep your dog at his peak performance:

Step One: An Annual Vet Visit

You wouldn’t go five years without visiting your doctor, right? Well, if you skip an annual visit for your pet, that’s like missing FIVE human doctor visits! It’s important for your dogs (and your cats!) to get an annual checkup by your veterinarian to stay up to date on any health and weight concerns.

Step Two: Good Nutrition

While you’re at the veterinarian’s office, begin a discussion about nutrition and your dog’s life stage and any special needs. There are a lot of foods on the market today, and your veterinarian can help you decide on what foods are best for your dog. Right now, Hill’s Pet Nutrition is offering a $10 off promotion on select Hill’s Science Diet products. Check out blogp.ws/DogsGetHealthyHappy or blogp.ws/CatsGetHealthyHappy to download your #GetHealthyHappy rebate.

Step Three: It’s the Little Things!

And don’t forget the little things–proper grooming, exercise, and just plain fun! The joy of bonding with your pets is good for both you and your dog and will help get–and keep–you both healthy and happy!

Keeping your dog healthy and happy can be a great way to help YOU and your entire family stay fit as well. Daily walks, an attention to diet, and taking steps to stay healthy keep every member of your family–both two- and four-legged–healthy and happy for years to come.

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