Most puppies have at least a few accidents during the housebreaking stage. These need to be thoroughly cleaned up so that the puppy does not return to the same spot in the future. If your puppy is having many accidents, you should readjust your housebreaking techniques.

The best way to clean up a spot of urine is to soak up as much of it as possible. If the spot is on linoleum or another hard surface, paper towels and disinfectant can be used. If the urine spot is on a rug, cover the spot with a paper towel and some layers of newspaper. You can stand on the spot to draw out as much urine as possible.

Once the urine is soaked up, it is necessary to use an odor neutralizer to eliminate the lingering odor of ammonia. If a dog smells any residual urine odor, it is likely to urinate in the same area again. Many pet stores and veterinarians carry effective urine odor neutralizers.

Remember that your puppy is just like a baby and needs to be monitored at all times. Most puppies will show subtle signs that they need to go to the bathroom prior to having an accident. If you can?t be right there beside your puppy at all times, it should be left in a crate. A dog views a crate as a private den that it will not want to soil with urine or feces.

How To Care For A Sick Dog

If your dog gets sick it may be better to care for your dog at home and not in a stressful environment of a vet’s hospital or care facility.

If you have the time you can provide the care yourself.  And, at home YOU are in charge to do what you believe is best for your dog.

But, always get the advice and the professional aid of a vet first.  And remember, if you give your dog prescription drugs always check with your vet first if you want to supplement this medicine with natural remedies.  They could work against each other.

Keep your dog quiet, safe and warm. But still keep them within reach of sunlight.

I kept my golden upstairs in a cage against the wall after her surgery.  In the evening, or when the household got active I would throw a very light cover over the cage.  Make sure that your dog gets enough air flow and that the dog does not end up in a cage that is too hot.

How To Give Medication To Dog

There are three methods I recommend to give liquid medicine.  Pry open the mouth.  Gently grab the dog’s upper jaw with one hand and insert your thumb and fingers in the gaps just behind the teeth.

Almost all dogs will then relax their jaws so you can give them their liquid medicine.  Tilt the head back when you give them the medicine so it will run down their throat.

Or, here is a different way.  You can actually make a pouch out of the dogs lip.  Use one hand to pull out the corner of the dog's lower lip to make a pouch.  Again, gently tilt the head back and let the liquid slide down the throat.

When you perform these feats make sure your dog is against a wall, even with his rear end in the corner so he cannot back away from you.

If you have a greedy and always hungry dog, like a lab, just put the medicine in his food, he will eat it.  With my lab, this works all the time.

How to give pills and capsules
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Open the animal’s mouth by grasping around the upper jaw as described before for the liquids.  Hold the pill between your thumb and the first finger.  use the remaining fingers to press down the lower front teeth and this way you can pry the jaw open.

Push the medicine as far down the throat as you can.  

As everything else in life...the more often you have to do this, the better you will become at it.

Items NOT to give your dog
Disclaimer! This material is for informational purposes only, not as a guide to home treatment. Contact a veterinarian or poison control center in any case of suspected poisoning!

Onions
Chocolate
Anti Freeze
Tylenol

Always consult with your vet over important and medical issues.