Healthy Pets Lead to Healthy Living

Most households in the United States have at least one pet. Why do people have pets? There are many reasons. Some of the health benefits of pets are listed below.

    Many groups support the health benefits of pet ownership. You can learn more about the health benefits of pets and how to keep your pets healthy by visiting our links.

    We recommend Arthritis and joint pain for relief and have used it for Chloe, our 8 year old Maltese at the left. I know how uncomfortable joint pain can be since I am retired, and Chloe is the same age I am in doggie years. Chloe can't speak for herself, but I saw how she could no longer jump up on the bed and run and play like she used to. She was hurting.  Arthritis joint pain relief for dogs and cats really works. We have our old Chloe back. 

Pets can decrease your:
    Blood pressure
    Cholesterol levels
    Triglyceride levels
    Feelings of loneliness

Pets can increase your:
Opportunities for exercise and outdoor activities
Opportunities for socialization

    Second, they love to eat it. While we may assume that dogs are carnivorous animals and love to chow down on a gravy meat at any chance, they are actually more akin to an omnivore's diet and happily eat their greens with their proteins. Grass, while not naturally part of their food pyramid, is more like a health supplement to their bodies - much like multi-vitamins are to us. It aids in cleansing their vital organs and offering pain relief for infections as well. Which brings up the question of what you put on the grass. Chemicals used to kill insects, fertilize and kill off weeds are often quite harmful to our pets. They cause upset in their systme both neurologically and digestively. Our pets play on, roll in and often eat the grass in our yards. Therefore we need to be especially careful about the chemicals that we apply to our lawns.  Read the labels. Make sure that they are not harmful to the pets we love. 

    However, from a gardener's viewpoint, is there such a thing as a "best grass for dogs"?Naturally, gardens and dogs - especially juvenile pups - do not readily mix. Young dogs love to dig, have uncontrollable bowel movements in human-traffic areas and scatter their play things to the outermost extremeties of your yard. Their robust play can tear up a piece of sod quicker than you say, "Drop that ball!"

Therefore, the best grass for dogs is one that grows quick, can tolerate being covered with faeces and urine and regardless of how deep it digs will rebound once it's given some relief. This helps attain our goal of healthy pets.

Some gardeners assume that this means artificial grass but nothing could be more further from the truth. In fact, fake grass could be classed as the "worst grass for dogs"! They can't chew on it, to aid their internal systems, but they can still dig through it - yet it doesn't replenish itself. Plus, in the middle of summer your synthetic grass can get 2-5°C hotter than concrete - hardly conducive to pet play!

No, the best grass for dogs is a fast growing kikuyu or couch. It's not necessarily the best lawn for a garden, because of its deep root system which constantly penetrates your garden beds, but where dogs are involved it will handle itself with aplomb. And our goal of healthy pets and healthy living can be attained. 

   There are two ways to look at this question; firstly from our (the gardener) point of view, and second from the dog's viewpoint. For while we may assume that what works best for us should also work best for our pets, our logic may differ from reality somewhat. So let's start by looking at what is the best grass for dogs - from a dog's opinion.

    Dogs love grass - almost as much as digging holes in our neatly manicured lawns. Firstly, it's a soft play area. Dogs can run on a turfed surface much more safely, and comfortably, than anything else we have to offer - even sand!

    Pets are a part of our every day healthy living. It is a proven fact that these pernicious creatures grant us the ability to stay healthy in our environment as you will find here.  This web page will show how many ways your pet plays an important part in your healthy living. Pets are being used in a large variety of programs in all aspects of health care.  This is based on the many physiological and psychological benefits documented in patients during interactions with animals. These include lowered blood pressure and heart rate, increased beta-endorphin levels, decreased stress levels, reduced feelings of anger, hostility, tension and anxiety, improved social functioning, and increased feelings of empowerment, trust, patience and self-esteem. Animal therapy is looked upon as both a learning and healing experience.

    So we must look after our best asset and take care of them as well. Here is a web site journal we love; healthypetjournal.com/.

    To help us upgrade the scale of choice on caring for our pets are many neat websites like mydogiscool.com, which will guide you to summer safety while others create warnings to be aware of.  Petplace.com talks about water safety and goes beyond what most people would consider. Our pets are like our family and I would not want any thing less for any member that I love. I hope to help guide you to keeping your pet as healthy as you are.

Just like humans, domesticated animals like dogs and cats are affected by the health hazards of modern living. Pollution, poor nutrition, stress and unhealthy lifestyles can lead to a variety of illnesses and conditions that are very similar to those experienced by humans.

Even psychological problems like depression, anxiety, ADHD and behavioral problems are just as prevalent in pets as they are in their owners. Also, physical ailments such as diabetes, arthritis, chronic fatigue, digestive disorders, cystitis, kidney and liver disease, skin disorders, obesity, thyroid dysfunction and other problems are becoming more and more common in domesticated animals.

Most of these conditions can be prevented by helping your pets to live a healthier lifestyle. For pets already suffering from existing conditions, a combination of lifestyle changes and natural holistic pet remedies can work wonders!

Conventional medicine has its place, but it has failed our pets in many ways. Consequently, many veterinarians search for alternatives and try to espouse more holistic methods of keeping our pets healthy. We seek out holistic products for ourselves, why not use the natural, holistic pet rememdies for our best friends!