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Of all the puppy training tips you’re likely to encounter in training your puppy, one of the most important is to make sure you protect and enhance your pets’ health. The cornerstone of preventive veterinary care is regular physical examinations. Your veterinarian should become part of your family’s health care team, striving to give your pet a long and healthy life.

All through your puppy training program, your pet should be checked regularly at three to four week intervals until approximately four months of age. In addition to vaccinations, your veterinarian will be checking for congenital problems such as hernias and heart murmurs, as well as problems that develop as your puppy grows. This allows any disorders to be addressed immediately. Also, your veterinarian is a good source of advice for avoiding behavior problems that may crop up such as chewing or house soiling, and can be a valuable resource for helping with any puppy crate training techniques.

As an adult dog goes through middle age, annual checkups are necessary to ensure that any problems that arise are noticed and that the appropriate steps are taken. Remember that dogs cannot talk and even if they could, they cannot tell you about a developing heart murmur or small mass in their abdomen.

Even observant owners may miss an ear infection, the start of dental disease, or a mild skin inflammation. It is always much easier to take action on a problem early in its course, rather than waiting until it is advanced.

When your dog reaches seven years of age (or five years for giant breeds), annual checkups become ever more important. As bodies age, it is more likely that health problems will arise. Annual blood work to check for anemia or kidney, liver, or blood sugar problems may help catch a disease in its early stages.

Often, control can be as simple as a diet change. Many owners are fearful of finding out their pet has a problem An early determination of the dog’s problem can make the difference between a high-quality life and chronic illness or death.

Geriatric pets of 10 and 11 years and older or even younger animals with previously determined health problems may need more frequent physical examinations, with blood work and urinalysis.

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