Collars vs. Harnesses

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The only instances harnesses are advantageous are when the dog has had a neck or tracheal injury or is an extremely small say under 5lbs dog. Animals in general must be lead by the head to effectively train them, with harnesses you are merely water skiing behind the animal. Some dogs necks become larger than their heads enabling them to back out of collars. For this scenario we recommend a Martingale Collar, the small loop cinches preventing the dog from backing out for more information on Martingale Collars check out our youtube video: http://www.youtube.com /user/MrsBonesBowtique?feature=mhum#p/u/6/5a0vqKCyejM

Harnesses in many breeds appeal to the sled dog or cart dog instinct and actually encourages pulling hindering good behavior on lead.
Harnesses can also be uncomfortable for dogs irritating their armpit areas webbing is a petroleum by product, so many dogs are allergic to it, it can also be abrasive. This is why Mrs. Bones Collars are lined with a double faced satin. Leather isn't porous so it can't be washed? Would you want the same sweaty dirty collar or harness on 365 days a year?

Ear Care for Dogs

I recently had a customer come in and tell me that her 6 year old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel had gone deaf? She had taken the dog to the Veterinarian and after making loud noises, he told her that the dog had indeed lost its hearing?

When I looked into the dog's ears it was visually clear that the dog had impacted wax in its ears. This is typical of dogs with heavy floppy ears.

I have in the past at the Mrs. Bones Bowtique sold dog ear care products. Ear care is pretty basic and easy with inexpensive things available at the drug store. You will need a bulb syringe like the one in the photo, these are usually in the babycare section, and peroxide.

When the animal has dried impacted wax, you will also need Sweet Oil, available at some drugstores or a health and vitamin store. Generously swap a q-tip with Sweet Oil and apply it to the outer interior of the ear canal, this will soften was so it can later be washed away with the bulb syringe. You may want to apply the sweet oil over a few day period if the wax is really hard and then clean out.

With warm (not hot dogs are sensitive to temperature)water use the bulb syringe to irrigate the ear canal. Your dog will want to shake his or her head thats fine, because this could be a process that takes a while depending on the ears condition. When every thing is clean use the syringe to put little hydrogen peroxide in the ear canal to help sterilize and dry things up. There are things that can be used if the dog has yeast in their ears like apple cider vinigar on a cotton pad to wipe the outer ear canal out with occaisionally to keep the ears PH in ck. There are vetrinary medicines that can be helpful if your not succesful with the at home procedures. Remember do not insert anything deeply into the ear canal and consult your vet if an irritated condition persists.

Get Ready for Spring!

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presentation. I can hear Tara singing in her head
"I fell Pretty, oh so Pretty, I feel Pretty and Giddy and Gay"!
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