Trust, affection, loyalty, and understanding are all very important parts of the relationship you have with your pet. Having worked towards a strong bond for many years, there will have been a lot of occasions where you have struggled to know what to do with your furry or feathered friend. One of the hardest of these times will be when it comes to choosing just how much you will be treating them. To help you out with your balance of discipline and decadence, this post will be exploring the area in detail, to give you the chance to start handling it with ease.
Like humans, most pets will experience some negative health effects if they are given too much of the food they love. Gaining weight will only be part of it, with the damage being done on the inside being of greater concern. To avoid complications as a result of over eating, it’s always worth making sure that treats are strictly moderated, limiting your pet to a healthy amount. There are loads of calculators online which can help you to figure out how much food your animal needs.
Along with making sure that you give them the right amount, you also have to think about the time give it to them, too. In a lot of cases, people will give their pet a treat when they are asking for it or being naughty to get attention. Giving an animal positive reinforcement like this will only ever have negative results, though. When you give them something for bad behavior, they will be much more likely to do it again as time goes on.
Of course, though, there are plenty of perfectly good excuses to give your pet something they like. For dogs, this can often be as a direct reward for doing some good, like performing a trick or being friendly to other dogs. Pets like cats, though, will have to be given treats when you feel the time is right, as they won’t benefit from training for this sort. It’s always worth tailoring this to the animal in question. Every creature will have its own personality and abilities, making it impossible to judge them based on the acts of another.
Finally, as the last option to consider, your ability to keep this sort of thing healthy will greatly rely on the treats you buy for them. Examples like AniForte Sprats for dogs are perfect for this, being made from all natural ingredients which benefits for a pooch. It will be worth doing some research at this stage. To help you out, your vet will probably have some ideas, and resources like blogs will also be able to lend a hand.
With this in mind, it should start to get a lot easier to handle your pet treats without having to cut them out entirely. Just like your own diet, it will be very important that you manage this part of your pet’s life as well as you can. Thankfully, there are loads of tools to help you out, as a lot of people have experienced the same concerns.
Sarah x
It’s so important to feed your pets the right food and make sure they are healthy.
My dog loves his food so it’s a real struggle when it comes to treats with him. He’d eat all day if you let hiim! xxx
I’m loving these types of posts! Fab post as always x
Love the pet posts x
Interesting post, I’ve got 2 cats, one is a nightmare to get him to eat and the other literally wants to eat everything and anything. Especially with treats, he becomes greedy! This was a pleasure to read, something a bit different, excellent post!
Charlene McElhinney
http://www.charlenemcelhinney.co.uk
We have a labradoodle who is pretty good for eating although he has recently started begging a little bit. I agree with Charlene – this was such a different post, a breath of fresh air!
Kate x
http://www.findingkate.co
My dogs eat anything and everything and seem to be able to sniff out even the smallest crum. They’ve been on good healthy diets recently though.
Steph
http://www.wanderlustpulse.com
Great advice ☺️ My cat could never be trained haha x
Great post
I’ll have to share this with my sister – she has two dogs who give her a hard time with training!
This is really useful for anyone with pets