Daily Inspections

It is a very good habit to inspect your dog or dogs everyday! Every morning I inspect every one of our dogs. You need to inspect from nose to tail. Look at the dogs nose, eyes, mouth, gums, teeth and ears. Work your way down the dogs neck to the legs and down to the pads of the front feet. Lift the feet up and inspect the pads. Next inspect the dogs back. Have the dog lay on it's back so you can inspect the dogs belly and under area. Make your way down the dogs back legs and check the back feet pads. The last thing to inspect should be the dogs tail. While you are looking everything over, you are running your hands over the dogs coat to check for any problems under the hair. I have caught problems that I would not have seen if I had not done this. If anything does not feel or look right, consult your vet.