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Exercise is perhaps the best way to keep our pets healthy and in high spirits. We all know it is a fun activity but while exercising our pets, their safety should not leave our minds. Here is a list of things we should avoid during the course of work outs.

•    Don’t ride a bike with your dog on a leash.
•    Don’t skateboard with your dog on a leash.
•    Don’t rollerblade with your dog on a leash.
•    Don’t exercise when it is very hot or very cold outside.
•    Don’t let your dog run out of your control and go near the traffic.
•    Don’t exercise your dog right before or after a meal.

As we all gear up for the July 4th celebrations amidst the noise and clamor, pet safety shouldn’t leave our minds.

It’s a great day of festivities for us, however we should try to keep our pets away from those loud noises of firecrackers as much as possible.

Most of us are not aware of the fact that exposure to loud noises can actually impair our dog’s hearing ability. So, while bursting crackers in our backyards we should never take our dogs along. Instead keep them at home and put on some soothing music which would divert their attention. At times minute fire particles can also enter their eyes and cause perpetual damage.

Also, while visiting water parks we should make sure that our friends with paws don’t go out of control. There have been several past instances when dogs got drowned in water on this particular day.

Here’s what we should avoid:
•    We shouldn’t take our dogs to water parks without pet flotation devices (life jackets, life preservers)
•    If left alone at home we shouldn’t put them on chains
•    We shouldn’t keep them in fenced areas from where they can escape
•    If possible we shouldn’t hesitate to arm them with microchips and GPS dog collars

That’s right, a safe July 4 is essential to help your family enjoy the Day. And your pet is very much your family, right ?