Dog Care Planner

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Since National Dog Day will be celebrated again on August 26th, like every year, I designed this FREE Dog Care Planner to help owners document critical information about their dogs, which might be crucial at some point in their lives or their dogs’ lives.

It is horrible how these magnificent companions are used as breeding machines in puppy mills and how many shelters are forced to put hundreds of them to sleep every year. National Dog Day aims to raise awareness about adopting these great human companions, regardless of breed, to minimize that situation.

This Dog Care Planner is designed to address the needs of dog owners and help them stay organized and manage all the information about their dog’s care and well-being, including upcoming meals, snacks, medications, and other important information about dogs’ needs. It also includes an invaluable notes section for busy dog parents so you can leave critical tips or feeding schedules with trusted family members or friends when they have to travel, giving them peace of mind when they know their beloved dog will be well taken care of.

The pages included on this Dog Care Planner are titled:

Dog Information.
Activity Log.
Milestones.
Potty Training.
Dog Research Websites.
Dog Growth Tracker.
Immunization Record.
Vaccination Record.
Grooming Record.
Vet Visiting Record.
Walking Tracker.
Dog Health Medication Tracker.
Dog Expense Overview.
Daily Dog Planner.
Daily Chores.
Dog Responsibilities.
Treat Recipe.
Dog Journal.
Dog Related Contacts.

Books About Raising Dogs

The person I admire and follow to raise my dogs has always been Cesar Milan, The Dog Whisperer. His books and show have always taught me essential lessons about raising my girls as well-behaved family members, with me as a pack leader, and I would like to recommend the books I have used. You can find them at our local library, used book store, and on Amazon. Clicking the titles will take you to the right page through my affiliate link.

How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond by Cesar Milan teaches you everything you need to know to create the best environment for a well-balanced dog and avoid future behavior issues. It also shows how to correct young dogs’ most common behavior issues.

Cesar’s Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog by Cesar Milan teaches you how to communicate well with your dog and shares the most effective and humane methods for teaching your dog to be a happy, well-behaved household member.

Cesar Millan’s Short Guide to a Happy Dog: 98 Essential Tips and Techniques by Cesar Milan is an inspirational and practical guide that draws on thousands of training encounters worldwide to present 98 essential lessons. Together, they will help dog owners create the most fulfilling life possible with their dogs.

Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar’s Way to Transform Your Dog…and Your Life by Cesar Milan takes his principles of dog psychology a step further, showing you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader and use it to improve your dog’s life–and your own.

Cesar’s Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems by Cesar Milan takes listeners through the basics of dog psychology and behavior. It shares how common behavior issues develop and, more importantly, how they can be corrected.

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Adopting one dog will allow you to teach your children about their responsibilities to care for and protect these human companions and animals in general, to respect nature, to raise their awareness about the dangers that many species are facing, and to help them become advocates for the future of all animals.

I hope you enjoy this planner, which will help you raise your dog from puppyhood to adulthood. You can get your FREE Dog Care Planner at the bottom below.

Be happy, safe, and creative. I wish you well.

Love,