September is Responsible Dog Ownership Month! 🐾 Women's Animal Center and beautiful Bishop (available for adoption) encourage you to consider these ways to celebrate your dog and practice your own responsible dog ownership: 🐕EXERCISE: Expose your dog to lots of different types of physical activity such as daily walks, a game of fetch, or a play yard run. 🏨HEALTH & WELLNESS: Remember to schedule regular veterinary wellness visits for your dog. Your veterinarian can discuss your dog's medical and nutritional needs which vary with age and necessary vaccinations: https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-veterinary-hospital 🐶TRAINING: Dog training is a great way to strengthen the bond you share with your beloved four-legged friend and can help you assist your pup with leash manners, basic and advanced commands, socialization, impulse control and more: https://womensanimalcenter.org/our-training-programs 👪SOCIALIZATION: Socializing your dog is important at any stage of your pup's life. Basic socialization can include regular, positive exposure to other dogs of various sizes and ages, exposure to different people, visits to parks, meeting and greeting on a leash. 👍SAFETY: Before heading for a walk, make sure your dog's collar, harness and leash are in good condition and make sure everything fits properly. Remember to ID your dog with a name tag and consider microchipping. 🚒EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS: Emergency preparations for your dog can include placing stickers on your windows notifying emergency personnel that a dog is inside your home and setting aside food, water and medications for use in an emergency. https://womensanimalcenter.org/about-us Visit our website, link in bio, to learn more about pet adoptions, our veterinary hospital, dog training and additional pet health and wellness services. Interested in Bishop? Come by the Center to meet this handsome boy waiting for his forever home 💙 #responsibledogownershipmonth #animalwelfare #petsafety #petwellness #animalwelfare #adoptashelterpet