How to raise a bush coonhound? Scientific feeding and management can greatly reduce the chance of disease in pet dogs, and can reduce a lot of unnecessary troubles, and dogs can grow up healthily and happily.

1. Reasonable grouping

According to the conditions of the dog farm, except for adult male dogs, pregnant female dogs and lactating female dogs, other dogs can be reasonably divided into groups according to their breed, age, weight, physical strength, temperament and eating speed. After being reared in groups, if there is uneven weight and body condition within the group, adjustments should be made.

In order to avoid fighting with each other in the early stage of the swarm, we should adopt the principle of "retaining the weak but not the strong, demolishing the strong but not the small, and not joining together at night and during the day". That is, the weaker dogs are left in the original kennel, and the stronger dogs are merged in. The group with fewer dogs is left in the original kennel, and the groups with more dogs are separated and put in. Generally, they are grouped together at night, and they can also be grouped together. Spray some liquid on the dogs that are grouped together to make it difficult to distinguish between each other's smell.

2. Routine inspection

Routine inspections of dogs should be carried out every day, mainly to observe the dog’s mental state, increase or decrease in appetite, performance during exercise and the characteristics of excrement, so as to understand the dog’s health status. At the same time, the dog's coat, eyes, ears, mouth, teeth, nose, weight, and body temperature should be checked regularly to see if they are normal. When problems are found, they should be dealt with in a timely manner.

3. Feeding management

Dogs should be fed at a regular time and at a constant temperature. Reasonable arrangements should be made according to the dog's age, type of feeding, amount of activity and different physiological states. Adult dogs can be fed two meals a day, while puppies should eat smaller meals more often depending on the specific situation. Do not mix homemade dog food randomly, try to use formulas developed or recommended by professionals, and ensure that the feed is fresh, hygienic, nutritious, and easy to digest and absorb. It is strictly forbidden to feed rotten, deteriorated, frozen, or highly irritating feed.

IV. Hygiene Management

Maintain cleanliness and hygiene, strictly disinfect the system, use drinking utensils and food utensils exclusively for dogs, brush the dog's body once a day, remove dirt on the body surface in time, and ensure that the dog's coat, toes, teeth, ears , eyes and anus cleaning. Bath your dog in a timely manner. The frequency of bathing should be determined according to the season and the dog's physical hygiene. Clean the inside and outside of the kennel and the surrounding environment every day, and clean up the dirt in a timely manner. The kennel and its surrounding environment should be disinfected regularly. Generally, it is disinfected once a month. During the epidemic period of infectious diseases, it should be disinfected in time.

5. Sports management

Exercise can keep dogs in good physical condition and resist disease. Dogs need to perform corresponding and appropriate exercises every day. The intensity of exercise can be scientifically and comprehensively arranged according to the dog's physical condition, environmental temperature and terrain conditions. Generally, 2-3 hours of outdoor exercise should be guaranteed every day, more than 20 minutes, so that the dog is not tired. When exercising, it is necessary to strengthen the management of dogs to prevent accidental injuries to people and animals.