How to Give Your Dog Daily Checkups

Video Transcript

"Okay, how to give a dog a daily check up. Easy things we can do, of course, not being a vet, to check the dog, is to check its eyes - make sure they don't look bloodshot. Check the teeth and make sure there's no bleeding on the gums. Make sure their tongue looks even and not discolored and checking the paws is a good idea. Making sure there's no bleeding there or anything like that is a great idea. You can check on the underside - not all dogs will let you do this - and make sure that the pads aren't bleeding at all. And checking the ears to make sure - hey, sit - that there's nothing red in there, there's no bee stings, no bug bites. And getting the dog to follow you around - come on - with or without a ball to check their walking. And if they're walking with ease and not having any trouble, it's usually a good sign. In addition - sit, sit - if the dog's not really eating well, not eating much at all, or throwing up their food or not having any water, or not going to the bathroom - those are also all signs that you can monitor daily to make sure your dog's okay."