This is National Pet Wellness Month! It's a time to bring awareness to how we can keep our pets feeling and functioning at their best!
In my Foundations for Canine Wellness online class, I introduce the Your Inner Dog Wellness Wheel, and we look at the building blocks within the wheel that will create a solid foundation of wellness and well-being for your dog.
The Wellness Wheel shows what I feel are the key aspects of life for our dogs. You can see the main categories in the picture below - physical, social, emotional, and mental/behavioral wellness.
Each category has different aspects to consider. All require that we learn to look at life through our dog's eyes to best learn about his needs. His needs and his perspective (how he views and experiences the world) are different than ours in some ways, yet very similar in many others.
Each part of the Wellness Wheel affects each of the other parts. All the parts work together and influence each other to create a harmonious big picture of life for each dog. What happens in one area will impact the other areas, so an imbalance in one area can show up as an imbalance in another as well.
A balanced dog has all of its needs met and can therefore experience wellness and well-being in all areas of its life. This is the ideal that we all strive for. It's important to refer back to the Wellness Wheel regularly, as these aspects of our dog's life are always changing. By knowing what to consider in each of the aspects, we can easily make adjustments that will help keep our dog's Wellness Wheel in balance!
For the month of October, to celebrate National Pet Wellness Month, the Foundations for Canine Wellness online class will be offered at a substantial discount so that you can learn about building a strong foundation of wellness for your dog! I hope to see you in the classroom!
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