{"id":2391,"date":"2016-10-12T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/?p=2391"},"modified":"2017-06-20T12:12:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-20T19:12:07","slug":"sand-surf-safety-for-pets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/sand-surf-safety-for-pets\/","title":{"rendered":"Sand &#038; surf safety for pets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re like us you&#8217;re trying to squeeze in as much outdoor time before the weather cools down. Here are a few tips to make your summer to fall transition a pleasant and safe trip:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Even though summer is almost over keep in mind even for the rest of the year theses helpful hints:<\/li>\n<li>Watch out for trash, broken bottles and anything buried in the sand. Says Dr. Radke.<\/li>\n<li>In the water, look for currents, waves, undertows and boat traffic. She adds. Don\u2019t let your pet swim too far.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your pet has proper identification- a microchip and or a ID tag.<\/li>\n<li>There\u2019s typically no shade at the beach, so use natural sunscreen for your dog\u2019s nose and ears, especially if the pet is light-colored and has a thin coat. Consider bringing a beach umbrella so he can take a break from the sun.<\/li>\n<li>Bring water from home so he doesn\u2019t drink lake or salt water.<\/li>\n<li>Be careful that your dog doesn\u2019t get overheated or overly tired.<\/li>\n<li>In the car on the way home, open the vents and turn on the air conditioner so you can both cool down gradually.<\/li>\n<li>After a beach visit, rinse your dog with clean water to remove any sea or lake water and sand from their coat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re like us you&#8217;re trying to squeeze in as much outdoor time before the weather cools down. Here are a few tips to make your summer to fall transition a pleasant and safe trip: Even though summer is almost over keep in mind even for the rest of the year theses helpful hints: Watch <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/sand-surf-safety-for-pets\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2394,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[55,116,3],"class_list":["post-2391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pet-products","tag-all-natural-supplement","tag-digestive-enzymes-for-pets","tag-probiotics-for-pets"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2584,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391\/revisions\/2584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nwcnaturals.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}