Siegfried is 12 years old and a wonderful companion for long walks and snuggles.
I want him to live as long as possible, so, I have been reading up on pet health.
Here are some tips:
1) Add fresh food to diet. I use mealmixfordogs.com for homemade balanced dog food for some of Siegfried's meals.
2) Keep pet at a healthy weight with diet and lots of exercise. You can calculate how many calories your dog should eat per day
and then read labels to see how many calories/cup is in your pet food.
3) Clean with non-toxic ingredients such as vinegar, lemon, and baking soda. Keep dog away from garden insect and weed repellants.
4) Don't use toxic flea and tick meds. Cedarcide.com is a non toxic insect repellant for pets and humans both.
5) Add supplements to dog food depending on your pets needs: Fish oil, tumeric, hemp oil for joint health and pain.