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Walk the Dog - It’s a Holiday!
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Starting this Friday is will be the beginning of Walk Your Dog Week. Across the nation, people will be grabbing their leashes to take their four-legged friends around town. How will you celebrate this holiday?
Walking your dog is even more fun when you have walking buddies to join you. There are walking groups that get together all over Dallas. One particular group calls themselves “Dawgs Out.” Aside from dog walks, this group holds several events each month like Yappy Hours, camping trips, pool parties, and more!
Don’t yet have a dog of your own? Toscana is a pet-friendly apartment community, and we encourage everyone to become pet owners! They make for great companions, teach your children responsibility, and become an additional member of the family. I know my childhood wouldn’t have been the same without my pup in my life - why not think about adopting today? -
Celebrate Walk Your Pet Month at Toscana
How much do you love your pets? Enough to do anything for them? Well, this month, the holiday only asks that you take them for a walk when you get a chance!
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January is Walk Your Pet Month, and this is the time to get outdoors and walk around Dallas with your pet. For most of you, this means taking your dog to a nearby park. I say as long as you’ve got a leash, you can walk any pet you like.
For a smaller animal that doesn’t need a great deal of exercise, taking a walk around Toscana might be just enough walking for the two of you. Wander around, say hello to your neighbors, and enjoy a little time outdoors.
If you are the owner of a dog (or other animal) that really likes to run around outside, Carrollton Park is just minutes from the apartment community. Get the leash ready and get outside to celebrate!
How will you be honoring this pet month? -
Because We Love Our Furry Friends
Tips for walking your dog in the winter:
It’s cold. It’s rainy. It’s snowy. It’s icy. It’s not comfortable. We know this, so here are a few tips for the necessary yet dreaded early morning walk or late night outing with your pet!
- If it is early in the morning, think about a quick warm shower prior to taking out the dog. If he or she will let you that is. The warmth from the water will elevate the body heat before hitting the cold. This brings me to part 2 of this point…Do not, however, go outside with wet hair. That is a great way to get a cold.
- Double up on socks and wear gloves. Those fingers and toes seem to always attract the nip in the air! And they ache when the cold weather bites.
- Make sure to wear a hat! They say (who “they” are, I am not sure) that 60-80% of body heat escapes through the head.
- During the daylight, try to walk outside when the sun is shining or walk on the sunny side of the building. At least some heat from the rays might be able to keep you from absolute cold.
- And lastly, wear a coat for goodness sakes!
Besides these more obvious recommendations, anyone have any unique/MacGyver style options for tending to your pet and staying warm at the same time?
