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Check the neck
Look for collar wear and fit and legibility on tags
12/26/2011 | View more articles from this date
It’s a New Year’s tradition around my home, one that has outlived three generations of pets but still works to help ensure the safety of the animals I live with now.
No, not resolutions, although I make those, too — vowing, among other things, to exercise the dogs more, take more time for their training and do more for animals who are not as lucky as mine are.
The tradition I’m talking about is far easier to accomplish. I call the pets over and check their necks.
I always do my “neck checks” around the first of the year. It’s easy to remember that way, especially for me, a person who has a hard time remembering much of anything when it comes to appointments: heartworm and flea medications on the first of the month, neck checks the first of the year, annual exams on each pet’s birthday. (Any variation and I’m hopelessly lost!)
The neck check is easy, taking a few minutes to look for wear and fit on the collars, and legibility on the tags.
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