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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Tips to Achieve Natural but Glamorous Look


Natural makeup or nude makeup is the true secret of looking beautiful and glamorous without much overdo. It enhances face features and makes a woman more appealing. Follow simple tips to achieve natural but glamorous look through nude make up.
Tips To Apply Natural Makeup
  • Clean your face by cleansing
To start up natural makeup first clean your face. Cleansing is the best way to make sure your face is ready for makeup application. Take cleanser of any good cosmetic company and do cleansing.
  • Conceal dark circles
Next step is to hide your dark eye circles. Take eye circles concealer and apply it gently around your eyes. You can use makeup sponge or index finger to apply it smoothly.
  • Apply skin tone foundation
Consider your skin tone appropriately to achieve natural but glamorous look. You can go with nude natural glow hydrating foundation that suits your skin. Balance it on your face and leave for two minutes before applying any other makeup.
Natural makeup base is read now.
  • Applying nude eye shadow
Beige, light brown, copper and creamy peach eye shadows endow natural look to eyes. Apply lighter strokes of these shades on your eyes and make sure that it does not look artificial.
  • Apply eye liner
Eye liner is very important to bring eyes in shape. Apply black eye liner on eye lids and spread it till the eye edge. It makes eyes look longer and wide.
  • Apply eye mascara
There are number of tones of eye mascaras available in market today. Blue, red, brown or purple but black looks natural for sure. Curl your eye lashes with eye lashes curler and then apply black eye mascara. Let it dry. When it dries, again curl your eye lashes to make them thick and beautiful.
  • Apply natural blush on
Applying natural blush on is the key to achieve natural but glamorous look. Peach and light pink blush work well on cheeks. Apply a soft stroke of natural blush on cheek apple and spread it in circular motion.
  • Applying nude lipstick
In the last comes nude lipstick. Get a sexy tone of orange, fuchsia, pink, beige or brown and apply it softly on your lips. After lipstick apply lip gloss on lips as lip gloss is the main ingredient to look glamorous and beautiful.

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Basic Makeup tips


To look especially radiant on your wedding day, and to create a timeless look for your photographs, Martha Stewart Living television makeup artist Eva Scrivo offers a few helpful makeup suggestions.
Before applying any makeup, clean, exfoliate, and moisturize your face. Then, using a makeup sponge, evenly apply foundation that has been mixed with moisturizer, pressing into the chin and cheeks and around the nose (the foundation should disappear completely into your skin). To set the makeup, dust your face with loose powder using a powder puff then use a small, flat-haired brush to cover blemishes with concealer; for a fresh, healthy look, brush a bright-pink blush onto the apples of your cheeks.
For your eyes, choose a cream-colored shadow that matches your skin. Start with the lid, and work your way up to the brow bone. Cover the lid with a taupe shadow, which complements most skin tones, using your fingertips to blend the shadow. Instead of lining your eyes from corner to corner, simply enhance them at the outside corners using a pencil. Then, lightly move the pencil along the outside corners of the top and bottom lashes. Blend with your fingers, curl your eyelashes with curler, and apply mascara.
Coat your lips with lip balm, then line with a lipliner a shade or two darker than your lips regardless of the lipstick color. Add a dot of lipstick, work it over lips, and finish with a dusting of shimmering powder along the cheeks for an instant, subtle glow.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

MAC Makeup


MAC Cosmetics, makers of MAC Makeup is regularly recognized as one of the top cosmetic companies in the world. MAC is a brand used and adored by some of the most famous and beautiful women in the world. If you live in a decent sized city which has a good mall, then you will likely find a MAC Cosmetics Outlet filled with MAC Make-up consultants using their skills to teach customers new Makeup tips. These aren’t just your average run of the mill retail sales associates these women, and sometimes men, have been specially trained to blend and apply makeup which matches any skin tone or color. And they have amazing product knowledge about everything MAC offers.


MAC Pro Cosmetic Training Manual

I’ve scoured the net and discovered videos and instructional documents on just about ever aspect of putting on makeup and creating a flawless look. The other day I came across a nifty new resource I hadn’t seen before – the MAC Pro Cosmetic Training Manual. For the holidays they have updated it and it now comes in a Deluxe Edition. It comes as a downloadable e-book, how cool is that! And, it’s chock full of video and written step-by-step training by MAC’s own professional makeup artists.  It’s huge – 600 mb and it contains the actual training modules they use to teach their makeup consultants. I couldn’t believe this information was actually available the internet. I felt like I had stumbed upon the Colonel’s Secret Recipe! I’ve been using some of the tips and ideas on myself and friends and the results have been amazing! This book has taught me so much so much and I don’t think I’ve even tried 10% of the Makeup Ideas yet. What’s really cool is that I’m able to learn all of these MAC Makeup Techniques in my home in front of my computer. The MAC Product Knowledge Training eBook comes with lots more besides the huge manual. It also came with:
  • two older versions of the manual (544 & 603 pages);


  • the MAC Cosmetic Lessons for Skin Preparation book (136 pages);

  • the MAC Bridal Makeup Master Class with picture and illustrations (30 pages)

  • the MAC Cosmetic Master Class Makeup and Special Effects (13 pages)

  • and lots of bonus training videos and future trends in makeup.

Now you know I love playing around with makeup and the investment in this manual was so worth it. Actually I couldn’t believe how cheap it was considering everything I got. I’ve put a link – right below this so you can check it out for yourself!
MAC MAKEUP Q & A

Q – When did mac makeup first hit the retail market? and what was the 1st MA Cmakeup collection? and how much lower were the prices then vs today?
A – MAC was first launched in the 1980′s
Mac Cosmetics BIBLE Beauty Tips & Tricks

The Best Lighted Makeup Mirror


Are you a a budding makeup artist? Or do you simply find yourself looking at a  makeup mirror more than the average person?  Perhaps you’re just a normal working gal who applies makeup every morning and occasionally gets dolled up for a night. Whatever your reasons or Basic Makeup habits a Lighted Makeup Mirror is one essential investment you will never regret.
Professional makeup artists typically do not practise their craft in their homes. One reason is that most homes don’t have rooms that are lit well enough to do the job. If you’re in the trade you know that your own portable lighted makeup mirror is an indispensable tool for getting your job done right every time.
As a professional makeup artist might also want to consider purchasing an portable makeup station. This piece of equipment will really take your work a lot easier plus they have their own lighted mirror built in. Makeup stations also have multiple compartments to hold your various makeup tools and cosmetics. These fold and pack neatly into a hard shell carry case. Some also have built-in wheels so your station becomes a trolley which makes it a lot easier to move in and out of locations.


Zadro OVLW68 Oval Two-sided 8X/1X Lighted Wall Mount Makeup MirrorZadro OVLW68 Oval Two-sided 8X/1X Lighted Wall Mount Makeup Mirror 
$62.05 

Put on those little touches while looking in a Zadro makeup mirrorTwo sided mirror makes it perfect for everyday use and up-close groomingMirror features dimmable light setting to choose the exact amount of light emitted


Zadro Dual-sided 1x-8x Lighted Vanity Makeup Mirror (Reconditioned)Zadro Dual-sided 1x-8x Lighted Vanity Makeup Mirror (Reconditioned) 
$75.99 

This Zandro dual-sided pedestal vanity makeup mirror has a lasting fluorescent bulb and regular as well as eight times magnification. A 360-degree swivel combined with a gorgeous satin nickel finish make this makeup mirror practical and elegant.


Danielle 10X Fold-away Lighted MirrorDanielle 10X Fold-away Lighted Mirror 
$45.59 

Vanity mirror is a must have for the powder roomMirror features a 10x magnification Lighted mirror mimics natural day and night light


Danielle Wall-mount 10X Lighted MirrorDanielle Wall-mount 10X Lighted Mirror 
$58.99 

Update the look of your powder room with this wall-mount mirrorVanity features a 10x magnification Mirror comes with a 12-inch articulating arm


Rialto Lighted 10x/ 1x Two-sided Vanity MirrorRialto Lighted 10x/ 1x Two-sided Vanity Mirror 
$98.99 

Enjoy bright, even lighting with excellent color for makeup with this Rialto lighted 10x/ 1x pedestal vanity mirror. The 22-watt fluorescent light is as bright as 100-watts of incandescent light yet produces almost no heat.
Now, if you’re simply a makeup aficionado then these heavy-duty commercial products are probably a little too much. For personal use there are excellent portable makeup mirrors that are perfect for your home and occasional travel use. These makeup mirrors are usually smaller and they don’t have as many lights as commercial units. But they are also considerably cheaper and are good enough for your makeup dressers or bathroom vanity.
Here are some brands that are worth checking out if you’re shopping for a Lighted Makeup Mirror:
Makeup Mirrors For Professional Use
The Makeup Artist Network a.ka. Makeup Art – a leading manufacturer of makeup cases. Their makeup cases and stations have been used by professionals since 1999. They also sell smaller Vanity style makeup mirrors.
Vanity Girl Hollywood – a specialty vanity mirror and makeup accessories manufacturer. They make unique makeup tables, vanity mirrors and other vanity accessories. Celebs like Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey swear by their products.
Makeup Station – makes portable makeup stations for use on location. You’ll see their stations on most of the movie sets for popular Hollywood movies.
Makeup Mirrors For Personal Use
Remington – True-To-Light mirrors have such a simple yet functional design that you’ll find them branded under a number of different names.
General Electric Lighted Makeup Mirror – an industry standard.

Lighted Makeup Mirror Q & A

Q – I have a makeup lighting question -
I usually have to do my makeup in the hallway because I have a mirror there but i don’t have one in my bedroom. The lights always on and it’s a well lit area so when i do my makeup I find looks perfectly blended but then when i check in my bathroom mirror… not so much! but then when I’m out in public like in the department store target bathroom it looks fine again? 
how can i tell what I really look like and if my makeup really is blended or not? i never know! because it looks different in every mirror. is it lighting or what is the reason?
Yes, unfortunately certain lighting can be flattering or not so. The best advice is to apply your makeup in as natural a light as possible. Try moving near your bedroom window so you get natural light. It’s easy to do if you have a small portable makeup mirror. This is the very best way to truly know that your makeup is bledned evenly.

MAC Make Up


MAC Make up has long been known to be the best makeup in whole market of cosmetics. Proof – MAC is recommended and used actors, performers and professional beauticians the world over. MAC products are hypo-allergenic and is made of naturally occurring minerals. So if you’re one of those gals with skin is very sensitive, you will find their product line  was created just for you. MAC Cosmetics come in a wide selection of colours and for various applications including: powder, base, blush, lip stick, lip gloss, moisturizers and more. Their product line has something every woman can use be it for a typical day or  special occasion. The colours of the MAC eyeshadow palette are so extensive you can vary to meet any of your makeup desires.
MAC Cosmetics are perceived as the  ”THE” final word when it comes to beauty and looking your best. They have one of the largest of mineral based cosmetics, even nail polish. And MAC still features their famous cosmetic line created exclusively for skilled professional makeup artists. This is the product line that most Hollywood celebrities and exclusive beauty salons use. With MAC Makeup products at home you can appear every day as though a professional had done your makeup without the need to  go to a beauty salon.

MAC Make Up Q & A

I’ve heard that  on the day of my graduation a MAC Beauty Consultant will do my make up for free? Is that true?
I will probably buy some products after they do my makeup, after all it would be embarrassing and kind of rude just leaving without doing that. and, what if i bring MAC makeup that I already have, will they use it or will I still need to buy?
A- Yes, they will do your make up for free, but there is a catch – you just have to buy their products and they often have a minimum purchase of requirement of $50. Of course if you love MAC than it’s not a big deal. You can amazing, professional quality makeup application that would likely cost you a lot of money, for nothing and you walk away with $50 worth of exceptional makeup.
Kim Kardashian Smokey Eyes with MAC Make Up

Bare Minerals Cosmetics


Much ado has been made about Natural Mineral Makeup as of late. But many women are still quite confused about what Mineral Makeup is and how it’s different from the regular makeup sold at department store beauty counters around the globe.
In it’s simplest form the answer is – mineral based makeup, like Sheer Cover and Bare Minerals Cosmetics to name a few, difference lies in the ingredients. This new-age makeup is made with pure minerals in their natural form. They are then processed into cosmetics using exacting methods to maintain their quality and purity.
The Minerals which are commonly used in these cosmetics are:  naturally occurring iron oxide, titanium, and zinc oxide. These constitue the main minerals used as ingredients. The minerals are obtained from the earth and are carefully inspected to insure they meet strict guidelines for use in cosmetic production. Only the finest minerals pass while sub-standard minerals are used for other industrial applications.
You may have an image of a bag of rocks in your head but that’s not the end. To turn those ‘rocks’ into makeup means they need to be ground to a fine dust and also purified by removing any and all impurities. In this state these fine minerals can be applied directly to your skin with no risk of harm. Of course they wouldn’t look like much but they would certainly be good for the health of your skin. What makes beautiful to use is the addition of natural dyes to create a wide and luscious variety of colour hues and shades.
If you’re looking for healthier skin and a more youthful appearance than you’ve simply got to try Bare Minerals makeup. It’s your best bet for rejuvenating and maintaining young looking skin.

Bare Minerals Cosmetics Q & A

Q – What is the difference between Bare Minerals – ‘Multi-tasking’, ‘Foundation’ and ‘Veil’ products?
I was looking at buying Bare Minerals makeup to cover up my spots – I’ve got freckles and some blemishes. Also I really want to get that flawless skin look but I don’t know which product is best?.
A – I’ve found ‘Multi-tasking Concealer’ to be useless. My best concealing tip – simply cover area with the foundation and then finish up by using a stippling the brush. Mineral Veil is great for airbrushing to cover your small imperfections, that’s after applying the foundation. Answer – not one but two of those products – the foundation and mineral veil.


Caring for your Make-Up Brushes


Make-up brushes and pencils need to be cared for and kept clean. Remember this makeup tool comes in direct contact with one of the most important parts of your body your skin. Here are some Basic Makeup Tips for maintaining your brushes:

Make-Up Brush Maintenance  Tip 1:

Use mild liquid soap to clean your makeup brushes. Simply cup your hand, and some soapy water and swirl the brushes around in your palm for a few minutes. Then rinse and reshape. Finally hang them over the edge of your vanity to naturally air dry. You can avoid damage by not soaking or wrapping to dry.

Make-Up Brush Tip 2:

Look for clean, firm bristles when buying an eyebrow brush. Soft bristles will cause the brush to only slide over your brows rather than penetrating. Firm bristles will allow the brush to penetrate and groom your short eyebrow hairs.

Make-Up Brush Tip 3:

Use a concealer make-up brush for applying eye makeup in the inner corner of your eye.
The small, firm concealer brush has the right tip for reaching this tough to get at spot. If you don’t have a concealer brush you can try using your finger for applying concealer to this area.

Make-Up Brush Tip 4:

For quality make-up brushes, you need to invest in natural bristles (yes, animal hair) rather than synthetic.
Sable is always a big favorite of professional make-up artists. Be sure the bristles are packed tight. A quick check is to simply brush it across your hand and make sure very few bristles fall out or come loose.

Make-Up Brush Tip 5:

When using your eye brow pencil, use short strokes in the direction your hair is growing.
Also, be sure to apply a little extra to areas where there are less hairs to give even coverage.
Bonus Basic Eye Make-up Tip: Don’t be tempted to use an eye liner pencil on your eyebrows. An eye-liner is soft and malleable. It’s made for your delicate eye areas. But an eye brow pencil is hard allowing you to use firm, tiny strokes on specific areas.
Make-Up Brushes Q & A
Q – Where can I find good make-up brushes that aren’t made from animal hair?
I checked and found out that most of department stores Clinique, Loreal, MAC, etc. sell brushes using animal hair. It’s typically goat hair or camel hair. They looked at me like I was crazy when I asked about ‘Cruelty Free’ and makeup that didn’t exploit animals.
If you don’t understand me, think about picking up a dead animal and using it’s hide on your face! – Sorry I think that’s just Gross!
I’m not sure where you are located but, I hear you and … ‘Times they are a changin‘. A lot of cosmetics companies now offer brushes made with synthetic hair and they’re often quite inexpensive. That said, I have to say, synthetic means plastic – means oil. Would you rather be dependant on a resource which is diminishing everyday and is likely to cause more and more war and problems in the world – or – a renewable resource that can be harvested form an animal without even hurting it?

Monday, July 4, 2011

Training for a specific discipline


There are many horse training philosophies and techniques and details are far too extensive to describe in a single article. Also, horses have different conformation, athletic potential, temperaments and personalities, all of which may influence what techniques are used. For further information on horse training and specific disciplines, see the Bibliography and the articles below, which cover many of the concepts and different schools of thought on training and handling horses.

Ground training

After a young horse is taught to lead and other basic skills, various tasks can be introduced to the horse as it matures while it is still too young to be ridden. Some schools of training do a great deal of work with young horses during their yearling and two-year-old years to prepare them for riding, others merely reinforce the basic lessons taught to the horse as a foal and simply keep the horse accustomed to the presence of humans. Many times, a young horse did not have all necessary basic skills described above taught to it as a foal and its "adolescent" years are spent learning or re-learning basic lessons.
Several ground training techniques are commonly introduced to a young horse some time after it is a year old, but prior to being ridden. All horses usually have some or all of this ground work done prior to being ridden, though the time spent can range from hours to months. While a foal or yearling can be introduced to a small amount of ground work, a young horse's bones and joints are quite soft and fragile. So, to prevent joint and cartilage injury, intense work, particularly intense work in a confined circle (such as advanced roundpenning or longeing), should wait until the horse is at least two years old. Common ground training techniques include:
  • Liberty work, sometimes called free longeinground pen work or roundpenning, but regardless of terminology, is the process of working a loose horse in a small area (usually a round pen 40-60 feet/15-20 meters in diameter) with the handler holding only a long whip or a rope lariat, teaching the horse to respond to the voice and body language of the handler as he or she asks the horse to move faster or slower, to change direction, and to stop.
  • Longeing (Lungeing- UK), pronounced "lungeing", the training of a young horse to move in circles at the end of a long rope or line, usually about 25 to 30 feet long.
  • Desensitization, sometimes called Sacking out, the process of introducing a horse to flapping objects such as blankets, teaching the horse to allow itself to be touched by an object and not to fear things that people move about a horse.
  • Introduction to a saddle and bridle or harness, without actually getting on the horse or hooking up a cart.
  • Ground driving, also called long-lining, teaching a young horse to move forward with a person walking behind it, a precursor to both harness driving and having reins used by a mounted rider.
  • Bitting, the process of accustoming a horse to a bit and bridle, sometimes with the addition of side reins that attach to a saddle, harness, or surcingle (a wide leather or nylon band that goes around the horse's barrel) and accustom the horse to the feel of pressure on the bit.
A horse is not ready to be ridden until it is accustomed to all the equipment that it needs to wear and is responsive to basic voice, and usually rein, commands to start, stop, turn and change gaits.
For some disciplines, ground work is also used to develop specific types of muscling as well as to instill certain behaviors. When ground work incorporates both mental and muscular development, it may take considerably longer for the horse to be ready to be ridden, but advocates of these methods maintain that the additional time on the ground allows the horse to advance more quickly or with better manners once under saddle.

Stages of horse training


Regardless of the goal of training, most horses go through a predictable series of steps on their way to being "finished" animals for a given discipline.

Training of foals and younger horses

Most young domesticated horses are handled at birth or within the first few days of life, though some are only handled for the first time when they are weaned from theirmothers, or dams. Advocates of handling foals from birth sometimes use the concept of imprinting to introduce a foal within its first few days and weeks of life to many of the activities they will see throughout their lives. Within a few hours of birth, a foal being imprinted will have a human touch it all over, pick up its feet, and introduce it to human touch and voice.
Others may leave a foal alone for its first few hours or days, arguing that it is more important to allow the foal to bond with its dam. However, even people who do not advocate imprinting often still place value on handling a foal a great deal while it is still nursing and too small to easily overpower a human. By doing so, the foal ideally will learn that humans will not harm it, but also that humans must be respected.

While a foal is far too young to be ridden, it is still able to learn skills it will need later in life. By the end of a foal's first year, it should be halter-broke, meaning that it allows a halter placed upon its head and has been taught to be led by a human at a walk and trot, to stop on command and to stand tied. The young horse needs to be calm for basic grooming, as well as veterinary care such as vaccinations and de-worming. A foal needs regular hoof care and can be taught to stand while having its feet picked up and trimmed by a farrier. Ideally a young horse should learn all the basic skills it will need throughout its life, including: being caught from a field, loaded into a horse trailer, and not to fear flapping or noisy objects. It also can be exposed to the noise and commotion of ordinary human activity, including seeing motor vehicles, hearing radios, and so on. More advanced skills sometimes taught in the first year include learning to accept blankets placed on it, to be trimmed with electric clippers, and to be given a bath with water from a hose. The foal may learn basic voice commands for starting and stopping, and sometimes will learn to square its feet up for showing in in-hand or conformation classes. If these tasks are completed, the young horse will have no fear of things placed on its back, around its belly or in its mouth.
Some people, whether through philosophy or simply due to being pressed for time, do not handle foals significantly while they are still nursing, but wait until the foal is weaned from its dam to begin halter breaking and the other tasks of training a horse in its first year. The argument for gentling and halter-breaking at weaning is that the young horse, in crisis from being separated from its dam, will more readily bond with a human at weaning than at a later point in its life. Sometimes the tasks of basic gentling are not completed within the first year but continue when the horse is a yearling. Yearlings are larger and more unpredictable than weanlings, plus often are easily distracted, in part due to the first signs of sexual maturity. However, they also are still highly impressionable, and though very quick and agile, are not at their full adult strength.
Rarer, but not uncommon even in the modern world, is the practice of leaving young horses completely unhandled until they are old enough to be ridden, usually between the age of two and four, and completing all ground training as well as training for riding at the same time. However, waiting until a horse is full grown to begin training is often far riskier for humans and requires considerably more skill to avoid injury.

Basic goals of horse training


The range of training techniques and training goals is large, but basic animal training concepts apply to all forms of horse training. The initial goal of most types of training is to create a horse that is safe for humans to handle (under most circumstances) and able to perform a useful task for the benefit of humans
A few specific considerations and some basic knowledge of horse behavior helps a horse trainer be effective no matter what school or discipline is chosen:
  • Safety is paramount: Horses are much larger and stronger than humans, so must be taught behavior that will not injure people.
  • Horses, like other animals, differ in brain structure from humans and thus do not have the same type of thinking and reasoning ability as human beings. Thus, the human has the responsibility to think about how to use the psychology of the horse to lead the animal into an understanding of the goals of the human trainer.
  • Horses are social herd animals and, when properly handled, can learn to follow and respect a human leader.
  • Horses, as prey animals, have an inborn fight or flight instinct that has to be adapted to human needs. Horses need to be taught to rely upon humans to determine when fear or flight is an appropriate response to new stimuli and not to react byinstinct alone.
  • Like most animals, a young horse will more easily adapt to human expectations than an older one, so human handling of the horse from a very early age is generally advised.

Horse Training

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     Georgia has been Clicker Training horses for the past 14 years and has used Clicker Training with thousands of horses from Wild Brumbies to Elite Performance Horses. Georgia has developed a horse training method that is the optimum combination of science (learning theory), natural horsemanship, Clicker Training and classical training.
     This method has proven to work with horses of all ages and breeds. Learn how to give your young horse a good foundation. Learn how w to solve problem behaviours. Improve your competition results and get the winning edge. This horse training method will build a wonderful relationship and friendship with your horse. From the young or wild horse right through to elite performance horse. Improve your results in: Halter Classes, Showing, Dressage, Western, Reining, Cutting, Horse Sports, Barrel Racing, Jumping, Eventing, Trail Riding, Endurance Riding. We can also teach you art of Liberty Horse Training and Trick Horse Training. Horse Training.org can give you the information you need so that you can Bring Out the Best in Your Horse.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Visiting The Vet

Making the Vet a Dog's Best Friend
OK, it might be a bit much to expect a dog to become seriously fond of the the guy who prods him for no apparent reason, and inserts foreign objects into his genitalia. While you can't change the unpleasant nature of your vet's job, you can try to make sure your dog has as pleasant an experience as is possible when he goes to the vet's office.

Choose the Right Vet

Your vet is going to be the second most important person in your dog's life, after you. He's not just the guy who prescribes medication when your dog falls ill, but also helps prevent diseases by examining your dog, and catching an infection before its too late. Make sure you're comfortable with his vet.
When looking around for a vet, check his clinic and waiting rooms. Do they look clean and airy? Does the waiting room have separate areas for dogs and cats, or will your dog be sharing space with an entire posse of screeching cats? What about the staff? Are there enough vets and vet assistants, and do they seem professional and experienced? Does the clinic specialize in many different veterinary medicine fields, or offer just basic veterinary services? Do they have a diagnostic lab on site, to collect and examine stool and blood samples? Do they offer emergency services?


Taking Your Pup to the Vet
If your puppy is still just a few weeks old, you have either taken him to a vet for his first physical, or are planing on doing so. Keep these things in mind to have a pleasant vet visit.

Help your new puppy socialize with other people. This doesn't mean only members of your family, but also your neighbors, friends etc. A puppy who has very limited exposure to strangers is more likely to feel threatened and nervous in the presence of a vet.Practice mock physical examinations in your home. Lie your dog down, and examine his eyes, mouth, teeth, and paws. Rub his belly, and feel around his abdomen the way a vet does. Having all these things done in the security and comfort of home can make a dog feel less threatened when he's splayed out on the vet's table and being prodded with steel objects.
Practice having him on a leash. You will likely have to wait for your turn, and there will be other animals there. If he's small enough, put him in a crate, and carry him to the vet's office.
Take him for a walk, and try to collect a stool sample before you leave for the vet's office. If it's a first time visit, your vet will likely need a stool sample, and it saves you the trouble of having to visit again with a fresh sample.
If your dog still hasn't been socialized and is aggressive towards others, keep him in the car, and inform the staff that you've arrived for your appointment. You can take him into the office when your turn comes around.
Take him out for short drives regularly, or you risk having him think that you're off for a vet visit every time he gets in the car. Associating a car with unpleasant experiences is one reason why dogs develop separation anxiety. A dog who's afraid of cars needs a whole other regimen of training to recondition his behavior. By taking frequent joy rides, your dog doesn't become anxious as soon as he gets into the car.

Puppy Wallpapers Family
Puppy Family

Take along a few treats for your dog to snack on while he's in the waiting room. It helps kill off some of the anxiety he may feel. Keep a few chewy toys handy, so he can occupy himself.

At the Vet's Office

Talk to your pet throughout the examination in comforting tones, and reassure him.  If he needs an overnighter, make sure he has his security blanket or favorite toy to remind of home, and feel comfortable in an unfamiliar surrounding.