15 Life Hacks for Dog Owners! Pet Care Tips + Tricks | Ariel Hamilton hey guys I'm really excited for today's video because it's about this guy Thanks so this week I'm traveling to Washington with this little guy it's the first time that I'm taking him on an airplane so I've been doing a lot of research on tips and tricks of traveling with dogs so that inspired me to make this video which is a life hacks for dog owners video I'm sharing with you 15 I think there are 15 tips and tricks or life hacks if you will on how to make taking care of your dog a lot easier that sounded weird wait let's rephrase that on how to take care of your dog easier on how to take care of your dog in an easier way this is a lot harder than I thought you guys know what I'm talking about I hope you guys enjoy watching this video make sure you give it a thumbs up if you are a dog owner and these life hacks made your life a lot easier also if you don't have a dog maybe this video will inspire you to get a dog because these little furry guys are pretty great to have around so let's just jump right into this video okay life hack number one keep a lint roller in your glove compartment for quick and easy cleanups you have no idea how many times I on a tube grocery stores just covered in dog fur yeah super embarrassing keep a carabiner on your dog's leash just in case you need to chain them up real quick to a tree or a pillar or whatever for a yummy snack to cool down after running around outside cut up some apples into an ice cube tray and add chicken broth pop them into your freezer and you've got chicken apple ice pops for your pup if you're busy working and your pup wants to play with you get one of those toys with a loop on one end and a ball on the other and put it on your foot it's multitasking at its best to remove dog hair from your couch wet a rubber glove and run it against your cushions to remove dog hair from your carpet run a squeegee along your carpet surface it'll round up all those stray hairs both dog and human to make your dog shampoo last longer and easier to apply fill up a quarter of an empty water bottle with one of those pop-up nozzles with the shampoo then fill the rest up with water then shake it up the diluted shampoo and nozzle makes it easier to spread all over the first so fresh so clean buy a portable water dispenser like this gulpy one for long walks and outings ours is pretty old too the labels peeling off it comes with both a bottle to carry the water in and a convenient little truck for your furry friends drink out of study up on how to perform the Heimlich maneuver and CPR on your dog one time Sampson started choking on a piece of bone so we looked up one of these charts really quick and helped him clears throat it was one of the scariest moments of my life if your dog has some stanky breath sprinkle a little bit of parsley on his food to help freshen them up if you live in a place that snows during the winter apply Vaseline to your dog's paws before you go walking to protect your dog and the salt chemicals if your dog freaks out during thunderstorms try rubbing a dryer sheet on his fur a lot of the time they're freaking out because of the static electricity store your dog food in an airtight container for easy access to keep it fresh and to keep your dog from getting into it if you're a pro at being unorganized and lose things all the time buy a little basket to keep your pups things separate from everything else if you struggle with remembering whether or not you fed your dog that day guilty make a little chart on a piece of whiteboard so you can mark off every time you feed your pup also a quick note the majority of the items I showed you in this video are from the dollar store so not only do these things make your life easier but they're also easy on your wallet I hope you guys like today's video you guys can think of any cool life hacks for dog owners that you didn't see in this video make sure you let me know in the comments below because I'm always looking more tips and tricks on how to take care of the sky a lot easier as if my life doesn't already revolve around this little guy yeah make sure you subscribe to stay updated with our weekly Wednesday videos and but this smash I was taking the best better than that