Get your dog and identification tag that has the dog's name and your phone number on it. Register you pet with the city. Hundreds of animals die in unattended cars every year. Identify toxic plants and make them inaccessible to your pet. Do not feed your dog any amount of chocolate.
Bones can lodge in the dog's throat or stomach and cause fatal punctures.
Give your dog rawhide and nylon bones to chew. Even if kept in a carrier, the dog is not protected from extremes of weather. Keep your pet in a yard with a secure fence, not by chaining or tying him up. A chain or rope can injure the dog, and a chained dog cannot protect itself from other animals that stray into your yard. Chaining also creates frustration in your dog that can lead to behavior problems like excessive barking.