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Keeping Your Dog Safe From Lawn & Garden Hazards by Lynn Stacy-Smith The first day of spring is such a happy day, full of the promise of better weather, green leaves and grass, and flowers. As the temperatures rise, our neighbors start to come out of hibernation and the snow shovels and containers of ice… Continue reading Keeping Your Dog Safe From Lawn & Garden Hazards
Just like I take precautions for myself and my family, though, I am also taking precautions with the dogs, including paw soaks and body wipedowns after each walk or at the end of each day.
This study is perhaps the most troubling to me because it demonstrated that even if owners use precautions and do not treat their own yards that their dogs are still at risk from other homeowners' toxic pesticides and herbicides drifting onto their grass.
Click here to access my infogDogs and Lawn Care Productsraphic Dogs and Lawn Care: Protecting Our Best Friends for information on recent studies linking lawn care products and cancer rates in dogs, tips on washing your dog's paws and body after walks and information and links to maintain an organic lawn that is safe for pets and humans.