Keeping your dog safe
Last Updated on Saturday, 17 January 2009 16:54 Saturday, 17 January 2009 00:00
- Ensure your garden is escape proof – most larger dogs can jump or scale fences under two metres high
- Always keep your dog on a short (not an extending) lead near roads and livestock
- Lock away all medicines, cleaning products and dangerous chemicals
- Keep all chocolate, cocoa powder, raisins, grapes and macadamia nuts shut away, as these are poisonous to dogs
- Do not use cocoa shell mulch in your garden as this can cause illness and death
- Do not use rat poison, slug pellets, weedkillers, fertilizers (especially bonemeal) or insecticides that are dangerous to dogs
- Use a car harness, crate or fitted cage when travelling in the car
- Do not let your dog hang its head out of an open car window
- Never leave your dog in a warm or hot car (even with the windows open) as it could suffer very quickly from heatstroke
- Always take care to make sure your dog cannot run out of an open front door or escape through an open window
- Never leave your dog alone tied up outside a shop in case it gets stolen
- Keep your dog inside on fireworks night, and keep it on a lead when outside.
