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Keeping your dog safe

Last Updated on Saturday, 17 January 2009 16:54 Saturday, 17 January 2009 00:00

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  • 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.