Barking Wednesday ~ Spring Outside Dog Dangers

Thanks for joining me for my Barking Wednesday post.  
Each week I post stuff about my favorite guy...Kingers and his friends.  
All kinds of stuff....products - homemade treat recipes - info I have learned over the years, etc.  Info I think is helpful in making sure that every dog lives a fantastic life.

Today's topic is Spring Outside Dog Dangers:

Spring is coming! With SPRING brings many outside dangers for your dog.  Here is a list of a few things that I do to make our yard a little safer for Kingers. If you have a safety issue not on this list please email me. I will add it to this list.

Dogs are like small children they are curious and often get themselves in places they do not belong.  To help protect Kingers and our garden we have a small fence around the garden. The flower beds are a constant challenge - I try to keep them full - that seems to keep him out of the beds.

• Many plants can cause serious danger to your dog's health.  Go HERE  for a complete listing on plants dangerous to your dog's health. I like having the list on my phone when we go shopping for plants.  You will be amazed at what is poison.

• I always use compost - great for my yard but I have to watch Kingers.  He seems to want to check out the stinky food source.  I make sure to till up the compost when I put it in the garden and flower beds.

• Even natural fertilizer can cause issues for your dog.  Most important thing to remember is to follow the instructions concerning time frame before you let you dog run on the fertilized area. NEVER - NEVER use Cocoa Mulch when you own a dog.....if the dog eats the cocoa mulch it  can cause serious health issues.  I use tree bark that is natural - I feel it is the best choice for our yard. But I still watch Kingers to make sure he is not chewing on the wood.

• Make sure if you use any type of insecticides to read the ingredient listing and check for dangers  to animals.  If you have any questions you can go online and find out information about the ingredients. Go HERE to read more information about insecticide dangers.

• I always make sure to pick up sticks that have fallen from trees.  I do this for two reasons -
• #1 Kingers chews on wood! He will lay  down and chew up a stick  
• #2 - When he is running I fear that he might trip on a stick or jam a stick into his leg or paw causing a serious wound.

• Last but not least is Kingers outside water dish.  Make sure to keep it clean and add fresh water daily.  A outside dish can get grimmie FAST! I like a glass dish - the reason being if I do forget and it does get grimmie - I know when I wash glass it is clean. No grim can be absorbed into the glass.

These are my main outside danger concerns - again if you have a outside danger - please let me know.  If you have the danger I am sure others will too.

Thanks for stopping by for Barking Wednesday.