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Weekender: Dog Safety PDF Print E-mail

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: Water, wildlife and rat poison can be dangerous to your pet, so give yourself piece of mind by taking the right precautions.
Keep your pet under control and out of harm at the cottage.

When Craig and Andrea Ewoniak arrived at a friend’s cottage, they did what almost everyone would do — they let their excited pooch out for a run. Lucas loved the outdoors and, as a Labrador retriever, couldn’t get enough of the lake — what was there to worry about? He shot out of the back and went on a sniffing frenzy across the property and then bee-lined inside straight to a plate of rat poison. By the time the Ewoniak’s pulled Lucas off the poison, he’d swallowed enough for the whole family to spend the weekend under the warm glow of florescent lights at the nearby veterinary hospital. The cottage country vets had seen it all before.

Everything from water to wildlife to rat poison can get urban dogs in a whole lot of trouble at the cottage, says Lorie Chortyk, general manager of community relations for the BC SPCA.  “When you go somewhere like a cottage, it’s important that you keep your pet under control and know where they are at all times,” she says. “It’s a new environment. They can wander off. You don’t know what they will encounter or what kinds of danger they might meet, whether its falling off a cliff or running into wildlife or getting into a fight with a neighbour’s dog.”

But just like at home, keeping canines safe at the cottage isn’t that difficult. It just takes a little knowledge, preparation and equipment, beginning before leaving the city.

To read the full story, pick up the January issue of Cottage magazine at your local newsstand.To get more great articles like this one, subscribe now.

 
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