There is some very good advice in that article, Catherine.
We don't think like our animals do! What is just an object, a cleaner we always use, or a nail, can be something iinteresting and irresistible to them!
And one thing mentioned there which seems really harmless is staircases! Some people live in apartments with stairs, or have stairs in their houses. It seems like a good idea to play ball with a dog up and down stairs, especially if the human is tired, and the dog is ready to run about.
Now a dog can have the most horrible fall on stairs, or can bust a knee ligament (torn ACL). That is more likely with a dog who doesn't have regular strong muscle-toning exercise every day, or a dog who is getting a bit older -but it can still happen.
Most household cleaners are very toxic and harsh. Even something as benign as washing up liquid. The warnings written on the bottle should make us very careful with stuff like that.
Another VERY dangerous thing is a discarded condom/rubber! It sounds funny that a dog might eat something like that, but they can, and do! And once inside their bellies, they usually don't come out unless by surgery!
We don't think like our animals do! What is just an object, a cleaner we always use, or a nail, can be something iinteresting and irresistible to them!
And one thing mentioned there which seems really harmless is staircases! Some people live in apartments with stairs, or have stairs in their houses. It seems like a good idea to play ball with a dog up and down stairs, especially if the human is tired, and the dog is ready to run about.
Now a dog can have the most horrible fall on stairs, or can bust a knee ligament (torn ACL). That is more likely with a dog who doesn't have regular strong muscle-toning exercise every day, or a dog who is getting a bit older -but it can still happen.
Most household cleaners are very toxic and harsh. Even something as benign as washing up liquid. The warnings written on the bottle should make us very careful with stuff like that.
Another VERY dangerous thing is a discarded condom/rubber! It sounds funny that a dog might eat something like that, but they can, and do! And once inside their bellies, they usually don't come out unless by surgery!
