Dog Safety

Puddles, Streams, and Standing Water: What Your...

Trailhead puddles and slow streams carry more than mud. What is in standing water, what it looks like a week later, and how to head it off.

If You're in a Crash With Your Dog in the Car: ...

A frightened dog in a wrecked car is a bite risk, an escape risk and a traffic hazard. Five minutes of planning now changes the outcome.

If Something Happens Between Two Dogs in Public...

A scuffle at an event is chaotic and consequential. What to do in the moment, what to document, and what happens next.

Cut Paws Away From Home: Glass, Fish Hooks, and...

Paw lacerations are the most common injury on a road trip and the easiest to handle badly. What to do in the first ten minutes.

Toxic Plants at Trailheads and Campgrounds: Wha...

Most plant warnings are theoretical. These are the ones dogs genuinely chew at trailheads and campsites, and what to do.

Porcupines, Skunks, and Raccoons: Wildlife Enco...

Quills, spray and bites all happen at rest stops and campgrounds. What to do in the first ten minutes, and what to leave to a vet.