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01-07-2011, 01:04 PM | #1 |
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| Dog Parks - are they pest safe? Do any of you take your little one to a dog park? I started taking Zoey after she finished her puppy shots. She came from a breeder that had many dogs and so she was lonely to play. I had her fecal checked at about 3 months - no worms. She just turned 1 year on Dec 30 and she is full of hookworms! The vet said that dog parks keep him in business. We rescued a cute guy (mixed breed) to be her friend. They get along so well and he is not comfortable at the dog park. After all the worms are gone there will be no more dog park. Have any of you experienced this? Cherie
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01-07-2011, 01:07 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 10K Club Member | What concerned me more than hookworms at dog parks...is parvo. Ours are routinely closed for periods for parvo outbreaks. I've never taken any of mine for that reason alone.
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01-07-2011, 01:07 PM | #3 |
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| I think it just depends on the park. I couldn't live without our dog parks. The one I go to has a $40 yearly fee (it's a state park) or a $6 one-time entry fee. It's also monitored by the park rangers, who drive by alot and respond to calls, etc (you can call a park ranger if a dog is out of control, and they will come and access the situation). I've never had any issues here. Sure, you get a little scrabble every now and then, they're dogs, it's going to happen. And you get the weirdos (people, I mean! LOL) that come out sometimes, but all in all, I LOVE our dog park. Then again, I go to another dog park that I've never had any issues with either. And it's completely free and not monitored. It's definitely more relaxed and rule-free, which is kind of nice sometimes. I got yelled at at the other park for giving Jackson a treat when he came when called A person came and yelled at me and said I'm not allowed to bring treats... haha! Sooo... I love both of ours and pick and choose which one I'm in the mood for.
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01-07-2011, 01:08 PM | #4 |
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| I think Dog parks are wonderful, but I think they are nasty too! I think they are covered in germs!! Pnut is up to date on all his shots, but it still worries me. Plus the parks are covered in Pee, and your dog walks in pee the whole time he/she is there (kinda gross to me) Peanut always got a bath after leaving a dog park.. Pnut doesnt "really" like the dog park so I dont care by not taking him, he would rather go hiking or a long walk.. Plus you never know what temperaments of the dogs that are there, that worries me too, our babies are so small 1 bite will do harm.
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01-07-2011, 01:08 PM | #5 |
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| My pups are on Heartgard...it helps to prevent hookworms. But, yes, they can get them from a dog park.
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01-07-2011, 01:16 PM | #6 | |
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And I was just thinking of looking into dog parks for this summer to take my 2-to. Guess not. | |
01-07-2011, 01:46 PM | #7 |
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| I wouldn't write off ALL dog parks just because a few have parvo outbreaks. You just need to check things out, read reviews, etc... if you wanna go to the dog park, don't make yourself not go. But if you don't wanna go that's fine too I'm just saying, not all dog parks are nasty and unkept.
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01-07-2011, 01:49 PM | #8 |
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| I'm not worried about germs, etc. But honestly, Dinky never has any luck at the Dog Park. He really feels comfortable only when other dogs are not very large. At our park "small dogs" include 25 lbs and under. When we have gone, usually the other dogs are too big or there are no other dogs. It is nice for him to be able to run around freely in a big space though. |
01-07-2011, 02:08 PM | #9 |
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| Can dogs still get Parvo after getting their vaccinations? Does anyone use Revolution on a monthly basis? My vet wants to put Gizmo on it but im torn. |
01-07-2011, 03:46 PM | #10 |
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| We go to the dog park every day. We have never had any worms or anything. |
01-07-2011, 03:48 PM | #11 |
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| When we adopted Tia this past Easter, we learned so much about the little presents she came with, giardia, coccidia, and ringworm. People may not know their pets have any of this and are spreading it. With giardia, the owner can pick up the poop, but that little thing can live right there in the ground/grass for two months. Your baby walks on the same spot and they will get it too. I didn't know Tia had ringworm...so she spread it to all of my family (people and dogs) and the cancer neighbor and her dog next door. That takes a llllooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnggggggg time to get rid of, not to mention sterilizing every day!!!! I also took Tia to the ER because she was choking on a puppy pad. A lady walked in and her dog had caught a cough (can't remember what kind) from the dog park. It was her first day in town and their first trip to the park. Maybe I'm a little paranoid because I won't take my babies there. It's just too easy for them to get something and I spent well over $2,000 last year just because of what Tia shared. |
01-07-2011, 03:55 PM | #12 | |
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01-07-2011, 05:22 PM | #13 |
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| My breeder also cautioned me about this too... a few pet stores also had to issue warnings as well.
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01-08-2011, 05:39 AM | #15 |
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| We've been going to a local dog park for the last year and nothing bad has happened so far. Apart from one boisterous Boxer thinking that June was a squirrel (his owner got him under control very quickly), we haven't had any problems with other dogs. I'm sometimes afraid to walk alone, considering that this is South Africa, but I just make sure that I'm there at peak time and not when the park is quiet. We haven't had any issues with worms, but we did have (and still do ) fleas. We're moving to a new suburb now with a big park two blocks from my flat, so I hope the dogs are well socialized and clean there. I deworm at least every 6 months because of our regularly park trips and the foster puppies that sometimes live here. Revolution is great against fleas and lasts longer than Advantage, but wouldn't it be bad for them to be on it permanently?
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