Fri 7 Aug 2009
Creek Water Dangerous for Doggies
Posted by Claire under Dog Park Play, Lost Dogs, hot doggies, hot doggy
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Caution Hot Doggies
G’Day Mates – It’s that time of year again – blistering high temps combined with lower water levels has, as usual, resulted in unsafe bacteria levels (E-coli, etc.), and notices to stay out of the contaminated creek water. That includes hot doggies!
UNsafe Creek
All doggy owners, no matter where you live, should be aware of this during the hottest parts of the summer. No city or county can put signage up along the entire shoreline of meandering creeks, and not all cities may test area creeks on a daily or almost daily/frequent schedule. Letting your hot doggy romp or drink in a contaminated creek isn’t a healthy/safe thing to do. So, break out the mini-pools or drive up to a lake or ocean with your hot doggies — just avoid any potentially unsafe creeks or other waterways.
Sigh…Now Chase can’t rush and dive into the creek behind the dog park. Question is, “Who’s gonna tell Chase?” Gosh, it tears me up to have to break this news to her every year!
(Post photo is from The Asland Daily Tidings, accompanying their article entitled Ashland Creek Has Unsafe Bacterial Levels, dated August 6, 2009)
