Are there special concerns for pet owners up here?
1) Loose dogs are bad news, especially when they run together. They can bother neighbors, chase wildlife, get hit by cars, get picked up by Animal Control, and end up costing their owners a lot of money. Instead of letting your dog run loose, please put up a fence or find some other way to confine it to your property. That is the law. 2) More and more dogs in ILE are becoming infested with heart worms. Local vets offer an inexpensive test to learn if your dog is a victim of this deadly, mosquito-borne disease. After testing, you can protected your pet with a heart worm pill for less than $5 a month. Treatment for advanced heart worm can cost as much as $400. 3) During hot weather, please make sure your pets have a shaded area with plenty of water. 4) It’s rude to let your dog bark continually. 5) Cats and small dogs are sometimes killed by coyotes or foxes. Some people keep their pets in at night for this reason.
