Grass Awn's - DEADLY for your dog

[Al Bonkers]

Another plant threat -- last season in SD I noticed my shorthair picking something off his lower hind leg. Next instant he's struggling to swallow whatever it was. Pryed his mouth open and it was a pp-cactus bud about an inch long, thorns sticking out everywhere, nearly down his throat. I have a pair of nn-pliers on me at all times when hunting and was able to extract it.

I don't know what would happen if he'd gotten it down farther but it seems like it would likely have caused a major problem.

Thanks to everyone posting in this thread!