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!

 

[Thinblueline]

For a longer, wavier haired dog such as my French Brittany, is it better to keep her hair longer to offer protection against abrasive, pointy and sticky vegetation for my South Dakota trip the second week of November, or should I get her a summer buzz cut on the idea things like grass awns might not entangle as badly in the hair and pull themselves in where they may penetrate the skin? Thanks in advance for your opinions.

 

[Limitless]

For a longer, wavier haired dog such as my French Brittany, is it better to keep her hair longer to offer protection against abrasive, pointy and sticky vegetation for my South Dakota trip the second week of November, or should I get her a summer buzz cut on the idea things like grass awns might not entangle as badly in the hair and pull themselves in where they may penetrate the skin? Thanks in advance for your opinions.

I would go for the shorter fur option. Cockleburs love long hair.