Be aware that beaches, especially in the Southeast, are home to a variety of animals that can and will, do your pet harm. Poisonous snakes, alligators, jellyfish and even sharks, are living in the environs around beaches. The more remote and pristine the area, chances are the higher the population of those animals are.
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It is wise to keep your pets from running through brush in
such areas. Keep them in the shallow water with you, where the worst thing they might encounter is an overzealous pinfish nip- ping at their heels. It is also wise to keep some bug spray that contains at least 20 percent DEET in case of biting flies. Spritz your dog lightly, and make sure to wash your pooch thorough- ly when you hit the dock so that Fido doesn’t ingest bug spray while giving himself a bath. Lastly, a certain percentage of dogs never learn that they
should not drink salt water. I own one of those dogs. So I do not feed my dog in the morning before a day on the water, because I know I will see it come out in liquid form from one end or the other. I feed them a double-ration when we get home. Of course, you should always keep your dog leashed if you
I recently had a close encounter with a snake. This was a
new one, even for a veteran boater like myself. In the photo, you can see the five-foot boat pole in the foreground, my Pointer’s footprints just beyond, and a five-foot Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake in the background.
do not have good off-leash recall skills. Teaching dogs to stay with you when there is a whole new world to explore is anoth- er whole article. Keep them close until the newness has worn off, then let the leash drag. Eventually you may be able to take the leash off, but don’t rush it. It’s no fun having to chase all over creation after a dog when you want to have a relaxing day boating. U
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