Watch For Snakes While Hiking With Dogs

As long as the snake does not move, chances are the dog is not going to pay attention to it. However, as soon as the snake moves, it may spark the dogs interest. The result could be an emergency trip to the Vets office.

On two recent occasions I had the opportunity to observe how my dogs act around snakes. Both times the dogs did not see the snake, nor did they pay attention to it. Then again, the snake did not move.

Another time, my dogs were roaming the property on their own and one came back with a swollen paw. The Vet looked at it and said it was probably a copperhead or cottonmouth bite. Ellis, the dog which had been bitten, was given a shot of antibiotics. The Vet told me to give him over the counter antihistamine until the swelling went down.

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Watch For Snakes While Hiking With Dogs