A warning to all dog owners

[Karen]

I was curious as to the distribution, as your original post links to a Canadian page, and I wondered how widespread it is in the US.

Went to the US Department of Agriculture website, and found the following map:



So unless you are in the southeast corner of the country, it's somewhere near you!

[sana]

Thank God there aren't here where I live.. I haven't seen them at least

[Roxyluvsme13]

Well, apparently this stuff exists in Tennessee according to that map, but I don't think I've ever seen it. I hadn't even heard of it till just reading this.

Lily doesn't really go outside much anyways unless she's going out to potty, so I don't think I have too much to worry about.

Thanks for the warning though, it's better to know about it than not know and be in a bad situation!

[pomtzu]

I remember foxtail from when I was a kid growing up in New England. It would stick to clothes and Mom would have a fit when it came in the house with us. I know it grows here in DE too, but I have never seen it in this particular area that I live in. Good thing too, since Sparky finds everything that he shouldn't.

[krazyaboutkatz]

I've never seen any but I know we have them here. When I'm at the vets they have some information about them in most of the rooms. It's good to know even though I don't have a dog.

[IRescue452]

Pretty much any grass awns can be potentially dangerous. They're quite sharp and arrow shaped. Its best not to let dogs romp in areas where gras has gone to see unless you're going to check them over well.