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Living in Vietnam with our Dogs and Cats

We are introducing a new column for pet (cat and dog) owners alerting people to
some of the potential dangers and threatening situations in owning pets in Vietnam.
At times it can be very challenging owning a dog or cat in Vietnam and you must be
on guard for threats lurking everywhere. Never assume anything or take things for
granted. Without sounding alarmist, it still possible to enjoy your life with dog, and cat
in Vietnam, but there are some definite situations you should become aware for the
safety, welfare and well being of your dogs, and cats. This column is coauthored by Me
Thu Cung and other experienced pet owners in Vietnam, both Vietnamese and Expats.

An ideal area in Vietnam used as a dog park can be seething with hidden potentail dangers to your dog!

The Threat of Poisons are Everywhere for your Dog, and Cat
By Zosimo Jimeno

First, it always a good practice to always keep the

leash on your dog during a walk and never let him
freely roam an open park area, empty river side property, abandon constructions sites, unless you have
checked the are firsthand or keep a stern eye on
your dog. In Vietnam, while you are out with dog you
must balance unleashed freedom and strict control
of the leash of your dog in Vietnam.
Never allow your dog to eat anything from the
ground while in your presence; to accomplish

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this you must be firmly in control of your dog. Or,
while in your house, if the dog bolts from your gate,
get after her immediately and rein her in, the threat
is high that there could be harmful substance in the
neighborhood in the form of ‘laced bait’ from dognappers and / or careless placement of poison to
kill rodents, insects (cockroaches, centipedes and
others) and reptiles. Weedkiller is always present in
public parks and probably in your neighbourhood
streets an alleys.

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