It’s a chemical found in common lawn care items – but one local veterinarian says she’s worried it could kill her dog and put ...

When dogs given spot treatments for fleas go swimming, they release levels of pesticides dangerous to aquatic life for at ...

You don’t actually need to spray your lawn with any pesticides; you just need to put the sign by the spot that gets repeatedly abused and make sure it is visible to the dog owner. I know first ...

your dog is low to the ground, where these products get applied. They also weigh less than you, so poison can affect them more. A pet who spends time on a sprayed lawn can spread chemicals to ...

Veterinary studies report that dogs’ exposure to lawn pesticides raise the risk of canine malignant lymphoma by as much as 70%, and that such common herbicides as are found in Casco Bay ...

Water runoff issues, the decline of pollinators, concern about chemicals ... lawn bumps result from the soil excavated from the burrows. The cicadas that this wasp hunts are annual or “dog ...

"The use of professionally applied lawn care pesticides raised the risk of lymphomas in dogs by 70%," a 2012 study from Tufts University's Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine found. The study ...

Dog breeds that are especially vulnerable include various types of terriers, boxers and bulldogs; in cats, it’s Persians, ...

Burning trash is a quick way to dispose of waste, but it also releases chemicals that can harm you and your pet. If your municipality allows trash burning, do it responsibly by keeping your dog away.

“Definitely don’t use dogs’ flea preventatives for cats,” Moore says. (Cats are much more sensitive to the chemicals used in flea meds.) “People will just do a half-dose of the dog ...

There’s nothing so frustrating as spending endless hours caring for your lawn, avoiding these 7 common ... expert on fertilizing your lawn and the chemicals involved, you will know that nitrogen ...

Since then, pesticides and other lawn treatments have evolved, with newer, safer products. Yet much of what people apply in backyards today still contains potentially harmful chemicals.