Give a dog a bone instead
MAN has thrown sticks for dogs since time immemorial.
Now the experts at the British Veterinary Association say that sticks could prove fatal. Apparently it could splinter in your pet's mouth causing dogs to choke, bleed to death or develop an infection.
Vets say fling a fake bone, ball or Frisbee instead. The advice is blunt. "Never throw sticks for dogs. If you do so now never do it again. Imagine ramming a toothbrush at the end of your mouth, except that it is spiky."
Who knew? And why, if we're a nation of dog lovers, has it taken so long for such basic information to make it into the mainstream?