6) Monkshood, Aconitum napellus, Buttercup family. Its not like your dog breed comes from the area where you live, so their instincts may not be enough. Toxic plants are one of the biggest dog dangers in your backyard. This can be severe. Protect yourself and your pet. You can buy buffalo grass as seed or in plugs by special order at many local nurseries. The stamen and pistils are spirally inserted in a small cone-like receptacle. AAHA-AVMA Canine Preventive Healthcare Guidelines [PDF file]. Worried about the cost of Elderberry Poisoning treatment? (lotilaner), which kills adult fleas, treats and prevents flea infestations, and treats and controls tick infestations in dogs. Elfin thyme grows to two inches tall and is a gorgeous addition to rock gardens and container gardens, where it cascades over the sides. For complete safety information, please see. As an added bonus, elfin thyme produces pretty, purple flowers in the summer. You can purchase miniature stonecrop by the flat and place plants no more than one to two inches apart in order to encourage it to form a mat and cover the area. Signs your dog may have been bitten or stung by animals or insects include limping, swelling, or licking at a specific area. Also called just hemlock, poison parsley, winter fern and spotted hemlock. I believe most animals, including dogs, have instincts that help them avoid poisonous plants. Other symptoms of cyanogenic glycoside poisoning include drooling, trouble breathing, seizures, shock and coma, according to Dr. Karen Halligan's website. Seizure. Plants have escaped from gardens and cultivars. When a dog eats an intermediate host that is carrying tapeworm larvae, the larvae can grow into adult tapeworms inside his intestine. Pet . Pesticides and dogs are a dangerous combination. Ten of the plants below are in 4 different families, so you may want to focus on those plants first. That said, you should certainly stay aware of the dangerously poisonous members of this family, especially hemlock water-dropwort and hemlockand you can arm yourself with a closer understanding of the whole family by reading my Introduction to the Carrot/Apiaceae Family for Foragers. //