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Despite the recent article about a dog park incident where a dog lost its life, dog parks can be a wonderful way for you and your canine friend to spend time exercising and bonding — provided you do a little research, make an honest assessment of your pooch, and use a little common sense. Your dog should be current on his or her vaccines, and puppies under the age of 16 weeks should not be taken to the park as they have not received their full compliment of vaccinations and are susceptible to life-threatening diseases such as parvo and distemper. I also advocate that dogs visiting off-leash areas should be spayed or neutered. Intact animals have a much greater chance of getting into fights, simply by having all of those hormones coursing through their bodies as they also find themselves off-leash and around other excited dogs. If your dog is intact, the place for them is safely on a leash. Another thing to remember is that just because the park is off-leash it...
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