antifreeze warning

I was reading Dr. Fox's veterinary column in the Washington Post and he had
a question about allowing dogs to drink out of public fountains in the
winter. Apparently some places put antifreeze in the water to keep the
fountain from freezing up. It had never occurred to me that that would be a
common practice. So, this is just a heads-up to dog owners or people with
outdoor pets who might live near such a water source.

(the first question he )
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Feb23.html

-Caroline S.

Caroline S. wrote:
I was reading Dr. Fox's veterinary column in the Washington Post and he had
a question about allowing dogs to drink out of public fountains in the
winter. Apparently some places put antifreeze in the water to keep the
fountain from freezing up. It had never occurred to me that that would be a
common practice. So, this is just a heads-up to dog owners or people with
outdoor pets who might live near such a water source.

(the first question he )
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Feb23.html

-Caroline S.

Wow, I never thought about that. I usually don't let my dog drink out
of fountains anyway (I usually lug my own water around) but I could just
see him trying to drink if he got close. Or even jump in (he is a Lab).

--
Margaret Fine

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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 09:47:41 +0700, "badwilson"
wrote:

Speaking of dogs drinking out of fountains, this morning I heard a
clinking sound outside in the yard. Vino heard it too and ran for
the kitchen counter, his lookout post to the yard. I followed him
and saw a large golden retriever drinking out of my fish pond with
water lilies in it! I sure hope he didn't swallow any of my
fishies! There's no way to tell because I don't know how many fish
I even have. They appeared there on their own (the maid is my main
suspect) and seem to be multiplying judging by the numbers of teeny
tiny little ones. Vino was quite agitated, he got all puffy and
stalked back and forth on the kitchen counter in front of the window
the whole time the dog was there.
Anyway, at least there's definitely no antifreeze in my pond ;-)

I remember once reading about a man who had just built an ornamental
fish pond in his back yard, stocking it with $500 worth of imported
Japanese koi. A few hours after he put the koi in the pond, a blue
heron showed up and ate most of his koi! He ended up having to erect
netting over the pond to keep the heron away, as it kept coming back
in hopes of a free meal.

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On Fri, 27 Feb 2004 23:28:36 -0600, John F. Eldredge
wrote:

I remember once reading about a man who had just built an ornamental
fish pond in his back yard, stocking it with $500 worth of imported
Japanese koi. A few hours after he put the koi in the pond, a blue
heron showed up and ate most of his koi! He ended up having to erect
netting over the pond to keep the heron away, as it kept coming back
in hopes of a free meal.


I know it was sad for the fish, and of course for the guy shelling out
the bucks, but just ROTFL here. OTOH, if it was me I might just stock
the pond with cheap fish every few days to have a blue heron come and
dine in my backyard.
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"Steve Touchstone" wrote

OTOH, if it was me I might just stock
the pond with cheap fish every few days to have a blue heron come and
dine in my backyard.

Exactly what I was thinking! So much mroe interesting to watch the bird than
some snooty fish. ;o)

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Marina wrote:
Exactly what I was thinking! So much mroe interesting to watch the bird than
some snooty fish. ;o)

Well, we've had herons come and eat our fish and we don't appreciate it!
:-(
We bought a motion-sensor activated sprinkler that keeps them away from
the pond.

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"Victor Martinez" wrote

Well, we've had herons come and eat our fish and we don't appreciate it!

Sorry, Victor, I know some people like fish, but they really don't do
anything for me. I just find birds much more interesting. Although, out on
the island in summer, Frank and I do like laying on the jetty and watching
the perch swimming underneath through the cracks in the jetty.I think that
is what he is doing he

http://tinyurl.com/34kqd

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"Victor Martinez" wrote

Well, we've had herons come and eat our fish and we don't appreciate it!

Sorry, Victor, I know some people like fish, but they really don't do
anything for me. I just find birds much more interesting. Although, out on
the island in summer, Frank and I do like laying on the jetty and watching
the perch swimming underneath through the cracks in the jetty.I think that
is what he is doing he

http://tinyurl.com/34kqd

aah, lovely - thanks for the mini holiday at the island! =o)

better get back to work now ...
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Marina wrote:
Sorry, Victor, I know some people like fish, but they really don't do
anything for me. I just find birds much more interesting. Although, out on

We like birds too, we have a half a dozen bird feeders in the garden. We
prefer them eating the seed we buy them and not our other pets... ;-)

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Marina wrote:

Exactly what I was thinking! So much mroe interesting to watch the bird
than some snooty fish. ;o)

I like birds too, but I also think Japanese koi are beautiful. There's a
local art museum here with a huge artifical pond and dozens of Japanese
koi. They're gorgeous - many different colors and patterns, kind of like
different cat coats.

Joyce