Boxer dog andulsia

[hayleyann]

Omg that will be me cant wait

[boxergirl]

One thing you should bear on mind apart from the heat are the dangers for dogs here - processionary caterpillars, leishmania, tick fever and poisonous toads. Do not rent near pine trees!

[hayleyann]

That's sound horrific are they mainly in the countryside ? If you have a pool will there be toads in it. Is there any preventative measure you can take. As you probably know boxers are very inquisitive

[Solwriter]

Originally Posted by hayleyann

That's sound horrific are they mainly in the countryside ? If you have a pool will there be toads in it. Is there any preventative measure you can take. As you probably know boxers are very inquisitive

This thread about processional caterpillars used to be a sticky:
Walking with pets? Take care!

I cant speak for other parts of Spain but around here it appears to have been the fashion some years ago to stick pine trees all around local villages and along roads. They do make the place look more picturesque, but the caterpillars who use the trees can be lethal for pets. so have a read of how to look out for them and what times of year to avoid anywhere where there are pine trees if at all possible.

We personally know people whose pets have suffered badly as a result of sniffing what appeared to be a fallen pine cone. It wasnt a happy result.

One thing we found difficult with our dogs was that they are running dogs, so we had to be very careful where we let them run, as in our area there are sudden deep gorges which spring up unexpectedly for the unwary.

But mainly, we just avoid pine trees in the early months of the year (and spray our eldest galgo with water in the summer months ).

[boxergirl]

We stayed in Estepona and we had the caterpillars one year by our urbanization and only once I came across a toad on our road. Our boxer did get tick fever and we only ever took her to the beach. We lived in the campo and had quite a lot of toads but I think our 2 did not like the smell of them - were very curious but did not pick them up. We have moved back to Estepona , a 10 minute walk to town. You have to avoid pine tree areas from about January to march. We have also encountered quite a few snakes but mostly not venemos and even if they were would not do much to a big dog. The sand flies and leishmania you have to protect your dog - we have vaccinated and use advantix and the scalibor collars. to be quite honest our 2 are both Spanish and the heat is the least of your worries. And the rest if you are quite vigilant is not a problem. As long as you are aware of the dangers and take reasonable precautions you will be fine. If you move to Estepona I would be happy to meet up for a boxer get together! I would say if you can get a house with a garden and a pool you will have great fun - my 2 swim like fish!

Fiona

[hayleyann]

Thank you that's very kind of you and very helpful and if we do move there which is an area we are looking at a boxer play date would be amazing and probably very amusing. Reggie loves swimming but he tends to open his mouth like a basking shark lol. Thanks again Hayley