IT COMES AS A surprise to many people to learn that the biggest threat to a dog’s health in the countryside comes not from ticks, leptospirosis, adders or mad heifers but grass — or, to be more specific, grass seeds.
There are around 10,000 species of grasses worldwide, of which a mere 160 or so are native to the UK. All spread by seed. There are three principal methods of seed dispersal: wind, water and fur, and it’s the last that poses the most serious threat to the
