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Knapweed Nightmare was the first dog trained "to locate a plant within a plant community" [1] which enabled her to track down low densities of invasive non-native noxious weeds. [2] Nightmare is a sable shepherd dog trained by Montana based, Rocky Mountain Command Dogs. [3]
A noxious weed, harmful weed or injurious weed is a weed that has been designated by an agricultural or other governing authority as a plant that is harmful to agricultural or horticultural crops, natural habitats or ecosystems, or humans or livestock. Most noxious weeds have been introduced into an ecosystem by ignorance, mismanagement, or ...
Here are some of the most common plants that are toxic to dogs, according to Dr Wismer: Sago Palm. This handsome prehistoric-looking palm is the most dangerous houseplant on the list for dogs, ...
Knapweed Nightmare noxious weed detection dog digging at spotted knapweed plant. Detection dogs can be trained to locate small infestations of invasive, non-native weeds. Previous methods of detection involved lining up dozens of volunteers to locate the small rosettes buried somewhere on a large parcel of land covered with other vegetation.
Invasive species often exploit disturbances to an ecosystem (wildfires, roads, foot trails) to colonize an area. Large wildfires can sterilize soils, while adding nutrients. [17] Invasive plants that can regenerate from their roots then have an advantage over natives that rely on seeds for propagation. [48]
the 1950’s that clover came to be considered a weed, as these chemicals do not discriminate between beneficial “weeds” like clover and other, more problematic plants.
Food products and household items commonly handled by humans can be toxic to dogs. The symptoms can range from simple irritation to digestion issues, behavioral changes, and even death. The categories of common items ingested by dogs include food products, human medication, household detergents, indoor and outdoor toxic plants, and rat poison. [1]
Dogbane, dog-bane, dog's bane, [citation needed] and other variations, some of them regional and some transient, are names for certain plants that are reputed to kill or repel dogs; "bane" originally meant "slayer", and was later applied to plants to indicate that they were poisonous to particular creatures. [citation needed]