07/10/2026
🐶🤧 A little heads-up for our local dog community…
We’re starting to hear of a number of dogs locally coming down with what appears to be a viral respiratory infection, causing coughing and symptoms similar to kennel cough.
A vet nurse friend has also confirmed that they’re currently seeing a rise in cases in the area, so we just wanted to ask everyone to be a little extra vigilant over the coming weeks.
If your dog develops a cough, starts sounding a little hoarse, is unusually tired or generally seems under the weather, please keep them at home and give them plenty of time to rest and recover. ❤️
As with any contagious illness, keeping poorly dogs away from daycare, walks with friends and other social environments is one of the best ways we can help reduce the spread and look after the wider dog community.
If you’re concerned about your dog or their symptoms, please contact your vet for advice.
Hopefully it passes quickly, but for now — keep an ear out for those coughs and let’s look after each other’s dogs. 🐾❤️
The Running With Dogs Company