Pot is so popular these days it's everywhere - even in public places.
And that's where it becomes a danger to your dog.
Christina Wright always keeps a close eye on her tiny Chihuahua, Ginger.
"Like I don't even let her usually drink the water here because she's so delicate, she gets sick so I watch like, 'what's in your mouth?! Come here open your face,'" she said.
Wright became concerned after she read on Facebook that last week, a dog walker discovered one of her dogs ate marijuana found in the small dog area at Westcrest off-leash park.
"I think the dog was taken to the vet and they induced vomiting and the dog was okay," said Wright.
Though the dog-walker walker now tells KIRO 7 she's not certain the dog ate it here, Wright says it very well could've happened.
"Especially during the summertime, it's teenage gatherings. It's drinking, it's sometimes the smoking of the weed," she said.
Wright added that dog owners constantly pick up empty beers cans left behind.
Lisa McCollough Dutt at South Seattle Vet Hospital says since recreational marijuana became legal in Washington, they've seen an increase in dogs accidentally eating pot--at home and out in public.
Dogs get lethargic, drool and get sleepy.
"They start to look like they are ... like totally out of it," said the licensed veterinarian technician.
Veterinarians try to induce vomiting, give them activated charcoal and put them on fluids.
Dutt says poisonings typically require an overnight stay.
It's rare, but a dog could die.
"You have a little tiny little dog ingests a highly concentrated edible, if they don't get it in time it could be, it could be deadly," she said.
Matthew Stevens says he had a close call just three months ago in Colorado Springs when his dogs tried to eat a candy bar on the ground.
"I turned the wrapper over and it had marijuana in it and I was like, 'Stop! No! Drop!' That's why you really got to rehearse that stop, don't eat that command," he said.
Dutt says concerned dog owners, especially those with a forager, might want to consider a cage muzzle to help ensure your dog doesn't accidentally eat something harmful.
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