There is an outbreak of kennel cough in the Harare area, possibly country wide.   Please follow the safety suggestions listed.   Do not take your dogs out of their home environment. Do not allow visitors to bring dogs to your home.   If you do allow visitors in your home, lock your dogs away and keep the visitors restricted to one area that you can seal off from your dogs.   Do not go visiting friends who own dogs.   Do not touch dogs when you go out of your own home.   Do not attend dogs shows.   This is not a joke.   Kennel cough is a killer.   Although you personally will not contract kennel cough you can carry the virus on your hands, feet and clothes.   Stay wise.   Stay safe.   More importantly, keep your dogs safe.