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Dogs as sentinels: Blue-green algae brings toxic mystery to Minn. waters

Spot plays in the water.
Jack and Terry Lundbohm's new dog, Spot, loves being in the water just as much as their dog Layla did, but the couple have decided to keep him out of the water during the summer algae bloom. Layla died last year after a suspected blue-green algae poisoning.
Monika Lawrence for MPR News