Holiday Canine Safety By Denise Laitinen
No one likes saying they spent their Thanksgiving or Christmas at the vet’s office. A few simple safety steps are well worth it if they mean your holidays are filled with fun memories instead of stress and anxiety.
Food No-Nos for Dogs Dogs love table scraps. But that doesn’t mean you should give them a sample of everything on your Thanksgiving table. And if your house guests don’t own dogs, they may be unaware of the consequences of feeding them certain foods. Let your guests know the rules and don’t let them give your pet toxic foods or alcohol “just this once” or “for the holiday occasion.” The biggest issue with many popular holiday foods is that when ingested by dogs it results 46 ISLAND DOG MAGAZINE • WINTER 2019
