Summary: Safely Incorporating Our Dogs in Holiday Festivities<br> Dr. Marty Greer, DVM and Host Laura Reeves riff on safely incorporating our pets in the holiday festivities, from electricity to plants to food to weather.<br> <br> Greer's recommendations include:<br> <br> * Electric cord safety – wrap thin cords with metal safety coil<br> * Jingle bells on low branches for warning that the dog is in trouble<br> * Unwrapped candy canes that aren’t dangerous on low branches<br> * Keep the canned spinach on hand<br> * Secure tree to ceiling or wall<br> * Crate the dog during dinner with a stuffed kong or chew bone to entertain them.<br> * Beware of alcohol consumption. Guests don't always take the dog into consideration when setting down a glass.<br> * Make your dog part of the meal with snacks of raw carrots, small bits of meat instead of fats<br> * Save broth cooked with bones, carrots, celery for food dressing<br> * No more than 10% of meal should be additive. Commercial kibble is precisely formatted to meet the dogs needs. Substantially altering the contents of the meal can cause problems.<br> * Mistletoe and Easter Lilly and Yew plants are highly toxic. Poinsettia actually isn’t. Macadamia nuts and raisins are food items less known to be toxic.<br> * Boots are good for dogs in extreme cold or wet snow. Greer recommends the musher boots used in the Iditarod.<br> * Pet safe deicer and antifreeze -- both products are excellent. If dogs walk on salt or deicer that isn't suited to pets, rinse their feet thoroughly as soon as you can.<br> * Dressing up our dogs entertains us, but not all dogs find it funny. Let your pet make the choice on outfits.<br> * Slushy snow is bad as it can freeze in the feet and undercarriage.<br> <br> For more information about preventing and dealing with potential intestinal blockages, listen <a href="https://puredogtalk.com/intestinal-blockages-prevention-treatment-recovery-pure-dog-talk/">here</a>.<br> <br> Pure Dog Talk is sponsored by:<br> <br>
