Christmas Safety

 To help keep you and your dog's Christmas wonderful and bright...

Keep all decorations, ornaments, ribbons, yarn, and wrapping paper out of your dog’s reach.

Angel hair and tinsel are also extremely dangerous if eaten, and can also cause external cuts and scrapes especially to the mouth, eyes, and nose.

Stockings filled with food may be eaten as well as the stocking!

Gifts of food under the tree.

Toothpicks can get stuck in his throat or puncture internal organs.

Poisonous Christmas plants: holly, mistletoe, ivy, Christmas cactus, and poinsettias.

Pine sap mixed with water makes a poisonous drink.

Be careful opening your front door when greeting guests and also with delivery people so your dog doesn’t dash out.

Chocolate, onions, raisins, and alcohol can be fatal to dogs, as well as high fat table scraps

Also see Thanksgiving post for more safety tips.

Merry Christmas to all and to all a safe night!

Thanksgiving Tips and Safety For Dogs

Holidays are fun and your dog should enjoy them too but unattended food or drinks are sure to find their way to your dog's stomach that can cause upset to costly vet bills due to digestive problems after Thanksgiving.

To have a Happy Thanksgiving avoid the following items that can cause stomach upset or even poison  your dog.

Too much fat intake, especially over a short period of time, can be toxic.
Onions are toxic to dogs.
Herbs such as Sage are also toxic
Raw turkey
Turkey bones
Alcoholic drinks
Chocolate
Grapes
Raisins
Paper Plates, cups or napkins left unattended

What you CAN do for your dog to enjoy the holiday:

Give your dog, a dog bone or other dog treat.
Stuff a Kong toy with favorite filling and add a touch of the gravy that his or her nose has been smelling since morning.
Exercise your dog before the family arrives. He will be calmer and his digestion will be better.
Have family members play outside or in another room with your dog after your meal during clean up. This will prevent accidental spills during cleanup from being vacuumed up by your dog.

Wishing you and your dog a happy, healthy, Thanksgiving!

Welcome to Doggyland Daycare Blog!

Welcome to our first dog– blog! At Doggyland Daycare, our mission is to make each dog feel loved, secure, and safe. Understanding how dogs view the world is vital to our mission. It’s not just about food, water and shelter but meeting their psychological and physical doggy needs.

Our dogs are part of our human families but they also belong to their own canine family as well. Dogs are very aware and receptive to our human ways but do we reciprocate their interest by learning their language? In other words, do you speak “dog”?

We will be covering these and other subjects to help create happy, well adjusted dogs and look forward to your input!

Next Blog...”The Dog’s Tail Tells All’ or “Talk To The Dog’s Tail