This is the puppy training podcast episode 160, ensuring a safe and happy holiday for your puppy.

This podcast is designed to help you on your journey of becoming best friends through love and learning as you train your own dog from home.

And I'm here to help you every step of the way.

This is the puppy training podcast and I'm your host, Amy Jensen.

Hey friends. How are you today? I wanted to jump on really quickly and just do a short little

podcast on helping you and your dog have a safe and happy holiday. Holidays are here.

They come so quickly every year, I feel like, but I love Christmas time. It's so fun.

It brings tons of cheer, gatherings with friends, family, loved ones, all sorts of delightful treats.

You guys, I cannot tell you how much sugar I've eaten in the last few weeks. It's really not good for me, but it is super fun. So while at the time of celebration for us,

it can also pose some potential hazards for our dogs, especially playful puppies who are

curious. So to help you guys have a safe and joyful holiday, let's consider a few of these

guidelines. I'll just run through them quickly today and then you

can get off and go enjoy your holiday, right? Okay, so first, let's be aware of hazardous foods.

Oftentimes when we get together, our holiday table has delicious dishes, but not all are safe for

our dogs. So foods like chocolate, nuts, grapes, onions, and alcohol are not good for them.

They can be toxic. Remind guests to avoid feeding your dog and keep tempting treats out of reach.

So clear off those counters, put things away when you're done decorating the cookies.

Rappers are often, you know, falling on the floor. So make sure wrappers are getting picked up

and thrown

away. Just keeping the kitchen safe for our dogs is great. And then if guests do want to

interact with your puppy, make sure you give them some pet safe food. So the dog's food or some

plain Cheerios or little bits of carrot, something that your dog can have and enjoy.

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