DOG LOVER Holiday Cards
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The artist, designer and owner of PAWSitively PETrageous and the Salon of Art is an animal lover and Dog Mom herself, and having lived with canine and feline companions since her first kitty at the age of three, she knows what dog lovers want when it comes to holiday cards. In addition to her own creations, she hand-selects the best in the world each season for your enjoyment! She hopes you enjoy her own designs made with pawsitively tail waggin' magic for the holiday season. |
 By Doreen Erhardt @ GreetingCardUniverse.com/ExclusiveCreations |
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by PAWSitively PETrageous
PAWSitive Thoughts ...
Keep Your Pets Safe and Happy This Holiday Season
With door bells and excited screams, the holidays can be a frightening time for many pets. It can also be a time when little ones with good intentions of sharing with their
four-legged friend, actually cause them to become seriously ill. Be a good pet owner and have a game plan to keep your pet(s) safe and healthy this Holiday Season.
Keep Your Pets Safe and Happy This Holiday Season
With door bells and excited screams, the holidays can be a frightening time for many pets. It can also be a time when little ones with good intentions of sharing with their
four-legged friend, actually cause them to become seriously ill. Be a good pet owner and have a game plan to keep your pet(s) safe and healthy this Holiday Season.
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PAWSitive Thoughts ...
Holidays can be loud and frightening to some pets, consider them when making plans for entertaining ...
Keep your pets in a room, behind a closed door in a place familiar and safe. Provide them with all the necessities and include favorite toys and treats.
If possible, consider leaving a television or stereo on to help tune out some of the outside noise as well as focus their attention on something other than what is happening beyond the door.
Holidays can be loud and frightening to some pets, consider them when making plans for entertaining ...
Keep your pets in a room, behind a closed door in a place familiar and safe. Provide them with all the necessities and include favorite toys and treats.
If possible, consider leaving a television or stereo on to help tune out some of the outside noise as well as focus their attention on something other than what is happening beyond the door.
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PAWSitive Thoughts ...
Keep that bowl of candy and platters of chocolate cake up high enough to keep the dog out of it, they love chocolate and
can go through a bowl, wrappers and all before you notice them in it.
Symptoms of significant chocolate ingestion may include vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, increased thirst, urination and heart rate
- and even seizures. Candies containing the artificial sweetener Xylitol can be poisonous to dogs.
Even small amounts of Xylitol sweetener can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, which leads to depression, lack of coordination and seizures.
Ingesting tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can pose a choking hazard or cause intestinal blockage.
Keep that bowl of candy and platters of chocolate cake up high enough to keep the dog out of it, they love chocolate and
can go through a bowl, wrappers and all before you notice them in it.
Symptoms of significant chocolate ingestion may include vomiting, diarrhea, hyperactivity, increased thirst, urination and heart rate
- and even seizures. Candies containing the artificial sweetener Xylitol can be poisonous to dogs.
Even small amounts of Xylitol sweetener can cause a sudden drop in blood sugar, which leads to depression, lack of coordination and seizures.
Ingesting tin foil and cellophane candy wrappers can pose a choking hazard or cause intestinal blockage.
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PAWSitive Thoughts ...
Pay close attention to your lit candles. Pets can easily knock them over causing a fire or get burned by being too inquisitive. Also be careful to hide the electrical cords from decorations to avoid being chewed on (I once saw a puppy brought to my veterinarian after chewing an electrical cord. His tongue was so severely burned, that three-quarters of it was gone...the only option was to euthanize the pup because without his tongue he could not drink.) It happens, BE CAREFUL.
Pay close attention to your lit candles. Pets can easily knock them over causing a fire or get burned by being too inquisitive. Also be careful to hide the electrical cords from decorations to avoid being chewed on (I once saw a puppy brought to my veterinarian after chewing an electrical cord. His tongue was so severely burned, that three-quarters of it was gone...the only option was to euthanize the pup because without his tongue he could not drink.) It happens, BE CAREFUL.
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PAWSitive Thoughts ...
We all love to see pets in cute costumes, but most of the pets really don't like it. Unless your pet shows happy tail wagging signs of enjoying the adventure, you could be causing them discomfort and stress. If you must dress your pet for the holidays, DO NOT block their vision or hearing, constrict their movement, or ability to breathe, bark or meow. Make sure the costume does not have small baubles or dangling pieces that they can chew-off and choke on or swallow.
We all love to see pets in cute costumes, but most of the pets really don't like it. Unless your pet shows happy tail wagging signs of enjoying the adventure, you could be causing them discomfort and stress. If you must dress your pet for the holidays, DO NOT block their vision or hearing, constrict their movement, or ability to breathe, bark or meow. Make sure the costume does not have small baubles or dangling pieces that they can chew-off and choke on or swallow.
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PAWSitive Thoughts ...
Love to bake, hate the calories?
Then consider following the holiday tradition I started several years ago...
Bake cookies for your dog (and doggy friends) instead! I used to fill the kitchen with dozens of batches of holiday cookies, breads and fudge, but anymore I hate to do that because then I simply have to taste everything! So, I started baking cookies for my four-legged companion and not only is she getting very healthy treats which she adores, it’s more cost effective then buying expensive 'designer' boxes of dog cookies and I still get the same enjoyment out of holiday baking! Over the years I've developed a couple of dog cookie recipes that both my dog and all of my friend's dogs simply love...
Click here to get my recipe from the blog: Peanut Butter, Pumpkin & Turkey Bacon Dog Cookies
Love to bake, hate the calories?
Then consider following the holiday tradition I started several years ago...
Bake cookies for your dog (and doggy friends) instead! I used to fill the kitchen with dozens of batches of holiday cookies, breads and fudge, but anymore I hate to do that because then I simply have to taste everything! So, I started baking cookies for my four-legged companion and not only is she getting very healthy treats which she adores, it’s more cost effective then buying expensive 'designer' boxes of dog cookies and I still get the same enjoyment out of holiday baking! Over the years I've developed a couple of dog cookie recipes that both my dog and all of my friend's dogs simply love...
Click here to get my recipe from the blog: Peanut Butter, Pumpkin & Turkey Bacon Dog Cookies
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