Thanksgiving with a Golden Retriever puppy

Tis the season. This is a great time of year to welcome into your home a new fur baby from Michigan’s English Cream Golden Retriever Breeder, Elite White Goldens. With the family gatherings and holiday time off from work or school, it’s the perfect time to welcome that perfect little golden retriever puppy into your home. They fill your lives with joy and laughter.

Making sure you’re ready to successfully get through this magical time of year with no issues that could cause an emergency vet visit is key. Let’s be mindful of safe foods, toys and Christmas decorations.

Let’s start with safe foods. There are a number of unsafe foods you may be surprised to learn about. Here is a list you can look over of some of the foods that you shouldn’t share with dogs due to the potential for unsafe ingredients:

• Turkey bones, skin, and gravy
• Stuffing
• Casseroles
• Mashed potatoes
• Creamed peas
• Chocolate, cookies, pies, and sweets (as well as anything “sugar-free” or containing xylitol, which can be fatal for dogs)
• Alcoholic beverages
• Raisins and grapes
• Onions, scallions, and garlic
• Ham
• Yeast dough
• Fatty foods
• Foods containing spices
• Which Thanksgiving Foods Can I Give My Dog? Which Should I Avoid?    
•    Appropriate toys. Some people just love buying Christmas toys starting in November for those little English Cream Golden Retriever puppies. Some of them like rawhides, toys with squeakers inside or even ropes are not a safe toy.

• Why Is Rawhide Bad for Dogs? – Vet Help Direct
•   You may be surprised to hear Rawhides are the remnants of the inner layer of cow or horse hides. They are bleached to be more appealing to sell. What you may not know is your dog can bite off a piece large enough to cause them to choke to death, if it were to get stuck in their throats. These toys are choke hazards. This leads me to the encouragement of watching videos on CPR and the Heimlich Maneuver to be prepared in the event of choking or an unforeseen emergency.

Lift those Christmas ornaments and avoid the tinsel on the tree. The hooks on the ornaments, glass bulbs on light strings and ornaments are dangerous and tinsel can get caught in their intestines and cause blockages.

Be careful of that little nugget getting out the door as family and friends come and go. By registering their microchip that a good breeder like Elite White Goldens in Michigan puts in them. White & English Cream Golden Retriever Breeder | Elite White Goldens You’re increasing the likelihood of reuniting if your puppy should get out and lost.  Lost Pet Recovery Service | Pet Microchips | AKC

Reunite.   

Don’t forget about the GPS tracking devices for dogs. They easily attach to a collar and their apps download easily to your cell phone. Wireless GPS Dog Fence – New Halo Collar 4 | Halo Collar Technology has come a long way. So let’s take advantage of it and protect our fur babies.

Elite White Goldens wants to wish you and your families a Happy and Safe Thanksgiving.