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This article is from the rec.pets.dogs: Assorted Topics, posted to rec.pets.dogs newsgroup. Maintained by Cindy Tittle Moore with numerous contributions by others.
A little thought and preparation can make holiday decoration possible with as little danger to your dogs and your decorations. Tips:
* No tinsel. Dogs (and cats) that eat tinsel can easily cut up their intestines with this stuff. Paper-based tinsel is not as bad, but the plastic or metallic based tinsels should not be used.
* Protect the Christmas tree: if your dog likes to knock it over, it's relatively easy to put an eye-bolt through a stud in the ceiling and tie the tree to it. If your dog tends to play with the ornaments or knock them off, put the sturdy ones on bottom and the fragile ones up out of reach. If your dog will eat the ornaments or tree, then you can put an x-pen around the tree. You can decorate the x-pen itself with large red ribbons for a festive flair. It's also possible to set the tree up (in an isolated room or up on a table, etc.) so that the dog can't physically reach it.
* Be aware that many plants used in Christmas decoration are harmful or toxic to dogs. Most of them will cause dogs to vomit if they are ingested, so put them out of reach. Contrary to popular knowledge, poinsettias are _not_ poisonous. They are simply very bitter and will be immediately vomitted back up.
* Do not put tree preservative in to the water at the base of your tree.
* If your pet likes to chew on powercords, coat the wires with Tabasco sauce or bitter apple extract (available from pet stores).
* Do not leave pets and lit candles unattended in the same room.
* Before placing a present under the tree, ask if it contains food. Dogs especially will make short work of such presents. Pets are at a high risk of chocolate poisoning during the holiday season because there is usually much more laying around than normally.
* Keep your pets confined to a particular room or crate them during parties. They may get stressed or upset with many strangers around and accidents may happen in all the excitement, when no one is keeping an eye on them.
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