Imagine your dog getting a bad stomach.
Christmas day.
It’s so bad you have to contact the vet. For your poor dog, it’s really bad.
What does it cost?
I do not know – but it is definitely expensive.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO AVOID THAT BILL?
So take good care of your dog!
We humans are often inclined to give our dogs good things from the Christmas table. Our good hearts simply run off with us. We think that what we humans enjoy, so do our dogs. A small piece of duck with skin. Or maybe a leg from the pork roast.
Men men men…
Our dogs can not always tolerate all the good fatty food. Their stomachs are not used to it at all.
Maybe your dog can ‘settle’ with a bad stomach. But in some cases, our dogs get seriously ill – just because we wanted them to. Ask your vet, he or she can probably tell many stories about how wrong it can go.
I would instead recommend you completely omit the human food for your dog.
Instead, go to the local pet store and buy some goodies. There are infinitely many (for our dogs) treats that are much better for them. It can be delicious natural dried snacks or maybe a little wet food for dinner. Your dog will be at least as happy with the things as for a piece of roast pork.
And feel free to spend some of the Christmas holidays on some long good walks – it’s healthy for both you and your dog!
WHAT DO I DO MYSELF?
My own dogs never get human food. There is primarily one reason for this.
My one dog started sorting his food. Then the dry food lay scattered on the floor and the human food was eaten. With that as a starting point, it was over with human food.
Now it’s many years ago, but I’ve stuck to the principle because I can not find any good arguments to give them our leftovers from the table. There is too much risk of them getting a bad stomach because the food is too strong, too fatty or something completely third. Instead, they occasionally get water from a boiled hamburger back, some wet food in their dry diet, or they get some dog sausage in their food. They love it, of course, and I feel like I’m not giving them a stomach ache.
I also stick to that principle at Christmas time. No duck or roast pork for the dogs. No, this year they get a good sausage, and then I provide a well-dried meat bone for them too. They both love it, they are happy, it is good for the teeth and it is good for the mental state.
And then of course I treat them to some really good walks when there is plenty of time for it!
