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11-20-2008, 10:41 AM | #1 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | Do your babies have special holiday traditions? I thought it would be neat if everyone shared their packs Holiday traditions with the group. For Thanksgiving (one of the rare occassions our table gets used ), I put one bite of everything we are eating in Cool Whip bowls (saved back just for this), along with a nice slice of turkey cut in Yorkie Sized pieces, and the pups get their special meal too. This year, Darcy will be eating with us, and I am so thankful for that. After we eat (which is usually around 4) we all pile in bed for a cozy NAP! For Christmas--we do the meal thing, too. I get them all one big gift, and let them "unstuff" their stockings...and we let them open their gifts before we do ours! Everyone, please share what you do to make the Holidays special for your pups! |
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11-20-2008, 11:02 AM | #2 |
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| Awww, that is a really sweet tradition...and I might just steal it Since this is Ralphie's and his new sister's (who hasn't come home yet) 1st Christmas I am not sure what traditions we will be starting yet. I know that I can't wait though!!
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11-20-2008, 11:20 AM | #3 |
I ♥ Joey & Ralphie! Donating Member | While it sounds like a lovely tradition, there is so much information about not giving our dogs, anything from the thanksgiving meal. Turkey has an ingredient that can make your dog sick, and other foods such as gravy and stuffing can cause acute pancreatitis, and this is extremely painful. One attack can set up a whole host of problems. I would be careful about any special foods I gave my dog; there may be a better way to show your love. We take Joey for a walk on Christmas Eve after it gets dark. It's still warm enough here to do that, and dressed in his little Santa suit, he gets lots of attention, and we enjoy looking at all the Christmas lights.
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11-20-2008, 12:42 PM | #4 | |
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I'm not sure what kind of traditions I'm going to start up with Rory...now I'll have to think about it! She has not shown the same kind of talent with opening gifts all by herself, but she can do a pretty good job "helping", which is what she does every time I bring home a shopping bag or receive a package in the mail. Of course to be fair, I rarely return without a gift for her!
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11-20-2008, 12:45 PM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member | Soon as the tree get put up Brownie checks his stocking every morning to see if santa came. |
11-20-2008, 12:45 PM | #6 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | I should have said that they only get the white meat from the turkey...and no skin, no fatty gravy. Also, it is only one small bite of everything we eat, and only on the holidays. |
11-20-2008, 12:50 PM | #8 | |
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11-20-2008, 01:31 PM | #9 | ||
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I thought someone posted an article last year about this, tryptophan the ingredient in turkey that is said to make us sleepy, was said to be bad for dogs. Even turkey broth, they said. I'm having a hard time finding anything to back this up though, so I guess that was nonsense. Quote:
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11-20-2008, 01:37 PM | #10 |
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| I think people comment just to fight with people. My goodness, do any of you have real kids? They get what they are not supposed to get here and there. It seems everything said here is so negative. Don't do this don't do that. I see no harm in giving a small taste of your meal as long as it isn't too spicy to our babies. My goodness lighten up with the holier than thou attitude. |
11-20-2008, 01:44 PM | #11 |
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| Mine are always dressed cute for the Holidays.They get a little turkey and side dishes on Thanksgiving. We have family over on that day so they get a lot of attention. On Christmas I make ham and I dont wantt them to have that so I boil them a chicken breast and they get a little bit of our sides. They both have stockings they go through and a couple gifts. The cats get tuna on thanksgiving and Christmas
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11-20-2008, 01:45 PM | #12 |
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| Sheesh!!! Maybe you should lighten up!! You have obviously never had a baby in the hospital for one reason or another, that could have been prevented!!!! You should read the sick/emergency section- yorkies can get pancreatitis at the drop of a hat, which can cause death. To the OP- I LOVE holiday traditions!! Every Christmas Eve we get to open a present (it's always jammies). So me, hubby, and my kids get their jammies to wear for Christmas Eve!! It was my favorite tradition as a child, so I made sure to continue with it when I grew up and got married!! Ohhh, I also love the Christmas Eve walk idea, we usually go for a drive cuz it's soooooo cold here, but looking at lights is so magical.
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11-20-2008, 01:55 PM | #13 | |
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11-20-2008, 02:00 PM | #14 |
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| I have been giving "real" food on thanksgiving to my babies all my life. They have never ever had a problem. Maybe I was just lucky all thosae times. I still don't see the big deal. They sell turkey dog food. What's in that? You know you could get cancer by eating hamburgers? |
11-20-2008, 02:01 PM | #15 |
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| Our first year! This is our first holiday season with our baby. We will definitely be including her in our Christmas photo and we have already purchased a stocking for her. She has a new holiday coat that she will wear when we go visiting. My husband and I have a tradition of getting and giving "twelve days of Christmas" gifts. 11 small gifts hidden around the house and 1 big one to open on Christmas day. Gracie will be a part of this but finding 12 little gifts for her is going to be tricky without it getting too expensive... we will have to be creative! |
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