🐶 A Stress-Free Christmas for Your Dog: Tips to Keep Tails Wagging All Season!
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🐾 A Stress-Free Christmas for Your Dog: A Guide for Pet Parents
Christmas is one of the most magical times of the year, twinkly lights, cosy nights, mountain-sized snacks and quality time with the people (and pets!) we love 💛
But while we’re wrapped up in the excitement, it’s easy to forget that Christmas can be a little overwhelming for our dogs.
New smells, guests, loud noises, changes to routine, wrapping paper everywhere, and tempting food on every surface… it’s a lot for a pup to take in!
So here are some simple ways to help your dog feel safe, calm and happy over the festive season — because their Christmas matters too 🎄🐶
🎁 1. Keep a “safe zone”
Create a quiet cosy space away from the chaos, a crate with blankets, a snuggly bed in another room, or their favourite corner.
Let them hide away if they want to. Christmas can be busy for humans but peaceful places matter for dogs.
🍗 2. Watch the tempting human food
There will be lots of treats around, but sadly many Christmas foods are unsafe for dogs, including:
- Chocolate
- Grapes / raisins / mince pies
- Stuffing / onions / garlic
- Alcohol
- Macadamia nuts
- Cooked bones
Keep a dog-friendly treat handy instead, it makes saying “no” much easier and still keeps them included in the fun 🦴
🎶 3. Routines = comfort
Walks, mealtimes and toilet breaks may look a little different during busy days, but keeping roughly the same routine really helps reassure anxious pups.
🧸 4. Give them something to do
Long-lasting chews are perfect over Christmas:
🦴 Distract and calm anxious dogs
🧠 Provide mental stimulation
😋 Prevent begging while people are eating
A yak bar, antler or meaty chew can give you 45 minutes of peace and a relaxed pup — it’s magic.
👶 5. Guests + dogs = boundaries
Some dogs love visitors, some don’t. Let them choose.
If you’ve got kids around, make sure the dog has space and isn’t pestered while resting or eating.
✨ 6. Don’t forget the fun part!
Christmas isn’t just stressful, it can also be the BEST day ever for your dog:
- Bonus walks
- New toys
- Extra cuddles
- Family time
- … and yes, treats 🎅🐶
A special chew or a festive box they can open adds to the excitement in a dog-safe way.
💛 Christmas with dogs is the best when it’s stress-free
A calm dog = a calm household.
A tired dog = an even calmer one 😉
So this Christmas, give your pup what they really want: safety, routine, comfort and a little festive spoiling.
If you need help choosing safe treats or calming chews for your dog, we’ve got lots of natural options — all 100% rawhide-free and suitable for sensitive tummies 👇
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