Keep the chocolate away from your dog. If your dog ingests chocolate, you will need to induce vomiting as chocolate is toxic to dogs. Chocolate has theobromine which dogs can not synthesize. Give your dog 1 teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide for each ten pounds of their body weight. For example, if your dog is 50 pounds, give him 5 teaspoons.
Practice dress up for your dog. Before the big day, get your dog use to walking around with the costume on so that they can become more comfortable and not start chewing on parts which can become a problem should they swallow anything. Instead of putting the entire the costume on the first time, get them use to putting one part on at a time.
Those Monsters Can Be Scarey. Remember that dogs don’t understand that this is all play and make believe. Some costumes may scare your dog so it is important that you keep your dog on a leash when taking him outside, even in a fenced in area.
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No Place Like Home. If you still have your dog’s crate, I hope that you do, let your dog stay in his crate while you receive the trick or treaters. he will be safer and happier and you do not need to worry about him running to the door for every bell ring.
Chillaxin is the way. If you have not already done so, teach your dog to go to his bed and stay there for 30 minutes each night. In addition, you want him to learn that each time the bell rings it is his signal to go to his bed.
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Day Care is ALWAYS good! If you are having a party, it might be easiest and less stressful for you to bring Rover to his favorite play group at day care. Let him have a vacation and spend the night with his other doggie friends. He can party it up while you eat up the candy with your friends. He will happier and so will you.
ID COLLAR is a necessary accessory! No matter the holiday, your dog should always wear his ID collar. The best kind of collar is a reflective buckle, not snap, type collar. The ID collar should read: REWARD, MEDS NEEDED and your phone number. Also be certain that you use either the type of ID that is a brass plate that is fasten directly on to the collar or if you use a hanging tag, use the key tag ring as opposed to the rings that come with ID tags. They last much longer.
Babette Haggerty is recognized internationally as a celebrity dog trainer and author of six dog books including her latest, The Best Dog Tricks on the Planet! The Upper Saddle River native spent 18 years in Palm Beach earning the reputation as Palm Beach’s Favorite Dog Trainer. Returning to her roots last year, she lives in Oakland and can be reached at (201) 800-3105 or at www.HaggertyDog.com
