Can My Dog Eat This?

By Erin Gianella, Perfect Pals Dog Training

Hi! I’m Erin Gianella, Owner and Head Trainer of Perfect Pals Dog Training based in Edgewater, Colorado! I’m here to bring you weekly safety and training tips from a Certified Positive Reinforcement Dog Trainer! With the holidays quickly approaching, this week, we’ll discuss some foods that are safe and unsafe for dogs to eat! 

With so many yummy snacks and holiday treats around this time of year, it’s hard not to share with our dogs! After all, they are part of the family and should enjoy too. But there are many things that could make them sick. So, I put together a list to help you out this holiday season! This list does not include everything but mainly items that are common during this time. As a reminder, even the safe foods should be given to dogs in moderation and in appropriate sizes. 

“Yum! More please! – Safe Foods      

• Carrots
• Green Beans
• Plain Turkey
• Apples
• Berries
• Pumpkin
• Sweet Potato
• Bananas
• Lean ground turkey
• Cooked Eggs
• Boiled Squash

“No Thanks!”-Unsafe foods 

• Grapes/Raisins
• Turkey Skin/Ham
• Leftover Cooked Bones
• Chocolate
• Alcohol
• Onions/Garlic
• Macadamia Nuts
• Gravy
• Marshmallows
• Candy
• Dairy Products

For more information, feel free to check out www.perfectpalsdogtraining.com or reach out to perfectpalsdogtraining@gmail.com. Follow @Perfectpals_dogtraining on Instagram for more tips!

Joel Newton

Joel has been a resident of Edgewater, Colorado with his family since 2012. He is the Executive Director of local education nonprofit Edgewater Collective and Editor of the Edgewater Echo.