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"The Day Before Christmas" |
'Tis the day before Christmas, and all through the house
The puppies are squeaking an old rubber mouse.
The wreath which had merrily hung on the door
Is scattered in pieces all over the floor.
The stockings that hung in a neat little row,
Now boast a hole in each one of the toes.
The tree was subjected to bright-eyed whims,
And now, although splendid, it's missing some limbs.
I catch them and hold them, be good I insist.
They lick me, then run off to see what they've missed.
And now as I watch them, the thought comes to me,
That theirs is the spirit that Christmas should be.
Should Children and Puppies yet show us the way,
And teach us the joy that should come with this day?
Could they bring the message that's written above,
And tell us that, most of all, Christmas is love! |
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Gift Wrapping with a Puppy |
1. Gather presents, boxes, paper, etc. in middle of living room
floor.
2. Get tape back from puppy.
3. Remove scissors from older dog's mouth.
4. Open box.
5 Take puppy out of box.
6 . Remove tape from older dog's mouth.
7. Take scissors away from puppy.
8. Put present in box.
9. Remove present from puppy's mouth.
10 Put back in box after removing puppy from box.
11 Take scissors from older dog & sit on them.
12. Remove puppy from box & put on lid.
13. Take tape away from older dog.
14. Unroll paper.
15. Take puppy OFF box.
16. Cut paper being careful not to cut puppy's foot or nose that is
getting the way as she "helps".
17. Let puppy tear paper remaining to be cut.
18 Take puppy off box.
19. Wrap paper around box.
20. Remove puppy from box & take wrapping paper from her mouth.
21. Tell older dog to hold tape so he will stop stealing it.
22. Take scissors away from puppy.
23. Take tape older dog is holding.
24. Quickly tape one spot before taking scissors from older dog &
sitting on them again.
25. Fend off puppy trying to steal tape & tape another spot.
26. Take bow from older dog.
27. Go get roll of wrapping paper puppy ran off with.
28. Take scissors from older dog who took them when you got up.
29. Give pen to older dog to hold so he stops licking your face.
30 . Remove puppy from present & hurriedly slap tape on to hold the
paper on.
31. Take now soggy bow from puppy & tape on since the sticky stuff no
longer sticks.
32. Take pen from older dog, address tag & affix while puppy tries to
eat pen.
33. Grab present before puppy opens it & put away.
34. Clean up mess puppy & older dog made playing tug-of-war with roll
of wrapping paper.
35. Put away rest of wrapping supplies & tell dogs what good helpers
they are.
Nancy Linklater
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The Holiday Page
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Sharing holidays with our loved ones also includes involving our Cockers and other pets.
Here's a few pictures and poems sent in by the list.
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A good idea for the coming holiday season...
WHAT TO DO? |
| What do you do if your puppy (or mischievous older dog) gets into
your
holiday decorations and eats some of the glass ornaments? This
potentially lethal mishap can darken even the brightest holiday
season. |
| BEFORE the holiday go to a pharmacy & buy a box of cotton balls. Be
sure
that you get COTTON balls...not the "cosmetic puffs" that are made
from
man-made fibers. Also, buy a quart of half-and-half coffee cream and
put
it in the freezer. |
| Should your dog eat glass ornaments, defrost the half-and-half and
pour
some in a bowl. Dip cotton balls into the cream and feed them to
your
dog. |
| Dogs under 10 lbs. should eat 2 balls which you have first torn into
smaller pieces. | | Dogs 10-50lbs should eat 3-5 balls and larger dogs
should
eat 5-7. | | You may feed larger dogs an entire cotton ball at once.
Dogs
seem to really like these strange "treats" and eat them readily. |
| As the cotton works its way through the digestive tract it will find
all
the glass pieces and wrap itself around them. Even the teeniest
shards of
glass will be caught and wrapped in the cotton fibers and the cotton
will
protect the intestines from damage by the glass. |
| Your dog's stools will be really weird for a few days and you will
have to
be careful to check for fresh blood or a tarry appearance to the
stool.
If either of the latter symptoms appear you should rush your dog to
the
vet for a checkup but, in most cases, the dogs will be just fine. |
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Sandy Brock
copyright reserved to Sandy Brock. Permission is hereby granted for
any
non-profit reproduction by any person or group. | |
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