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Abuela Was Baking Cookies. Copito Swears He Didn't Touch the Flour.

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The evidence is all over his face. Copito sits at the edge of the counter with a dusting of flour on his nose and whiskers, looking up as if he has no idea how it got there. Abuela Rosa, in a blue cardigan and her rose-print apron, is busy working a wooden spoon through a steel bowl of dough. A tray of round cookies is lined up beside her, ready for the oven, and the counter is a happy mess of spilled flour, an open bag, a measuring bowl, a checkered towel, and a dish rack stacked with plates. Warm window light fills the little kitchen.

Baking days are fun to share, but a few ingredients deserve caution around dogs. Raw cookie dough is not safe for them: raw flour and eggs can carry bacteria, and yeast dough can expand in the stomach. Chocolate is toxic to dogs, and the darker the chocolate, the more concerning. Raisins and macadamia nuts are also on the danger list, and some sugar-free recipes use xylitol, a sweetener that is very dangerous for dogs. A small floury nose is harmless, but keep bowls and trays well back from the edge. If your dog eats something worrying, call your vet or a pet poison hotline right away.

Copito will have to settle for a plain dog biscuit while the cookies cool, but he does not seem to mind. As far as he is concerned, he did half the work, and the flour on his nose proves it.

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