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Grandma Started Flipping Pancakes. Then She Noticed Her Audience Had Doubled.

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Saturday breakfast is sizzling, and the audience has doubled. Grandma June stands at her gas stove in a denim shirt, silver braid hanging over her shoulder, nudging a golden pancake around a black skillet with a wooden spatula. The sunny kitchen behind her holds a stack of plates, a bowl of bananas and apples, a potted plant on the windowsill and a row of wooden spoons. In the foreground, Pip sits on a woven mat in his brown collar, nose pointed upward and eyes wide with longing. A second little Yorkie friend has crept even closer on the tiles near the burners, ears up and gaze glued to the pan. Neither of them is making a sound. They are simply waiting, very politely.

Pancake mornings with dogs underfoot are fun, but the stove area is no place for pets. Hot pans, open flames and splattering oil can cause burns, and a small dog jumping near a stovetop can knock over a handle. Teaching a solid stay on a mat a safe distance from the cooking area is a great habit, and baby gates can help in busy kitchens. As for sharing, a small piece of a plain pancake is unlikely to harm most healthy dogs, but syrup, butter and toppings like chocolate chips should be avoided. Many owners prefer to keep their dog's treats separate altogether.

Two sets of eager eyes are hard to ignore. June may end up making one extra small, plain pancake, just for her best-behaved breakfast guests.

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