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A Dusting of Flour, a Tray of Cookies, and Bluebell's Very Serious Face

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Flour dusts the countertop, a tray of round dough balls sits ready for the oven, and Grandma Nell is stirring the next batch in a big steel bowl. Next to her, Bluebell sits bolt upright with her nose very slightly white, blue eyes following the spoon from bowl to tray. A wooden rolling pin rests nearby, and morning light comes in through the kitchen window. Nell's face is calm and focused, completely used to this kind of supervision. A few chocolate chips glint in the dough, and a streak of flour on Nell's sleeve shows she has been at it for a good while.

Kitchens are great places to spend time with a pet, but baking comes with a few rules. Chocolate, including the chips in cookie dough, is toxic to cats and dogs, and raw dough with yeast can be dangerous too. Other common baking ingredients, like raisins, macadamia nuts and xylitol sweetener, are also unsafe for pets. Keep bowls and trays out of reach, wipe flour and crumbs from the counter, and give your cat her own treat instead. If you think your pet ate something she should not have, call your vet or a pet poison hotline right away.

A little flour on the nose is a small price for being so close to the action. Bluebell does not bake, but she certainly inspects. Nell will find a clean cookie for the baker and none at all for the inspector.

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