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A fluffy sable Pomeranian leans over a plate of chocolate chip cookies on a wood floor near a Christmas tree. 10 / 23

A Fluffy Pomeranian Found Santa's Cookies Before Santa Did

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A fluffy sable Pomeranian has found the plate of cookies on the floor and is investigating very carefully. His nose hovers over the chocolate chips, his ears are folded down, and his fur forms a soft ruff around the plate. A small Christmas tree with a few wrapped boxes stands behind him, a gray couch with a green blanket sits nearby, and sunlight streams in through the window.

Cookies are one of the most common holiday dangers for dogs, and chocolate is the big one. Chocolate contains theobromine, which dogs cannot process well, and smaller dogs such as Pomeranians can get into trouble with just a little. Raisins, macadamia nuts, and sweeteners such as xylitol are also dangerous. If your dog eats cookies, call your vet or a pet poison hotline right away, with the ingredients if you know them. Keep plates for Santa on a high table, and be careful about low coffee tables. Poms are lively, curious little dogs with big personalities, so they can be quick to find whatever is left within reach.

A fluffy double coat also means they enjoy cooler rooms and need regular brushing.

For this one, a good sniff is as far as the plan goes, at least for the moment. Somewhere above, a small plan about how to reach the plate is surely forming, but for now the sniff is the whole adventure.

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