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A curly apricot Goldendoodle sits beside a tipped-over red holiday tin with cookies spilling onto a wooden floor. 19 / 38

A Goldendoodle Is Sitting Next to the Fallen Cookie Tin

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A festive red tin lies on its side, and a trail of chocolate chip cookies has rolled out across the wooden floor. Next to them sits a curly apricot Goldendoodle with a gentle, uneasy expression, his tongue just visible, his ears hanging in soft waves, and a few crumbs near his paws.

The room behind him is full of everyday life, with a gray sofa with a green throw, a plant in a basket, a rope toy, some papers on a table, and a stack of clothes. It looks like the cookies were meant for later and the dog did not want to wait.

Goldendoodles are a mix of Golden Retriever and Poodle, and they are usually friendly, social, and energetic. They like to be with people and can be very clever about getting food. Holiday cookies can be dangerous for dogs, and chocolate, raisins, and certain sweeteners such as xylitol are all toxic. If your dog eats a cookie and you are not sure what was in it, call your vet or a pet poison hotline right away. Keep treat tins on a high shelf, and put away holiday sweets after serving. Offer your dog a safe treat made for dogs so that he can join the celebration in his own way.

He has the gentle, guilty smile of a dog who knows exactly what he did. There is still plenty of holiday spirit, just fewer cookies.

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