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The holidays bring back memories and create new ones. They bring us our loved ones and cherished events. For our pets, however, the holidays can bring numerous dangers. We love our pets as we love our children, and it is our job t be sure that they stay safe and happy for the holidays.
The tinsel from a Christmas tree can cause choking or digestive issues for your pets. The Christmas tree also hold glass ornaments that can fall and shatter into shards cutting our pets or causing serious injury if the animal ingests those shards. Then, of course, the lights on that same Christmas tree can be chewed on causing the animal to be ill or even get shocked. Water under the tree might look safe, but it can contain harmful bacteria or chemicals. For your pet’s safety, be sure to immediately designate the Christmas tree as off limits. You might need to keep them out of the room or somehow barricade the tree itself.
Some people have invested in special mats that cause slight discomfort or a small electronic device that causes an irritating sound for animals that come too near. Traditional obedience training can also come in quite handy when trying to keep your pet out of trouble and safe. Seemingly innocuous hazards lurk all around during the holidays. Wrapped presents—particularly those that contain food—seem to be irresistible to pets, and we must keep our animals away from these as well. Candy and holiday foods are left out more often, and cats and dogs should not be allowed to reach these. They could cause upset stomachs, digestive issues, or other more serious occurrences. Remember when your pet does step out of line and get into an area where it should not be or break something, it is just being an animal. Training must be reinforced, but you must gauge your anger properly. Pets are going to get into things and surprise us just as children do.
The best we can do is take the best precautions possible. If you are having trouble training your pet, consult a dog trainer or visit your local veterinarian. It could be they have some easy suggestions for you to try without having to submit your pet to some rigorous obedience training. Training cats needs to be done when they are young. If you can’t get them used to staying away from an area at an early ago, going with one of the mats or other devices that causes discomfort may be your only option. Keeping the area closed off is, of course, another choice, but if the cat slips in and goes unnoticed, you might have a worse situation on your hand. It is hard to start training an animal when they are older, but no matter what age they should still be able to learn.
It will take patience and dedication from you, but if you use the right and basic techniques, it is possible to train your pet for the holidays.
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