While your dog may not have a chair at the Christmas dinner table, they can still enjoy a lovely festive meal with their human family. There are, of course, a few foods traditionally eaten at Christmas which are harmful to dogs (see list). However, these tend to be the snack type foods and desserts. To help our dogs to cope with all those delicious smells on Christmas day, it may be a good plan to avoid the snacks and focus on your dog having his/her very own Christmas dinner in place of one of their usual meals.
Overall, the Christmas dinner is a perfectly nutritious selection of foods your dog can enjoy. Firstly, consider how much food you would usually put in your dog’s feeding bowl. To create the same amount, add one third turkey, one third potato and one third vegetables. Just be careful with the amount of vegetables if your dog doesn’t usually have them and add a small amount to avoid stomach upsets.