THE REASON FOR THE SEASON

The rotten egg? Yeah no, not Robin. Also me."  

TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS

And all throo the house,
Not a creetchur was stirrin', you could'a heard a mouse.
Me & my hoomans were safe, all tucked in our bed,
When I sniffed sumthing sweet that filled up my head.
So I went to the kitchen for a quick sniff around,
And sittin' right there you wouldn't belief wut I found.
Up there on the counter, at perfect pup height -
Milk & cookies left out for the night!
So I knocked over the milk & licked it all gone,
Ate some cookies, then layed down & yawned.
When outside the house, there arose such a racket,
I jumped up real quick, ready to attack it!
I stood still like a statue, so the threat couldn't see me,
Perked up my ears & hid by the tree.
When wut, to my puppy dog eyes did appear,
But a big red guy with a furry white beard!
And on the top of his head, he wore the funnest red hat,
It had white ball on the end, that I just had to have!
So I crouched down low & got ready to jump,
I flew through the air like a fist mid-pump.
Red guy, surprised yelled, "Ho no!" & fell back on the tree.
"Ho-no urself!" I thought. "My hoomans will blame me!"
So I ran up the stairs & got back into bed,
Visions of that fallen tree dancing in my head.
In the morning, ears back, I approached Mom & Dad,
You shoulda seen wutta mess they had.
But when they saw me, they just smiled & sighed.
So I ran to Mom for pats & laid down by Dad's side.
And the last part still makes water come out of my eyes.
But my humans had one last surprise -
That big red guy with the fuzzy white beard
Had left me a toy for bein a very good boi Wonder Dog all year!

While we added our own spin, we don't deserve full credit for this one.
The original, told from a cat's POV, can be found here.

TIS THE SEASON

The holidays have HO HO HO-fficially arrived & along with them

WONDER DOG UNIVERSITY'S HOWLIDAY SURVIVAL GUIDE EPIC EDITION

We may say this every year, but this is our greatest Survival Guide E-VER. Like, ever. Part survival guide (so you & your Mother-In-Law make it out of this holiday season unharmed), part gift-wrapped training guides and tips and introducing our best gift guide yet! But mostly, this survival guide is for the pups - so we can make sure we're making this holiday season just as merry for them as we are for ourselves. The holidays can get a bit stressful so use our guide to help you & your ride-or-die...err survive & thrive together.

 THE FIRST RULE OF HOLIDAY SEASON?

SURVIVAL. So we need to address a health concern flooding the US. By now, you've probably heard about the increase in cases of canine infectious respiratory disease complex (CIRDC) in the US. While not much is known at the moment, according to Charleston Harbour Veterinary, the best way to protect your dog against CIRDC is to keep their vaccines current and be on the lookout for these symptoms: Lingering cough, weakness, loss of appetite, difficulty breathing, worsening of illness, a cough so severe that your dog vomits or has trouble breathing and being proactive in getting your pup to the vet. For more info see our post here.

Take care of yourselves and each other and we'll see you in the new year! -- The WDU Team

GET YOUR PAWS ON THIS

WONDER 101

QUICK TIPS

A howliday reminder:

Separation anxiety is one of the most challenging behavioral issues to address and with the holidays quickly approaching you're bound to be spending more time than usual outside the home. Check out our series on Separation Anxiety in Dogs from identifying it to management.

GIFTSPIRATION 🎁

Holiday-shopped-out? Need some gift-giving inspiration? Look no further - we've got you covered. These gifts get the paw of approval & are great for both doggos & their humans.

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THE HARNESS OF OUR HEARTS
RUFFWEAR

THAT WAS EASY
HUNGER FOR WORDS

Teach your dog to speak with his paws. If it sounds hard, it's actually not - if Carl can do it, anyone can. In the meantime, check out some  of the many dog-fluencers fluent in speaking button on social, like @oksi_the_pug.

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FOR THE FUTURE GOOD BOI
WDU

NOT IMPRESSED? Well, aren't you a picky little gift-giver...Ok, here are 51 Gifts for Dogs & the People Who Love Them. If you can't find something in here, just go for the gift card (see above).

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