✔ Turkey (plain)
White meat only No skin No bones No seasoning, garlic, onions, butter, or gravy
✔ Potatoes
Plain mashed or baked No butter, salt, garlic, cheese, or cream
✔ Sweet Potatoes
Plain, cooked sweet potato No sugar, marshmallows, butter, or spices
✔ Green Beans
Fresh or cooked plain No casserole, cream of mushroom, or fried toppings
✔ Pumpkin
Plain cooked pumpkin or 100% canned pumpkin NOT pumpkin pie mix
✔ Carrots
Raw or cooked
✔ Apples
Slices only No seeds or core
✔ Bread
Plain white or wheat bread No butter, raisins, nuts, or dough
✔ Cranberries
Fresh or plain cooked NOT cranberry sauce (too much sugar)
❌ FOODS YOU SHOULD NOT GIVE YOUR DOG
🚫 Turkey skin, dark meat, bones
High fat → pancreatitis risk Bones → splintering risk
🚫 Stuffing
Contains onions, garlic, butter, herbs, all harmful to dogs
🚫 Gravy
Too salty + usually contains onion/garlic
🚫 Ham or Pork
Too fatty, can trigger stomach issues
🚫 Onions, garlic, leeks, scallions
Toxic — can cause anemia
🚫 Chocolate
Extremely dangerous
🚫 Grapes or Raisins
Can cause sudden kidney failure
🚫 Desserts
Pumpkin pie Apple pie Cookies Anything with sugar, xylitol, chocolate
🚫 Alcohol
Even tiny amounts are toxic
🚫 Macaroni & cheese
Dairy + fat = stomach upset
🦴 BEST QUICK “THANKSGIVING PLATE” FOR A DOG
If you want to make your dog a safe mini-plate:
Small pieces of plain turkey breast Spoon of plain mashed potato or sweet potato A few green beans A bit of plain pumpkin
That’s it — simple and safe
