DON’T feed your pets mince pies, chocolate or bread sauce over the festive season.

That’s the warning to dog owners from Pets At Home in Poole this Christmas.

Many foods can be harmful to canines and upset their stomach.

Owners wanting to treat their pet to a special Christmas dinner should choose cooked, boneless and skinless turkey and a small portion of vegetables only.

The retailer has released a graphic listing all the human foods which are naughty or nice for pets this festive season.

Foods on the nice list include carrots, sprouts, pure cranberry sauce with nothing else added, potatoes and parsnips without honey and should only be fed to pets in moderation.

Foods on the naughty list include onions, pigs in blankets, nuts and Christmas pudding.

Onions can be poisonous to dogs, some nuts are toxic and are best avoided all together while Christmas pudding contains raisins, currants and sultanas that can be fatal to dogs.

Chocolate is also off the menu as it contains Theobromine, which can be deadly to canines.

Colin Nicholson, store manager at Pets at Home Poole, said: “A pet’s diet is essential when it comes to their health and wellbeing, but with all the delicious smells and tastes of Christmas it can be tempting to treat your furry friend to some delicious festive treats.

“Some human foods are okay to feed to your dog, but should be strictly limited to foods from the ‘nice list’ and served in very small quantities only.

“We’d recommend treating your pets to some exciting new Christmas toys or treats instead. We even offer pet-friendly versions of festive favourites, such as mince pies and candy canes, so your dog can safely enjoy the Christmas fun too.”

Nice foods (only in small amounts)

•?Turkey - boneless, skinless white meat

•?Cranberry sauce - only pure cranberry sauce with nothing else added

•?Potatoes – plain, cooked mashed or boiled potatoes with nothing else added

•?Carrots – raw or cooked, but only a small amount

•?Peas - most green or mixed veg is fine for dogs

• Sprouts - most green or mixed veg is fine for dogs

•?Parsnips – without honey or added herbs and spices

Naughty foods

•?Mince pies - raisins, currants and sultanas can be fatal to dogs

•?Gravy – too fatty and salty

•?Stuffing – best avoided due to inclusion of onions, herbs spices

•?Turkey skin and bones – skin is too fatty for dogs and bones can easily splinter, making them a dangerous puncture or choking hazard

•?Pigs in blankets - too fatty and salty

•?Christmas pudding – raisins, currants and sultanas can be fatal to dogs

•?Chocolate - contains Theobromine, which can be deadly to canines

•?Nuts – some nuts are toxic, so best avoided all together

•?Onions – poisonous to dogs

•?Bread sauce - dogs find digesting lactose difficult

•?Christmas cake - raisins, currants and sultanas can be fatal to dogs

•?Candy canes – sugar and sweeteners are best avoided