Saturday, October 30, 2010

NO Chocolate For Dogs. Bad Lanterns.

 "Pets can join in Halloween festivities too, but make sure to choose tricks over chocolate treats during your celebrations -- chocolate is toxic to pets!
Is your pet getting ready to share in on the fun? Feel free to share your costume creations and Halloween pet festivities below … and remember, don't ever make your pet do anything he doesn't want to do.
If a costume seems to be restrictive to your pet or is causing him anxiety in any way, take it off immediately."

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Dollar Tree recalls Halloween lanterns over fire risk

Dollar Tree Halloween toy recall"Dollar Tree is recalling nearly 700,000 Halloween-themed battery-powered lanterns over concerns they could start fires, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said.
The plastic lanterns were molded to look like either a pumpkin, ghost or skull. The CPSC said the bulbs can overheat and Dollar Tree said it received a complaint about one overheating.

This is Dollar Tree's second recall of Chinese-made battery powered lights for kids in a week. A kids' flashlight was recalled last week. Similar issues arose last Halloween.
The newly-recalled lanterns are about 6.5-inches high. They came in orange (pumpkin), white (ghost) and black (skull). The model number 954439-13096-003-1005 is on a label on the bottom of the lanterns.
They were sold at: Dollar Tree, Dollar Bill$, Occasions, Deal$ and Dollar Tree Deal$ stores nationwide from August to October for about $1.
The lanterns should be taken away from children and the batteries removed. The lanterns should then be returned to the retailer where they were purchased for a refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, call Dollar Tree at (800) 876-8077 weekdays between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern."
http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2010/10/28/dollar-tree-recalls-halloween-lanterns-over-fire-risk/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-n%7Cdl6%7Csec4_lnk2%7C180612
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Today:

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Jay and I blocked the awning out, so that Ray could paint under it, then he painted the other side of the cargo trailer, while Jay and I spent ages screwing down the new floor.  Looks the same as yesterday, so I didn't take a picture.

It was colder last night, and I evenCats-on-porch-2010-Oct turned on a couple of oil filled electric radiators.


But the sun came out, so the cats enjoyed being out on the porch today.

3 comments:

pidge said...

We don't have any of the little lanterns, but thanks for your info. Those puppies in costume look so cute. Stay safe.

Gypsy said...

I have to chuckle when folks have told me that "chocolate will kill a dog in no time flat!" My black lab once got into a bag of Hershey Kisses that I had wrapped as a stocking stuffer one Christmas. All that was left was the cellophane bag the Kisses were in, and the Christmas wrapping paper. He never had a bad moment from it. When we were backpacking he shared all my snacks with me, and since 1/4 of a Milky Way was all I could stomach, he got the rest of them. I wouldn't do that with just any dog, but backpacking requires thousands of calories a day and more fats than you can get in your diet, for humans and dogs. I think labs can eat just about anything.

LakeConroePenny,TX said...

Thank you for your comments, Pidge and Gypsy.

A couple of years ago, my daughter fantically called me as her little Pomeranian got into some chocolate.
He didn't have any repercussions, thank goodness.

Happy Tails, and Trails, Penny, TX