{"id":18998,"date":"2023-12-25T12:00:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/?p=18998"},"modified":"2023-12-13T12:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T10:17:14","slug":"spoils-for-your-pet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/blog\/2023\/12\/25\/spoils-for-your-pet\/","title":{"rendered":"Spoils for your pet"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong>If you are looking at ways to spoil your pets this holiday season, Marycke Ackhurst from<a href=\"http:\/\/www.petslimmer.co.za\/\"> Hill\u2019s Pet Nutrition<\/a> shares some ideas that will keep those tails wagging and gentle purrs coming.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As much as it\u2019s difficult to resist those adoring eyes looking at you for a tasty treat, there are ways to spoil them without putting them at risk of pet obesity leading to many health problems. Marycke shares some healthy ways to make you make your pet feel the festive love.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Treat them to a pampering grooming session<\/li>\n<li>Get them looking holiday ready with a pet bandana<\/li>\n<li>Bake them some special healthy Hill\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=U1sjBDaKKEI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">holiday treats<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Make sure they have a present to unwrap under the tree<\/li>\n<li>Curl up on the couch together and watch a Christmas movie, such as the latest Netflix release of the <em>Bad Guys A Very Bad Holiday<\/em> that sees Mr Wolf and his crew of animal outlaws having to restore the city\u2019s Christmas spirit. Or the Christmas classic <em>How the Grinch Stole Christmas<\/em> as the Grinch is on a quest to steal Christmas and Max is his reluctant companion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-18999\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/12\/Festive-season-spoils_dog-400x267.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/12\/Festive-season-spoils_dog-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/12\/Festive-season-spoils_dog-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/12\/Festive-season-spoils_dog-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/12\/Festive-season-spoils_dog-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/pretoria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2023\/12\/Festive-season-spoils_dog.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the past 20 years <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petslimmer.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hill\u2019s Pet Nutrition<\/a> has been highlighting the serious threat of pet obesity and how the right food can help. To find out more about pet obesity, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petslimmer.co.za\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">petslimmer.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are looking at ways to spoil your pets this holiday season, Marycke Ackhurst from Hill\u2019s Pet Nutrition shares some ideas that will keep those tails wagging and gentle purrs coming. 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