09/02/2026
Labor Day cookouts are the best. Good food, people you love, a dog working the crowd for dropped scraps.
A few of those cookout foods aren't safe for dogs, so it's worth knowing the list before the grill fires up. Keep these away from your dog:
Onions. Corn cobs, which can lodge in the gut. Grapes and raisins. Cooked bones, which splinter. Xylitol, the sweetener in a lot of sugar-free foods. Marinades. Fatty trimmings. And chocolate desserts.
None of this means your dog can't be part of the day. A little plain grilled meat with no seasoning, a few dog-safe veggies, their own chew to work on. That's plenty.
Save this one for the weekend, and tag a friend who's hosting.