As I was placing the little statues of shepherds and sheep, kings and camels around our Christmas manger, my mind wandered to the saying "the straw that broke the camel's back" and it suddenly occurred to me that the holidays can really heap a lot of "straw" on our dogs. "Straw" being triggers, things that increase your dog’s stress level, which cause a reaction. If the stress level is fairly low, the reaction may not be dramatic or even noticeable to many people. But if