A Staffordshire bull terrier was put on a drip and given emergency medication after scoffing a Christmas pudding and his owner's chocolates.
Although Marley's face indicates he would do the whole thing all over again, the story acts as a stark warning to pet owners to keep an eye on their festive food.
Vets say there is typically a huge rise in dog poisoning cases, with ingredients like raisins, sultanas, currants and alcohol being potentially lethal to dogs, even in small quantities.
Marley, a five-year-old from Stoke, was taken to the vets for emergency treatment by his owner Polly Bloor, who said: "We had just been shopping and left the bag on the side while we went to pick my granddaughter up from school.
"I wasn't gone that long but when I got back Marley was just sat there with the remains of the Christmas pudding and an empty box of chocolates.
"I panicked, this is our first Christmas with Marley and I thought we were going to lose him."
Meanwhile, a two-year-old Labrador from Staffordshire survived a similar scare after tucking into a mulled wine-soaked Christmas pudding, requiring charcoal to absorb the toxic substances in his stomach.
Laura Playforth, professional standards director at Vets Now, warned: "We see a big rise in poisoning cases involving raisins and alcohol at this time of year, largely due to dogs eating things like mince pies, Christmas puddings and fruitcake.
"The good news is the prognosis for grape and raisin toxicity is generally good if treated early and there's been no kidney damage.
"Normally symptoms start showing between six and 24 hours after the dog has eaten grapes or raisins.
"But these may not take effect for several days and in the most serious cases, the fruits can also cause sudden kidney failure."
Andrew Hunt, senior vet at Stoke PDSA Pet Hospital, added: "Traditional Christmas foods like mince pies, chocolate, onions, raisins, grapes, some nuts, sage-and-onion stuffing and Christmas cake or pudding can all be harmful and should be kept safely out of paws' reach."
