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How do you share the holidays with your pet?

poshmini — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 23:14:20 GMT

Even though holidays are geared towards family and friends, I consider our pet Wirehaired Doxie "Tizzy" a big part of our family, as I suppose most others do as well. I buy him treats, and toys and wrap them up and put it in a special stocking (with his name on it) I made. So he can open it at Christmas. He knows he's got something to look forward to when he keeps sniffing around his stocking. It's such a delight to see him open his gifts and how happy he is, with his tail wagging full bore. He loves tearing open his presents, wrapping paper flying all over, it's so much fun to watch. What do you do to you make your furry friends holiday full of cheer?

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bosmamaa — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:45:38 GMT

We do the exact same thing as you! I lost my lab this last labor day weekend but for all of his 12 Christmases he would be SO happy to open his 3-5 presents!! I will miss him so much this year!!! But we have a new little puppy and also a grand dog now. I'm wondering though, about a tree with a VERY naughty little pup!! Oh well-- the pup stage goes fast and we'll be able to have that wonderful part of the holiday again!

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RainyDayGal — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 00:56:33 GMT

We have four dogs. We have a big red stocking with bones all over it that we fill full of things for them. And of course they get plenty of other things that don't fit in the stocking. We don't wrap them though.

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GCR18 — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 01:16:00 GMT

My kitty, Rick, is 17 and has always celebrated Christmas. I used to wrap his presents, but don't anymore. I usually get him some kind of toy mouse to add to his collection. He also gets to eat what the people eat.

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doxie1 — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 02:36:55 GMT

I LOVE wirehaired dachshunds. My two delinquent dachshunds get presents too. They have taken to opening everyone's gifts to see what they want. They can not be left unattended with presents. Once Liebchen opened someone's sweater and decided it was hers. The cat better leave their stocking alone also.

doxie

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poshmini — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:08:31 GMT

I am so happy to see all your posts, and how you enjoy your holidays. Wishing you all a wonderful holiday season with your furry little ones! Blessings to you! And bosmamaa so sad to hear of your loss, we too lost our "Emma" another wire doxie three years ago, it is so hard but I'm glad you have so much love in your heart to share with your new puppy and grand dog as well! We have grand dog also, our son has a long hair doxie named Louie and he just turned one year. It will be fun to watch him, open his gifts this year too!

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colliemom4 — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 18:15:16 GMT

Every day is a holiday for my pet

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mousiegirl — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 19:34:53 GMT

My pets have always been family members, and the pups I have now help us open presents, and entertain us. They wear antlers for the Christmas photos, though they aren't crazy about them, lol. I buy toys for the one who loves them, the other could care less, and of course some edible treats for all.

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Hooty — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:30:01 GMT

On 11/18/2014 colliemom3 said:
Every day is a holiday for my pet

LOL, mine too, he is treated like a King!

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Hooty — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:30:28 GMT

On 11/18/2014 mousiegirl said:
My pets have always been family members, and the pups I have now help us open presents, and entertain us. They wear antlers for the Christmas photos, though they aren't crazy about them, lol. I buy toys for the one who loves them, the other could care less, and of course some edible treats for all.

Aww this sounds so sweet!

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Ellabella — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:32:20 GMT

This is our first Christmas with our lab, I think I'm as excited about him as our kids! We got him from a family member who couldn't keep him anymore, he came to their family from Santa when he was a tiny puppy. I swear everytime he hears the word Santa, his ears perk up and he looks out the window like he's looking for him. We got him a small stocking with his initial which we'll fill with treats from a local dog bakery and each of our kids will pick out and wrap a toy for him. He's the happiest dog ever and I imagine he will be even more so Christmas morning!

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luvmyteddy4 — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:34:49 GMT

I handmade stockings for my first two dogs 34 years ago with their names embroidered on them and hung them on the fireplace. I also wrapped bones in tissue paper which they would open on Xmas Day. Xmas is everyday for my pets now and since no one comes over I don't decorate anymore except for a basket on the front door. I couldn't imagine having a tree with 3 kitties in the house now.

Last year Teddy got 5 new sweaters and 2 puffer coats for Xmas (I couldn't decide) so she always wears one outside. Her Harley Davidson, bad to the bone sweater is our favorite. The 3 new kitties got new beds and they get treats everyday except when Indy is naughty like last night.

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Pagan — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:39:01 GMT

""Get down!""

""Don't chew that!""

""That's not a toy!""

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kittymomNC — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 20:59:24 GMT

I don't do anything special for my cats, since they have "Christmas" so often - I'm always bringing home little presents or treats for them. But they do enjoy messing up the decorations, and I have a special treat for them on Christmas.

I did have a little miniature poodle named Missy for 14 years, and subsequently another one named Sugar for 18 years. We always wrapped several presents for them, especially with the long "curly" ribbon that you used a knife or something to curl it, and just twisted up the wrapping paper on the ends with the ribbons tied around it, so it wouldn't be so hard for them to get into their gifts. Christmas morning was not the same and never has been since I lost the second one over 10 years ago.

Sugar always knew which presents were hers if we put them under the tree ahead of time, so we had to put them on top of the TV (we had a console TV at the time) to keep her from getting into them too soon. If you asked her "where are your presents?", she would go running to the TV with her little tail wagging and stand on her hind legs trying to get them down. I adore my cats, but I still miss my little "doggie" furbabies!

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qualitygal — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 21:43:18 GMT

We're retired, so every day is a holiday with our little one.

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poshmini — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:18:23 GMT

With some of the posts here, having lost their beloved pets, I have to add that I also celebrate with pets that have passed, with a photo of them on the tree. I went to Michaels and bought balsa wood snowflake frames, painted and decorated them with glitter, cut out photos of them for the size of the photo frame, and then used from the scrapbook dept. I got letters in a darker glitter to spell out their names. So even though they are not with us, they are on our tree and forever in our hearts.

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kittymomNC — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:23:53 GMT

On 11/18/2014 poshmini said:
With some of the posts here, having lost their beloved pets, I have to add that I also celebrate with pets that have passed, with a photo of them on the tree. I went to Michaels and bought balsa wood snowflake frames, painted and decorated them with glitter, cut out photos of them for the size of the photo frame, and then used from the scrapbook dept. I got letters in a darker glitter to spell out their names. So even though they are not with us, they are on our tree and forever in our hearts.

What a great idea... I've never thought of doing that, but it will be on my list so I can put them on my tree. I have the two little miniature poodles and two precious cats that I would love to make ornaments for! And of course, I can go ahead and make them for the two sweeties I still have!

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NChgOfMyAttitude — Tue, 18 Nov 2014 22:46:16 GMT

I also have pictures of all our boxers on the tree. And every year I cry my heart out as I hang them on the tree. Wish they were all there with us, although they are in our hearts.

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colliegirls — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 02:00:27 GMT

They have their own stockings hanging on the mantle and receive a gift from Santa. The best part of having a pet is they are always ""Home For The Holidays"".

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forrestwolf — Sun, 23 Nov 2014 21:38:22 GMT

One year, I gave Savannah a special coat that was good for 50 degress below zero, and my ex husband had to laugh, as I did not own even a jacket myself..........(we went out on the boat a lot during the winter)........ He said that she was more protected than me........... I said, guess who means the most........... She would ALWAYS get a new can of tennis balls, and she knew the sound of the "popping" of the can, and knew it meant more new balls...... That remained until up to her last Christmas, just before she went to the Rainbow Bridge in January, the following year.......