I have waited over 15 years for a dog of my own. In August, my puppy, Maui,
finally came home. Since then he has been spoiled and treated as a king. I
don't have kids or a husband so he is my main companion. We share a bed and
play for hours. Here's my question, this is his first Christmas and I get
so excited about buying him all kinds of stuff, a stocking, some new toys, a
car seat (to help with the carsickness) and treats. My sister and family
just laugh at me going all out for a dog. How do you guys do Christmas with
dogs? Do you buy them stuff? Wrap it? I know I want to wrap some treats
to see if he can sniff out his own on Christmas morning but beyond that,
what should I do? Thanks!

I don't do anything special for Xmas with my dog, but I see no harm in
it if you enjoy it. If you don't want your sister and other relatives
to laugh at you, don't tell them your plans. Any healthy treats are
fine. So is wrapping up presents. Your dog will probably enjoy a nice
romp outside as much as anything.


--Lia


MauiJNP wrote:
I have waited over 15 years for a dog of my own. In August, my puppy, Maui,
finally came home. Since then he has been spoiled and treated as a king. I
don't have kids or a husband so he is my main companion. We share a bed and
play for hours. Here's my question, this is his first Christmas and I get
so excited about buying him all kinds of stuff, a stocking, some new toys, a
car seat (to help with the carsickness) and treats. My sister and family
just laugh at me going all out for a dog. How do you guys do Christmas with
dogs? Do you buy them stuff? Wrap it? I know I want to wrap some treats
to see if he can sniff out his own on Christmas morning but beyond that,
what should I do? Thanks!

MauiJNP wrote:

I have waited over 15 years for a dog of my own. In August, my puppy, Maui,
finally came home. Since then he has been spoiled and treated as a king. I
don't have kids or a husband so he is my main companion. We share a bed and
play for hours. Here's my question, this is his first Christmas and I get
so excited about buying him all kinds of stuff, a stocking, some new toys, a
car seat (to help with the carsickness) and treats. My sister and family
just laugh at me going all out for a dog. How do you guys do Christmas with
dogs? Do you buy them stuff? Wrap it? I know I want to wrap some treats
to see if he can sniff out his own on Christmas morning but beyond that,
what should I do? Thanks!

Of course we buy them stuff! And wrap it! We wrap our dog's presents
in white tissue paper, to differentiate them from the rest of the
packages. Half of the fun is ripping the paper into little shredlets
.... oh, wait, is there a toy inside too?

When I was a kid, we had a chihuahua who caught on to this very quickly.
In full view, of course, he'd "sneak" over to the tree and pick up one
of his presents during the days before Christmas. We'd "catch" him and
make him put it back. Over and over. He never bothered any of the other
presents - except the year that my friend gave me a present wrapped in
white tissue paper.

FurPaw

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MauiJNP said in rec.pets.dogs.activities:

How do you guys do Christmas with
dogs?

Nothing special. My mom gives me treats to give to my dogs, but
as far as the dogs are concerned, Hmas day is way less important
than Agility day. Heh, me too.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

"MauiJNP" wrote in message
...
I have waited over 15 years for a dog of my own. In August, my puppy,
Maui, finally came home. Since then he has been spoiled and treated as a
king. I don't have kids or a husband so he is my main companion. We share
a bed and play for hours. Here's my question, this is his first Christmas
and I get so excited about buying him all kinds of stuff, a stocking, some
new toys, a car seat (to help with the carsickness) and treats. My sister
and family just laugh at me going all out for a dog. How do you guys do
Christmas with dogs? Do you buy them stuff? Wrap it? I know I want to
wrap some treats to see if he can sniff out his own on Christmas morning
but beyond that, what should I do? Thanks!

do whatever makes you (and Maui) happy. i give my dogs birthday cakes and
xmas gifts. my cousins and friends, who also have dogs, exchange doggie
gifts with us. wrapping up treats is fun, because it makes the dogs work to
get to the good stuff.

who cares what other people think. :-)

-kelly

"MauiJNP" wrote in message
...
I have waited over 15 years for a dog of my own. In August, my
puppy, Maui,
finally came home. Since then he has been spoiled and treated as a
king. I
don't have kids or a husband so he is my main companion. We share a
bed and
play for hours. Here's my question, this is his first Christmas and
I get
so excited about buying him all kinds of stuff, a stocking, some new
toys, a
car seat (to help with the carsickness) and treats. My sister and
family
just laugh at me going all out for a dog. How do you guys do
Christmas with
dogs? Do you buy them stuff? Wrap it? I know I want to wrap some
treats
to see if he can sniff out his own on Christmas morning but beyond
that,
what should I do? Thanks!

Do what ever you want and enjoy it! Take no notice of your sister.
All my pets get wrapped Christmas presents, that includes the rabbits
too. My dog also gets presents from my neighbour and my sister's
family when we visit them.
Alison

Nothing special. My mom gives me treats to give to my dogs, but
as far as the dogs are concerned, Hmas day is way less important
than Agility day. Heh, me too.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

I generally get the dogs a new great bone, more to help occupy and destress
having 12 people over for dinner than anything else. Sometimes they get
another toy, but it's not like they're lacking in that department.

The best present they get is company, especially company that will throw balls
for them. franklin would prefer that those were ducks, but that probably won't
happen.


Janet Boss
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J1Boss said in rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

The best present they get is company, especially company
that will throw balls for them.

This may be the first Hmas that I stay home with my dogs, and
hopefully a few other dogs. I'm looking forward to low key.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

"MauiJNP" wrote:
How do you guys do Christmas with
dogs? Do you buy them stuff? Wrap it?

Actually, my dogs are the only ones who receive Christmas presents from me, and
I'm already planning on what I'm going to get them. :} PetsMart carries a HUGE
rawhide bone for $9.99 that is a traditional gift (I buy 3, one for each dog).

I do wrap them, but they want me to open them. They'll rip up any paper they
find in the garbage when I'm not home, but when I'm standing there, they know
paper-ripping is usually Not Allowed. :}

Here are some Christmas photos:
http://hometown.aol.com/dfrntdrums/christmas02.html

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I agree with culpit do what ever makes you and your dog happy and who cares
what everyone else thinks. Here at our house the dogs & cats get toys,
treats, new blankets. They even sign the Christmas cards that get sent
out..............

Celeste




"culprit" wrote in message
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"MauiJNP" wrote in message
...
I have waited over 15 years for a dog of my own. In August, my puppy,
Maui, finally came home. Since then he has been spoiled and treated as a
king. I don't have kids or a husband so he is my main companion. We
share
a bed and play for hours. Here's my question, this is his first
Christmas
and I get so excited about buying him all kinds of stuff, a stocking,
some
new toys, a car seat (to help with the carsickness) and treats. My
sister
and family just laugh at me going all out for a dog. How do you guys do
Christmas with dogs? Do you buy them stuff? Wrap it? I know I want to
wrap some treats to see if he can sniff out his own on Christmas morning
but beyond that, what should I do? Thanks!

do whatever makes you (and Maui) happy. i give my dogs birthday cakes and
xmas gifts. my cousins and friends, who also have dogs, exchange doggie
gifts with us. wrapping up treats is fun, because it makes the dogs work
to
get to the good stuff.

who cares what other people think. :-)

-kelly