Night Elf Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Do you buy your pets gifts? Do they have their own stocking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No stocking. I do get them a special treat. Nothing fancy. Our dogs like to chase wrapping paper balls and tear them apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No, I don't, and we don't do stockings. I love my cats, I really do, but they don't understand the calendar. Hence, they don't need presents. (They also aren't really fond of cat toys, although one of them really loves chasing around the plastic doohickies you have to peel off of milk caps before you can open the bottle.) I do refill their scratcher every time it gets worn, and give them food treats throughout the year, and so on. I want them to be happy. I just don't see the need to do it at a time of year when my budget is strapped from buying gifts for the people who, by virtue of not being cats, actually understand what's going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 well of course! ;) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Girls' Mom Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) Yes. Our dog has a stocking. I am even silly and make sure she doesn't see her gifts before Christmas..lol. My kids would never let me get away with NOT getting her something. My husband also contributes to this behavior. She is his spoiled little baby. ETA: She totally doesn't get that it is Christmas, but she does get darned excited when we open gifts, and even more so when she realizes she gets one too! lol. Edited December 5, 2015 by The Girls' Mom 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingaway Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Yes to the gift and stocking. And today she got her photo made with Santa Claus. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Oh my gosh, we have to get presents for Aidan because his greatest joy is unwrapping them. I wrap his presents in as many packages as possible because when he is done unwrapping his stuff, he helps us unwrap ours. I wrap his presents in tissue paper or in scraps left over from regular wrapping. The annoying thing is that, unless I put an ex-pen around the tree, I can't put presents under it until Christmas morning. Aidan will unwrap them all. Also, he naps under the tree every day, every Christmas. He thinks he's all the presents we need ... and he's right! Aidan doesn't have a stocking, though. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 Yes to the gift and stocking. And today she got her photo made with Santa Claus. Aww.. how cute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 She totally doesn't get that it is Christmas, but she does get darned excited when we open gifts, and even more so when she realizes she gets one too! lol. Oh my gosh, we have to get presents for Aidan because his greatest joy is unwrapping them. Well, of course, if my cats loved it when we unwrapped presents, maybe I'd get them something too :) But the one strongly dislikes it when we do new or unusual things and the other just wants to sit on a lap and be snuggled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustEm Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No and no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Yes to both the gifts and stockings. My parents' dog also has a stocking at our house. And they always get a package of the premium dog treats. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneStepAtATime Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 We don't do stockings for the cats but we do give them special food treats. We do have a stocking for the dog but she usually just gets a bone. One year she needed a doggie bed so we gave her that but we also picked her up a blanket. In fact, the kids got little throw blankets, too. What was funny was she didn't bother the kids' throw blankets but when we unrolled hers she immediately came over and sat on it, looking quite happy. :) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 DD decorated a tree for her kitten yesterday :). Of course, given that we are using only non-breakable ornaments with no deep emotional significance, we kind of decorated the big tree for the kitten, too. Everyone in our house has a "stocking" (the snakes have "snake bags" that are sold as wine bottle covers. DD wanted them to feel included, and snakes don't have feet!). DD insists. She'll also go through and wrap/prepare presents for everyone, including the cold-blooded family members who are brumating and won't stir until Spring. Two years ago, she brought Pinkie Py(thon) home on December 22-and that night, had to go out and get him a stocking and something to put in it so he'd feel like he was part of the family :). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butter Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No and no. No one has stockings in our house. It's just not something we do. We get some new toys for our dog on Black Friday because PetSmart has a great sale that day. She gets them right away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pawz4me Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I didn't used to. But now that the boys are older and their Christmas wants are pretty much money . . . . it's depressingly bare under the tree. :( So I'm remedying that with lots of stuff for the pets. :) But no stockings for them. We don't do those for the humans, either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 (edited) I did, yes. My dog absolutely knew what presents were, LOVED to unwrap them, and thought they were all for him. When he saw a gift bag, he would get super excited and dive into it, face first (whether it was his or not). :) This year is the first year we are doing stockings. Hopefully by next year we'll need a doggy one, too. Edited December 5, 2015 by MercyA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 All animals have stockings and get a present under the tree. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephanier.1765 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 All 4 of our animals share a stocking. I'm not sure how the dog feels about that. ;) I also do a small stocking for the kitties belonging to my sons....well, the sons that no longer live in my home. One kitty in particular always counts on his stocking because it contains his favorite toy in the whole universe. It only costs a few dollars but that cat is over the moon with happiness. Can you tell I don't have grandchildren yet? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Yes, gifts. Santa leaves them. We have tiny stockings, but we don't always use them for the pets. I think Santa will just leave their gifts out this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Even my son's fish get a stocking. Santa usually brings them frozen brine shrimp. So of course the dogs get stockings. We even still hang a stocking for our late golden retriever. The two living dogs would be (justifiably) hurt to be left out of the festivities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73349 Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No stocking, and she doesn't really like treats. Sometimes I get her a new toy, but she really prefers pompoms, and we have a lot of those already. She requires a special food and litter, plus occasional haircuts, so she's sort of expensive year-round. At least she was a hand-me-down. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Buckin' Longhorn Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Yes to the gift and stocking. And today she got her photo made with Santa Claus. This is us. Exactly. Right down to the xmas portrait. He LOVES unwrapping gifts. We record it every year and get big laughs from it all year long. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No. I have enough trouble getting all the buying done for my own six kids. I don't need to throw something superfluous like pet presents onto my list. SUPERFLUOUS??? :svengo: In our house, pet gifts and portraits with Santa have always been NECESSITIES! :D (But our pets have always loved opening their gifts.) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No, I don't, and we don't do stockings. I love my cats, I really do, but they don't understand the calendar. Hence, they don't need presents. (They also aren't really fond of cat toys, although one of them really loves chasing around the plastic doohickies you have to peel off of milk caps before you can open the bottle.) I do refill their scratcher every time it gets worn, and give them food treats throughout the year, and so on. I want them to be happy. I just don't see the need to do it at a time of year when my budget is strapped from buying gifts for the people who, by virtue of not being cats, actually understand what's going on. What kind of WTM mom are you if you haven't even taught your cats the calendar??? :svengo: I call eduCATional neglect!!! :lol: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 We do! The cat gets a new stuffed mouse (she loves them) and the dog usually gets a chew bone of some sort. Sometimes he gets a new stuffed squirrel if he needs one (we've gone through quite a few in his 11 years with us). No stockings though. We're not big on stockings for us humans, so it's not a big deal for the pets either. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom22ns Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Mine always get something for Christmas. Sometimes they have a stocking. Sometimes they have a gift under the tree. The dog always gets some kind of chew toy/treat to keep her occupied while we open presents. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No, but kitty sure loves the climbing tree we put up especially for her. :zombie: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 No, but kitty sure loves the climbing tree we put up especially for her. :zombie: It's so sweet of you to add all of those pretty lights and those little breakable things for her to swat onto the floor. You're such a giver. ;) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 What kind of WTM mom are you if you haven't even taught your cats the calendar??? :svengo: I call eduCATional neglect!!! :lol: LOL! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWillSoar Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 I just got our dog a stocking. This will be his first Christmas with us and the whole family just loves this dog. I'm not even a dog person and I love him! He will be getting some new toys and a big bone. Plus, it's DH's kind of family tradition to get the dog a big bone for Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Cooper will get a bag of tennis balls, collected from the courts around the pool this summer, and a new outdoor toy and a big beef bone. The bone will come from the freezer on Christmas Eve morning so he can have it while we are gone that evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivey Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Chloe is getting a new bed for Christmas, and I'm sure the kids will buy her a few small gifts as well. No stocking though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It's so sweet of you to add all of those pretty lights and those little breakable things for her to swat onto the floor. You're such a giver. ;) Yeah, but now she thinks the Elf on a Shelf is her baby; she carries him around everywhere. It's giving ds11 fits... #chaostheoryisreal 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 The dog, the Guinea pig, everything that breathes gets a present. We even buy for the pets of the rest of the family. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanaqui Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 It's so sweet of you to add all of those pretty lights and those little breakable things for her to swat onto the floor. You're such a giver. ;) And so is she! As Breaking Cat News puts it: A lot goes into hosting the purrfect Christmas for you and your People. People love decorating the tree! Be sure to remove the ornaments each night, so your People can decorate the tree EVERY DAY! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 And so is she! As Breaking Cat News puts it: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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