What's Happening Here?

What does it mean when your dogs start getting more and much better mail than you do? One day last week I received four catalogs, a bank statement and my phone bill in the mail. That same day my dogs received three Christmas cards and a big box addressed to 'The Waterdogs'.

Look what was in the box. Toys and treats from our friends Zona and Phoenix and Cali. Lots of our favorite balls and even a new Wubba for Morgan. I didn't show it to my dogs, I told them they have to wait till Christmas morning to see what's inside.

Look at the great cards they've received, plus they've gotten several electronic cards. So far Rob and I haven't received any holiday cards. Hmmm!!  It appears that my wave of Porties have some generous friends.

We have a tree that we trim with doggy ornaments. Each dog has one, plus there are generic dog decorations. Here is Monty's special ornament. This arrived the day he crossed the Rainbow Bridge. When I hang it on the tree, I have so many wonderful and funny memories.

Do your dogs and cats have stockings? When I had three dogs and a bird, I knit individual stockings for them with their names knit in. Now, with so many animals in the house I gave up on knitting them each stockings. We have this dog stocking that we hang up, but Santa doesn't fill it anymore. I don't want them using the stocking as a tug toy and instead we put their toys in the toybox. When we open it, they can each choose their own toys.

Do your pets send holiday cards? Do you sign their names on your cards? In the past my dogs have sent a couple cards to special friends, but this year they have a long list of friends. We'll probably be sending some cards over the internet. In the past we sometimes signed their names to certain cards, but since the pups were born, they now get their pictures on the cards. I'm sure some of my family could care less, but so what? I consider my animals part of the family.

Do you buy gifts for your pets? I'll bet you do. We do. besides the toys from Zona and her sisters, Rob and I hit the thrift shop Friday. They had a special deal, a big trash bag full of stuffed animals for $2. We bought three bags and inside were teddy bears, doggies, and a monkey. Guess who'll probably get the monkey!  After Christmas last year I found some toys reduced, bought them and stuck them in a closet. Rob found a big container of Pupcorn and a huge bag of Beggin Strips, so there'll be plenty of safe treats.

Looks like the fur kids are in for a great holiday.What holiday traditions do your pets look forward to?