dressing your pets up for Xmas and buying them pressies

I dislike seeing dogs (and cats) wearing silly clothes I think its demeaning for them and us.
We do buy a few extra treats for them though.

I don't but my kids do! My little JRT loves wearing jumpers and coats. She feels the cold as she's almost bare on her tummy and chest, always has been!

Yes, she does look very silly but she doesn't care. The 'dog puzzle' that you hide treats in was solved in a minute, though!

Of course they get presents. Why wouldn’t they? I don’t dress them up but they do wear a red bandana on Christmas Day.

I have bought my grandson's cat a little pack of catnip.

Should anyone be foolish enough to try and dress her up, they wouldn't see Boxing Day. She's a fesity lass.

I don't like to see animals wearing outfits. I think it's demeaning. I've always bought my cats (I've only got the one now) something for Christmas, and he has turkey or whatever we have for dinner at Christmas - although he has chicken most days.

This tear, he's got an ergonomic bowl (he's a messy eater) and a new catnip toy.

Oliver Proud is a messy water SalsaQueen but I don't think that an ergonomic bowl would help

He takes chunks of food from the bowl, bypasses the tray, also the mat that the tray sits on, and proceeds to chew them on the floor.

I have TRIED to explain that the food comes from a pouch and is ready to eat, but he insists on behaving as if it is part of a wildebeest that he has (singlehandedly) brought down by skilfully stalking it while it was at the watering hole

Oliver Sprout not Proud!

I once posted some Christmas presents to Australia, including a present each for the dogs and cat

Postage is prohibitive now

Pets or surrogate children? A no-no from me. We had dogs for over 20y as a family. A cavalier King Charles and 2 cocker spaniels. Lovely dogs. Not dolls.

Yes, Sam always gets a gift , don’t see why not . He’s part of this family . He did get a snazzy bow tie from one of the grandkids last year but generally we don’t dress him up, he’s smart enough already

No gift and I believe dressing up pets is just so wrong. But plenty of treats and walks, and cuddles. Our dog is very much part of the family, but is a dog.

Blimey Urmstongran, we agree ... again.

Whatever makes you happy I reckon - but personally would never buy a present for an animal, nor would I feel comfortable receiving one from an animal - but honestly don’t think I’m knocking what other people like to do. Each to their own and it’s what makes us all so gloriously and uniquely different.

I buy a large turkey so that the dogs get as much as we do. I don't buy them pressies specifically for Christmas but I'm forever buying them toys throughout the year. Normally I don't like dressing dogs up but one of my Pugs has had an awful phlegmy cough that's dragged on for weeks so bought her a jumper to keep her chest warm and the cough has finally cleared up. She'll be wearing the jumper till the weather improves. In fact I bought a second one so she can one in the wash and one on. My other female Pug gets very jealous when I'm changing the jumper and seems to want one of her own but she's not coughing so she's out of luck.

It is another day of the week for Tara my cat. I think it ridiculous dressing them and buying presents.

We had a party at dog training yesterday so my two wore bandana's with Happy Christmas on them. We had party games, statues, fastest recall etc. The humans had mince pies, the dogs had a bonio each. Good fun was had by all.

My dogs both have a new buffalo horn chew, as well as a Yak chew which they'll get to chew on Christmas Day, whilst they're in the utility, child safety gate in place to stop them eating the children's chocolate biscuits or other dangerous stuff.
They may even wear their bandana's as the children will no doubt be wearing Christmas tops.

I remember asking a friend if she had bought her dog a present. She said she had, but couldn’t say what it was in front of him!

I hate to see animals dressed in silly outfits, but I do buy presents for my pets.

I have never dressed my dogs in clothes, don’t like to see a dog dressed up, sorry.

Dreamies for my cats, one box each.

Peggy will be in kennels without Millie to keep her company this year We always leave favourite treats for Christmas Day and when booking in you can see all the other owners carrying new toys or treats.

It's just another day for a dog but it makes me feel better about leaving her.

We have never dressed our dogs up but I wouldn't hesitate to buy a coat if I thought a dog was feeling the cold.

Iam mine love those Yak chews too ??

Yes my dogs get presents, and they also have an advent calendar....each!