dressing your pets up for Xmas and buying them pressies

When we had a dog we always gave her a doggy selection box. She always knew where we had hidden it and would sit next to the cupboard/wardrobe/wherever for hours. She also loved to wear a party hat from a cracker at Christmas dinner!

My pets have never 'given' presents because obviously they can't, but cats and dogs get a little something that they like or need. Current cat is getting three new catnip mice because all others are lost. I used to save paper bags and give my little dog a small edible treat in each one - he loved ripping up the paper. Now he is dead but I have lovely memories.

Like some others here, I don't approve of dressing up animals unless its a coat to keep them warm.

We have 3 cats & 1 large dog (don't dress them, DH won't allow it! ?) All of our pets have presents, from us, from each other & one from Santa! They also "give" a present (selection box) to DC & DGC & to us! Costs a bloody fortune!

My whippet Ollie doing his James bond impression!

All my cats have always been quite silly about wrapping paper and fancy string, so wrapped presents here are kept somewhere where the cat can't reach them.

And yes, I wrapped a tin of his favourite food up, so he can have the pleasure of undoing a parcel without being shouted at!

It's not exactly a present, as he would have been given it anyhow.

He will have a small portion of the roast AFTER we have eaten our Christmas dinner.

And I shan't be at all surprised if he brings us a mouse as a Christmas present. He's been keeping a strict watch on the heap of brushwood for days now.

Oh yes. I have bought her a lovely Petface cord Xmas reindeer and a doggy sausage roll. We had a Dobe years ago who used to get the balloons to burst after Xmas. He never could understand where they'd gone after he popped them.

My cats get treats - really tasty treats, but I'd never dress them up

Our cats ( & dog when we had one) get spoiled rotten all through the year anyway.
However they have to have a present at Christmas- probably catnip mice this year as they seem to have lost all the ones they had. They also have a cat play station in the sitting room although the Christmas tree is the main amusement for them at the moment- I just LOVE putting all the decorations back on the tree every morning- well they obviously think I do anyway!!

I baked doggy biscuits yesterday and will pack them for my dog and my nieces dogs for Christmas. Today I will make beef jerky strips for them too.

Not made my mince pies yet though!

Mine get new toy's and I buy a couple of chicken breasts for their dinner!
I don't dress them up though.. Rottweiler clothes are pretty hard to come by!

Yes of course they are part of my family
A important part of my family.I buy my dog Meg presents wrapped up for her and she has turkey as well.We have fresh reared turkey from the farm and she will be enjoying that with us

Good heavens, BradfordLass, your grandson's cat and mine could be sisters!

Any attempt to dress up this little Madam would undoubtedly result in a visit to A&E. She may look like a pussycat but, inside, she's a wild, wild critter.

As for treats: she's so over indulged already that there'd be little point!

Yes I bought our 15 year old BC a waterproof coat and treats for Christmas this year no toys though she can't be bother now but the granddogs will get a toy and a bag of treats.

never bought my pets, many years of pets... Christmas presents, or birthday presents come to that. they don`t know and I don`t need to.

do not like any animals dressed up!

but my cat.. (many years of dogs and cats living together) now only one cat.. my cat MissT has cat nip all the year round... sensible cat, not like us silly `oomans!

Our neighbour's have 4 small dogs, always referred t as 'the babies'. They often wear ballet dress type things and have their own pushchair. Enough said ?

Absolutely not, stupid idea

I have seen Christmas cards for pets...I would make a fortune if my cats could read. Animals do not know one day from the next. I love my cats but they do not get presents at Christmas.

No I don't buy my dogs anything or ever put coats, clothes bandanas etc on them. They are dogs, well loved cuddled, walked on beaches and fields etc eat the best food BUT they are dogs

My bitch had a Home made plastic mac for when the rain was driving down. My goldfish, Wellington, is having a new rock.

I make cat nip mice for all the family cats, and send four to my friends in France. 14 made in total !!

My sister buys outfits for her little thing.
I cringe with embarrassment if I go out for a walk with them.
I also inform her that dog clothes add to our climate change problems.

She ignores me?

Is ours the only cat who turns his nose up at Dreamies ? He won't eat fish either but loves meat.

We never dressed ours up, except perhaps for a ribbon round dog's neck, but dog always had a turkey dinner. Much fussier cat would be offered but wouldn't always eat it, in which case dog would be only too happy to prevent waste!

I still have a vivid memory of three dogs (two belonged to guests) sitting and looking very politely hopeful in the kitchen, while I was stripping the turkey carcass for stock/turkey stew.

I gave them some, of course. All 3 now RIP.?

Not just chocolate Dina mince pies are very dangerous too.

When we had a cat he would get special treats on Christmas day. I really dislike seeing animals dressed up in silly costumes - they are living animals not dolls.