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(37 Posts)
DanniRae Thu 23-Nov-17 07:44:33

I was buying the family Christmas cards - Husband/Daughter/Son and I saw one for The Dog so I bought for her one too. Does any one else buy their pet a Christmas card? Or is only me?

Willow500 Fri 01-Dec-17 22:05:46

My son's dog has a Christmas jumper from last year which she brings to anyone and everyone to put it on her. She's now got an elf one complete with socks - looks hilarious as she's not a tiny dog grin

Daddima Fri 01-Dec-17 14:41:21

I remember visiting a friend who said she had bought their dog a gift. When I asked what it was, she said she couldn’t say, as he was listening!
That said, our grandchildren always brought our ( late) wee dog a gift.

NonnaW Fri 01-Dec-17 13:22:16

No card, no presents either

Bellanonna Fri 01-Dec-17 10:54:32

You go for it, Danni !

DanniRae Fri 01-Dec-17 10:45:29

Oh well, just me then! tchblush

Diddy1 Thu 30-Nov-17 21:39:32

No card but always a present and thats for my Sons dog, our dog died years ago, but I like to continue the tradition

Jalima1108 Thu 30-Nov-17 16:39:29

Our dog loved turkey and would sulk for ages after Christmas when given his normal dog food.

Jalima1108 Thu 30-Nov-17 16:38:32

I saw cards wishing The Cat a Merry Christmas but resisted buying any because I thought they may fight if they didn't get one each.
hmm

GrammaH Thu 30-Nov-17 15:40:03

Of course I buy our beloved fat black & white cat a present but a card would be a waste of money as he can't read so the felicitations written in it would be wasted on him!

VIOLETTE Thu 30-Nov-17 15:28:58

Oh yes ...just bought our two cats a new bed each and a new bowl .....and donated lots of cat food, biscuits, etc and blankets to the cat rescue ...they had collection trolleys at most supermarkets last week ...they were totally filled ! and last weekend it was filling trolleys for the food bank...for humans ...every little helps !

Tessa101 Thu 30-Nov-17 15:15:29

I work in the greeting card industry and at Christmas this is the fasting selling card.

Cathy21 Thu 30-Nov-17 14:49:08

I buy Neighbour's dog a present, bought this morning, chew sticks

jura2 Thu 30-Nov-17 13:54:54

Never ever bought a toy, gadget or .... card... for any of our beloved and adored pets. Sorry, just don't get it- at all.

What they want is a pat, a cuddle, a good walk and run after a stick ... be warm and comfy and secure.

Myym Thu 30-Nov-17 12:50:50

I remember one year when all the presents were under the tree. I came down in the morning to find the only gift that had been opened (by the dog) was the one labelled for her. She must have managed to smell the doggy-chocs which were sealed in a plastic bag inside a tin and then wrapped in festive paper! But not open the other gifts that contained chocolates and sweets. Everything else was still neat and tidy which meant she had been selective in her treasure hunt.

Craftycat Thu 30-Nov-17 12:32:48

Our now departed gorgeous dog always got a new squeaky toy at Christmas.
It was really funny in the days leading up to the big day as she knew which present under the tree was hers & would sit looking longingly at it. Much excitement when she got to tear it open too. I miss her so much.

Sheilasue Thu 30-Nov-17 12:04:20

well I do send one to my gd from our cat Oscar, she likes to get one.
He usually gets a toy for Christmas and we have a relation with a dog and two cats so they get a toy.

Margs Thu 30-Nov-17 11:56:23

Yes! But, unfortunately, Admiral Nelson (the cat) is routinely sick as a dog (no pun, honestly!) due to scrounging turkey off everyone......apparently, it's too rich for a cat.

gillybob Thu 30-Nov-17 11:02:51

A couple of weeks ago my granddaughter held a birthday party (with guests, party hats and the full works) for an albino hedgehog.

Nanny123 Thu 30-Nov-17 11:00:34

We buy our dog a Christmas present - he loves nothing more than ripping open a present. He is also part of the family so why not.

Arry Thu 30-Nov-17 10:54:14

I don't buy my dog a card, but I do get her a present, however I have bought her an advent calendar this year [after saying I never would], so who knows next year?

newnanny Thu 30-Nov-17 10:52:09

A gift yes a card no.

humptydumpty Thu 30-Nov-17 10:47:55

I always bought our cat a stocking!

Theoddbird Thu 30-Nov-17 10:39:43

I love my cats dearly but do not buy them Christmas cards or presents....

NanaandGrampy Wed 29-Nov-17 16:07:46

The GC make cards for Sam, and buy him a gift. Its usually a new toy or maybe a treat. AND he has his own stocking. Well everyone else has one so it would be mean to leave him out. Its usually full of things we would always buy as a matter of course, just wrapped in Christmas paper so the GC can 'surprise' him !

To be fair - he always looks surprised !

grandtanteJE65 Wed 29-Nov-17 15:32:19

I usually wrap up some cat food for our cats, as like most cats, they love opening parcels. We started it in the vain hope that the present cats' predecessors would leave our parcels alone!