DID you get your pet a gift for Christmas?

oh my. wouldnt want to be a burgler around gus, huh? but thats cute about the UPS guy. so your lucky dogs get xmas like things several times a year. actually so does coco. she thinks every time mom goes to the store she gets something. even if its just a treat and some loving.

Hey dragon...I'm curious...what sort of toys do you make? You might be able to make some money from them. My dog loves toys but tends to need someone else to play. She chews up tennis balls then brings me the bits that are left as if the whole thing is still intact...she is too sad (or silly)

I was thinking the same thing, MsTickle, but I couldn't sell any. I use very heavy cloth doubled over and stuff it with stuffing. I use the squeakers that are still good because they both love those. They aren't pretty but they're fun and they last awhile! Gus and Cookie will play with each other but they prefer I get in on the game, too.

Thank you! Actually, I've made their treats since my husband was unemployed for four months. I had to cut back on everything but couldn't have my little girls going without so I found a recipe for peanut butter treats and made them. They're awfully easy to make. My dogs LOVE them, plus they cost quite a lot less to make than to buy. I can make twice as much as store-bought for only around 50 cents, compared to $3.00 for half as much in the store. Plus, my girls like them a lot better and I know there's nothing artificial in them. For the past two weeks, my smallest gal, Lilly, has had to have antibiotic eye drops in one eye three times every day. She'll need them for another week, before we see the vet again to try and figure out what's wrong with her eye. (She just keeps closing it like it hurts but the vet can't see anything wrong with it at this point.) Anyway, I reward her with some of these homemade treats every time she gets the drops put in her eye. It's so cute now because whenever I tell her it's time for her eye drops, she trots over to me and lies down right on my lap, waiting for the eye drops because she knows she's going to get some yummy treats right afterward. It's things like this that have made me a dog person instead of a cat person.

you are a great mommy. better then me since i lost Bear. it isnt as if coco does without though. but thats so cool that you make them treats. how sweet

great. and i can tell they are your special babies. my they are lucky little poodles.

i know it hurts so bad when they leave us for doggy heaven. i guess thats one reason i dont make a big deal with presents on xmas any more for coco. since i lost Bear who used to guard his present under the tree till xmas, its a little to painful to think of. also, we didnt have a tree anyway. so, we forget after we've had one like that.

maybe it wasnt a flavor she cared for. the only thing like that coco wont chew is the greenies bones. i think they dont smell like food to her. maybe thats the one your dog got?

wow. thats some unique pets you have. are they computer pets? like on myspace?

Message for Coco from Gissi...............Hey Girl it worked I don't know Bunny I do not know what he means or what he is up to Oh yes he would like to know why Coco is not on his Site lol

oohh , how cute. he looks so happy. glad he got a gift. makes me feel guilty now about coco because i know he gets stuff all the time to, like coco.

I truly love both my goats..Pickles and Tulip.

oh it must be wonderful to have goats for your pets. i had a goat yrs ago in ohio, got her from a guy as a birthday present. she was a baby i had to feed the bottle to. she was so sweet. but when she got big, i had to give her to a goat farmer as my middle son who was a teen then, was mistreating her and she was to big to be in our back yard in town anyway. boy i so loved her.

oh they are so sweet. love them to. thanks.

yeah they are my babies, and I usually spoil them just a little more at Christmas than I normally do, and I would have this year as well, but I was not expecting to open gift so early on Christmas eve...

well at least you thought of them. good for you.

He's a handsome cat. SHe does love him ALOT. She has little money buy lots of time.

he must really be beautiful. im so glad she loves him that much. it is a fun thing to do when you've got the money and shopping time.

now i know what to say when i dont get coco one. she does the same thing. im always telling her one day i'll break my neck from falling over her or trying to avoid stepping on her in the kitchen. but she dont seem to care.

When I cook, I always work barefooted. Just so I can feel her before I step on her. I can always tell when Tukay's nails need trimming. It sounds like she's tap dancing...lol.

oh my sounds like a dog that needs a chew toy my coco used to be like that but now, she cherishes her stuffed teddies, etc.

oh me to. here lately ive been worried about everything i buy coco. i used to buy her every toy i seen i thought she'd like and now i look and see they are from china i say no, but most are from there to

well thats how i felt when my black lab was with me. he knew when he saw the tree and stuff he should get something and checked every package with sniffs till he figured which was his. but coco doesnt seem to notice.

oh i know what you mean. if we could only afford another little dog like coco she would not be so lonely and probably get more exercise. but vet bills and all we just cant handle more.

yes, i know what you mean. my coco has toys all over the house and she dont play with them as much as Bear used to his. my dog Bear has gone also, a black lab i once had. he used to love xmas and always knew what gifts were his and seem to wait with anticipation every year. he would guard his gifts. so cute. its just not the same since hes gone.

i'll have to admit they do seem to appreciate gifts more.

very sweet of you. and yes i do the same with coco, so dont need to get gifts for xmas i guess

yes its very sad. the economy is so bad these days, we are lucky to get people gifts.

yes thats one reason i havent bothered with getting coco one this year. she gets so much all through the year. she has to many toys all over the house now and treats every day. when i pick her toys all up its like she slowly makes sure they all get back out of her basket