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golfwidow14 · 11-10-2005, 01:52 PM

This will be Samson's first Christmas and I was wondering......what has your experience been like with a dog and the Christmas tree???

YorkieShadow · 11-10-2005, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by golfwidow14

This will be Samson's first Christmas and I was wondering......what has your experience been like with a dog and the Christmas tree???

No Problem with the Christmas tree, But did get a few chewed up gifts , just the corners. we still handed the gifts out like that. everyone just laughed when they saw it. lol My two are older this year so we shouldnt have the same problem.

hle_625 · 11-10-2005, 01:55 PM

I was wondering the same thing I know how Chloe loves to chew on everything all the presents will be open before Christmas gets here she loves to shred paper.

dianne · 11-10-2005, 02:09 PM

This year we are going to have the tree and presents in the other lounge so we can shut prudence out if we need to as I am worried she might eat decorations off the tree and choke.

yorkieusa · 11-10-2005, 02:12 PM

This will be Kacee's first Christmas, so I am excited to see how she reacts to the lights etc...

I can still remember Muffin when she first saw the lights and how enthralled she was by them, but she never did bother anything.

simonandhallie · 11-10-2005, 03:10 PM

haha Simon was so little his first Christmas, he was only 3 months old and he thought every ornament on the tree was a new toy! And he loved loved loved ripping the wrapping paper off the presents!
Last year I had just moved here and didn't have a tree but I'm interested in how he and Hallie (it will be her first tree with me) will react to it. Someone at work made the comment I should decorate the tree with soccer balls, um not such a good idea, he would have it torn down in no time!

Take lots of pictures of your babies during their first Christmas, I can't wait to see all of them!

4TheLuvofYorkie · 11-10-2005, 03:11 PM

this is interesting to know. what about glass ornaments??

sherry dee · 11-10-2005, 03:17 PM

I was wondering the same thing about the christmas tree. this is hayleys first christmas too and she is into everything now in a way I am kinnda dreading it I dont want to scream at her all the time over the tree and I dont want to keep her locked up away fr us in another room. I know Christmas can pose a major danger.....dont know what to do, hope someone has some good ideas on this

kittendes · 11-10-2005, 03:31 PM

Willy was never a problem with the Christmas tree. Our cats are our problem children with the tree. When they were younger we would tie the tree to the nails that pictures were on(we take them down when the tree goes up). I decorate the tree with the animals in mind, I use glass balls on the upper portion & satin balls on the lower, NO tinsel & I use the beaded garland. I have to redecorate the lower portion of my tree every evening as the cats remove the balls and they are all over the house. I love the holiday & there is no point in cleaning up broken ornaments. My cats look forward to the tree every year, Willy doesn't really care either way.
Desiree

mustangbee · 11-10-2005, 03:34 PM

LOL!!!
Ok here it goes.
We don't put anything under the tree, untill Christmas morning.
We don't hang anything on the tree at their reach.
A few years ago, we came home and all the Candy Canes were gone.
Only plastic wrapers on the carpet. Roxanee & Poncho looking up at us,
with the look of "What did we do wrong". Princess was in the clear, as
she was with us. To be on the safe side, this year we will be getting a four foot tree and putting it up on a table. Who knows what Mandy would do to the tree.
Good Luck!!!!

Marie · 11-10-2005, 03:57 PM

Last year we decided not to get a Xmas tree cause we were afraid that Gucci will get into the decorations. We got a little fake tree for the table and kept the gifts away from her reach. We are thinking to do the same this year just to be safe.

I found this info on the ASPCA website, just so we all are aware of things that can be dangerous for our babies. http://www.aspca.org/site/News2?page...s_iv_ctrl=1101

christelnpeawee · 11-10-2005, 04:02 PM

Last year was Peawees first christmas and he never bothered the gifts however he did think that he should at least pee under the tree as much as possible.lol

miss zoey · 11-10-2005, 04:17 PM

I put my xmas tree in the play pen the first year. solved the problem of the little one getting into trouble. decorated the top of the play pen to make it look more festive.

LIL MIS' MAGIC · 11-10-2005, 05:23 PM

Last year was Magic's first christmas but she was only three months old and we weren't in town to worry about a christmas tree so this will really be the girls first Christmas....we have decided to put the tree up in another room so we can watch them when we are at home but shut it off when we are gone!! My two destroyers would totally want to chew up everything!!

txshopper73 · 11-18-2005, 07:06 PM

I'm scared to death. Last year, Chester and Gracie didn't pay the tree no mind. Left the gifts alone too...but we have Rebel this year. Good Lord, what am I going to do?????

11-10-2005, 01:52 PM	#1
golfwidow14 YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: PA Posts: 401	Dogs and X-mas trees This will be Samson's first Christmas and I was wondering......what has your experience been like with a dog and the Christmas tree???

11-10-2005, 02:09 PM	#4
dianne YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,002	This year we are going to have the tree and presents in the other lounge so we can shut prudence out if we need to as I am worried she might eat decorations off the tree and choke. __________________ Dianne & Prudence

11-10-2005, 02:12 PM	#5
yorkieusa Crazy about Kacee! Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Kansas Posts: 21,173	This will be Kacee's first Christmas, so I am excited to see how she reacts to the lights etc... I can still remember Muffin when she first saw the lights and how enthralled she was by them, but she never did bother anything. __________________ Karen Kacee Muffin 1991-2005 Rest in Peace My Little Angel

11-10-2005, 03:11 PM	#7
4TheLuvofYorkie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 53	this is interesting to know. what about glass ornaments?? __________________ Shannon and Princess

11-10-2005, 03:17 PM	#8
sherry dee Donating YT Addict Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ikes fork wv Posts: 372	I was wondering the same thing about the christmas tree. this is hayleys first christmas too and she is into everything now in a way I am kinnda dreading it I dont want to scream at her all the time over the tree and I dont want to keep her locked up away fr us in another room. I know Christmas can pose a major danger.....dont know what to do, hope someone has some good ideas on this __________________ Sherry Dee "Hayleys Mommy"

11-10-2005, 01:55 PM	#3
hle_625 Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Missouri Posts: 4,637	I was wondering the same thing I know how Chloe loves to chew on everything all the presents will be open before Christmas gets here she loves to shred paper.

11-10-2005, 03:10 PM	#6
simonandhallie *I Love My Monkeys!* Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Falling Waters, WV Posts: 11,166	haha Simon was so little his first Christmas, he was only 3 months old and he thought every ornament on the tree was a new toy! And he loved loved loved ripping the wrapping paper off the presents! Last year I had just moved here and didn't have a tree but I'm interested in how he and Hallie (it will be her first tree with me) will react to it. Someone at work made the comment I should decorate the tree with soccer balls, um not such a good idea, he would have it torn down in no time! Take lots of pictures of your babies during their first Christmas, I can't wait to see all of them!

11-10-2005, 03:31 PM	#9
kittendes Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2005 Location: Perkasie, PA Posts: 214	Willy was never a problem with the Christmas tree. Our cats are our problem children with the tree. When they were younger we would tie the tree to the nails that pictures were on(we take them down when the tree goes up). I decorate the tree with the animals in mind, I use glass balls on the upper portion & satin balls on the lower, NO tinsel & I use the beaded garland. I have to redecorate the lower portion of my tree every evening as the cats remove the balls and they are all over the house. I love the holiday & there is no point in cleaning up broken ornaments. My cats look forward to the tree every year, Willy doesn't really care either way. Desiree

11-10-2005, 03:34 PM	#10
mustangbee Donating YT 9000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: North Carolina :) Posts: 10,616	LOL!!! Ok here it goes. We don't put anything under the tree, untill Christmas morning. We don't hang anything on the tree at their reach. A few years ago, we came home and all the Candy Canes were gone. Only plastic wrapers on the carpet. Roxanee & Poncho looking up at us, with the look of "What did we do wrong". Princess was in the clear, as she was with us. To be on the safe side, this year we will be getting a four foot tree and putting it up on a table. Who knows what Mandy would do to the tree. Good Luck!!!! __________________ Friends are God's way of apologizing for our relatives. "Love & Support Our YT Members" Gina & Princess Member of the SSLS

11-10-2005, 03:57 PM	#11
Marie Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 6,427	Last year we decided not to get a Xmas tree cause we were afraid that Gucci will get into the decorations. We got a little fake tree for the table and kept the gifts away from her reach. We are thinking to do the same this year just to be safe. I found this info on the ASPCA website, just so we all are aware of things that can be dangerous for our babies. http://www.aspca.org/site/News2?page...s_iv_ctrl=1101 __________________ Huggies, Gucci and Marie http://www.dogster.com/?132187 "I have been egged"

11-10-2005, 04:02 PM	#12
christelnpeawee YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 546	Last year was Peawees first christmas and he never bothered the gifts however he did think that he should at least pee under the tree as much as possible.lol __________________ PEAWEE'S MOM (CHRISTEL), PEAWEE , & TAFFY GIRL

11-10-2005, 04:17 PM	#13
miss zoey Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: pittsburgh Posts: 41	I put my xmas tree in the play pen the first year. solved the problem of the little one getting into trouble. decorated the top of the play pen to make it look more festive. __________________ :Puppy: ZOEYMOMMY1 :Puppy:

11-10-2005, 05:23 PM	#14
LIL MIS' MAGIC Yorkie Lover Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Midlothian, Texas Posts: 4,377 Blog Entries: 3	Last year was Magic's first christmas but she was only three months old and we weren't in town to worry about a christmas tree so this will really be the girls first Christmas....we have decided to put the tree up in another room so we can watch them when we are at home but shut it off when we are gone!! My two destroyers would totally want to chew up everything!! __________________ Kristin, Mom to: Lil Mis Magic, Sailor and Captain

11-18-2005, 07:06 PM	#15
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	I'm scared to death. Last year, Chester and Gracie didn't pay the tree no mind. Left the gifts alone too...but we have Rebel this year. Good Lord, what am I going to do????? __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley