I am sure that I am not the only dog owner who buys gifts for their precious pet at Christmas time.  When we would gather at the tree on Christmas morning, all my dogs knew there was going to be something special for them too.  New toys and biscuits all wrapped in Christmas paper just like all the other gifts.  Oh boy what fun!

Now when my daughter was little, I used to hide the Christmas gifts in the attic and while she was at school, I would go to the attic and wrap gifts.  I would sit on the top step on a carpet remnant, and wrap the gifts on the floor and then push them to the side out of view.  One cold day, I went to wrap gifts and Spencer, my second Springer, went with me.  He sat down on the carpet beside me and I proceed to wrap gifts.  I had quite a few wrapped, when I looked over at him and he was carefully unwrapping each gift to see if they were his new toy or biscuit!   While I was not too happy with his help it did make me laugh!  It is a Christmas memories that I will always treasure!

Since then, I’ve hidden the dog’s wrapped presents in a place where he can’t find or sniff them.  Treats work best, because the scent is enticing to open.  However, once the thrill of Christmas and opening gifts is there, dogs enjoy chewing on the paper and opening anything.  Just make sure that the toy is safe to be immediately played with or consumed by the dog.

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