Christmas Holiday Etiquette Rules for Dogs
1. Be especially patient with your humans during this time.
They may appear to be more stressed-out than usual and they
will appreciate long comforting dog leans.
2. They may come home with large bags of things they call
gifts. Do not assume that all the gifts are yours.
3. Be tolerant if your humans put decorations on you. They
seem to get some special kind of pleasure out of seeing how
you look with fake antlers.
4. They may bring a large tree into the house and set it up
in a prominent place and cover it with lights and
decorations. Bizarre as this may seem to you, it is an
important ritual for your humans, so there are some things
you need to know:
- - Don't pee on the tree. - - Don't drink the water in the
container that holds the tree. - - Mind your tail when you
are near the tree. - - If there are packages under the tree,
even ones that smell interesting or that have your name on
them, don't rip them open. - - Don't chew on the cord that
runs from the funny-looking hole in the wall to the tree.
5. Your humans may occasionally invite lots of strangers to
come visit during this season. These parties can be lots of
fun, but they also call for some discretion on your part:
- - Not all strangers appreciate kisses and leans. - - Don't
eat off the buffet table. - - Beg for goodies subtly. - - Be
pleasant, even if unknowing strangers sit on your sofa. - -
Don't drink out of glasses that are left within your reach.
6. Likewise, your humans may take you visiting. Here your
manners will also be important:
- - Observe all the rules in #4 for trees that may be in
other people's houses. - - Respect the territory of other
animals that may live in the house you visit. - - Tolerate
children. - - Turn on your charm big time, there will
probably be cookies.
7. A big man with a white beard and a very loud laugh may
emerge from your fireplace in the middle of the night. DON'T
BITE HIM!!
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