A Boxer Christmas
Well this is Maisys 2nd Christmas here in Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn. I think she gets it now, with all the Xmas trees on the street and her jingle bell collar around her neck. Last year, Santa was very good to her, she got her favorite squeaky toys and a few edible treats as well.
The downside is that she likes to rip off the ornaments off the tree. My wife Shannon and I thought she may have been over the sneaking around and chewing of the wooden frosty the snowman and the stars with bling on it. We thought wrong! We have been out a few times, including during the day and each time, an ornament was broken or chewed in many pieces. What is the fascination with our ornaments? Does she think they are chew toys, is she bored with her old toys, or maybe she is antsy for new Xmas toys. And just yesterday I sprayed the apple spice on the limbs and the ornaments that hang on our tree, hoping she wouldn't tear them down. Is there a chemical deterrent to dogs do not take a particular liking to?
As you can see, our tree is not very big this year, a request made by my wife, a 7 ft tree was trimmed to reach just over 5 1/2 ft, 2 of the 3 light strands didn't work, so one is just enough for this year. And most of the ornaments have been placed out of the reach of Maisy. But she still finds a way to grab them with her teeth and tear them apart. If this keeps up, Maisy will get several lumps of coal in her stocking.
This is what happened when she turned 1 year old last January, it must be nice to get gifts so close to the holidays, do you notice her left ear is up, she heard everything I said when I took this picture on 1/26/2012.
Happy Holidays & A Happy New Year to all my readers.
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