Holiday Etiquette for your Pet Dog

  HOLDAY ETIQUETTE FOR DOGS        

by Thomas Bennett ( Dad )

Be especially patient with your humans during this time. They may come home

with large bags of things they call gifts. Do not assume that all the gifts are yours.

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.

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 a funny-looking hole in the wall to the tree

Your humans may occasionally invite lots of strangers to come and visit during this season. 

These parties can be lots of fun, but they also call for some kind of discretion on your part:

      ---not all strangers appreciate kisses

      ---don't eat off the buffet table

      ---beg for goodies subtly

      ---be pleasant, even if unknowing strangers sit on your sofa

      ---don't drink our of glasses that are left within your reach

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!!