My cat, Splash, is 18 and doesn't play with toys very often in her old age. She does however love to eat treats so her Christmas present was being served part of the line caught sockeye salmon filet I cooked tonight.<BR><BR>I don't remember this topic covered in previous years so I thought I would inquire.Do you get your pets Christmas gifts?This poll doesn't apply to me and I just like answering pollsYesI'm currently without a pet but used to get him/her presentsI'm currently without a pet but did NOT used to get them presentsNo - their Christmas is playing with the wrapping paper and boxes from human giftsNo - they're animals not peopleOther (please describe)

No gifts but like every Sunday, they get a nice meal of premium wet dog food. They get that every Sunday and every holiday and their birthday (1st day of the month we were told they were born). If the holiday or birthday falls on a Sunday, we do it back to back days.

When they were puppies or younger sometimes we’d get them a bone or a new toy, but now it’s just a couple of leftover biscuits of human food sprinkled in their bowls, or if we are hosting dinner too some tasty meat and fatty scraps, which they love.

When I had a dog he always got a gift. Usually a new toy or bone. They are part of the family.

We always get each of them a new toy along with something special to eat. Today it was chicken liver, heart and gizzard fried with carrots and celery. Musta been good cause they dropped the toys when the bowls hit the floor.

I gave my 6 cats an extra treat today because it was Christmas. They usually only get 1 packet of Friskies Temptations a day, but today I also gave them a can of turkey shreds in gravy.

flashguy

Yup, she had two packages under the tree. Yogurt bones and chews.

Yes! My dogs get a present or two (toys or stuffed animals) plus treats. Lastly they get some steak/beef as part of their Christmas morning meal.

When we had dogs, they always had gifts at Christmas, and now we are down to 2 cats, and of course they received some new rabbit fur mice, and a couple of laser pointers...

Every member of the family gets presents and this year the pooch had in her stocking a baked cookie from Petco.

Yes, our Dogs are part of our family and they receive gifts. I recently had a thread about Claire (our Black Lab) opening a package.

"Do you buy your pets Christmas gifts?" is a key marketing questionnaire.

It tells them that you have more than the average discretionary income and you're willing to spend it on your pets. That's a key demographic for pet related businesses.

I came across a study on this question one time.

The miscreants got some special highly regarded canned dog food to spice up their kibble, a generous taste of roasted turkey I was having and slice each of whole wheat bread. Figured a full belly of quality stuff they don't normally get would mean as much to them as anything today. They have lots of chews and toys available at all times. So far, no complaints ... and they're "resting".

Yes, Santa always stops by and leaves at least a couple of gifts for the fur baby.

She unwraps them herself and it's like watching a human kid, she really gets into it.

She got a new ball, that squeaks and a dog that squeaks. She has wore herself out playing with them, and had to show everyone her new toys.... LoL...

She's sleeping with the squeaky dog now and the end of the couch.


ARman

Of course.

I voted other.

The cats, well are cats, they don't give a s***!

The dog, well the way she is treated, like the queen she is.Don't know how much more could be done for her.

No Christmas related extras for my cat. She just ate a dollars worth of Honey Chicken Breast.

No, but some gifts are pet related, intended for the enjoyment for their owner in reference of their pet.

Of course! I have parrots and we wrapped one present with a gift for each inside. One of them tore the wrapping paper off until she got bored and we had to open it the rest of the way. Each bird also has their own stocking hanging on the fireplace with the first initial on it.

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She does however love to eat treats so her Christmas present was being served part of the line caught sockeye salmon filet I cooked tonight.

I should have clarified that I never give her food from the table. She doesn't have interest in people food except chips as she likes to lick the Doritos/Cheetos dust off fingers.

I put her portion of the filet in what is normally her wet cat food bowl and she went to town while I ate over at the table.