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Helen's photo op with Santa last year
Happy Howlidays! I love the holiday season — the cold weather, the yummy food, and of course, all of the festivities! You know who else loves them too? My dog, Helen. I'm thinking it may be because of all the extra lovin' and gifts she gets from the family. This will be her second Christmas with us. Last year I took her to a pet store to get her photo taken with Santa. She wore a cute dress and everything. This year we plan on doing the same, and last week we created a personalized paw print ornament out of clay and hung it on the tree.
It turns out that I'm not the only pet mama to spoil her pup during this time of year. That's why I love this super cute website called TheNosePrint.com from Big Heart Pet Brands (the makers of Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, Canine Carry Outs, and Milo's Kitchen). They really know how to celebrate the holidays with your pup!
My favorite was the Mistletreat. Get it? (I love a good pun!) And this treat is sure to be a hit with Helen. Slobbery kisses? Check. Yummy treat? Check. Yes, it's pretty much the best gift idea ever.
I'm also loving the homemade paw-print ornament. I've seen these with children's handprints before. Why not have your fur child make an ornament too? Other great homemade doggy gifts include a treat bouquet, a sweet treat jar, and a ho-ho-howliday treat bag. Yes, Helen is going to have a very good holiday break.
What they found is that Americans really LOVE their pets. For instance, did you know 71% of dog parents give gifts to their pups? Have you completed your Christmas doggy shopping yet?
According to the survey, here are the top 5 reasons people give gifts to their dog:
1. To express love to my dog: 72%
2. Because it's fun for me: 60%
3. To help my dog feel included like a family member: 54%
4. To give my dog a moment of happiness: 53%
5. To feel closer and bond with my dog: 43%
For me, I like to give presents to Helen because of all of these reasons. He's such an important part of the family — I can't imagine the holidays without her.
The study also shared how often dogs are included into popular Christmas traditions:
1. 48% of dog parents hang a Christmas stocking for their dog.
2. 43% of dog parents include a dog in a photo for a family holiday card.
3. 32% post photos of their dog on social media with a holiday message.
4. 29% dress up their dog in a holiday-themed costume or outfit.
5. 22% make or buy dog-themed holiday decorations.
For photos and instructions on how to add more dog-related fun to your home holiday traditions, check out these cool projects they have here:
http://thenoseprint.com/article/holidog-diy-5-diys-to-make-doggy-holidays-merry-and-bright
The 2015 TheNosePrint.com Santa Dog Index ranks states based on how much, on average, dog parents will spend on their furry kids:
Top 10 States That Spend the Most on Holiday Gifts for Dogs:
1. New Jersey: $29.61 (average gift spending per dog for state residents)
2. New York: $28.95
3. Pennsylvania: $28.75
4. Utah: $27.75
5. Georgia: $27.04
6. California: $26.07
7. Washington: $25.81
8. Florida: $25.13
9. Illinois: $24.98
10. Virginia: $24.58
Apparently, it's good to be a dog in the New York tri-state area. You can find the complete rankings of all 50 states at www.TheNosePrint.com.
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64 comments:
wow, I would absolutely LOVE to make this for our boys (2 mixed-breed rescues)...that would be the coolest present for them
The Milk-Bone® Wreath I my favorite!
My family would like Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread.
I think we would like the Stocking Snack Sack.
Jennifer Rote
My dogs would love the Milk-Bone® Wreath. They love Milkbone treats so this would be perfect for them.
Stocking Snack Sack. awesome
The doggy gingerbread house is adorable
I like the stocking snack sack
The Milk-Bone wreath is adorable. I think my son would enjoy doing that project & our dogs would enjoy eating the treats from the wreath :)
I love the doggy wreath!!
brat52101 at yahoo dot com
I would love to make the holiday treat keeper! It's so cute!
The Milkbone Wreath is so cute. It's very fitting for our house where our bulldog is king of the castle.
Coop would love to destroy the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread house.
My dogs would like the milk bone wreath. These ideas are so neat. I want to do one of these for my dogs.
Oh we would have so much fun making the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread!
I love the milk bone wreath and it looks super simple
I love the Milk-Bone® Wreath. It is so woofing cute.
the milk bone wreath for sure. thankyou, ken pohl19@comcast.net
I think my son and I would enjoy making the Milk Bone wreath.
My dogs would love the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread. Num-nums rule at our house.
My dog is a part of the family and I love to spoil her.
I think the Milk Bone Wreath is cute.
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
I like the Milk Bone Wreath. What a fun idea.Thank you for the chance :)
I think the treats for all wreath is really adorable! We have a lot of wild life around our yard, so that might not be a great idea, lol
My family would like the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread.
I picked the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread
tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com
I'd love to make the doggy gingerbread house!
We would love to make a Milk-Bone® Wreath
I think my dog and the family would love to make the Stocking Snack Sack.
The bone stocking is really adorable. It could be used as my dog's goodie holder. He already has his own piggy bank, so this would be another addition.
They have so many awesome ideas. I would love to try the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread! So cute!
Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread
The howliday treat keeper is cute.
They would love the Milk-Bone Wreath the best
My kids would love making our dogs the drool-worthy gingerbread house project.
I love the Drool-Worthy Gingerbread house. it is so cute.
Howliday Treat Keeper would be what i would make.
I like the Milk Bone Wreath
We'd like the Milk Bone Wreath.
love the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread
We would love to make the drool worthy gingerbread house.
The Stocking Snack Sack is so cute, and I'm sure Otis The Dog would love it!
The Milk Bone Wreath is great and would probably like to try this one as well. However, my niece and I are going to try to make the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread. Our Fur-baby would definitely be drooling over that Gingerbread house.
The doggie gingerbread house!
Miz Vickik
I like the sweet treat jar.
My dogs love their bones, so the MilkBone Wreath would be a hit! Looks easy and fun to make.
I really like the Stocking Snack Sack. I think we would enjoy making it, and I know my Elle Mae would sure love the treats.
I like the milk bone wreath.
I love the treat keeper- and it's just so us!
I think SOMEONE would love the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread house!
The Milk-Bone Dog Wreath is my favorite.
I like the lpup Orono gingerbread house ,batbelinsky@verizon.net
LOVE the wreath, and the house!
I love the doggy wreath...I must make one
I like the Milk-Bone® Wreath.
The Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread looks very cool!
skkorman AT bellsouth DOT net
I love the Milk Bone Wreath!
the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread house for sure!
I think I'd like the Doggy Treat Gingerbread House - fun for the humans to make, fun and safe for the pups to chow down on!
we really love the howliday treat keeper, so cute!
Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread
I think we would like the Drool-Worthy Doggy Gingerbread most of all!
The Stocking Snack Sack looks very nice!
I got a pup for Christmas one year, and it was one of the best presents I every got in my life.
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