Include a Dog in the Christmas Festivities

Steps

 * 1) Make or buy an advent calendar. Make sure that it has pockets. Fill it with treats that your dog loves, and open it at the same time as your own Advent calendar.
 * 2) Make sure that our dog doesn't feel ignored. Christmas time is busy, but make sure to spend at least a little time each day playing with, and walking your dog.
 * 3) Add your dog on christmas cards. Include him/her in christmas photos, and sign your cards your dogs name and a paw print

Tips

 * Do not force your dog to wear a hat, coat, bow, or any other costume. Though some dogs may like this, or at lease tolerate it, other dogs do not. Some may even interpret it as a form of punishment.
 * If you are putting ink on your dog's paw to for a card, be sure that your dog will react well to you holding it's paw and pressing it on first the ink pad, then the paper, and then wiping it off. Also, be sure to have newspaper down so if your dog sets it's paw down, there are no stains on your new carpet. If this won't work for whatever reason, then sketch a paw print on the card, then color it in with a black marker.

Warnings

 * Be careful if you have friends and/or family at your house. Some dogs love crowds, but others do not. Some may even think of it as a violation of it's territory. Some dogs are better with crowds away from home, but others may be frightened with all those people in an unfamiliar surrounding. Know how your dog will react to different situations, and do not force our dog into a situation where it feels that it needs to defend either itself or you.