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I fear for the tree Ok so Christmas seems to be rapidly coming this year. I have been thinking of this every since i got Pasquale in August. THE CHRISTMAS TREE!!!! We always get a real tree for Christmas. Pasquale is very nosey when we bring new things into the house. I fear that he may try to eat the tree!! Does anyone get a real Christmas tree and has a really nosey little one? And if so...how do you prevent them from going near the tree??? I was thinking of getting a little table top one since its only Hubby and I. Although i do like the charlie brown tree i decorate each year. A positive point is that I do keep an eye on Pasquale...so i dont think he can get into trouble for TOO long. But who knows....you know these little furbutts are sneaky! |
I put up our artificial tree a few days ago and Triss had no interest in it whatsoever, but my cat is another story.... Maybe try putting a free standing gate in front of it? |
Your smart to think about that. I didn't give it a thought. Buddy was 11mos when he ate the entire row of lights off the bottom of the tree, and it was lite! I have no idea how he did not get shocked! The tree was in the living room and I was watching TV in the den when I realized he had not bothered me for awhile. I went to search for him and he was under the infamous blue chair eating wire and I saw colored glass on the floor. I panicked. The tree was still lite but the bottom was not. I just couldn't believe he chewed right threw the wire and chewed off about 10" in length, the lights on the bottom of the tree! That was the only year he paid attention to it, I might add. |
We put up an artificial one and mine dont bother it. We have a new kitten thats in to everything that will though Im sure |
We always have a real tree too. But we came up with a way to keep Jamie out of it. We took a HUGE plastic trash bag and put it under the stand for easy cleanup or in case water was spilled. Then we covered the trash bag with the tree skirt. Every time Jamie stepped on the tree skirt it would make a crackling sound and I would say "Jamie leave the tree alone!" After 3 days, he knew he would get caught so he didn't even try anymore. |
I put x-pens around my tree. Doesn't look wonderful but much safer then taking any chances |
I am too thinking of getting a real tree this year. I might just put his xpen around it to protect him. |
We always get a real tree but having Alfie now we have started talking about a Fake tree so that he wouldnt eat the needles and get hurt from them..:rolleyes: (I think he will get hurt from everything, dont mind me)... but more importantly I didnt think of the lights and bulbs and I would hate for him to get into that... especially with his little mouth. A fence may be needed at my house... or maybe as someone said a table top tree... but we really love our big 7 footer so it will be sad not having it this year... I guess we will have to see what happens. |
We put up a large artificial tree and DH and I were talking last night and decided to not put it up this year since we have Roxie who even at 13 months is still into everything. |
Joey doesn't bother the tree, but loves the ornaments, so I'm careful with the ones I choose for the bottom. Presents stacked under the tree can keep them from getting too close. I have lots of fake presents that I keep my ornaments in and the boxes go under the tree. |
We have a small fake tree that we put up on a table. We did this when we had real trees and a cat when we were first married. Just be careful they don't drink the sap water in the bottom, I believe I heard it's not good for them or can make them sick. |
I put up a real tree the first year I had them, now I have an artificial one. My boys were fine with both trees, but did pee all over the beautiful tree skirt I had. I had to scrub it clean by hand. :( Just don't use tinsel and don't put any decorations too low to the floor, better safe than sorry. |
I don't think Stormy will bother with it. She is just so relaxed, my two year old is probably a different story though :rolleyes: |
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Of course we had an artificial one last year, the boys never seemed to care about it. They were more interested in the colorful boxes underneath the tree than they were the tree itself. I'm afraid though, that we might find the cats hanging out in the top of the tree somehere. |
ARRGGGG I hadn't thought about the tree. Now with two puppies I fear it will be a table tree. LOL With plastic ornaments! I can see them now the little mischief makers. |
Mine don't bother it. The cat is another story. I always put it up for a few days with no ornaments. |
My bf and I were actually discussing our Christmas tree and Ralphie with sheer terror and horror last night :p:p He is into EVERYTHING and has no problem whatsoever trying to eat glass, paper, you name it! He is such a curious little stinker that has to be into everything. I have no idea what we are going to do this year because I love real trees but I know Ralphie will scarf every needle he can get close to. Plus we are adding a new little Yorkie girl to our family next week and you know how puppies are :eek: I have visions of her and Ralphie chewing ornaments, lights, needles...ughhh. I haven't decided what to do this year...clearly I am freaking out about it a bit :p:p (in case no one noticed yet...ha ha) |
Good Idea Rebelbelle I laughed when I read your post, because I could just read your Yorkies mind (crinkle) "Hey how did she know I was under the Tree" (crinkle) LOL:D. I used a surround thing when I was doing child care on my home years ago to keep the kids from getting to the tree. It worked great. I did find Bella eating the light wires once last year. This year my tree will be nakced on the bottom. A couple years ago my kitten climbed in the tree and knocked it over. My husband wasn't to happy with that.:(:aimeeyork |
You can put up a artifical tree and then buy live garland and a live wreath to bring the scent of pine into the house. That way you could control where the pine needles fall a little more easily and perhaps keep the puppies from snacking and/ or god forbid peeing on the live tree. Honestly though none of the dogs I have ever had like to chew on the pine needles, but they might tug on a branch or make off with your ornaments. Put the "safe to chew if stolen ornaments at the bottom to be safe." This year should be entertaining...lets see..5 dogs...3 cats...2 trees...oh what fun !!! |
I am worrying about putting up a tree this year. Last year Gypsy chewed on the light cord. It is one of those trees that have lights already on it. I do not think Gypsy will not so much this year but Puff might. She likes to chew on everything. |
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LOL, I started dreading the Christmas tree issue months ago b/c of my kitten. He's always into everything and is quite destructive. Good thing he's soooo cute. |
Every year we have to put the tree in a corner, put nails in the wall, tie the tree up with string and attach it to the nails! I have an expen that will keep the dogs out but the cats, well............that's why it's nailed to the wall! |
All artificial trees here...... and the ones that I put up in the Formal Living area have all glass and crystal ornaments.. :eek::eek::eek: ...... but Shelby & Seymour aren't allowed in there.... unless we are with them.... so there is no problem there (the room is gated when we are not around). The trees in the family room are also artificial ... and very small. These are Shelby & Seymours trees, one on each side of the fireplace.... decorated with YORKIE ornaments!! :) I try to put enough packages and stuffed animals around them that they can't get to them..(I love the look of "toys" around a tree)... but they sure like sniff'in those packages!! |
ooooooh noooooo..... I never gave the pending Christmas Tree a thought until now :eek:. What am I gonna do? My older chow mix never gave me any trouble except to steal the candy canes she could reach. But Garrett now.....:rolleyes:...he's a whole different story. I'm really worried what he may do. I have an artificial prelit tree, but I'm worried he'll go after the plug wire and ornaments. Oh boy....I guess I'll just have to put it up in stages and see what happens. I'll leave it naked for a few days, then add ornaments from the top down, but none within his reach. As for the candy canes..... I may have to omit those this year, because his 'big sister' is sure to share with him if she gets them off the tree :D Is peppermint bad for them??? |
We generally have an artificial tree, but the branches were close to the floor. So, the first year after we got Sophie we bought a shorter version and put it on a table about two feet off the floor. It is a real nice tree and looked really good (in fact, a friend borrowed it last year when she had a puppy and loved it). Sophie couldn't reach it, and we still had a very pretty tree. The second year we went back to our regular tree, and she was old enough to not care at all.:) Have a very Merry Christmas, and enjoy Thanksgiving too. |
My dog's first Christmas in the house, I got a smaller tree and put it on a box... higher than his head. Since he couldn't sniff the base, he didn't think to pee on it. I let him smell and investigate the top in my arms. The next year, we put it in a playpen... again, he couldn't sniff the base and we let him investigate the top in our arms, and he didn't go on it. The third year, we just got the tree, and let him sniff and investigate while we were watching... he sniffed, said, "Oh, that inside tree again," and ignored it. He's never gone on one since then, and it's been 7 years. :animal36 |
I too am worring about the tree! My fear is that all my ornaments are glass and well all our floors are hard. Harley is pretty easy going to be only 6 months old, but I just don't know if he will be able to resist all the temptation of the shinny hanging things! Of course when I think of Christmas I feel much better about Harley than his "cousin" Bandit (a wiener dog) who will literally run circles around the coffee table for hours on end! Of course Christmas day at my brother with both of them should be interesting!! Jeri and Harley:aimeeyork |
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