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11-12-2015, 07:14 PM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Albany, NY USA
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| Christmas Trees This is my first Christmas having my little yorkie Minnie. I always get a real tree, I was wondering if it was safe to still get one? |
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11-12-2015, 07:53 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Maybe? Mostly bumping for you. When we moved to a house (vs an apt) I wanted to get a real tree. I was outvoted. Everyone thought Kaji would think it's his personal indoor toilet. I see their point. Kaji loves marking trees.
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11-12-2015, 09:01 PM | #3 |
Rosehill Yorkies Donating YT Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston Texas
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| I always "fenced" my tree off with an x-pen ....keeps them away from the gifts and the low branches and ornaments and tensil....as well as drinking that contaminated water the tree sits in.... |
11-12-2015, 09:19 PM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: prescott valley az usa
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| last year was Buddybear's first Christmas and I didn't put one up even though we have a small fake one. I just decorate with quilts etc.
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11-13-2015, 06:25 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murrells Inlet SC
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| Watch cords and light strings, I get on the floor and lay up under mine to make sure I have no cords or lights hanging that would be enticing to the fur kids. All my trees are artificial, so not sure on dangers of real trees, but agree with Yorkiemom1, the sappy tree water wouldn't be healthy I don't think.
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11-13-2015, 10:10 AM | #6 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Beverly
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| We do not do trees here but I am wondering what others will answer about it. The fencing of the tree seems to be the very sensible thing to do. Blessings . Xoxo
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11-13-2015, 10:17 AM | #7 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Albany, NY USA
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| Thank you for all of the help. The fencing around the tree seems like a great idea, possibly might just end up getting an artifical tree. |
11-13-2015, 10:50 AM | #8 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Covina, CA
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| I am worried about this one too! I might have a half decorated tree lol
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11-13-2015, 07:56 PM | #9 |
YT Addict Join Date: May 2015 Location: Washington,pa, united states
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| This is my first Xmas with my baby too. Should be interesting to say the least! |
11-14-2015, 08:31 AM | #10 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Ohio
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| We have a plastic tree he was a puppy so minor cord damage to our singing decoration last year but he's over cords this year so just remember keep cords up and probs presents (on Christmas I taught him how to rip wrapping paper now he shreds any paper) see how the pup reacts to presents first though cuz mine had no interest in it as a pup! Idk anything about real trees though but have a great season it's one of the most enjoyable firsts! I got my baby about a week before thankgiving last year so everything was super exciting!
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11-14-2015, 08:41 AM | #11 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Albany, NY USA
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| I'm very excited for her first Christmas! Minnie doesn't have any interest in cords but she LOVES opening presents, I will probably have to keep them up. Thank you everyone for all of the advice. |
11-14-2015, 09:30 AM | #12 |
YT Addict Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Redwood City, CA, USA
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| LOL! That's funny.
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11-14-2015, 02:19 PM | #13 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Beverly
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Very interesting ... Good thinking ! Xoxo
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11-15-2015, 08:37 PM | #14 |
Love My Little Cuties Donating Member Administrator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Charleston, IL
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| We get a real tree every year. The only problem we have is the dogs always drink the water out of the dang tree stand!
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11-15-2015, 09:53 PM | #15 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Oregon
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| I would say that there are hazards with a tree real or fake but primarily with the decorations. The water from a real tree could pose an additional hazard though, when trees are shipped out of state they are often required to have some notable chemical treatments, also many people include bleach in their tree water. We get a real tree every year, tree farming is an important part of oregons agriculture. Lilah has never messed with our decorations or tried to drink the water (but it is typically recessed in the stand) but as I write that, and it is true, I am realizing how weird that is. She is not a rascal at all and I guess j am just very lucky. I suppose perhaps scritching through the base of piny needle covered branches just never seemed like the thing to do in her eyes, lol.
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