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TinyBit · 09-21-2007, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Shelby&Seymour

We haven't had any probs with Shelby & Seymour during the holidays. They just like to "swat" at the bows on the gifts in hopes that they would fall off and they could chase them around the house.
They even have their own "Yorkie" tree with ornaments that I have purchased just for them (and a few that were gifts from family). I kinda made our family room into a "Yorkie Christmas" room (stockings on the fireplace,,,, etc.) and the formal livingroom was for all the "Froo Froo" stuff!
Here is a pic of them with their tree......

Attachment 150403 "While visions of sugar plums ......"

You sure gotta love that "Yorkie Tree"

MissPinkBarbie · 09-21-2007, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Shelby & Seymour's mommy...you have a great idea and how cute they both look under their very own Christmas tree. I have three cats and tinsel is an absolute no-no and I try to keep ornaments a little higher, but none of my cats are tree climbers like some of our friends' cats who love to climb up the Xmas tree - our three like to just sit under it so I'm hoping that Izzy does the same this year as this will be her first Christmas.

I have a small pink Christmas tree that I bought at a local card shop the day after Christmas so I will use that as Izzy's own tree (MissPinkBarbie I thought of you when I was in the attic this week getting my fall stuff out and saw my pink tree - you should get one!!).

Yep, I was thinkin the same!

A little pink tree -just for the Princess...

MissPinkBarbie · 09-21-2007, 04:53 AM

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Originally Posted by luckylady

I have my 2 yorkies and a 14 yr old cocker spaniel mix. I have never had any problem with any of them messing with the tree and/or ornaments. In fact, laying under the tree used to be a favorite spot for my older dog. If you're concerned, I'd just keep an eye on them and the decor while you're home and when you're away, I think the x-pen around the tree sounds like a great idea. Here's a few festive Christmas pics to get you guys in the mood....

What great photos!!!

Thanks for sharing...I love the santa hats..Cute!

MissPinkBarbie · 09-21-2007, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by SANDYSAND

Koda was very good aroung the xmas tree last year, She protected all the presents as well (She was only 3.5 months) and what a good little sweety she was. She made the tree blanket her own and everyday she used to just lay down and protected

Awww....how cute does Koda look underneath that tree? VERY!!!

Izzy Princess · 09-21-2007, 05:05 AM

Koda you cutie thing you under the tree!! This will be our first Christmas with our YT family and we can't wait to see all the pics of our buddies by the tree and presents! Love Koda's winter sweater,too.

J_is_my_initial · 09-22-2007, 10:03 AM

Gypsy, last year, got up in the middle of the night and chewed on the light cord. Luckily it was off and did not hurt her. Scared me to death when I found it. My mom told me to put dish detergent on it to keep her from biting it next time. She is out of the biting stage now though so hopefully I will not have as much worry. I plan to have hubby tack it to the wall so it does not hang down or lay on the floor.

SANDYSAND · 09-22-2007, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Izzy Princess

Koda you cutie thing you under the tree!! This will be our first Christmas with our YT family and we can't wait to see all the pics of our buddies by the tree and presents! Love Koda's winter sweater,too.

Thanks and hope your 1st xmas with us be really amazing!!!

margaritaville · 09-22-2007, 11:32 AM

We usually get a real tree. Bubba (the thief) will remove ornaments and run with them, so we are carefull to put little stuffed one on the bottom. They also unwrap their own gifts

so I can't put their stuff under the tree until it is safe (they never bother to read the "do not open until Christmas" note). But they had a great time last Christmas. We took them and had their picture taken with Santa.

Dina_Nichole · 09-22-2007, 11:39 AM

Hi there, last year was the first Christmas with Trixie and Pia. These two don't typically bother things that they know they shouldn't. Yes, I know I'm lucky, LOL. They did however have fun chewing on gifts.

This year I predict an issue with Paisley. She's mommy's lil monster and loves to go after everything. No tinsel for us and I recommend leaving the bottom of the tree pretty much empty. I know if I don't, Paisley will take everything off.

Sorry, I can't think of anything else to be careful with.

Superstarkba · 09-23-2007, 05:52 AM

I had Aubrey last Christmas, but I was out of town,so he wasn't with me.. plus he was maybe 10 weeks old so he couldn't get into anything. But this will be my first one with Dakota!

ladybugg74 · 09-23-2007, 06:38 AM

We did not put up a tree last year, but the year before they never really bothered the tree. I only do lights and the fabric ornaments. NO tinsel EVER. We may not put up a tree this year either. I am thinking of maybe finding a small ceramic one with the lights andputting it on a table. We don't have any children so a tree is really not a big deal.

Shelby&Seymour · 09-23-2007, 07:00 AM

I am glad that you enjoyed the "Yorkie Christmas" pic. It is really fun decorating a Yorkie tree. There are usually kiosks in the malls that will do personalized ornaments for dogs. I get one for them every year. My sister always gives them an ornament from danbury mint. They are so beautiful, and I know that she spends the $$ on them....... but soooooo gorgeous!!.
There are also the "Countdown to Chrismas calendars" that have the little pockets on them for each day of the countdown. They can be used to hold little "treats" , charms, bully sticks, bows, etc.... then they can have a little countdown of their own (plus it is so much fun shopping for the calendar items)!
I guess I have given it away..... Christmas is a wonderful time of the year for me. The birthday of Jesus!! I always have many trees in the house, shop until I drop for family & friends, wrap each and every gift with homemade bows..... not to mention the Christmas dinnerware (I take all the dinnerware out of the cupboard and use my Snowman stuff from October (end of) thru March)...... Hey, snowmen are "seasonal" all winter long, right??

I think it is great that some of you are considering doing a Yorkie tree........
I love to share ideas, especially when it come to my Yorkies AND Christmas!!

bren · 09-23-2007, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SANDYSAND

Koda was very good aroung the xmas tree last year, She protected all the presents as well (She was only 3.5 months) and what a good little sweety she was. She made the tree blanket her own and everyday she used to just lay down and protected

That is such a sweet picture of Koda...the cutest little guard dog I've ever seen

I didn't put up my big tree last year b/c I was having back issues so I just put my little charlie brown tree on a table. Obviously, Max and Abbie didn't bother it because it was on a table. I'll probably do the same this year because I'm not sure If I'll feel up to it following my surgery. 2 years ago when the big tree was in the living room, they didn't bother the ornaments but Abbie tried chewing my tree skirt so I put the exercise pen around the tree. It looked hideous but it was functional at the time. At my parents' house, Max and Abbie never bothered their tree, ornaments, or skirt. The only think I stopped using was tinsel but I didn't like tinsel, anyway.

nvnvgirl · 09-23-2007, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by MyFairLacy

LOL...when I was three years old, I tried to climb our christmas tree and it fell over on me

That's hysterical! I've never heard of a kid trying to climb the Christmas tree, LOL

starryeyed2152 · 09-23-2007, 01:47 PM

So my dog loved his first xmas last year. All glass decorations at the bottom of the tree broken...he chewed the metal pieces that connect the orament to the hook...he used the wire garland to pull the tree over several times..(he just doesnt know his strenght. He also managed to pee inside my boyfriends xmas present gift bag. SURPRISE! He is very naughty. Hopefully this year will be different.

My advise:
1. Very sturdy base
2. Plastic oraments
3. No garland
4. Tree braches that start three feet off the ground
5. Water-proof wrapping paper

09-21-2007, 05:05 AM	#35
Izzy Princess Therapy Dog Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,635 Blog Entries: 1	Koda you cutie thing you under the tree!! This will be our first Christmas with our YT family and we can't wait to see all the pics of our buddies by the tree and presents! Love Koda's winter sweater,too. __________________ Cynd, Izzy (Yorkie) & Cosmo (Biewer)(Secwetary & Charter Membwer of the Dirty FurKids Cwub)-Jusz say NO ta bein' cwean!)proud member of the *CrAzYcLu*B! ~The PINK club~SRC

09-22-2007, 10:03 AM	#36
J_is_my_initial YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Knoxville,Tennessee Posts: 3,073	Gypsy, last year, got up in the middle of the night and chewed on the light cord. Luckily it was off and did not hurt her. Scared me to death when I found it. My mom told me to put dish detergent on it to keep her from biting it next time. She is out of the biting stage now though so hopefully I will not have as much worry. I plan to have hubby tack it to the wall so it does not hang down or lay on the floor. __________________ PAWPRINTS AND DOG HAIR ENHANCE MY PERSONAL STYLE.

09-22-2007, 11:32 AM	#38
margaritaville Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: west long branch, n.j. Posts: 4,457	We usually get a real tree. Bubba (the thief) will remove ornaments and run with them, so we are carefull to put little stuffed one on the bottom. They also unwrap their own gifts so I can't put their stuff under the tree until it is safe (they never bother to read the "do not open until Christmas" note). But they had a great time last Christmas. We took them and had their picture taken with Santa. __________________ Joan, Bubba and Sissy-BEWARE OF PUPPY MILLS breathe in, breathe out, move on -jb

09-22-2007, 11:39 AM	#39
Dina_Nichole I Love My Munchkins! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: My Babies ♥'s! Posts: 8,765	Hi there, last year was the first Christmas with Trixie and Pia. These two don't typically bother things that they know they shouldn't. Yes, I know I'm lucky, LOL. They did however have fun chewing on gifts. This year I predict an issue with Paisley. She's mommy's lil monster and loves to go after everything. No tinsel for us and I recommend leaving the bottom of the tree pretty much empty. I know if I don't, Paisley will take everything off. Sorry, I can't think of anything else to be careful with. __________________ I My Lil Furballs!! Pia Mojo ~ Trixie Murphy ~ Paisley Max

09-23-2007, 06:38 AM	#41
ladybugg74 Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,054	We did not put up a tree last year, but the year before they never really bothered the tree. I only do lights and the fabric ornaments. NO tinsel EVER. We may not put up a tree this year either. I am thinking of maybe finding a small ceramic one with the lights andputting it on a table. We don't have any children so a tree is really not a big deal. __________________ Heather - Mamma to Gracie & Hallee

09-23-2007, 05:52 AM	#40
Superstarkba Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9,369	I had Aubrey last Christmas, but I was out of town,so he wasn't with me.. plus he was maybe 10 weeks old so he couldn't get into anything. But this will be my first one with Dakota!

09-23-2007, 07:00 AM	#42
Shelby&Seymour "& Seeger, too" Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Central Kentucky Posts: 5,169	Yorkies AND Christmas.. I am glad that you enjoyed the "Yorkie Christmas" pic. It is really fun decorating a Yorkie tree. There are usually kiosks in the malls that will do personalized ornaments for dogs. I get one for them every year. My sister always gives them an ornament from danbury mint. They are so beautiful, and I know that she spends the $$ on them....... but soooooo gorgeous!!. There are also the "Countdown to Chrismas calendars" that have the little pockets on them for each day of the countdown. They can be used to hold little "treats" , charms, bully sticks, bows, etc.... then they can have a little countdown of their own (plus it is so much fun shopping for the calendar items)! I guess I have given it away..... Christmas is a wonderful time of the year for me. The birthday of Jesus!! I always have many trees in the house, shop until I drop for family & friends, wrap each and every gift with homemade bows..... not to mention the Christmas dinnerware (I take all the dinnerware out of the cupboard and use my Snowman stuff from October (end of) thru March)...... Hey, snowmen are "seasonal" all winter long, right?? I think it is great that some of you are considering doing a Yorkie tree........ I love to share ideas, especially when it come to my Yorkies AND Christmas!! __________________ Happy Fall Y'all! 🎃 Last edited by Shelby&Seymour; 09-23-2007 at 07:01 AM.

09-23-2007, 01:47 PM	#45
starryeyed2152 Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 61	So my dog loved his first xmas last year. All glass decorations at the bottom of the tree broken...he chewed the metal pieces that connect the orament to the hook...he used the wire garland to pull the tree over several times..(he just doesnt know his strenght. He also managed to pee inside my boyfriends xmas present gift bag. SURPRISE! He is very naughty. Hopefully this year will be different. My advise: 1. Very sturdy base 2. Plastic oraments 3. No garland 4. Tree braches that start three feet off the ground 5. Water-proof wrapping paper