Nine cute presents to buy for furry friends this festive season – Daily Mail
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Until a year or so ago, I found it preposterous. Bone-shaped presents under the tree? Don’t be absurd. Dogs don’t know it’s Christmas. Dogs don’t understand the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Buying presents for animals was downright silly and a waste of money.
Then I got Dennis, a Parson Russell terrier. Last year it was Dennis’s first Christmas and he ‘unwrapped’ a toy gingerbread man I’d carefully placed under the tree beside a wrapped toy crab for my mother’s terrier, Beano. Unfortunately, both Dennis and Beano preferred the crab to the gingerbread man and soon after they ‘opened’ their presents, I had to confiscate the crab to avoid further argument. But it’s the thought that counts, isn’t it?
According to a 2023 survey, almost a fifth of Brits spend more on their pets than their significant other at Christmas. Last year, the sales of festive pet presents were up nearly 1,000 per cent on Waitrose’s website and John Lewis almost doubled its range of seasonal dog toys compared with the previous Christmas. We have, in short, gone barking mad when it comes to our pets.
But it’s not just dogs. It’s cats, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs and so on. One friend with horses leaves stockings filled with edible snacks on their stable doors. Another gives her tortoise ‘extra melon’ on the day itself.
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