2023 FT Santa Paws Exchange
 

Apparently, this is the 10th year of the Santa Paws Exchange, where FTers' pets send presents to each other!

If you'd like to participate, please send me a PM with:

1. Your Name
2. Number of pets "participating"
3. Pet name(s) and species
4. Your email address
5. Mailing address for your pet(s)
6. Toys they like
7. Treats they like and any allergies or restrictions they have with regard to treats
8. Neck measurement (for collars)
9. Any other information you wish to share that is interesting.
10. If you and your pet(s) live in the US, if you will ship outside of the US.

"Suggested value around $25/pet, not including shipping. I'll send assignments by November 22, please ship presents by December 15.

Yay - glad to see this. Dylan is in. He's going to dictate his PM to me as soon as I post this.

YAY - Charlie is in again - pic of him with last year's gifts.
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such a good boy! I think I spot a Carlos the crocodile there too!

carlos and dill will be in- I am just being slack at the moment

Carlos and Dill have joined!

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He is conserving his energy for shopping!

LOL, I'm going to start saying that I'm conserving energy when I nap!

Names are out. Grace is going to shop after her late morning nap.

Dylan loves shopping for fellow paw-friends! But first he had to help decorate for Xmas

Oh no, I missed this, I've been a little absent from FT the last few weeks.

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Mookie says "Thank you, Santa!" She also sat in the box containing the fountain, so you know she's happy.

Sorry haven't posted - but Charlie has received 4 gifts - but they are still boxed as want to save them for Christmas Day and I will post a pic with Charlie with them then
Thank you

Grace says thank you to Mookie! Her kennel staff delivered a message to her that she has presents waiting for her at home, and she can't wait until we get home next week to tear into them!

Dylan was beyond excited to receive his Santa Paws gifts. He knew the minute the box arrived that it was for him. He dances every time I open the bag of fish treats.

We are moving in the new year, so are going to wait to blow up the new giant herding tennis balls - but he adores them

Apparently Grace and Dylan share that skill! Grace barks at delivery people (Amazon, FedEx, UPS, etc.) except when they are delivering a package for her. Somehow, she just knows!

Speaking of Grace, we have word that she has another package waiting for her arrival back home after her vacation at the kennel. :D

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Hint of sheek grin from Carlos for his chrissy prezzies (and especially for getting them ahead of that silly queen!)

Life is better if you can beat your sister to something? :D

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Ok now I’m massively confused as Carlos received another parcel today?!

I think that package was meant for Dill. ::D

Upon our return home, Grace tore into her packages: different types of treats from Mookie, including her favorite beef liver treats, and a package from Chewy from Dill with a kangaroo toy, venison and kiwi treats, and kangaroo jerky!

She says thank you!!!

Neige loves her Santa paws package... She can't decide which toy to to play with first!

Thank you and happy holidays!!

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hold on- did I buy for grace?

You did. :D

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Kazak received two packages from his Secret Santa Paws yesterday. He’s going to be very excited to get these on Christmas Eve. Thank you Secret Santa Paws!

I hope she got more of those tennis ball toys that she liked so much last year

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Unsure if this is Santa paws or secret Santa but…thanks!
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Dill had her birthday yesterday so will be very happy with extra gifts (less happy about mumslave making her have a photo before eating the cake!!)

I love that I'm not the only one who gets a cake for my furbaby(ies) for their birthdays!

her brothers in Melbourne get professionally made ones- there aren’t a lot of services up here so I have to bake my own for these two
this one is a human apple sauce cake minus the sugar/sweetener, the icing is a mix of cream cheese and apple sauce, and dried sardines on top. I wonder sometimes what is wrong with dogs that they would find that sort of combination appealing 🤣

Dylan has that fox too and it’s his favorite toy