Are your dogs aware of the five Christmas Eve rules? It is super important to follow these rules every year on Christmas Eve. Bailie and I decided we better post them for any dogs who may have forgotten, or are little puppies.
5 Christmas Eve Rules For Dogs
1. Hang Your Stockings
Make sure your stockings are all hung with care well in advance of Santa’s arrival. He will need a place to put all the stocking stuffers. If you have a cat like our cat bro Bert, Santa can’t leave stuff on the floor. Bert would break into our gifts during the night. Our stockings have been hung up in anticipation for weeks now. We didn’t ask for much this year, but we still don’t want the cat in our stuff.
2. Don’t Use The Fireplace
This point should be simple common sense. Santa is not going to jump through fire to deliver your gifts. We have a gas fireplace, so we turn it off early to make sure it is cool when the big guy arrives. If he burns his own behind, I don’t think he will leave any gifts behind!
3. Waiting Up For Santa Is Naughty
Never wait up, trying to get a glimpse of Santa Claus. If you are awake and waiting, he will not deliver, no matter how cute you try to look. The time to see Santa is before Christmas so you can tell him about your list. We visited the big guy a couple weeks ago, and we also got our nice list confirmations. If your cat waits up, I don’t think it is a problem. As you probably know, cats don’t follow rules. Cats do whatever they feel like at the moment.
4. Leave Treats And Drinks Out
Travel is tiring, and it makes a dog hungry, I know this because I travel a lot. Bailie has traveled even farther than I have. Can you imagine going around the entire world in one night delivering gifts? Wow! We leave out cookies and milk for Santa, but don’t forget the engines for the sleigh, the reindeer. It’s important for them to keep up their energy, so we leave out carrots, reindeer treats, and a big bowl of water for them. Santa and the reindeer always appreciate the kindness.
5. If You Hear Santa On The Roof, Stay In Bed
Every sleigh has a bad landing now and then when landing on so many rooftops in one night. If you are awakened out of your sleep by the loud thud of a sleigh, do not get up! Stay cozy in your bed, and pretend to go back to sleep. Santa doesn’t mean to wake any pups up, but it can happen.
If you follow these simple five Christmas Eve rules, Christmas morning should be a fabulous time of finding all kinds of gifts from the big guy in the red suit!
Don’t forget to make up a batch of Bacony Banana Breakfast Rolls for dogs to give you plenty of energy to open gifts!
Love these! So cute…merry Christmas ?
Thank you. They are very important rules to follow.
Great rules to remember. And Merry Christmas to all of you.
Merry Christmas to you all!
Great rules to remember! Hope you all have a Merry Christmas! Hugs to your Mom and tail wags to you furry ones from the three of us. ???
Merry Christmas and a load of GBGV hugs to you and your furry ones!
I can remember all of these rules. Excellent.
I linked this post to Awww Mondays.
Have a woof woof day. My best to your mom. ♥
Merry Christmas to you and your family.
I would like to move into your house. What planning and fun! Merry Christmas !
We have a guest room but there are no pillows. Somehow they exploded! Merry Christmas!
Those are actually fun rules, especially the treat part! Merry Christmas Eve you two!
Simple, sensible, and fun. Merry Christmas Eve!
wonderful rules! and WISE!!! I particularly like the “rules” for cats – even though we do not have cats anymore due to mom’s asthma. WOOF WOOF CHRISTMAS! Chablis & Elbe
You are lucky. Cats make a lot of trouble! Merry Christmas Eve!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you too!
I hadn’t seen reindeer treats before, they are so cute. Good rules to remember. Merry Christmas!
You can find them at any reindeer supply store. Merry Christmas.
Excellent rules Madison. I read them to my cousin. He didn’t know them!! Good thing you posted this today. Merry Christmas Madison!!! your friend Lilly
Thank you, Lily! I hope you are feeling good and your ACL is healing up nicely. Merry Christmas!
I promise I will follow every single rule!!! Merry Christmas Eve XOXO, Sparkle
It is important to follow the rules so Santa doesn’t skip your house. They made fun of Florida on the weather this morning. Said it would be cold in the 60’s, so people there should bundle up 🙂 Merry Christmas Eve!
Those are VERY important rules for us to follow! Thank you, girls, and Merry Christmas Eve!
Happy Christmas Eve!
That is a good set of rules – and you two are such cute Santa-Dogs! Happy Holidays from the Catscue cats.
Thanks for visiting kitties! Meowy Christmas Eve!
Excellent advice, i hope you have a blessed and beautiful Merry Christmas!
Excellent rules, i wish you a blessed and beautiful Merry Christmas!
Thank you. Merry Christmas!
oh my this was darling and I LOVED seeing Bert photo bombing a few of the photos and laying there in his cheesecake pose! Your home looks sooooooo cozy and inviting! Have a beautiful holiday!!!
Thank you. Sometimes we have to let cat bro Bert hang out with us. It is the right thing to do.
The only one Luke has a problem with is #5. He’s such a good watch dog he can’t possibly let any noises go unchecked!!
Are you sure Bert won’t eat any of Santa’s goodies? 🙂
Well, that is a problem but Santa has never said his snacks were missing! Bailie and I are good watchdogs, but we know the sound of reindeer and stay quiet for that.
Merry Christmas to all of you!
Merry Christmas to you!
Great rules, you gals are so festive. Have a very Merry Christmas.
Emma taught us it is not always what you do, but how you look doing it!
it seems we broke all rules…. merry christmouse to you ,,,
Uh oh! I hope Santa could overlook it all and still deliver your wishes.
Fleas Navidog greetings to you, Bailie and your mom. ?
I’d like to return the fleas, but keep the Navidog if you don’t mind 🙂