BustopherJones Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 Gather presents, boxes, paper, tape, etc. in middle of living room floor. Get tape back from puppy. Remove scissors from older dog's mouth. Open box. Take puppy out of box. Remove tape from older dog's mouth. Take scissors away from puppy. Put present in box. Remove present from puppy's mouth. Put back in box after removing puppy from box. Take scissors from older dog and sit on them. Remove puppy from box and put on lid. Take tape away from older dog. Unroll paper. Take puppy OFF box. Cut paper being careful not to cut puppy's foot or nose that is getting in the way as it "helps". Let puppy tear remaining paper. Take puppy off box. Wrap paper around box. Remove puppy from box and take wrapping paper from its mouth. Tell older dog to fetch the tape so he will stop stealing it. Take scissors away from puppy. Take tape older dog is holding. Quickly tape one spot before taking scissors from older dog and sitting on them again. Fend off puppy trying to steal tape and tape another spot. Take bow from older dog. Go get roll of wrapping paper puppy ran off with. Take scissors from older dog who took them when you got up. Give pen to older dog to hold so he stops licking your face. Remove puppy from present and hurriedly slap tape on to hold the paper on. Take now soggy bow from puppy and tape on since the sticky stuff no longer sticks. Take pen from older dog, address tag and affix while puppy tries to eat pen. Grab present before puppy opens it and put it away. Clean up mess puppy and older dog made playing tug-of-war with remnants of wrapping paper. Put away rest of wrapping supplies and tell dogs what good helpers they are. Christi Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 LOL thanks for the smile! I really needed that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweet_ceana Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 LOL! So true. I have had to fight Poco for the darn ribbon this year while Ceana spralled across the paper in the "rub my belly" pose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnLloydJones Posted December 21, 2007 Report Share Posted December 21, 2007 ... and tell dogs what good helpers they are. Just how do folks without dogs manage? Senneca just loves to help with anything we do; and naturally inspect the final results. Isn't that why we have them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WyoBC Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I think you posted that last year didn't you? Anyway I think it's great. I love reading it. It always make me smile Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue R Posted December 22, 2007 Report Share Posted December 22, 2007 I wrapped this morning - with all dogs crated and most cats outside! Worked like a charm, although it wasn't so amusing or frustrating and wrapping with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
in2adventure Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 I can't do anything on the floor withour Lucia trying to help. I don't mind though. It makes life much more fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted December 24, 2007 Report Share Posted December 24, 2007 This was the scene at home - except with a cat instead of a puppy - until I threw a fit, put the dogs in their crates, and kicked the cat out of the bedroom!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaBluez Tess Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 What were you doing at my house early this morning watching me wrap presents with my dogs? Diane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nancy Posted December 26, 2007 Report Share Posted December 26, 2007 That's why I wrap in the guest room - on the dresser. Not as easy as on the dining room table in the days before pets. But better than there with a dog and cat. Then again, most wrapping is in newspaper. We send the kids and grandkids checks as the main gift. We give each other cheese, pates, single malts, and - this year - a heck of a lot of really dark chocolate. Hey - it's healthy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnickerKitten Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 I'll have to talk to Stormy about his lack of help in the present wrapping area. Then again, perhaps he thought that the 7 cats currently here (5 are mine, 2 are fosters) had the wrapping situation covered. Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kat's Dogs Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Yeah, that was pretty much what it was like here - only the puppy part was played by a full-grown Aussie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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