An analysis of Pet Santas - Bingos 2015 photo with Santa

It is the time of year where I bathe and primp my dog Bingo and cart him off to the local pet store for his annual photograph with Santa. All in all I am pleased with this year's photo as Bingo looks very puppy-like for his 15 years. But the Santa, as kind as he was, had on the most bizarre outfit. I understand that these are the B-level Santas that are available for pet stores, probably just a youthful employee.  I must however ask, where do they find these outfits? The way the moustache is attached to the hat creates a bizarre Ancient Aliens type of helmet. Do they really think that dogs won't recognize these imitation Santas? I seemed to remember that the earlier photos had much more realistic outfits so when I got home I thought I'd pull out his past photos for comparison and decided to make up this chart. (You can read more about the Maniacal Dog Mother of 2013 here.)

All that being said, I am grateful that pet stores provide a Santa at all and must admit that they have always been very kind and gentle with my dog.  I truly enjoy this tradition but I must admit that tomorrow I am heading over to Bergdorf Goodman to have Bingo photographed with the REAL Santa...

Bingo with the REAL Santa

Bingo and Myself with the Bergdorf Goodman Santa

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Dogs love Christmas too

Bingo came home the other day feeling sad because the other dogs in the neighborhood were telling him that Santa doesn't exist. I tried explaining to him with the old "Santa lives in your heart" or "He exists as long as you believe in him" stories but he still seemed uncertain. So today I dressed him up and took him down to Petco in Tribeca to have his photo taken with Santa! I think the visit did the trick because he seemed to walk home with an extra spring in his step!

Ho Ho Ho

I had been having such a lousy week: cracking a tooth, getting bitten by a squirrel (I'm not kidding) and last but not least having my wallet stolen yesterday. So after canceling my credit cards and going down to the DMV today I decided I needed a little darned Christmas. I packed up Bingo and headed down to Chambers St. to Unleashed (a division of Petco) to have his photo taken with Santa. They could not have been nicer. Anthony suited up and they took this adorable photo. Then to top it off they told me it was FREE! It made my day and restored my Christmas spirit. I thought I'd share my experience with you in case you too are feeling a little rough around the edges! Merry Christmas!