Projo Holidays Blog

A few years back, I took my dog Mac, to visit with Santa. At the time, a pet chain store would allow you to bring your pet in and sit with Santa while Santa's elf snapped their photo. The store would even put it in an ornament frame or a decorated cardboard frame. Proceeds would go to animal charities.

I took Mac to see Santa the first two years I had him. The following two years, something always came up to keep us from making our yearly visit. It wasn't easy having an 85-pound drooler hanging his head over my shoulder and whining the whole 20-minute ride up and 20-minute ride back. He was truly excited about the whole adventure. He loved sitting next to someone who would pay the least amount of attention to him. Santa and his elves sure did that. They always remarked on how handsome he looked. I would put some sort of Christmas collar finery on him. He was SO handsome despite the drool of excitement.

Last year, I swore nothing was going to come between Mac and me and Santa. But my boy got sick late in the summer and he never made it. I still miss him.

This year, Holly, my female Boxer, and I will definitely find a way to Santa's "lap". After all, it is her first Christmas with me.

This year, Petco is offering Santa photos for one day, Dec. 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. They'll even give you a commemorative photo for $6.95, of which $5 from every photo will benefit homeless pets. How can you go wrong?

Find your local Petco.

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