The holiday season is a great time to capture memorable images of your pet. Previously we shared some tips for improving your pet photography; now we have some tips on how to preserve and display those photos. And to give you some inspiration, we're including some of our favorite holiday photos from last year!

Scrapbooking is a wonderful way to preserve your cherished memories. For many people their pets are an important part of the family, so it is just natural to want to capture those special times shared with a beloved pet. You can use your favorite scrapbooking tools to make unique pages that you can enjoy for years to come.

To get started, you'll need to have some good photos of your pet from a variety of different angles. Also, make sure that you capture your pet with different members of the family. And if your dog has a favorite toy, include some special pictures of that as well.

First, make sure that the scrapbooking materials you use are acid and lignin free. You'll need scrapbooking supplies such as an album, cut-outs, stickers, letter rub-ons, and any other creative embellishments you desire. Choose things related to your pet such as dog breed stickers or cat themed papers.

Next, you will want to consider what themes to include in your pet's scrapbook. We have a few ideas to help you get started, but you should include any moments you want to preserve for posterity.

My Pet's First _______
Focus on "the firsts". If you are fortunate enough to get your pet while he or she is still a baby, then create a scrapbook album around the "firsts". But even if you adopted your pet when he or she was older, you can still create some great "first" scrapbook pages. Create scrapbook pages around coming home, your pet's first bath, first visit to the park, first car ride, etc.

A Day in the Life
Tracking your pet's daily activities is another great scrapbook theme. You could include pages about your pet's morning routine, nap time, meal time, and outdoor time. Trace your pet's paw print and include that in the pages too!

My Favorites
A theme around "pet favorites" is also a fun idea. Take photos and create pages around your pet's favorite activities. For a cat you might include pages on favorite toys and nap places. For a dog, choose photos of favorite outdoor play or playtime with toys.

Special Occasions
In addition to holidays, there are other special occasions that you may celebrate with your pet throughout the year. Do you celebrate your pet's birthday? Then by all means include some "birthday" photos in the scrapbook.

I haven't been the best doggie this year... But it's just so much fun to bark at the mailman and chase kitty cats that I can't help it. Mommy say that it must be in my jeans, but that doesn't make sense because dog don't wear pants. Mommy is silly sometimes... Anyway, I decided that I would try bribery in order to get Santa Paws to visit this year. So I'm having Mommy bake some goodies that the reindogs should enjoy. My plan is that they will smell all the yummy treats and make a special trip to our house. If you think that you might be on the naughty list, you could have your Mommy or Daddy make some as well.
~Bandit

P.S. I also included some cat treats on the list to apologize for that time I chased a cat into a bush and to show Santa that I really want to be friends with all the kitties out there...

Homemade Pet Treats for Christmas

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Mama feeds me special food for my sensitive stomach, but sometimes I still get an upset tummy. When that happens, I get to eat boiled turkey and rice. For a special treat, sometimes she uses chicken or adds in yogurt or cottage cheese. Mmm, mmm, yummy! I wish she would cook for me more often, so I searched the Internet to see what other mommies and daddies cook for their doggies. I'm going to leave this list on her toputer as a hint... If you have a favorite recipe that your human cooks for you please add it to my list. And be sure to vote for the tastiest one so I know what to try first.

~Bandit

P.S. When mommy wants me to be quiet, she gives me peanut butter. BOL!

Homemade Dog Food Recipe Roundup

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Mommy thought it wold be "cute" if Bandit and I put on clothing.  What do we need t-shirts for? Hello people, dogs have fur... Oh the indignity. ~Lucy

Some humans refuse to think of their dogs as just dogs. They are the reason that dog clothes are so popular!

Cute sweaters, doggie tee shirts, dog booties, stylish bandannas, and let's not forget little hats. These are among the items people will purchase to dress their dogs in style.

Dressing a dog is more about the owner having fun than the animal, but as long as the clothing isn't uncomfortable, most dogs don't mind humoring their human friends. Some even seem to enjoy grabbing the spotlight with their new look.

Internet shopping has taken the concept of dressing dogs to new levels as websites offering all manner of "designer" dog clothing have popped up everywhere. Such sites offer the tops in canine fashion for proud owners to place on their pups.

Years ago, it was not uncommon to see a dog in a knit sweater or some other cute clothing article, but today there are nearly as many clothing choices for dogs as there are for people. There are dresses and slacks, raincoats, eye-wear, head-wear, footwear, and every imaginable item. There is doggie casual wear, for hanging around on the beach, doggie formal wear for those special black tie occasions and even doggie wedding gowns and tuxedos for the wedding of a doggie’s dreams!

But shop carefully, in many cases, the designer doggie clothing comes complete with a designer price tag. Some of these dog clothes cost more than what many people spend to dress themselves. However, some people are still willing to buy these items because nothing is too good for their "best friend!"

So, if you're in the market for dog clothes that will turn heads and get your pooch noticed, designer doggie duds may be just what the fashion critic ordered. Just be sure not to combine designer labels or dress your dog in designs that clash. After all, what could be more gauche?

Queen of Everything Dog Clothes by Retro_Zombies
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