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Do your pets get birthday presents?

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  • I gave my dog a harness on her birthday.
  • My nan always got her dogs birthday presents - might be a special toy or a nice chew. They used to get doggy selection boxes at xmas aha

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  • JGB1955
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    Ours gets a special meal - usually some rump steak.
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  • Murphybear
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    I don’t give our cat a birthday present as we have no idea when she was born.  We don't
     give each other birthday presents either. 

    We do have advent calendars though and one year I bought the cat one.  It looked a bit like white chocolate.  She turned up her nose at it and wouldn’t eat it.  Roll on a year and we moved house.  Behind a very heavy sideboard was the advent calendar.   :o
  • MrsStepford
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    Nope, we always have our dogs Christmas presents but birthdays are less of a celebration here.
  • Naomim
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    We do. Our dogs birthday was this week. We buy presents but don't go overboard. She has a new tag for her collar as the old one has fallen off. This is needed by law so was going to be bought anyway. A pix n mix of dog biscuits, again something she gets anyway, a new toy and new tennis balls as we lose so many on our walks. 

    Really apart from the toy, it's stuff we get regularly so not really splashing out. 
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    Happy belated birthday to @Naomim's dog 🎈🦴
  • Our old cat (she sadly passed away a few months ago at the grand old age of nearly 19) always got a toy for her birthday and Christmas, as well as some kind of treat - usually custard and turkey at Christmas, and some cream or an egg (which were her favourite) on her birthday! The dogs in our extended family all have a Christmas jumper and an advent calendar. 
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