Everyone hates on cats for being destroyers of Christmas decorations, and they definitely deserve it, but there’s someone else here going undetected, too: dogs! Dogs can be just as destructive to our holiday displays.
On December 10th, a couple of Corgis showed their mom that they could totally derail her beloved Christmas train – and that they were going to. They knocked that thing over together, and they’re almost certainly going to do it again:
@archie_the_corgPlans to have a christmas train have been derailed… #corgisoftiktok #petsoftiktok #dogsoftiktok #corgi #corgipuppy #christmas ♬ Nutcracker: Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairly(845241) – ogsogs
Archie the Corgi and his accomplice, Daisy, are going to have to go on the lam for this crime. Don’t they know that Santa is literally watching them?!
Though it might be a crime, it wasn’t exactly something Archie and Daisy’s mom wasn’t expecting: she has two of the most chaotic Corgis on the planet. Together, the two of them are constantly beefing with each other, with mom, and with random objects around their house.
Christmas Train never stood a chance. It makes noise and moves around: that’s prime “squaring up” material. Archie takes the lead in the heist – it’s him who actually pushes the train over. it falls and stops moving, but their mission was only mildly successful. They may have thwarted the intruder for a few moments, but ultimately, it was unharmed. It’s going back up. They’ll learn to live with it!
How to keep dogs away from Christmas decorations
There are thousands of tips to “cat-proof” Christmas, because they’re the most common culprit of Christmas crimes. However, dogs can create just as much of a problem, and sometimes an even worse problem if they’re bigger!
There are a lot of Christmas decorations that move or make noise, like trains and dancing Santas, and those can set dogs off. When an object they’ve never seen before starts moving and making noise, they may perceive it as a threat. While it’s cute to us, it can be legitimately stressful for our furry friends. When you have those kinds of decorations, you should:
- Place them higher up if you can, in a place they can’t reach.
- Discourage them from incessantly barking at/trying to touch the decorations.
- Distract them with something else.
- Start slow; bring the item out and leave it on out of reach.
- Make sure that other decorations that might prevent problems (tinsel especially) are inaccessible.
At first, they’re going to be unsure of the decor, but they will eventually get used to it being there. Until they are, make sure you don’t leave them unattended with it. Otherwise, you’re basically asking for heists like this one!
