Tonks Tuesday: The Christmas Tree Inspection

There are just 2 days until Christmas. Tonks wants to make a good impression on Santa Paws, so she's inspecting her beloved Christmas tree to make sure it looks just right.

The tree probably wouldn't have to be so heavily inspected if Tonks didn't constantly catapult herself into it and climb all over it. But, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

Merry Almost Christmas to all!

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Festive Flashback Doodle of the Day

Christmas is quite literally right around the corner and I've only just started finishing up some of my new Christmas drawings for the season. Thankfully, Christmas Day itself is only the first of the Twelve Days of Christmas. So, my festive doodles for this year will be a Twelve Days of Christmas celebration rather than a lead-up to the big day itself. All that said, we'll share a couple more flashbacks, and then on Christmas Day we'll kick off the brand new festive doodles, starting with this year's Christmas card. For today, though, here's an another oldie for you.

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Tip of the Day

Today's tip relates to the spirit of gift-giving during the holiday season. In particular, we're talking about the practice of giving cats, dogs, and other little critters as gifts on Christmas morning. The important thing here is that anyone giving a furry friend as a gift realize the significance of such a gift. Obviously, a living creature requires proper care and commitment. For this reason, if you or someone you know is intending on giving a cat, dog, or other critter as a gift, be sure that all considerations have been made. Does the recipient want a furry friend? Do finances, time, age, location, and other such factors allow the recipient to properly care for a furry friend? These are just the basics that need to be considered, as cats, dogs, and other animals come with far more factors than this. After all, pets are a commitment that can be with you for many years.

The long and short if it is that while it is wonderful to think of an animal finding a home on Christmas morning, it is still important to ensure that said animal will not end up without proper care, or back at a shelter or abandoned. There are of course times when giving or receiving a cat, dog, or other critter as a gift works out perfectly fine. Such cases might include when a husband or wife gifts a furbaby to their spouse who wants and can care for it, or when a parent knows their child wants and is capable of assisting in the care of a cat, dog, or other pet. If you or someone close to you is planning to surprise someone with a furry friend on Christmas morning, just as with any gift, do take into consideration whether a pet is appropriate for the recipient in question.