The holidays are always a fun time for everyone, including your furry family members. Your pets get to enjoy tons of ear scratches from guests and lots of yummy table scraps. What’s not to love? However, one challenge many pet owners have is their decorations. Dogs and cats can easily mistake your ornament-filled tree for a brand new toy.
This can be a bit frustrating for owners, but as the owners in these photos show, there are plenty of creative ways to pet-proof your trees. If you need some inspiration this holiday season, here are 11 stellar examples of pet-proofing.
1. Barrier Tree
One solution to pet-proofing your tree is using a good ol’ fashioned barrier. They’ll never figure out how to get in here.
2. Ceiling Tree
Ceilings also count as wall space, by the way. Hanging up a tree is a good way to get creative while preventing your furry friends from attacking the tree.
3. Wall Tree
You can also attach a tree to the wall. See? Fluffy doesn’t even notice it’s there.
4. Santa Paws
This cat owner had another clever idea. Taking a tip from Pavlov, this cat owner dressed their cat in a Santa costume every time they climbed onto the tree.
5. Charlie Brown Tree
If all else fails, just make your tree as minimalist as possible! As this cat’s grumpy face shows, it will certainly work as a deterrent.
6. Half Decorated
If your pet’s more bothered by the tree than the decorations, this approach is also an option. Then, they can play with the bottom half while you can enjoy the beautifully decorated top half.
7. Minimalist Tree
For the minimalists among us… It almost looks like a piece of modern art!
8. “Really, mom?”
This dog doesn’t look happy with the current arrangements. Still, he can admire the tree from afar like the rest of the family.
9. A Dog’s Christmas
Convincing your pet THEY ARE the tree is another option. We love this festive pup-tree.
10. Plastic Wrap
Use grandma’s plastic-covered couch as inspiration. Although, a cat that enjoys tearing things up may have a field day here…
11. Vacuum Tree
If you have a pet that hates vacuums, here’s a simple but elegant solution. Your vacuum guards will keep your tree guarded all December long.
Happy (and hopefully pet-proofed) holidays! We hope you and your family have a wonderful holiday season.
If you want to see more hilarious pet-proofed trees, check out the video below!
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Source: Bored Panda, TopFunology
