Best Christmas Gift Ideas

Christmas this year will be a challenge for many families, finances strained to the limit. But there is no reason why your dog can not wake a special gift Christmas morning with these great ideas to save money for Christmas gifts puppy.

Christmas Dog Treats

Our first suggestion is something that almost anyone can make – bake some special Christmas Dog Treats. For our dog treats will need 1 cup flour, ½ cup grated cheese ½ cup cooked frozen vegetables such as peas, corn and carrots, ½ cup margarine or butter (melted) and a little water.

To make, mix flour, cooked vegetables, cheese and melted butter (or margarine). If it is too hard, add some water to a mass of similar consistency.

Pop this in the refrigerator to chill for an hour or two, then remove from the refrigerator and place on a floured work surface. Extend to half an inch thick, and then use cookie cutters to cut seasonal Christmas shapes.

Place these on a greased baking tray and cook at 185 ° C / 375 ° F for 15 to 20 minutes or until browned. Cool completely before placing in an airtight container.

Note: You can make more cookies with duplication of ingredients, however, these cookies are not as long as traditional dog biscuits (due to the cooked vegetables). Can be refrigerated.

Doggie Scarves

These are also very easy to make. They are basically a triangle of fabric with a stitched seam across the back. A stroll through the fabric stores for local container remaining. You can often buy small pieces of cloth (ends of the rolls) for a very reasonable price. A fabric pattern looks very good, or you could get a plain fabric and write your dog's name on the handkerchief of cloth with a pencil (or draw a Santa – Use your imagination!).

To make the scarf, just draw a triangle on its web using tailor's chalk. Here's how. The bottom of the triangle is a straight line, so that the mark on the edge of the fabric length which is equal to the measurement of your dog's neck plus 12 "or 30 cm. When measuring your dog's neck, do not measure with too hard! So if the dog's neck is 10 ", make 2 marks on the bottom of the fabric of 22" apart.

Now the point of your triangle should reach the middle of the chest of your dog. So far under the chin of his dog in the middle of his chest, then add 1 ½ "(from seam).

From the midpoint of its line at the bottom of the canvas, marks the point of the right height for your dog. Then, just draw the two lines from this point to any edge of the baseline.

Cut, pin and sew a hem all around, and you're done!

Plush Bone

This is a little more complicated and requires some drawing skills! Once again, the search for remains of some containers of cloth to make the chew toy stuffed, but be sure to be lasting, because most dogs like to have a good chew, and it would be terrible that destroyed his Christmas present before Christmas over.

You also need some filler. You can use leftover fabric scraps, or purchase special filler of local tissue or craft store.

Now his double fabric in half with the right combination and draw a shape of a bone (do not worry – the dog does not care if not perfect)! Keep in mind when you are drawing the bone that has to do is big enough to have a stitched seam on all sides. Cut the shape of the bone and sew around almost all outside, but leave a space of about 2 "so you can complete the toy.

I also suggest you sew the seam twice (remember those teeth!). Now turn the right way of things and bone around your filling. Hand sewing the final bit of the seam closed.

Rope Toy

Here's another easy. Just bought a piece of string (the thickness should be appropriate for your dog – the bigger the dog, the bulk of the rope). Now, cut into three equal parts. Tie resistant to one side, and then braid 3 strands of rope and tie the knot with another fort at the other end.

Tray food

If you have an older dog, you can find more and more difficult to bend down to eat. If so, why do not make a wooden tray to his food bowl seating. You can use scrap pieces of wood – a look around your garage or shed and see if you have something suitable.

You really need a square or rectangle, depending on the size of your dog's bowl. If you go to put the water in the cup there too, you can want to consider sealing the top of the tray.

And make sure the height of the tray is suitable for your dog.

So is this – 5 relatively easy and inexpensive Christmas gifts that can do for your dog. The whole package can have a great Christmas now!

About the Author:

Di Ellis is an avid dog lover, and co-author of the site BestDoggieTips.com where you can get loads of useful tips and information about our four legged friends including free recipes, dog cartoons (updated weekly) and links to the best free dog stuff on the Net. And when you sign up for our free newsletter, we’ll send you a copy of our Dog Recipe Book.

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