You may not know this about Bella, but she loves to give advice during the holidays. Our annual holiday card contains a handy tip from the dog herself, and this year’s is no exception. I’ve shown you a few outtakes from our photo shoot, but are you ready to see the final product?
Here’s the front:
Inside, you’re greeted by this photo, and some sage advice:
Bella Holiday Tip #42
If you want to stay off the Naughty List, adopt a little brother and blame everything on him.
Finally, we added this photo on the back:
He’s got the egg… who’s got the nog?
That last one isn’t the best quality, but it sure is funny. I can’t resist a holiday photobomb.
Want to hear some more wise holiday advice from Bella? Check out her past tips from 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008.
Do you send out holiday cards with your dogs (or cats) on them? If so, do you do a special photo shoot or use candid pictures you took throughout the year?
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What a great card (and excellent advice!). To be honest, I am always doing my Christmas cards at the last minute, because I have spent all of my time designing everyone else’s! I just sent my off to be printed today! It was fun seeing the progression of your cards!! Your pictures are fantastic!
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Thank you! I usually try to get them done earlier, but I was a bit behind this year too.
Oh, we do a photo shoot for sure! Actually, our Christmas card picture is this week’s Wordless Wednesday, and I used their individual pictures on the other posts this week. It took a little bit of work, but I was happy with the final results!
I think your pictures for this year are awesome, and the girls all agree with Bella’s advice!
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I figured you do a photo shoot… your dogs are pro models at this point. 🙂
I love love LOVE the one you used for your card this year.
Aww, thanks! I’m kind of in love with it myself! The truth is, every year we get done and then I think “How am I going to top THAT for next year?” lol
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I have faith that you’ll pull it off! 🙂
So adorable!!! I am hoping to do a holiday one with my 3 next year. I usually do one, but this year just got away from me. I love the idea of a holiday tip too. Very cute and clever AJ. I just love seeing the dogs together. They look so adorable.
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Thanks, Mel! 🙂 It was tougher than usual – Bella’s an old pro at my holiday photo shoots by now, but Tavish was more restless.
I used to actually have the dog write the annual letter (with editorial inserts from me here and there). This year we used a painting of our angel Abby that my sis had done as our card. Next year I’m hoping to do a photo card with Rita. Your cards are great inspiration! SO cute!
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Thanks! I love the idea of the dog writing the letter – too cute!
Yes, it was fun and kinda cute… until… ya know… the dog died. 8\
Luckily we had a new pup to carry on the tradition – but then the next year she had cancer, and well… after that I decided it was probably enough of the dog writing the letter!
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I totally understand. Honestly, I every year I get sad thinking about what I will do when I no longer have Bella with me to share her holiday tips. (Just call me Debbie Downer.) Can she just stick around forever?
I know – I was Debbie Downer too. I kept saying to the hubs “We have to stop having Bailey write the letter, cuz one of these years she won’t be here and starting the card with ‘I’m writing the card this year cuz the dog died’ just doesn’t say ‘Merry Xmas’.” There is never enough time with our sweet pups!
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LOVE your card! (We can count on Bella for excellent advice!)
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She’s very wise.
Bella is very, very wise. Shiva now thinks she needs a little brother too.
I didn’t make up special cards this year because I ran out of time. But we did the past two years and I had plenty of those left so I reused them this year hoping no one would remember! Is that cheap?
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Shiva would probably have a blast with a little bro. 🙂
That is not cheap at all – why waste them?
Great advice…may be why I have 3 dogs now lol
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Perhaps… 😉
We do holidays shots and also use the good photos from our collection. Every family member gets showcased in our card. We used Shutterfly to help design and print them. We had so much fun that we ended up with not only Christmas cards but Thank You and Easter cards too!
We love your Photos and they will make an amazing card! You two are so cute together. I am so happy for you Bella, I bet it’s fun being a big sister!
Did you like Shutterfly? I did Snapfish this year, but I really want to explore the best site next year and make sure I’m using the best quality one.
Your card is super adorable! I love their little matching sweaters!
Running off now to read more of Bella’s sage advice. 🙂
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I actually bought Bella’s sweater in March in preparation for this year’s card (oddly, it has a monster face on the back for some reason), so I had to pick one up for Tavish in November so they could be coordinated. 🙂
Sometimes I try, sometimes I don’t. This year I wanted to do a Heart Like A Dog card, but I waited too long. 🙁 I like Bella’s advice.
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The season just gets so busy! If we hadn’t started early, I think it would have gotten lost in the shuffle, so I totally understand.
Love the picture! I could never think up such clever bits of wisdom like that! I sent out pictures of my Holly wearing a handmade Holiday collar this year…Holly wearing Holly…get it?! See…that’s as clever as I get 😉
Aw, I think that’s pretty clever… and cute!
So sweet, I’ve got 3 dogs and they all ‘blame’ things on each other 🙂 The one’s who’s been good always rushes up to us saying “it wasn’t me!”
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