Canine Christmas

Near to where our friends live there is an area set aside for dogs to run free, a safe place that is well fenced off and with plenty of room for even the biggest dog to go wild. Right in the centre of this large wooded area is this tree and for most of the year that is all that it is, a tree. But for a few weeks it takes on a special role, that of a doggie Christmas tree. A doggie Christmas tree, I hear you ask, yes, a place where dogs can leave notes and cards for all their dog walking friends and even in one case a bag of doggie treat for them to share. The cards read like, from jack (mad black Border collie) to all his friends. A great, if truly mad, idea.
Along the great idea route is an advert that is running here at the moment for car insurance, getting away from the normal hard sell it uses the strange idea of a meerkat complaining that people looking for the insurance site are coming to his site, compare the meerkat .com, it so off the wall its brilliant.


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Comments

Marshall Family said…
I love this tree! What a lovely idea and what a lovely photo too! I agree, I have the meercat ad' on tv recently, we love it in our house :) x
January 6, 2009 at 10:47 AM
Anonymous said…
The tree looks so colourful and cheery - love the photo!
January 6, 2009 at 3:54 PM
Suburbia said…
What a brilliant tree, and a fab idea!
January 6, 2009 at 6:55 PM
Henry the Dog said…
That's a fab idea - a Christmas tree for us dogs. Lovely blog, Brett. Mum & me will be back.
January 8, 2009 at 10:19 AM
Dog_geek said…
What a great idea! That's a very cool tree! And really great photographs on your blog - very nice!
January 8, 2009 at 1:24 PM
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