Things you can do to celebrate the holidays with your pets:
- Take lots of holiday pictures with them. Frame a picture and make a tree ornament. Put the date on the back so you can remeber them year after year.
- Hang a pet stocking with Santa Treats and toys inside.
- Play indoor pet games like a puzzle game. There are heaps of puzzles games you can buy to play with your dog. Most of them involve treats that pose a brain challenge for your dog.
- Go for a festive walk. You might need to bundle them up and watch to make sure their feet don’t get too cold.
- Take them on a ride to see holiday lights and decorations.
- Make homemade dog and cat treats.
- Watch a pet movie with your dog or cat.
Best Pet Movies to Watch During the Holidays
What Dog Movies are the Best to Watch During the Holidays? For many people, nothing beats spending the holidays with their family and friends. If you are a dog owner, your pooch will also be around to help boost your spirits. Here are a few dog movies that Whitworth Animal Clinic suggests you to view this holiday season:
Best Cat & Dog Movies
- Hachi: A Dog’s Tale – Professor Wilson discovers a lost Akita puppy on his way home. Despite objections from his wife, Hachi endears himself to the family and grows to be Parker’s loyal companion. As their bond grows deeper, a beautiful relationship unfolds.
- Shelter Me – SHELTER ME is an entertaining and uplifting film series about shelter pets improving the lives of those who adopt them.
- The Secret Life of Pets – The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
- A Dog’s Purpose – The soulful and surprising story of one devoted dog who finds meaning of his own existance through the lives of the humans he teaches to laugh and love.
5. The Adventures of Milo and Otis – The adventures of a young cat and a dog as they find themselves accidentally separated and each swept into a hazardous trek.
6.The Paw Project – The Paw Project chronicles the David and Goliath story of a tiny grassroots movement taking on big veterinary corporations in an effort to ban the de-clawing of cats.
7. Pets2 – Continuing the story of Max and his pet friends, following their secret lives after their owners leave them for work or school each day.
8. Cats & Dogs – The ongoing war between the canine and feline species is put on hold when they join forces to thwart a rogue cat spy with her own sinister plans for conquest.
Favorite Dog Movies
Heartwarming Classics:
9. I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown
In this fun Christmas cartoon, Linus and Lucy’s younger brother longs for a new puppy. Snoopy’s brother Spike may prove to be the perfect companion.
10. The Search for Santa Paws
Santa has gone missing and he needs to be found as soon as possible. Will a team of magical dogs and an elf be able to save Christmas?
11. Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
After an elf accidentally crashes Santa’s sled, the magical toy bag comes up missing. To ensure that Christmas goes as planned, Beethoven must help recover this treasured bag from some conniving thieves.
12. The 12 Dogs of Christmas
It seems as if everyone has forgotten the true meaning of Christmas. This movie shows how a young girl uses dogs to help inspire people.
More Favorite Dog Movies:
13. Marmaduke – My favorite movie! You will die laughing! Marmaduke is a 2010 American comedy film based on Brad Anderson’s comic strip of the same name.
14. A Dog Named Christmas
A young man, who is mentally challenged, wants everyone to understand the importance of the town’s “Adopt a Dog for Christmas” program. The staff at Whitworth Animal Clinic recommends this film for true dog lovers.
15. An All Dogs Christmas Carol
Although this is a funny cartoon, it still manages to highlight the importance of thinking about others. Dealing with a serious injury, Timmy must rely upon friends to recover the money for his operation.
16. Santa Buddies
If you want to get inspiration for the holidays, be sure to watch Santa Buddies. It is bound to put a smile on everyone’s face.
17. The Dog Who Saved Christmas
The fate of a family’s Christmas rests in a lone dog. Can he overcome the thieves who have no intentions of giving up easily?
18. Up on the Wooftop
While Toby is an extremely small dog, he maintains his dream of one day leading Santa’s sleigh.
19. Chilly Christmas
Chilly is a beach dog that has always lived in sunny California. When his family decides to move to the big city of New York, they plan to find him a new owner. However, Chilly and an 11-year-old boy refuse to let that happen.
20. One Christmas Eve
In this heartwarming movie, a loving puppy helps reunite a family who has been dealing with a recent divorce.
21. Dog of Flanders
Suffering from a great deal of physical abuse, a neglected dog is fortunately nursed back to health by a young boy and his grandfather. As you watch the movie, you will discover why this dog becomes such an important part of their life.
22. Lost Christmas
Don’t miss out on Lost Christmas if you love the sight of a cute puppy. It shows the power of miracles.
23. A Dog’s Journey – Bailey’s adventure through many lives filled with love, friendship, and devotion.
24. 12 Pups of Christmas – A woman tasked with finding homes for 12 abandoned puppies before Christmas finds love with her co-worker just in time for the holidays
25. A Golden Christmas – A very special dog brought together a little girl and boy. Now, through an incredible coincidence, these two long-lost friends will reconnect during Christmas
26. A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale – Luce is a college student who gets a holiday job caring for a land developer’s dog, but then she meets an attractive guy who is protesting her boss’s plan.
Since 1994, Whitworth Animal Clinic in Madison, AL has provided comprehensive veterinary care, boarding, and grooming to pets in the North Alabama community and beyond. We would be honored to be a partner in your pet’s healthcare.
