While we frantically wrap last-minute gifts and bake cookies for Santa, our furry friends also like to play a role in the holiday festivities. Like that cat who insists on batting at the tinsel on the Christmas tree, causing more than a few ornaments to come crashing to the ground. Or the dog who gets a little too excited about the dinner table and keeps begging for food.
But at the end of the day, our companions are just happy to be included in the celebration. And it wouldn't be the same without them. So as a thank you, we at Bored Panda put together a collection of funny and heartwarming pictures that show what this joyous occasion really looks like when you have pets. Here's to them making every moment a little more special and a lot more fun.
When you're done scrolling through the publication, check out last year's version here.
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Ikrrr @OP can I please make art based on this pic? I would feel uncomfortable making art based on your cat without permission
Load More Replies...That is a cat plotting her destruction. She just can’t decide where to start.
Our 1st Christmas Together And Our 15th Christmas Together
I adopted a puppy this year. This will be our first Christmas together. I hope I can have at least 15 years with him, like OP and her pupper :)
my dog’s birthday is december 21st, we got him in 2005. he turned 17 on wednesday, and will be celebrating christmas with my family as a mostly blind, mostly deaf, arthritic but happy senior dog. i love my Charlie 🫶
Awwww. I have a chihuahua we are celebrating our 16th Christmas together. I hope both of us have MANY more with our family members!!!
My Cat And My Tree Are Both Plugged In And Ready For Christmas
It looks like the white cord behind the kitty it it’s plug. That lined up perfect for the caption
I have currently turned the tree off, but the cat is still going... It's close to midnight and she doesn't care...
Happy Cat
He's doing the 'i love you' blink. It's what they do when they want you to know that. You're supposed to do a slow blink back at them.
We Got The Cat A Cardboard Scratchy Taco Truck For Christmas. I Think She Likes It
Bought that for the cats here, totaly afraid of the fish!
Load More Replies...I have the fish on top for my cat. It flops around with catnip and she loves it.
Left The Patio Door Open Briefly For Some Fresh Air. Shortly After, I Heard Some Rustling Behind The Christmas Tree... I Don't Have A Cat
You do now. The cat has adopted you. That's how we got our cat. It started hanging around our house as a kitten. We asked all our neighbors if they knew anyone who was missing a kitten and everyone said no so we took him in and fed him and yeah
Well, now you do. Your new master hás chosen you as its new can opener, you should take pride in that distinction.
Cat Christmas Tree Portrait
That look was a split second before the photographer was attacked.
Load More Replies...My Paraplegic Kitten’s Reaction To Seeing Her First Christmas Tree
I'm glad she has found an owner like OP! She is precious and her little diaper is adorable too.
What an absolute cutie! Thank you for showing a special needs kitty a loving home.
This one kind of makes me sad, but hopefully the owner gives the paralyzed kitty lots of attention and pets. It takes dedication to take care of a special needs kitty!
My cat looks the tree like that every christmas, I suppose he forget it every year
Love that you didn't give up on your cat and gave her the best life possible! <3
If Your Presents Arrived Late, It’s Because Santa’s Helpers Are A Little Slower Than Normal
My 12-Year-Old Girl Accidentally Picked Up One Of The Stars From Our Christmas Decorations When She Was Sniffing For Crumbs
Best Christmas Gift
Thank you for giving your time to make me spit out my coffee all over the place (keyboard included), to scare my crazy enough Cat and make him feel like zooming around Christmas decorations. I couldn't be more thankful. :')
Load More Replies...Normally they ask, "Who let the cat out of the bag?" Looks like the cat put himself back in.
Carefull with bag handles and cats, they can get tangled in the bag handles and end up in a panic and hurting themselves.
It’s Gonna Be His First Christmas
Agreed, but I'm not sure he thinks so. I used to make that face trying to hide the disappointment I had when my mom gave me clothes for Christmas haha
Load More Replies...thank you mom, this sweater is just what i wished for
Load More Replies...I Made Christmas Ornaments Of My 3 Cats
The third cat's like, "This doesn't count as a Christmas present."
Found This Festive Little Guy On My Outside Christmas Tree
AAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET IT OUT. GET IT OUTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christmas Thief
I like your name, it's beautiful (the Shyla part) 😍
Load More Replies...About 50 years ago, we had a cat that got on the bench seat in a trailer and all you could see was the paw hooking the donut in the center and pulling it off. Mom did not have the heart to take it away after all that so Sassafras thoroughly enjoyed one whole doughnut! Thank you for the pic. It brings wonderful memories! Adorable!
Took My Dogs To Take Their Yearly Christmas Photos. It's Really Hard When You Have One Super Photogenic Dog And One Dog Having An Existential Crisis
We Just Put The Tree Up, And This Little Monster Climbed Into It
I'm cat sitting at the moment which means 5 furry monster and no tree this year!
I feel you! I just rescued a Polydactyl kitten and decided that it wasn't worth the risk either.
Load More Replies...My Udon Noodle Wishes You A Pleasant Christmas Eve
They call them nope ropes, but how can you say nope to that face?
I can’t! I love sneks so much. I hope to have one someday <3
Load More Replies...YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH Join me in screaming about danger noodle cuteness
Came Home To Find This. Not Sure How Long She Was In There, But She Was Pretty Content To Stay In There
He (80%odds) is hanging from the mantle. That's just garland behind him.
Load More Replies...Meet The New Addition To The Family, Chester. He Makes A Wonderful Christmas Tree Decoration
It's all fun and games until kitty is big enough to knock the tree over; mwahahahaha!
I have a Chester as well, mines a long haired black floof, and short for Winchester
Merry Christmas From The Head Tilt Triplets
This Will Forever Be My Favorite Picture Of Her. She Loves Christmas
Man, the difference between a British Short Hair and an European Short Hair is absurd.
A British shorthair is a pedigreed breed. Unlike European shorthairs, that are, well, just housecats with no specific human intervention in what mixes and what not. The names might suggest more similar intervention, but it's very much not so. European shorthairs are of course as majestic as any other breed. There is no getting rid of cat personality. My neighbors have a mixed breed. Not the coloring, but the face is clearly British shorthair. And people think he's grumpy because he wasn't neutered until a few years into adulthood and he has a huge head and body. But he is not grumpy, he's the sweetest dude with the biggest of paws and the bestests of headbutts.
Load More Replies...Presenting My Cat With Her Christmas Present
"That does NOT look like it has a PurrStation 5 in it Linda!"
He Doesn’t Attack The Tree Or Try To Knock It Down
Nerien And His Christmas Cookie
I've Just Learned This Is An Issue For Cat Owners Over Christmas
Well, if you're going to put up a perfectly good tree, you have to expect it to be climbed up on.
So, I noticed that you skipped hanging ornaments on the bottom half... how's that working for you? 😹🤣😹
One Happy Dogo
Still terrifying to me, but doggo is cute.
Load More Replies...Did that dog just raid the litter box? Because that's a s**t eating grin if I ever saw one!
I wonder how she managed to stop laughing long enough to pick that up and buy it.
Cats And Glass Ornaments Don't Mix
“Don’t look at me! I had no idea those things collapsed when. You climbed them too hard!”
Yea, i have One that does the exact same c**p lolol, goes where he's not allowed, breaks stuff, runs away in panic and hides under a chair or a table, 5 minutes later he's back at the scene of the crime.....
Load More Replies...I swear I tried to stop it from falling over.but the tree just gave up. His was tired of standing
Alfons Showing His Coconut Flake Stash While Practicing For The Christmas Photos
We Wish You A Merry Christmas
Love comes in all shapes and sizes. Just look as this beautiful fur baby and the non-furry baby these two proud horse parents adopted
She Got What She Wanted For Christmas
Are you talking about the dog? Because this dog is an Italian Greyhound and the dog on Fraiser was a wire-hair Jack Russell Terrier. Completely different breeds. I'm not trying to sound like a know-it-all, I promise!
Load More Replies...Merry Christmas From A 17-Year-Old Walter
It's actually a good idea to desensitize your pets to wearing a shirt or onesie. If they have to have stitches on their torso, it's less stressful than the Elizabethan Collar (cone of shame). They make blow-up collars that are similar to neck pillows now too.
Treat Every Day Like Christmas
Based on the little on looking one they're an inside rat/mouse and they don't hibernate if they're inside, and when mice/rats die, their noses and ears turn a very pale white or yellow tone with little to no pink in them due to the lack of blood flow. So don't worry! He's sleeping all cozy!!
Load More Replies...That coat pattern is called Marbled or Variegated! I love Marbled ratties, their coats are always so unique.
Load More Replies...There Are 2 Cats In This Picture
I see no cat. It is now a temporary tree spirit that demands treats and pets.
I Took My Pet Ducks To Mind Games (They Love Browsing Stores). They Stopped And Stared At This Toy For Several Minutes. I Think I Know What They Want For Christmas
She's like "this is our ancestor T-rex, and now we wear diapers and look like this Janet! Bloody hell!!!"
My Boyfriend And I Noticed A New Ornament In The Tree
i have one! does Bouche climb your tree, if you do the tree thing?
Load More Replies...My Mom Got Our Cat, Sardine, A Fancy Cat Bed For Christmas. She Loves It
Boxes are cat traps. Even a square/rectangle shape drawn on the ground is a cat trap
You can now throw away the unnecessary soft filling which came with the Box!
Apparently they sometimes hop into boxes for stress relief; think it reminds them of being in the womb. Kinda like swaddling a baby.
I’ve spent loads of money on cat beds over the years. The trouble is, most of them ignored them!
My Parents' Cat Interrupted Board Games Over Christmas. He Just Likes To Be Involved
My cat has a specific chair at the table. We give him his own cards etc. It's just easier.
My cat Oliver does the same thing, but only when we're playing cards. otherwise he's not a counter climber, beggar, or tabletop troublemaker 🥰
I once played a board game with my cat and little brother. Insane, I know, playing Game of Life with animals.
That reminds me of when we used to play bridge with some friends. One of their Norwegian Forest Cats used to jump up on the table and stare at the hands.
It Is A Giant Play Toy
Ready To Help Santa Paws. I Don’t Know About The Naughty/Nice List, But I’m Certainly On The "Trying My Best" List
Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree
My old gray girl actually loved clothes :) If introduced to clothing/costumes in a positive manner, many cats will enjoy the extra attention and treats they get ;) We used to dress my kitty up in different costumes for each holiday and use photos of her for our family business’s advertisements!
Load More Replies...My Blind 18-Year-Old Dog Clearly Loves The New Christmas Lights
looks like older style bulbs, might be able to feel warmth on their nose?
Load More Replies...Ornament Installer
This one's going to be huge, too. Gotta grow into those ears.
Load More Replies...My Coworker's Dog Does Not Like The Annual Christmas Photo
Wiped Out From Opening Presents
Just once I’d love to have a Christmas with the same weather as these people. ☀️🌵🎍🪨
How Cute Are These Two?
My GF Setup The Christmas Tree. It’s Our Cats First Christmas
Aww <3 cute. Just please make sure not to leave your cats alone around christmas trees with string lights. Sometimes they can get wrapped up in them and seriously injured.
That is not funny, it is actually dangerous... and those are not led lights.
This is a great example of where "Curiosity killed the cat" came from. And satisfaction will NOT bring them back from electrocution.
Ciri Has Absolutely No Idea Who Ate The Christmas Cookies While We Were Out Shopping. She’s So Mad She Can’t Even Look At The Plate
OK, the humans need to take some responsibility for not putting that plate where an unsupervised dog couldn't get at it.
Nice to see someone with the same mindset as me about this kind of thing. Also, train your dog to only eat scraps (not that this is scraps) until you give the OK. My friend had a rescue dog that she trained very well, who would not eat anything that got dropped on the floor until she was told "Okay!".
Load More Replies...Awww, you gotta love a dog who is capable of guilt... because it's damn adorable!
Dogs are not capable of guilt or shame. Those are taught to us growing up. They cannot feel guilty just for acting upon inherent behaviors. They're reacting to your tone of voice, body language and possibly even the smell of your anger. I find it irritating that they're shaming her when they are the ones who left it within her reach.
Load More Replies..."The cat did it!" "No wait, it was Santa. Yeah, that's it! Sandy Claws came early!!!"
Roscoe Took Christmas Decoration Duty Into His Own Hands (Paws) Last Night
Thought You All Would Appreciate My Pups' Christmas Photo
I almost didn't see the black one! He's so cute, he's blending into the background!!!
Picture From Our Christmas Card This Year
Look - the cat has trained the dogs into playing "If I fits, I sits."
My Christmas Kitty
Baby And Snuffles Experiencing Their First Christmas Tree
Looking Happy And Eating Dried Apples While Waiting For Christmas
Silent Night, Golden Night
All is cute, all is booped. Round, young pupper, woofer and pup. Floofy pupper, so floofy and cute. Sleep in adorable peace, sleep in adorable peace.
Little Snow Nuggets
Poor pup! This is incredibly common with cocker spaniels. Happens to ours if we don’t get his hair cut shorter. Their curly hair is like a magnet for snow & it balls up & freezes. The only thing that works is sticking them in a warm tub.
My puppy did this a while back. She got so excited that is snowed she wouldn't come in from it and had a similar outcome
My Building Is Having Pet Photos With Santa - This Is Her Costume
Hunter Wishes You Merry Christmas
Oh, Deer
Arthur’s First Encounter With A (Fake) Christmas Tree
When You Can't Wait For Christmas To Arrive
Catzilla Takes Over The Christmas Town
Christmas Kitty
After Matching Wits Numerous Times, There Is Only One More Option To Keep The Cat Out Of The Christmas Tree
Sweet Peepers’ Outfit For Our Christmas Photos
It's Beginning To Feel A Lot Like Christmas
His Majesty Sir Talis Singing Under The Christmas Tree
First Year With A Cat = First Year With No Christmas Tree, Totally Worth It
Yup, same for me, 1st time in 44 years widout a tree, but i don't have a cat, i have two.... I call them Apokalipse and Armageddon...
I always do a fake tree with cloth and other non breakable ornaments. Put weights from exercise dumb bells on base of tree (10 to 15 lbs )and place tree skirt on top. They can't topple it.
I can't wait for Christmas to be over so I can finally get the damn needles out of their fur.
Merry Christmas
Meowy Christmas Everyone
Tried To Make Our Annual Christmas Card Last Night
And All Through The House, Not A Creature Was Stirring, Except For The Sausage Dog Doing Zoomies And Trying To Fight Me
Merry Christmas From Bitty
I Wouldn’t Get Up At 6:00 AM On The Christmas Day To Feed Him So He Dragged This Bag Of Treats Into The Bathroom And Tore It Open
My Dog’s Best Friend Had Puppies, And We Brought One Home Today. Merry Christmas
Our Christmas Village Has Been Invaded By The Jólakötturinn
From Icelandic Christmas folklore: “The Yule Cat, known as Jólakötturinn, a huge and vicious cat who is described as lurking about the snowy countryside during Christmas time and eating people who have not received any new clothes to wear before Christmas Eve.”
My New Christmas Tree Decoration. A Christmas Bird
It’s Because I’m Green Isn’t It?
Huxley Is Santa’s Best Helper
Meet My Little Lambs Born Just Before Christmas This Past Year, Holly And Leroy. (Named Obviously For The Winter Holly Berry And Our Leroy The Redneck Reindeer)
My Old Girl Wanted To Help Me Decorate For Christmas
I don't know... the look in her eyes says more... well... you know.... the spirit of this picture ... Nevermind. what a sweet, helpful kitty
My Simba Always Loved Destroying Our Christmas Tree. I Will Forever Miss The Chaos He Brought To Our Holidays
Baby Mochi And Her Little Christmas Outfit
Furry Christmas
Cats Being Cats On Christmas Morning
I Made Pumpkin Pie For Christmas. Bonita Felt The Need To Contribute
One Week Closer To My Favorite Time Of The Year
It's Sarek The Red-Nosed Reindeer
The 12th Day Of Spikemas. Most People Stage Their Elf Shenanigans. Bentley Takes Care Of Him In Our House
My Heart Is Full
Kitty Has Located The Elf
Christmas Morning - Doggo Rips Out Santa's Innards Then Falls Asleep On His Limp Corpse. No Remorse
I didn't get my cats a toy Santa, but I sure hope they haven't destroyed their toy tree?
Load More Replies...Our Boys Just Can’t Wait To Spread Christmas Cheer
My Mom's Doggo Maggie Sitting Pretty For A Christmas Pic
What a great arrangement. The picture looks like a Renaissance painting. The tree is Maggie's hair turban and in the background is the train of her dress. I'm in love
What Do You Think Sif Is Hoping To Find Under The Tree This Christmas? My Guess Would Be Mealworms
My Bearded Dragon Ready For The Christmas
My Cat Has The Same Face I Did When I Found Out How Much My Wife Spent On These Christmas Collars
Ollie's First Christmas
Dazzled By The Light
Her first Christmas was in a shelter. This is her first Christmas with us and her first tree. I guess no ornaments this year.
When The Excitement Of Christmas Day Became Too Much
Happy Advent From Topper
Christmas Doggie
Reminds me of that one cousin. Who is single, has money and loves sports. Christmas doesn't stress him out, he brings fantastic presents and looks damn good in every family picture.
Booker Wants To Wish Everyone A Happy Holidays And Merry Christmas
I "Tried" Taking Christmas Pics With My Cat In An Elf Outfit
Merry Christmas From The Dog House
My Cat Waiting On My Daughter's Skateboard I Got Her For Christmas
Ole “Catzilla” Here, Making A Bed In The Christmas Village
I Take A Picture Of My Cat With My Christmas Tree Every Year. Happy 5th Christmas, Ramona Quimby
I Wonder If I Can See Santa On His Way
Merry Christmas! Love, Schnitzel, Paco, Buddy, And Jupiter
First Year With A Small Tree
Merry Christmas
This Is Rowdy And He Wants You To Have A Great Christmas
That's my ball over there and I dare you to get by me to get it! Are you gonnna try? Are you?
Ferret Christmas
Awwwww! It just goes to show, even if you're strange you can be cute at Christmas!
Cherry The Red-Eared Reindeer
I Can't Wait For Christmas
Born On December 27th. It's His First Christmas
Son Of A Nutcracker
Santa, Please Forgive Me For All The Times I Bit My Mummy This Year
Another Day, Another Festive Hat
You just wait until I get my teeth on your brand new shoes or whatever. Revenge will be mine!
My Sister's Dog Watching Us Open Presents On Christmas Morning
Actually, I'm flummoxed. Those humans are ripping up paper. Why do I get in trouble for ripping up paper but they don't?
Jack The Puggle Waiting For Christmas Dinner
Will you dispense with the niceties and hurry up so I can stuff my maw!
My girl under her stocking waiting for her presents... dahliatree...6c8ed5.jpg
I want a cat so much just because they are so so cute. But I can't risk the damage lol. Maybe one day. Ahhh sooo cute
Well, they aren't called "murder mittens" for nothing 😹🤣😹 Have you considered fostering? It's just like a test drive before buying a car.
Load More Replies...I am appaled to not have found a SINGLE LEOPARD GECKO! Jokes aside, so CUTE!
My girl under her stocking waiting for her presents... dahliatree...6c8ed5.jpg
I want a cat so much just because they are so so cute. But I can't risk the damage lol. Maybe one day. Ahhh sooo cute
Well, they aren't called "murder mittens" for nothing 😹🤣😹 Have you considered fostering? It's just like a test drive before buying a car.
Load More Replies...I am appaled to not have found a SINGLE LEOPARD GECKO! Jokes aside, so CUTE!
