POLL - WDYD, pets and Christmas cards

amyinaustin

When you "sign" your Christmas cards, do you include your dogs/cats?

I say "sign" b/c I know a lot of us use photo cards where the signature is already printed on the card.  

So it would look like this:

"Merry Christmas from the X family, 

John, Sarah, Conner and Fido"

We have always added our dog (once he was a part of our family in 2005) and we still do.  Curious what others do.

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joyco

We have always had cats, like ever since I was little and have never signed any card from the pets.  Not with my mom and dad and not with my little family unit now. 

 

I wouldn't say it's weird, per se, I just don't do it.  

YellowUmbrella

If your pet(s) are included in any of the pictures on the card - yes.

Otherwise, no.

PMBridetobe

If we have them preprinted, then yes they are included.  If I have to hand sign them, then only to close family who know them do they get included.  My hand would hurt too much to write out -  Merry Christmas - DH, Me, DSS, DSD, L, C, A, A, S.

fjaril

When we hand sign cards, Nellie is added, otherwise, I assume she's part of the J family

AustinMimi

We used to do Christmas cards with pics of our dogs until DH decided we were becoming "those people". We made an agreement not to do photo cards until we have a baby; until then, it's the old school folded kind! I don't sign the dogs' names in those (well, not in all of the cards anyway).

ali-1411

I don't even think I put the kids names on the cards last year.  I write them all by hand and four names is just too much. 

SareBear30

We've only done cards a few times and I wanted to include a pic of our cat and would have included his name too, but DH is adamant that we don't. Sour puss.

Mrs.Froggianna

joyco:

I wouldn't say it's weird, per se, I just don't do it.  

 This.  I voted SS.

thethomps

We usually include our pets in our photo but we don't sign their names.

amyliisa

joyco:

We have always had cats, like ever since I was little and have never signed any card from the pets.  Not with my mom and dad and not with my little family unit now. 

 

I wouldn't say it's weird, per se, I just don't do it.  

Same  here, sort of.  I don't think it's weird when I get cards signed with the family dogs' names.  But if someone sent a card signed from the family cat, I'd think that a little weird.  I know that's hypocritical and dumb, but I just feel that way, not sure why!  I guess because dogs just ACT like a member of the family, and cats just act like, well... snooty cats who "couldn't be bothered with the rest of you people!" 

(Again, I'm a cat mommy and love cats!  But this is how I see that whole family dynamic...)

mlf625

amyliisa:

But if someone sent a card signed from the family cat, I'd think that a little weird.  I know that's hypocritical and dumb, but I just feel that way, not sure why!  I guess because dogs just ACT like a member of the family, and cats just act like, well... snooty cats who "couldn't be bothered with the rest of you people!" 

(Again, I'm a cat mommy and love cats!  But this is how I see that whole family dynamic...)

Same.  Before we had kids, the dog's name was included in our signature.  We've always had a cat (or 2 or 3) and have never had the cat's name on the card.

Now that we have kids, no pet names at all, though.  I only have so much space to work with.  

Leigha12

We haven't yet, but that's not to say we won't. For me, I guess it would depend on the type of card I'm sending. I've always sent traditional cards, and I usually sign The OurLastNames, which I think includes him.  Now, if we did photo cards, it would depend on whether or not he was in the photo. I have a feeling next Christmas will be our first photo card, and I will try to get him in the picture. If were successful, his name will probably be on it. I think not having his name while he's in the picture would be weird.