Puppy surprise

[dfchelbay]

Whatever you choose to do, get it on video. You'll love having that expression from your daughter the moment she sees the new puppy. Then, if you'd be so kind as to let us see the video that would be cool. If not, I'll accept cute pics of the puppy.

 

[CTdiznymom]

Do you have a friend or neighbor that can "deliver" the pup to the front door as a special delivery? This way you can get thru the opening of the other presents before she goes balistic over the puppy! Maybe say they saw the package on the front porch, or delivered to the wrong house. Something tells me that once the pup makes it's debut nothing else will matter. What a wonderful surprise. Merry Christmas all.

 

[wtrmlnlabs]

I like scavenger hunts. Either do one in the house with grandpa outside the door/in the car/behind a tree... with the puppy or pup in a box or he could release the pup on a "cue", something like that. Or, depending on how far, scavenger hunt to grandpas. Or to REALLY torture the kid (yep, my parents did this to my sister for a cabbage patch doll ) let her open everything else, go for awhile like that's it, and have it come in as a surprise a bit later.

Whatever you do she'll have a great Christmas good luck!!

 

[danetter]

I also love the idea of filling her stocking with puppy goodies and maybe add a stuffed puppy to throw her off a bit. Maybe write a note about how her stuffed puppy would love all the goodies. Then have someone else bring the real puppy in.
We also have a Christmas pet story from 2 yrs ago. My youngest DD had been begging for a kitty. We assured her she probably wouldn't. Well, my cousin had a kitten that she was needing to get rid of so after the kids got to sleep my husband went to pick it up around midnight. I was going to crate him and have a big bow on top of the crate when she woke up. But the excitement was just to much for me. I was going to just put the kitty in bed with her but then other cats we have brought home have always ran and found them a hiding place until they got use to us and the fear of this happening and her waking up the next morning and find all this kitty stuff(cat litter, litter pan, cat toys, cat food) and no cat to be found. So what did was lie down next to her with her new kitty between us and after a few minutes I woke her up frantically calling her name saying look look omg there's something in your bed. It took her a little bit to wake up but when she did she was so thrilled with excitement. Her new kitty slept in the bed next to her the rest of the night and never moved. She said when she finally got up that morning she thought it was all a dream. We still have that little spoiled booger and I mean very very spoiled. He is actually sitting on my chest being rocked as I am typing this.

 

[tlbwriter]

I don't mean to be a kill-joy, but I just wanted to add my .02 that puppies should be seen as additions to the family and not as gifts. They need to be trained, cared for, and like a PP said, they chew EVERYTHING while those adult teeth come in (we're in the throes of it right now with our ~7 month old pup.)

Don't get me wrong, dogs are great members of the family and are great for sharing lots of love...just a big life-changing commitment that shouldn't be taken lightly. And yeah, I also agree that the post that mentioned 45 minutes is an eternity for a puppy to be alone on their own accord. I, too, had forgotten what puppy was like since our last dog was 14 when we said goodbye this past year, I'm guessing that poster has an adult dog and has forgotten what it is like to have that busy energy around the house.

Yeah, I think the people who suggest putting the puppy in a box have forgotten what puppies are like as well...

 

[100AcreWood]

I say put the puppy in a crate (this way it can't get out abnd chew wires and hurt itself) and put a box over the top of hte crate (cut out the back part so the dog can breathe!

I agree. If you're planning to crate train (and I suggest it!) you could leave the puppy in the crate with a big bow on it and she will see it when she comes downstairs. I think a puppy could freak out if they are in a box.

 

[moonpie85]

Big Red Bow around it's neck, and slip it into her room about 45 minutes before you expect her up. Then, go back to bed and pretend to be asleep. Wait for it... Wait for it....

I think that would be awesome!

Love this idea but yeah I would cut it back to 5 or 10 minutes

 

[bumbershoot]

And yeah, I also agree that the post that mentioned 45 minutes is an eternity for a puppy to be alone on their own accord. I, too, had forgotten what puppy was like since our last dog was 14 when we said goodbye this past year, I'm guessing that poster has an adult dog and has forgotten what it is like to have that busy energy around the house.

I believe the person meant that the OP sneak the dog in that early, so that the girl was fast asleep, not just about to wake up, so sneaking in could be accomplished. The puppy will then wake up the girl; do you think the person thought the puppy would just wait around quietly for the girl to wake up on her own? Nah, the person meant that the puppy would wake her immediately. Meanwhile, the parent has scampered to their room to wait for the fun.

 

[curseofcurves]

When I got my first puppy at 7, this is what my parents did: Mom and I were at home wrapping presents Christmas eve; dad was out. There was a knock at the door and mom said for me to go answer it. My dad had placed the puppy on the doorstep and stepped around the corner. So, I opened the door to an adorable little puppy. I was very excited.

 

[thebeesknees]

My dad and his brothers gave my grandmother a little West Highland Terrier one year for Christmas. They put it in a large gift box and popped the lid (with holes) on right before they brought it in. When she took off the lid, this little white furball jumped up and my Grandma went nuts - she started screaming, "Aaak! It's a chicken!" Priceless! Angus became such a sweet member of the family for many years after that.

 

[pixiewings71]

We gave DD12 a puppy when she turned 8. But we let her go with us to chose the pup she wanted and it was for her birthday. I love the idea of a puppy stocking, you could get one just for the pup instead of using hers. I'm not sure what the best way to gift it is tho, I would think she might think the dog was from her Grandpa instead of her parents. lol But, however you decide to do it please do share puppy pictures with us!

 

[indimom]

I believe the person meant that the OP sneak the dog in that early, so that the girl was fast asleep, not just about to wake up, so sneaking in could be accomplished. The puppy will then wake up the girl; do you think the person thought the puppy would just wait around quietly for the girl to wake up on her own? Nah, the person meant that the puppy would wake her immediately. Meanwhile, the parent has scampered to their room to wait for the fun.

Ding. We have a winner!
I did think it would wake her long before the 45 minutes were up, but totally overlooked the possibility that it might not and would instead potty, chew or get into something dangerous. Oops.

 

[tmarquez]

Last year Santa brought DD(9) a Husky puppy for Christmas. I've told her repeatedly that Santa does NOT bring live animals, yet she has been putting it on her list for as long as she could write.

Well, I guess I was wrong, because there it was Christmas morning, sitting in his crate with a Christmas collar in the middle of the living room floor with a big red ribbon tied around it!

(actually...we kept the puppy at our next door neighbors house until she went to sleep, then brought the puppy home. the puppy slept with grandma most of the night and then when we were pretty sure DD would be waking up soon, we set up the puppy in the living room. he started crying almost at once, so we all ran back to bed and pretended to be asleep. she heard the noise and didn't know what it was so she was scared to come out of her room! she called me and i went to her room and just said something like, "omg! come look what is in the living room". she actually started crying she was so happy. awesome christmas memory!

 

[clh2]

Just hoping for an update!!!

 

[bellebud]

hoping for a pic!

 

[Pooh_Friend#1]

If not a picture, would love to hear about your DD's reaction and what you did!!

 

[disneypofq05]

If not a picture, would love to hear about your DD's reaction and what you did!!

Me too! I hope your enjoying your new puppy.

 

[bedogged]

If not a picture, would love to hear about your DD's reaction and what you did!!

I hope the puppy is doing well. Twelve week old puppies in this breed often weigh less than three pounds and are very susceptible to hypoglycemia.

 

[bedogged]

Update please!

 

[bedogged]

Bumping this in hope of a reply!