Harmony (left) and Melody (right)

Owner: Spanish Teacher Jody Ziemann

Kind of Pet: Calico Cats

What is the worst thing that your pet has done during the holidays? “Both cats like to bat at the ornaments hanging on the tree or stand on their back paws and shake the branches until an ornament drops. Then, either the ornament has broken when it fell, or they play soccer throughout the house with the ornament until it hits the wall and breaks. It’s a good thing they are so cute! Melody also climbs the ladder when we are decorating and also tries to remove the light strings. We almost fell over when we saw her at the top of the ladder the first time.  We aren’t sure she knows how to get down since she just meows until one of us carries her down,” Ziemann said.

Fiyero

Owner: Art Teacher Angela Breunig

Kind of Pet: Chihuahua, Miniature Schnauzer, and Pomeranian mix

What is the worst thing that your pet has done during the holidays? “Every year for Christmas he usually gets some kind of new Christmas treat. Well, some just don’t agree with his stomach-and within an hour or so, they were thrown up!” Breunig said.

Maz

Owner: Band Teacher Ben Ruetten

Kind of Pet: French Bulldog

What is the worst thing that your pet has done during the holidays? “We have a lot of Scandinavian decorations and stuff due to our family history. As we were getting decorations out she found them and ran off with them. She didn’t hurt them at all, but we have them elevated out of her reach now,” Ruetten said.

Emmett

Owner: School Social Worker Carrie McCarthy

Kind of Pet: Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier 

What is the worst thing that your pet has done during the holidays? “One year, our ‘Elf on the Shelf’ was hidden too low in our house. Emmett saw the elf as a toy and chewed part of it up,” McCarthy said.

Mona (below) and Tryton (above)

Owner: English Learner Teacher Laura Dominguez

Kind of Pet: Shih Tzu and Pitbull

What is the worst thing that your pet has done during the holidays? “Tryton the pitbull likes to ‘help’ open presents. In reality, he just slobbers on the boxes,” Dominguez said.