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When we think about spending the holidays with our family, our dogs are included too! They are just as much family as anyone else! When my husband goes out to hang the Christmas lights outside, the girls are right there watching him from the porch...just to make sure he gets it right! They are always VERY interested in participating in every single thing that we do!

This week, decorating the tree was a priority for us so, of course, the girls made themselves comfortable...on their respective beds and settled in to watch the festivities. Chloe wants to sniff each and every single ornament...I think she is looking for her long lost brother...she still misses him. LadyBug, on the other hand, doesn't just like to smell the ornaments, she likes to TASTE them too! Most of the time during the holidays, you can find LadyBug sporting glitter on her nose!! BOL!!

Christmas has changed for us over the years as the kids have grown up and moved on with their own lives. We still have my daughter and her husband and Beemer, my granddog in the area...along with my stepson and his dog, Charlie.

Everyone will be included in our celebration this year and we sure are looking forward to it! In addition to the kids, the dogs have their own stockings as well and you can be SURE that Blue Buffalo™ will play a huge role in our gift-giving and stocking-stuffing!

Festive family gatherings are a tradition here in our household and happy tails and puppy paws are a big part of each and every one of our celebrations. Blue Santa Stew is the best way to show your furry family member just how much he means to you! As we celebrate the joy of the Christmas season, let's all take time to show our four-legged furry friends some LOVE too.

A few facts I would like to mention regarding Blue Santa Stew which sets it aside from other wet dog foods...Blue Buffalo is formulated with only the finest NATURAL ingredients and that means NO corn, NO wheat or soy AND no artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors!!

Blue Santa Snacks are healthy dog treats that are baked with Oatmeal and Cinnamon. The Blue Santa Stew Holiday Feast is a canned food made with Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries, and Green Beans.

Blue Buffalo has developed a special Seasonal Sensations Line which will also include holiday items to celebrate Valentine's Day, Independence Day, and Halloween.

The Seasonal Sensations Line is available for a Limited Time at PetSmart. To locate your closest PetSmart, click here.

To learn more about Blue Buffalo™, check out their website.

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You can purchase Blue Santa Snacks at Petsmart!

You will find more detailed information about Blue Santa Snacks here or Blue Santa Stew here.

~This post is sponsored by Blue Buffalo™and the BlogPaws Professional Pet Blogger Network. I am being compensated for helping spread the word about BLUE Santa Snacks but BICHONPAWZ only shares information we feel is relevant to our readers. Blue Buffalo is not responsible for the content of this article.~

Today we are talking about these fabulous limited-edition, holiday-themed healthy dog treats from Blue Buffalo™.

Blue Santa Snacks are healthy dog treats made with high quality natural ingredients so that our furry family members can celebrate the holidays with us. Let me tell you, these Blue Santa Snacks are baked with oatmeal and cinnamon and the aroma of these treats is SO intoxicating, I wanted to try them myself!

We always fill the girls' stockings on Christmas Eve and these Blue Santa Snacks will be THE most perfect stocking stuffers for dogs. I am going to have to make sure that the stockings are hung high enough this year so we don't have any "cheating" and opening of the stockings early!

We love to stimulate the girls' brains by playing games with them. Games teach them to use their senses. We start the game by giving them simple directions so that they understand and don't get too discouraged. We tell the dogs to stay, and then we hide a treat somewhere obvious. Then we tell them it's "OK" and they can go find their treats!

Now that they have figured out how to actually play this game, we make it a bit more difficult by hiding treats in another room...or all over the house. We keep on expanding and bending the rules! There are lots of variations to this game and we are always discovering new ways to play!

Boost the excitement of the Hide and Go Seek game by actually BEING the "treat" your dog is supposed to find. Two people are needed to play this game. One of you will give the command to the dog to stay and distract her while you are hiding. Then, they can come and find you...my girls just LOVE this game and we play it often...especially during the winter months when they get bored from being inside.

So, head on over to your local PetSmart or the retail outlet of your choice to purchase some of these OH-SO-AWESOME healthy dog treats by Blue Buffalo.