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Critter Christmas: Readers share their pet photos

G-Force The caption Brooke Shieber sent in says it all: G-Force is back here to save Christmas! The Texel guinea pigs, who have curly locks that are the envy of “ordinary” guinea pigs, squeak for their veggies every night.
G-Force The caption Brooke Shieber sent in says it all: G-Force is back here to save Christmas! The Texel guinea pigs, who have curly locks that are the envy of “ordinary” guinea pigs, squeak for their veggies every night. Brooke Shieber Special to The Star

Our holidays are havoc with our dogs and cats to blame

And other pets we have as well; they think it’s all a game.

’Cause someone’s shredded wrapping of the packages that sat;

And we’ll assume the culprit lurks (mostly likely, yes, the cat).

And someone swiped the cookies that awaited Santa’s visit;

The dog now wears that guilty look (it may be gas; which is it?)

We see the muddy pawprints on the floor that someone tracked;

The stockings by the chimney have been clawed and torn — attacked!

Our other pets — say, tortoises, or maybe even rats —

Are bound to join the festive fray with dogs and with the cats.

But soulful eyes that gaze at us are sure to make amends;

For what would be our holidays without our furry friends?

It wouldn’t be too festive if our pets were thus omitted;

So please enjoy these photos that our readers have submitted!

Don Munday, dmunday@kcstar.com

This story was originally published December 20, 2016 at 12:00 PM with the headline "Critter Christmas: Readers share their pet photos."

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