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This is Oscar. And I'll confess, these pictures immediately made me laugh.

From his owner, Stacey:

Thankfully, Oscar just frowns for a couple of minutes before he takes off the hats. But treats help him to sit still a few minutes longer while I snap a few more pictures.

I adopted Oscar from Beagles n Buddies in March 2009. He is possibly a Basset/Terrier/Shar-Pei mix. He's about 6 years old. Oscar is a very loving dog and I am very lucky to have found him. Then again, he is pretty lucky. In his first year and a half with me, we went on three vacations. He does well in the car and when we're out and about. Even some shop owners have let him inside the stores while I browse.

Want to see more photos? Oscar has his own Flickr page.

And send us your winter/holiday pet photo to post.

These girls, it seems, are quite accustomed to having their photos taken so snapping this pose was no problem for our Daily Breeze colleague Sandy Gerety, their owner.

Desilu on the left and Carmen on the right were pretty good sports for posing in their new Santa hats. They are also the proud new owners of a Santa squeak toy.

Hats and toy courtesy of Sandy's daughter, Rachel Jazina, co-owner of the Chihuahuas.

Wheeee! We have our first (non-employee) reader submission in the annual winter pet pictures extravaganza. See our earlier post for details.

This comes from Christina who says it took her 20 minutes to get this shot (I feel your pain) of Brody, a Redondo Beach Chihuahua sporting what looks like a hand-knitted (?) reindeer outfit.

Very nice!

We did this last year and received some great photos.

So here's the deal: Email us a photo of your pet gussied up for the holidays in his or her special collar, sweater, hat, antlers, scarf, posing with Santa .... well, you get the idea. Then we'll post them at South Bay Pets. 

If your dog refuses (and, believe me, we DO understand those objections -- see my dog Cowboy at left), a photo taken in front of the Christmas tree or simply in the snow would be great.

Be sure to also send along some information about your pet, including what city you live in (and state if you're out of the area), so we can post it along with the photo.

We'll post them as they come, now through the holidays.

Send them to donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com

And, yes, I did apologize -- profusely -- to Cowboy. 

For those of us with dogs who are simply too big (or dignified) to pull off the cutesy Christmas sweater look, we can do wonders with the humble collar.

The Friends of Redondo Beach Dog Park sponsored dog photos with Santa on Sunday. They sent us a couple photos from the event, which was a big success. Proceeds all go to park maintenance. We'd asked them to share some shots of the event with us.

Taking your pet for a holiday photo with Santa is almost always fun -- and almost always fraught with the unexpected moment. Or two.

But we won't go there.

Area malls and pet stores are getting into the act this year with several photo shoots planned. So get out the grooming brush, get everyone looking their best, and head on down for a night you (and Santa) probably won't forget.

Cats must be in carriers and dogs on leash.

• South Bay Galleria at 1815 Hawthorne Blvd. (at Artesia) in Redondo Beach: 7 to 8 p.m. Dec. 6; 8 to 9 p.m. Dec. 13. (310-371-7546)

• Manhattan Village at 3200 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Manhattan Beach: 1 to 5 p.m. Dec. 10 (310-426-6313)
  

Local Petco stores also will host Santa photos from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 4 and Dec. 11 ($8.95 plus tax which includes a holiday card and envelope while supplies last). South Bay stores:

• 852 N. Western Ave., San Pedro (in the Park Plaza shopping center)
• 24413 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 8, Torrance (in the Crossroads center
• 51-A Peninsula Center, Rolling Hills Estates
• 537 N. Pacific Coast Highway, Redondo Beach
• 3901 Inglewood Ave., Suite G, Redondo Beach
• 8801 S. Sepulveda Blvd., Westchester

Petsmart: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 4-5, 11-12 and 18-19. Local stores:

• 3855-59 Sepulveda Blvd., Torrance (310-316-9047)
• 730 S. Sepulveda Blvd., El Segundo (310-333-0602)
  

Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies (Long Beach store, 4700 E. Pacific Coast Highway) will have a photo event with Santa and his Elf (yes, that's singular -- everyone's downsizing this year) from 5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 4 ($5 per photo).

The Redondo Beach Dog Park will offer pet photos with Santa and a holiday boutique sale from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5. (Cost is $5 for a 4x6 photo while you wait, proceeds going to the maintenance of the dog park; you should probably leave the cat at home for this one.) The park is adjacent to Dominguez Park on the corner of Flagler Lane and 190th St. in Redondo Beach. www.rbdogpark.com

Do photos of your pets sometimes feature those creepy, demonic eyes?

The folks at Kodak have found a way to get rid of that (Pet Eye Retouch) -- and as a way of promoting it, they have launched a "Possessed pets" Facebook application page and contest. You create a photo, add a fancy frame online, and enter the contest at the same time.

"Pet eye" is different than "red eye" in photos of humans and the new Kodak fix recognizes the flash in pets' eyes to remove it.

(My former dog Ellie is shown below in an old print so you can get the idea.)

I'm not sure Josh's sister wanted these published exactly. But I'm going to publish them anyway since she sent them to me and a group of her friends and nothing's safe from publication in my hands unless you specifically tell me so!

So send me yours.

Here's Cosmo: :-) The photos were labled "Cosmo Walking" and "Cosmo Sleeping." But only his eyes appear to be moving here. 

 

 

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