2012 SS/elves PHOTOS & comments reveal - Page 23 - Doberman Forum : Doberman Breed Dog Forums

eventermal · 01-04-2013, 06:09 PM

Alright, life has been crazy lately, but here are a couple of pictures and a video. Thank you so much to our lovely secret Santa! You were awesome! And thank you also for the adorable pin and card you included for me!

Vixie was locked up to prevent her from being trampled in the excitement. She got lots of treats for her trouble.

A few of the items were not pictured because the beasts destroyed them too fast!

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DogsR4Life · 01-04-2013, 10:36 PM

Got a parcel today, thank you Sinister for the wonderful gifts!

Here is a HUGE photodump:

A package for me?

Whats inside?

Presents!

Something smells good:

Cookies!

His FAVORITE gift...the elephant (Juno's fave as well

)

MORE...

DogsR4Life · 01-04-2013, 10:40 PM

Video:

Collar, which was fitted for Juno, but Chase has a fat neck, and needed the entire length to fit:

Thanks Sinister!

Now for some randoms:

And my betta fish:

DogsR4Life · 01-05-2013, 06:30 AM

Okay, I had to add this video. He played like this all by himself for an hour this morning. I never thought he would enjoy these toys since his toy basket is usually untouched. Maybe it's junos charm?

playing with toy

gracieface · 01-05-2013, 01:20 PM

is this for me? I see my name on the box!

oh my, this looks good!

something smells interesting

this paper is getting in the way!

sorry, short on pictures, gave the camera to my mother, big mistake, I checked the camera after, and no new pics! she pointed but didn't hold the damn button long enough. The dogs were thrilled with the toys and treats, first time they have actually made an attempt to unwrap things. And then they were trying to open everyone's gifts!
many thanks to our SS

lolonurse · 01-05-2013, 03:38 PM

Chase is absolutely adorable!!
gracieface --- oops - thanks! lois

PearlPower · 01-05-2013, 06:19 PM

A huge, belated thank you to Archie's SS for a wonderful package. (We had flu x2, holiday travel and spotty internet, grrr) We especially appreciated the NZ factor to the items and the human treats are gone! I've got pics of Archie with the treats that I'll post later on. For now, be jealous of my chocolate!

lolonurse · 01-06-2013, 11:45 AM

[size=3]OK dear players... here is the 2012 SS reveal... drum roll please!

[size=3]...in alphabetical order, victims and their Secret Santas (or not so secret anymore, in many cases...):

[size=3]ACarrigDoberman - kates
[size=3]AnonymouslyYours - SoCalGirl
[size=3]barb0604 - LVdobe
[size=3]blueberry - dragonflyz
BeckyG - hjgrl
[size=3]Brandy&Allison - AnonymouslyYours
[size=3]Capone's Mommy - ZeusyBoy'sMama
CH4Sure - PorschaLei
[size=3]Chelse[size=3] - Brandy&Allison
[size=3]dapple - DobieGal15
[size=3]dax0402 - Steph&Leala
[size=3]devoted2dobes - SpecialK
[size=3]dobedream - dax0402
[size=3]dobegal - Lestat19[size=3]78
[size=3]doberdeer - dobedream
DobieGal15 - MeadowCat
DogsR4Life - Sinister
dragonflyz - dapple
eegreen - Missabaldwin
Elzajpn - Flaminscotch
eventermal - blueberry
Flaminscotch - doberdeer
gracieface - BeckyG
[/SIZE3]hjgrl - gracieface
hlm04 - CH4Sure
honda123 - devoted2dobes
Incredibledobe - Thor_Red
Jenny - eegreen
Jonesy's Mom - eventermal
kates - lolonurse
Lestat1978 - Meldrew79
Lexi - Shiloh
lolonurse - Nynaeve
LVdobe - Zephyr
MeadowCat - Lexi
Meldrew79 - NINKOjIN
Missabaldwin - WantsaDobe
NINKOjIN - zorianak
NOX - PearlPowar
Nynaeve - ACarrigDoberman
OliviaB - *Wrigley*
PatchworkRobot - NOX
PearlPower - the_discowhore
PorschaLei - honda123
Shiloh - Jonesy's Mom
Sinister - PatchworkRobot
SoCalGirl - Chelse
SpecialK - Jenny
Steph&Leala - Elzajpn
the_discowhore - DogsR4Life
Thor_Red - barb0604
WantsaDobe - OliviaB
*Wrigley* - Capone's Mommy
Zephyr - Incredibledobe
ZeusyBoy'sMama - dobegal
zorianak - hlm04

We also had 48 Rescue Elves!! WOW!! We sent packages to 11 rescues this year - and a couple of you either donated to more than 1 rescue, or did the elves only, so you could donate more, or because you felt the rescues needed stuff more than you did. We also had a couple of truly secret Santas who wanted to donate things to Doberkids and their humans who they just felt needed a special hug this season, which we made happen. You guys truly make this an inspiring thing to do every year!! Thank you.

lolonurse · 01-06-2013, 11:50 AM

PS... I wrote the entire thing in 1 font, 1 size, 1 color... I have NO idea why some are bolder, larger, different fonts...OR why the font size is noted in some... ?? - just weird - NO rhyme or reason, so please don't think your names are different for any reason except for the whims of the ether-imps!!

**SpecialK** · 01-06-2013, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by devoted2dobes

Mazzi had an amazing secret santa!

This tuffy toy is by far Mazzi's super fav toy! She parades around the house with this in full pride.

Toy Heaven

Awesome grooming supplies and little photo ornaments for mommy!

Our ss also got her older sis Isabelle a cool giraffe kong plushie which she went bonkers for!

I guess now that the reveal has been made I can comment on this! I wasn't sure if you found us out or not so I didn't want to spoil the surprise for anyone.

So glad everyone liked our gifts! I hope some of them are tough enough to hold up to your strong dobergirl. I know the wool tug toy is not the most durable, but Rowan LOVES his and we just keep it up when he's not playing with it. That way it has lasted for a while and he gets excited when his special toy comes out.

Did the blanket work out? I didn't see it in the pics so wanted to make sure you got it ok. Oh and glad Isabelle enjoyed her toy too. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Feel free to post more pics any time.

PorschaLei · 01-06-2013, 01:18 PM

Thanks a bunch honda123 for the gifts, you had a good way of hiding you clever devil. Kratos loves everything the egg is heard non stop around the house clang clang clang but im glad. And the back pack works wonders

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Sinister · 01-06-2013, 08:01 PM

So glad they got there! Thanks for the videos

honda123 · 01-06-2013, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by PorschaLei

Thanks a bunch honda123 for the gifts, you had a good way of hiding you clever devil. Kratos loves everything the egg is heard non stop around the house clang clang clang but im glad. And the back pack works wonders

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You are MORE than welcome, my Dear.

Your "Kratos" and my "Rocco" are "identical" in their super bone/toy crushing abilities.

It was alot of fun finding gifts for your Dober Guy.

It was hard not responding to all of your great threads;
I would control myself, so you wouldn't suspect it was me as your SS.

It was a great DT SS Holiday!

devoted2dobes · 01-06-2013, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpecialK

I guess now that the reveal has been made I can comment on this! I wasn't sure if you found us out or not so I didn't want to spoil the surprise for anyone.

So glad everyone liked our gifts! I hope some of them are tough enough to hold up to your strong dobergirl. I know the wool tug toy is not the most durable, but Rowan LOVES his and we just keep it up when he's not playing with it. That way it has lasted for a while and he gets excited when his special toy comes out.

Did the blanket work out? I didn't see it in the pics so wanted to make sure you got it ok. Oh and glad Isabelle enjoyed her toy too. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Feel free to post more pics any time.

Opps I forgot to post the pic of her blanket. I loooooved the blanket so much! I will post pics this week

The wool toy was a super big hit for Mazzi. She took to shredding it in an instant! Her tuffy is still standing strong to my disbelief because she normally rips everything to shreds in 5 nanoseconds lol. She still takes it with her to every corner of the house and sleeps next to it on the couch. We loved the shampoo and wipes. The mango tango scent is amazing and it doesn't dry out Mazzi's skin (she has a bit of a dandruff issue). I had no idea you were our SS but I have to say you did an excellent job! We cannot thank you enough!

Elzajpn · 01-06-2013, 08:54 PM

It was my first DT SS and I enjoyed a lot!! I'll definitely join again THIS year. I've prepared a box already that designates "For Secret Santa"

Lois, thank you so much for organizing this hassle work!

**SpecialK** · 01-06-2013, 08:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by devoted2dobes

Opps I forgot to post the pic of her blanket. I loooooved the blanket so much! I will post pics this week

The wool toy was a super big hit for Mazzi. She took to shredding it in an instant! Her tuffy is still standing strong to my disbelief because she normally rips everything to shreds in 5 nanoseconds lol. She still takes it with her to every corner of the house and sleeps next to it on the couch. We loved the shampoo and wipes. The mango tango scent is amazing and it doesn't dry out Mazzi's skin (she has a bit of a dandruff issue). I had no idea you were our SS but I have to say you did an excellent job! We cannot thank you enough!

Yay! So glad you guys liked everything...and that we were sneaky enough to remain a surprise!

You are very welcome, it was fun shopping for a girl for a change!

honda123 · 01-06-2013, 09:23 PM

Thank you, Thank you to "devoted2dobes!"

All of the IQ and puzzle toys were great hits for Rocco.
And, Thank you for including two bags of treats for the toys. (I would have never known where, or what to buy, to put into the toys, since I have never been exposed to the "IQ puzzle dog toy world!").

The fantastic fleece jammie was perfect! The bright colors are fabulous!

PS: Is the address on your box that you sent, your mailing address?

Rocco has old fashioned manners, and really wants to send you a "Thank you" card.

**NOX** · 01-06-2013, 09:25 PM

Now I know why I thought honda was my SS, you just had a different NY victim with a black male dobe!

PorschaLei · 01-06-2013, 10:11 PM

Indeed horaay for bone crushing dober toys. Honestly i wasnt following hints well i kept lurking torture and oh it was torture lol next year ill pit my inspector gadget hat on. Thank you very much again

Quote:

Originally Posted by honda123

You are MORE than welcome, my Dear.

Your "Kratos" and my "Rocco" are "identical" in their super bone/toy crushing abilities.

It was alot of fun finding gifts for your Dober Guy.

It was hard not responding to all of your great threads;
I would control myself, so you wouldn't suspect it was me as your SS.

It was a great DT SS Holiday!

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Jonesy'sMom · 01-06-2013, 10:37 PM

Now that my SS knows who I am Shiloh I want pictures of them in Jammies!!!!
lol

devoted2dobes · 01-06-2013, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by honda123

Thank you, Thank you to "devoted2dobes!"

All of the IQ and puzzle toys were great hits for Rocco.
And, Thank you for including two bags of treats for the toys. (I would have never known where, or what to buy, to put into the toys, since I have never been exposed to the "IQ puzzle dog toy world!").

The fantastic fleece jammie was perfect! The bright colors are fabulous!

PS: Is the address on your box that you sent, your mailing address?

Rocco has old fashioned manners, and really wants to send you a "Thank you" card.

Yayyy I'm so glad everything was a hit!! It was so much fun shopping for a doberboy

I was hopping the jammers would fit ok, I loved the jammies we sent you so much that I had to order a pair for Mazzi too lol. And yes that is our real mailing address

dobedream · 01-07-2013, 01:15 PM

I thought that maybe dax0402 was our benefactor! I tried to flush her out with sneaky comments, but it didn't work

Roxy is still sporting her new collar with pride, and gets many comments about it, she especially loves her Kong ball, and her daddy has now taught her to fetch! Her other toys are also appreciated on a daily basis and the treats are GOOOONE!

Thank-you again, Lois and Baron, for being so kind and generous. The SS gift exchange really made our Christmas special; the whole family enjoyed it tremendously!

**dax0402** · 01-07-2013, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dobedream

I thought that maybe dax0402 was our benefactor! I tried to flush her out with sneaky comments, but it didn't work

Roxy is still sporting her new collar with pride, and gets many comments about it, she especially loves her Kong ball, and her daddy has now taught her to fetch! Her other toys are also appreciated on a daily basis and the treats are GOOOONE!

Thank-you again, Lois and Baron, for being so kind and generous. The SS gift exchange really made our Christmas special; the whole family enjoyed it tremendously!

You are so very welcome. I am so happy you like the collar. Thought the colors would got great on a red head!

kates · 01-08-2013, 08:49 AM

Lois - weeks later and Audrey is still obsessed with the cuz with tail! We call it her tail OCD. She chews and chews on it, but even when she isn't actually chewing on it she has to make sure Alfie doesn't get her precious ...

flaminscotch · 01-08-2013, 09:20 AM

I love all our DT doggies, but I wanted to add "Chase, you are wicked handsome!!!!"

Zachary and Claire are enjoying all their toys sent by Ruger in Colorado.
there was a tugger toy with a ball in the middle, now its just the ball. He carries it all over the house.
Doberdeer was so generous!!! We even received cookie mix and bread mix, all homemade!
We baked up the cookies this week and devoured them all while watching a movie. Yummy.