Do Pets Know It's Christmas? You Bet!

Calvin is getting an orthopedic bed.

Chase and Petey are getting stockings full of treats.

Sally just received a new home.

Participants in Capital Gazette Communications' annual Holiday Pets Photo Contest love their animals so much, they are going all out when it comes to Christmas. They buy presents, make treats and dress them up for holiday photos.

"He's like our third child, all 120 pounds of him," said Lanay Mierzeski of Pasadena, who owns Earl, an almost full-grown bloodhound.

This Christmas, Santa plans to give Earl a new stocking filled with the latest in chew-toy technology. They are also considering getting him water wings.
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