Wild vs. Domesticated Trees

At this time of year, humans like to put a tree in their kennels and cover it with sparkly things.  There are two schools of thought on whether it is best to capture a wild tree or use a more docile domesticated tree and I have to admit that the wild ones do have pretty fur.

Gone are the days when our humans used to try to tame a wild tree every year.  Only very brave humans still do this.  It’s quite difficult to get them into the kennel.  The easy part is catching them.  After that, they have to be restrained with lots of string on the top of a motorized dog carrier to transport them.  You don’t want to put them inside as they aren’t house trained and make a real mess.  On arriving at the kennel, to remove the tree, bring it inside and put it in a tree restrainer, humans have to wear big paw covers made of cow skin because they tend to bite.

We have a domesticated tree in our kennel which is very well behaved.  It sleeps in a bag all year and comes out with very little fight.  Being house trained, it doesn’t leave any mess and then quietly climbs back in its bag when its job is done but I have to admit that I still miss the spectacle of watching our humans trying to tame a wild one.

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