Lio by Mark Tatulli for December 02, 2010

The new Xmas clapper!

I wouldn’t put the presents under THAT tree – they might get chewed up!

@rayannina, you might get chewed up too.

very handy!

I love a well-behaved and trained pet! Dad’s happy, too! Bravo, Lio!

I think I’ll stick with my artificial tree.

So this is how he intends to catch Santa huh. I bet dad will only notice the legs when he’s placing the presents, right before he gets attacked.

I love how Dad’s hair sticks up in front just like Lio’s. Scraggly middle-aged version, but still.

The monsters can’t just lollygag around, waiting for the convenient bully to show up. Some of them have to pull their weight, especially during the holidays.

Tree-mendous trick

i wonder if the tree’s bark is worse than his bite

A round of applause for Lio. No, wait…….bad idea.

Hope nothing tasty doesn’t get under that tree.

He won’t have to worry about a thief stealing his presents.

Lio knows what he’s doing.

“Why did Santa leave you ALL his toys, son?”

“No idea, dad.”

Do you think dad was like Leo when he was a kid?

Can I get one at Wal-Mart?

I saw this on ”Saturday Night Live” – ATTACK OF THE KILLER CHRISTMAS TREES!

Now there’s a tree that doesn’t need to be watered. But I’ll bet it leaves a puddle on the carpet.

Always makes me recall that Gahan has left us when I read this. Hope Mark takes that as a compliment.

‘Tis the season to be creepy, Mwua ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha! Watch your back when you go sleepy, Mwua ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha! Fangs and claws all I see, Mwua ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha! Just look at that blood pooled beneath the tree, Mwua ha ha ha haaaa, ha ha ha haaaaa!”

On the plus side, it’s totally Grinch-proof.

Wait till Dad hears what he has to feed his Christmas tree this year.

I think I saw one of those at Wal Mart.

wow thanks son

Ah a fur-tree……how traditional!

Clap on… Clap off. Clap on, clap off … the claptree.

rayannina said, about 19 hours ago I wouldn’t put the presents under THAT tree – they might get chewed up!

Or worse! What if he’s not house trained?

I pity the poor dog who thinks that’s a real tree.

Ha–it could only happen in “Lio”. And Dad seems to love the “tree”, too …

I hope this critter and Ishy don’t get into a spat. The results wouldn’t be pretty.