Dear Santa: We’ve Been Nice. Signed, The Dogs of Charm City

Word on the street is that Santa’s cutoff date for deciding who’s naughty and who’s nice was last week. Fortunately, nearly all of Baltimore’s dogs made the nice list this year despite a lengthy list of minor slip ups. Thank goodness for redeeming nice-list behaviors (and adorably guilty faces). Dogs are born troublemakers — but every dog owner knows that there's no such thing as a dog on the Naughty List, no matter how bad they may have been.

We asked dogs around the DMV to share their naughty and nice highlights from the year. Here were some of our favorites:

Naughty Highlights

Acts of Destruction

I Made the couch explode

@kona.the dobie

Chewed up dad’s winning scratch off

@doubledoodluna

Ate and shredded an entire box of leftover puppy pads

@baby_got_baxter_

While our parents were at work, we pulled their potted plants from the window sill, ate the flowers and then peed all over the dirt so that it got stuck on the floor.

@jackson.and.hunter

Ate/shredded most of mom’s mail

@baxter_in_bowties

Chewed through the laundry basket to steal all the dirty socks and undies

@sparkythemaltipon

I broke my mom’s ankle

@kahi_in_md

Pee, Poo and Shart Accidents

I peed on my mom’s head while she was sleeping. Reason? Still TBD.

@astrothefrenchbulldog

Goin tinklys on the couch (my nickname is Sprinkles).

@snoopy_and_olive

I peed on mom and dad’s duvet

@penny_the_mini_doxie

I may have went potty in an elevator

@the_xander_the_mander

Sharted on mom and dad’s bed

@baselthegoldendoodle

Peed all over Mimi’s furniture every time I came to visit

@winstonchurchillthepug

Peed on my grandpa while he was sleeping

@ti_doublegoodboi

Pee on momma’s prized couch

@murphthesmurfcorgi

Pooped on the rug and then got the zoomies and ran through it

@lifewithlunalouisa

I peed on my pawrents bed twice in one week

@natsu.theloaf

Rolled in fox poo 4 times in one weekend, making the hooman give me 4 baths in 3 days

@hyperpiper219

Mom & dad were out and checked on the furbo camera only to find me doing a number 2 right on the sofa 😇

@winniethewhitelab

I roll in poop every chance I get

@ellie_little_legs

Chasing After Things (squirrels, people, bikes, electric scooters)

I ran after my sister (cashew cat) one too many times…and maybe tried to eat her…

@onyx_themalxgsd

Tried to steal a blind man’s cane right out of his hand! Mom was so embarrassed

@Ottotheenglishlab

I took up a personal vendetta against every scooter and bike in the city and made sure to bark every time I saw one, making walks stressful for mommy and commuters alike

@swalker19

Poor Food Choices

Ate all of mama scrunchies n headbands n puken em on Grandma hardwood floors

@Pippa_thegreat

Ate a whole plate of blueberry muffins that were cooling on the stove while my hoomans were outside

@porterethepooch17

I tried to eat all the cookie dough when mom was making xmas cookies

@scrollindowntheriver

I snuck a chunk of poo when mom wasn’t looking and then yacked it up in the back of her car!

@ottotheenglishlab

I trick mom’s roommate into giving me a second dinner

@barnabypoug

Ate a stick of butter that my pawrent left out, it was delicious

@jakefromCatonsville

Eated everyboy’s shoelaces

@darcy_the_choclate

I tore out all the fluff inside my bed and ate FOUR pairs of mom’s shoes

@bellythebernedoodle

Tried to snack on a decaying rat outside in the courtyard. Mom had to use jaws of life to pry it from my chops as guts spewed out and bones crunched

@theartooarchives

I ate mommy’s expensive sandals and chewed up the banister

@elperropablito

Bad Habits

Olive's #PSL beard @snoopy_and_olive

Hitting my pawrents with my paws to wake them up when I'm hungry

@boomerbearthenewfie

I am the goodest gurl except when mom & dad leave empty Starbucks cups on the table. I LOVE PAPER CUPS. Fav thing 2 shred. My beard was orange for 3 days after I found an empty PSL cup. #basic

@snoopy_and_olive

Learned how to jump onto the coffee table to steal my mom and dads food

@milkthespeckledspaniel

My favorite thing to do is drink out of the toilet

@aneedforreed

I eat my treats REALLY fast so I can take my brother’s treats OUT OF HIS MOUTH and eat them myself.

@brixton_louis_the_frenchie

Brought a dead bird into mahm’s house

@ti_doublegoodboi

Nice Highlights

Protection

Protected my home from every leaf that blew by

@supercooper413

Woofed at every man who dare lay eyes on mama

@pippa_thedane

Protected my mom from a giant mean yellow threat on the sidewalk (recycling bin)

@brixton_louis_the_frenchie

Brought Joy to Hoomans

Gave my human a best friend

@Hyperpiper219

Comfort mom during the times she was upset, and snuggle her to bed every night

@willowgoestocollegeee

Snuggled up next to mom in the bed during the middle of the night. While I did wake mom up because her arm was tingling from the weight of my head, she said it was worth it.

@nox_theblacklab

Gave mams + dad unlimited supply of kisses, cuddles and love

@onyx_themalxgsd

Spread love to all, one Mer hug at a time

@meritthemini

Make mom and dad feel better after losing my brother Jack

@snoopy_and_olive

Give Olive a sibling again and helped heal mom and dad’s heart after losing Jack.

@snoopy_and_olive

Snuggled mommy when she was sad

@Darcy_the_chocolate

Be gentle to every mini hooman I met

@falafelthefluff

Celebration of Special Milestones with our Hoomans

@doodnamedfinley

Sat through many hours of lectures with mom and brought her smiles as she finished grad school

@porterthepooch17

Helped my dad propose to my mom

@doodnamedfinley

We were the perfect model dogs for our parents engagement shoot

@suttandlucy

Acts of kindness

Donated food, treats, and toys to BARCS Animal Shelter.

@the_xander_the_mander

Snuggled up with my foster siblings. I’m not much of a snuggler but I could tell they needed it <3

@dominoandfosters

Played with all furrends no matter size, shape, or color

@itsyourboy.blue

I reviewed food out of the kindness of my own heart

@firstofthebuffetline

Shared my house, bones, toys, and hoomans with my foster sister and taught her how to be a good doggo so she would be all ready for her new

@winstonchurchillthepug and his foster sister, Maddie ❤️

furever family!

@winstonchurchillthepug

I Became a big brother and learned patience when dealing with a puppy

@smittythepup

Self-Improvement

I graduated from puppy basics! I’ve learned to walk better on a leash, listen to commands and I'm finally not peeing in their house or mom’s hair

@astrothefrenchbulldog

Made friends with my neighborhood doggos and learned how to walk on a leash better

@milethespeckledspaniel

Did your pets have any “naughty” or “nice” moments this year? Do tell! Shoot us a message on Facebook or Instagram with your dog’s naughtiest and nicest moment from 2019!