Got the tree up today, we broke down and got a fake one, yeah i know. After getting it set up tho i realized it was the better call, nothing like fighting 3 cats to keep it watered (right by the wood stove too), not to mention them being covered in sap and tracking that everywhere thru the house. They decided that since they were presents they would act the part, and have been laying under it ever since. The dog even enjoyed it, and celebrated the occasion by dragging out a rawhide she forgot about in her toy box and ate it while acting tough to any cats who came to check it out