Gift wrapping with a puppy

1. Gather presents, boxes, paper, etc. in middle of living room floor.
2. Get tape back from puppy.
3. Remove scissors from older chow's mouth.
4. Open box.
5. Take puppy out of box.
6. Remove tape from older chow's mouth.
7. Take scissors away from puppy.
8. Put present in box.
9. Remove present from puppy's mouth.
10. Put back in box after removing puppy from box.
11. Take scissors from older chow & sit on them.
12. Remove puppy from box & put on lid.
13. Take tape away from older chow.
14. Unroll paper.
15. Take puppy OFF box.
16. Cut paper being careful not to cut puppy's foot or nose that is getting the way as she "helps".
17. Let puppy tear paper remaining to be cut.
18. Take puppy off box.
19. Wrap paper around box.
20. Remove puppy from box & take wrapping paper from her mouth.
21. Tell older chow to hold tape so he will stop stealing it.
22. Take scissors away from puppy.
23. Take tape older chow is holding.
24. Quickly tape one spot before taking scissors from older chow & sitting on them again.
25. Fend off puppy trying to steal tape & tape another spot.
26. Take bow from older chow. 
27. Go get roll of wrapping paper puppy ran off with.
28. Take scissors from older dog chow took them when you got up.
29. Give pen to older chow to hold so he stops licking your face.
30. Remove puppy from present & hurriedly slap tape on to hold the paper on.
31. Take now soggy bow from puppy & tape on since the sticky stuff no longer sticks.
32. Take pen from older chow, address tag & affix while puppy tries to eat pen.
33. Grab present before puppy opens it & put away.
34. Clean up mess puppy & older chow made playing tug-of-war with roll of wrapping paper.
35. Put away rest of wrapping supplies & tell chows what good helpers they are.

(Christi Green, 1997)