Every year we ask readers to submit their animals dressed in their holiday best, and the photos never disappoint. We’ve compiled some of this year’s images to share with you!
![Hannah Spector_Belle Amie Maserati](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_533/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480108/COTH/uploads/Hannah-Spector_Belle-Amie-Maserati/Hannah-Spector_Belle-Amie-Maserati.webp?_i=AA)
Belle Amie Maserati, Beaverton, Ore. Submitted by Hannah Spector; photographed by Ella Chedester Photography.
![Tricia Costa](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_600/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475751/COTH/uploads/Tricia-Costa/Tricia-Costa.webp?_i=AA)
Ruby (left) and Stella, Verona, N.J. Submitted by Tricia Costa.
![Terry Luzader_Angel](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_534,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475753/COTH/uploads/Terry-Luzader_Angel/Terry-Luzader_Angel.webp?_i=AA)
Angel, Yellow Springs, Ohio. Submitted by Terry Luzader; photographed by Cait Boblitt.
![Sydney Sawyer](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_533/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475755/COTH/uploads/Sydney-Sawyer/Sydney-Sawyer.webp?_i=AA)
Teddy (left) and Hershey Kiss, Clifton, Va. Photographed and submitted by Sydney Sawyer.
![Storm Dec 20](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_800,c_fill/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475757/COTH/uploads/Storm-Dec-20/Storm-Dec-20.webp?_i=AA)
Storm, Regina, Saskatchewan. Photographed and submitted by Mark Yeomans.
![Stephanie Byrne](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_640,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475759/COTH/uploads/Stephanie-Byrne/Stephanie-Byrne.webp?_i=AA)
Charlotte, Los Angeles. Submitted by Stephanie Byrne; photographed by Pet Shot Studios.
![Stacy Rothberg-Rolfe_dwarfs xmas](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_600/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475761/COTH/uploads/Stacy-Rothberg-Rolfe_dwarfs-xmas/Stacy-Rothberg-Rolfe_dwarfs-xmas.webp?_i=AA)
Rescue dwarf miniature horses residing at R&R Ranch Miniature Horse Sanctuary in St. Louis. Photographed and submitted by Stacy Rothberg-Rolfe.
![Bonnie Kibbie_Clover](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_532/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480130/COTH/uploads/Bonnie-Kibbie_Clover/Bonnie-Kibbie_Clover.webp?_i=AA)
Bonnie Kibbie, VMD, and Clover, Unionville, Pa. Submitted by Bonnie Kibbe; photographed by Amy Dragoo.
![Ryder Russo and Nemo](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_533,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475767/COTH/uploads/Ryder-Russo-and-Nemo/Ryder-Russo-and-Nemo.webp?_i=AA)
Ryder Russo and Nemo, Huntington, N.Y. Submitted by Diana Russo; photographed by Katy VanHemlond Photography.
![Rebekah Farber_Phoebe](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_493,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475769/COTH/uploads/Rebekah-Farber_Phoebe/Rebekah-Farber_Phoebe.webp?_i=AA)
Phoebe, Encino. Calif. Submitted by Rebekah Farber.
![Nina McMenamin_Morgan_Herman](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_760/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475770/COTH/uploads/Nina-McMenamin_Morgan_Herman/Nina-McMenamin_Morgan_Herman.webp?_i=AA)
Morgan (left) and Herman, Chester Springs, Pa. Photographed and submitted by Nina McMenamin.
![Natassja Voltin](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_598/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480059/COTH/uploads/Natassja-Voltin/Natassja-Voltin.webp?_i=AA)
Pillywiggins, Woolwich, Maine. Submitted by Natassja Voltin.
![Nancy Roth, DVM_Butters](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480061/COTH/uploads/Nancy-Roth-DVM_Butters/Nancy-Roth-DVM_Butters.webp?_i=AA)
Butters, Berger, Mo. Photographed and submitted by Nancy Roth, DVM.
![Margo Clegg_Rafiki and Felurian](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_600/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480063/COTH/uploads/Margo-Clegg_Rafiki-and-Felurian/Margo-Clegg_Rafiki-and-Felurian.webp?_i=AA)
Rafiki and Felurian, Bath County, Va. Photographed and submitted by Margo Clegg.
![M. Samdahl_Cali](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480065/COTH/uploads/M.-Samdahl_Cali/M.-Samdahl_Cali.webp?_i=AA)
Cali, Lexington, Va. Submitted by M. Samdahl.
![Lisa Brockman and Rhett](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480068/COTH/uploads/Lisa-Brockman-and-Rhett/Lisa-Brockman-and-Rhett.webp?_i=AA)
Lisa Brockman and Rhett, Fairfax Station, Va. Submitted by Lisa Brockman; photographed by Sydney Sawyer.
![Lin Phillips](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_533,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480071/COTH/uploads/Lin-Phillips/Lin-Phillips.webp?_i=AA)
Briarwood ONX, Vancouver Island, British Colombia. Submitted by Lin Phillips; photographed by Chelsea Hanna of Island Horses Photography.
![Leanne Greene](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480073/COTH/uploads/Leanne-Greene/Leanne-Greene.webp?_i=AA)
Salty Dawg and her eight elves, Boonville, N.Y. Submitted by Leanne Greene.
![Laurie Gray_Liza, Sebastian, Maddie and Scout](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480075/COTH/uploads/Laurie-Gray_Liza-Sebastian-Maddie-and-Scout/Laurie-Gray_Liza-Sebastian-Maddie-and-Scout.webp?_i=AA)
Liza, Sebastian, Maddie and Scout, Toronto. Submitted by Laurie Gray.
![Laura Mollrich](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_533,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480077/COTH/uploads/Laura-Mollrich/Laura-Mollrich.webp?_i=AA)
Laura Mollrich and Pabatsa, San Juan Capistrano, Calif. Submitted by Laura Mollrich; photographed by Sean Simko.
![Kristin McCuin](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_533,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480079/COTH/uploads/Kristin-McCuin/Kristin-McCuin.webp?_i=AA)
Fenwick, Wellington, Fla. Submitted by Kristin McCuin; photographed by Anne Gittins.
![Kim Sheehan_Penny](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_553,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480080/COTH/uploads/Kim-Sheehan_Penny/Kim-Sheehan_Penny.webp?_i=AA)
Penny, Rings Island, Mass. Submitted by Kim Sheehan.
![Kerri Ginn](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480082/COTH/uploads/Kerri-Ginn/Kerri-Ginn.webp?_i=AA)
Niamh Nigra (center), Mikey’s Boy and Sully, St. Michaels, Md. Submitted by Kerri Ginn.
![Kendra Trainor](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_600/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480084/COTH/uploads/Kendra-Trainor/Kendra-Trainor.webp?_i=AA)
Kendra Trainor driving Do Re Mi, Duxbury, Mass. Submitted by Kendra Trainor; photographed by Christine Hill Drown.
![Kathy Pinera](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_699,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480086/COTH/uploads/Kathy-Pinera_26930777af9/Kathy-Pinera_26930777af9.webp?_i=AA)
Clarence, Emerson, N.J. Photographed and submitted by Kathy Pinera.
![Kathi Bruce](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_628,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480089/COTH/uploads/Kathi-Bruce/Kathi-Bruce.webp?_i=AA)
Owen, Springfield, Vt. Submitted by Katherine Bruce.
![Judith Grace Campbell](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_688,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480091/COTH/uploads/Judith-Grace-Campbell/Judith-Grace-Campbell.webp?_i=AA)
Princess Leia, Mokena, Ill. Submitted by Judith Grace Campbell.
![Jilly Skelly and Jack](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480093/COTH/uploads/Jilly-Skelly-and-Jack/Jilly-Skelly-and-Jack.webp?_i=AA)
Jill Skelly and Jack, Westborough, Mass. Photographed and submitted by Susan Skelly.
![Jennifer Nasceif](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_452/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480095/COTH/uploads/Jennifer-Nasceif/Jennifer-Nasceif.webp?_i=AA)
Jennifer Nasceif, Teddy and Gypson, Ann Arbor, Mich. Submitted by Jennifer Nasceif.
![Jenna Fabino](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_595/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480097/COTH/uploads/Jenna-Fabino/Jenna-Fabino.webp?_i=AA)
Addie Crawford with John Rambo (pinto) and Jenna Fabino with Bravo (bay). Submitted by Jenna Fabino; photographed by Samantha Zilberman.
![Janice Doyle](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_800,c_fill/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480099/COTH/uploads/Janice-Doyle/Janice-Doyle.webp?_i=AA)
Penny, Lexus, Lily and April, Pittstown, N.J. Photographed and submitted by Janice Doyle.
![Isabel Phillips and Cherrybrook Bella Vita](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_613,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480101/COTH/uploads/Isabel-Phillips-and-Cherrybrook-Bella-Vita/Isabel-Phillips-and-Cherrybrook-Bella-Vita.webp?_i=AA)
Isabel Phillips and Cherrybrook Bella Vita, Durham, N.C. Submitted by Dr. Shannon Pratt-Phillips; photographed by All In All Photography.
![Iggy Hlava](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_533/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480103/COTH/uploads/Iggy-Hlava/Iggy-Hlava.webp?_i=AA)
Iggy, Chadds Ford, Pa. Submitted by Alex Hlava; photographed by Lily Weil.
![Heather Donesky](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_776/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480105/COTH/uploads/Heather-Donesky/Heather-Donesky.webp?_i=AA)
Magic, Emmett, Idaho. Submitted by Heather Donesky.
![Harlow](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_581/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480106/COTH/uploads/Harlow/Harlow.webp?_i=AA)
Harlow the corgi and little brother Tripp, Phoenixville, Pa. Submitted by Brooke Schneider.
![Fiona_Erin Simon](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_533/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480110/COTH/uploads/Fiona_Erin-Simon/Fiona_Erin-Simon.webp?_i=AA)
Fiona, Conventry, Conn. Photographed and submitted by Erin Simon.
![Max](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_640/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480112/COTH/uploads/Erin-Shirley_Maximus/Erin-Shirley_Maximus.webp?_i=AA)
Maximus, Nashville, Tenn. Submitted by Erin Shirley; photographed by Emily Thurner.
![Elsa Phillips_Krietta Phillips](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480116/COTH/uploads/Elsa-Phillips_Krietta-Phillips/Elsa-Phillips_Krietta-Phillips.webp?_i=AA)
Elsa, Warren, Vt. Photographed and submitted by Krietta Phillips.
![Diana-Jean Cross](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_640,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480118/COTH/uploads/Diana-Jean-Cross/Diana-Jean-Cross.webp?_i=AA)
Trinket, Calgary, Alberta. Photographed and submitted by Diana-Jean Cross.
![Dagger_Antea Kubicek](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_594,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480120/COTH/uploads/Dagger_Antea-Kubicek/Dagger_Antea-Kubicek.webp?_i=AA)
Dagger, Vancouver, Wash. Photographed and submitted by Antea Kubicek.
![Christine Henige_Maple and Hazel_Santa's Helpers](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_533,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480122/COTH/uploads/Christine-Henige_Maple-and-Hazel_Santas-Helpers/Christine-Henige_Maple-and-Hazel_Santas-Helpers.webp?_i=AA)
Maple and Hazel, Far Hills, N.J. Submitted by Christine Henige.
![Cheryl Byrne](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_457,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480124/COTH/uploads/Cheryl-Byrne/Cheryl-Byrne.webp?_i=AA)
Ivy Luken-Keyes and Dolly, Erskine, Minn. Submitted by Cheryl Byrne.
![Brooke Adams](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_694,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480127/COTH/uploads/Brooke-Adams/Brooke-Adams.webp?_i=AA)
Brooke Adams and Charisme, Tewksbury, N.J. Photographed by Christine Jordan.
![Barb Gradin_Mr Boo Elf](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_727/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480131/COTH/uploads/Barb-Gradin_Mr-Boo-Elf/Barb-Gradin_Mr-Boo-Elf.webp?_i=AA)
Mr. Boo, Post Falls, Idaho. Submitted by Barb Gradin, photographed by Emma Sjoblom.
![Victoria Tunis_Meadowridge DayCoach](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_600,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475748/COTH/uploads/Victoria-Tunis_Meadowridge-DayCoach/Victoria-Tunis_Meadowridge-DayCoach.webp?_i=AA)
Meadowridge DayCoach, Virginia Beach, Va. Photographed and submitted by Victoria Tunis.
![Sharon Hirsch](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_764,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475764/COTH/uploads/Sharon-Hirsch/Sharon-Hirsch.webp?_i=AA)
Runt, New Haven, Conn. Photographed and submitted by Sharon Hirsch.
![Angie Heggood_Murphy and TwoBits](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_799,h_800/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480133/COTH/uploads/Angie-Heggood_Murphy-and-TwoBits/Angie-Heggood_Murphy-and-TwoBits.webp?_i=AA)
Murphy and TwoBits, Middleburg, Fla. Submitted by Angie Heggood.
![Sam Madden_Customized Toy CF and Diva Rockin Sox](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_476/f_webp,q_auto/v1679475766/COTH/uploads/Sam-Madden_Customized-Toy-CF-and-Diva-Rockin-Sox/Sam-Madden_Customized-Toy-CF-and-Diva-Rockin-Sox.webp?_i=AA)
Customized Toy CF and Diva Rockin Sox, Phoenix. Submitted by Sam Madden; photographed by Ralph Carr.
![M. L. Gardner](https://res.cloudinary.com/desx6mium/images/w_800,h_547/f_webp,q_auto/v1679480066/COTH/uploads/M.-L.-Gardner/M.-L.-Gardner.webp?_i=AA)
Brent, Monica, and Jasper Gardner and pony team Apple Jack and Summer Cloud, Temple, Texas. Submitted by M.L. Gardner, photographed by Catherine Hudspith of Lily Pad Farm.