Greta, of Pittsfield Township

This time of year brings out a different side of some pets, some funny, some festive — others mischievous!

This weeks' Friday Pet Blogging features some furry critters wearing their Santa hats, reindeer antlers and others opening their gifts.

With the holiday season in full swing, pets can be especially charming and cute. Outdoor playtime in snow, hiding underneath the tree, "helping out" with wrapping gifts; it's all fun!

With the theme "holiday pets" from now until the end of the month on our Friday Pet Blogging feature, we invite you to email a photo of your critter looking its most festive (or getting into mischief) to ppsa2mi@gmail.com, any time during the week.

Please include the animal's name, age and city or township of residence in your email, and photos should be 600 pixels wide and in .jpg format.

We put the week's photos into a slideshow, publish and promote each Friday here in the Pets section.

Lorrie Shaw is owner of Professional Pet Sitting, and a regular contributor to AnnArbor.com's pet section. Follow her daily pet adventures on Twitter.