Well the "major news" fell through, but that's okay.

Yesterday we went out to the pet store and bought Jingle Bells for the dogs. Akri was proudly prancing around in his and someone even stoppped to take a photograph of him.
Acadia was a little bit more timid in hers and the constant jingling sort of freaked her out.
I managed to take some pictures of them in their bells, although Acadia was afraid of the plant.