HERE'S today's selection of festive pets as they prepare for the big day.

Our readers are sending in pictures of their pets posing under the Christmas tree and wearing Santa hats and we're publishing as many as we can to make us all feel festive.

Puss E.J is captured with his Elf in a scene from The Nutcracker, while house rabbit Guzzler is testing out rabbits for the reindeer as we gear up for Santa's arrival.

Staffordshire bull terriers Frazer and Beau are doubling as Santa's little helpers in their reindeer antlers.