Pets everywhere endured the whims of their humans as they decked them out in everything from holiday lights to Santa suits. Below are some Instagram pictures of what some pets suffered through. Kidding. No pets were harmed in the taking of these pictures — we think. We’re pretty sure.

MERRIAM, Kan. — After her 95-pound dog was bit and killed by a copperhead, one woman said she wants others to know there are venomous snakes in the metro.

Jennifer Kennedy said she was working on her laptop last Wednesday, Sept. 29, when  she heard her beloved 8-year-old German Shepherd “Jojo” let out a screeching yelp. She rushed outside to find him fighting for her life.

“She was literally collapsed right here in my rose garden,” Kennedy said. “As she was collapsed, I heard the hissing under my feet. I was standing on the front porch and she was still breathing. I was screaming. I thought she was stuck, and I go to pull her out and I realized she was in shock and not stuck. Then she took one breath and she just collapsed and was gone just like that.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — We like happy endings. And this one has a tail-wagging finale.

This morning (Tuesday) FOX 4′s Senior Creative Services Producer Laura Manivong walked in, preceded by a bolt of lightning. Actually, it was a four-legged bundle of high-canine energy. Laura had found a Jack Russell running happily along Ward Parkway and Rockwell in Kansas City, Mo. But while he was delighted to be gallivanting around, he was also “seconds away from death,” as Laura said. He was dodging traffic during the morning commute. Laura opened her car door and he jumped right in. He then accompanied her to the office where he sniffed out every corner that he could.