No religious scene is complete without a cute little puppy dog roaming about. It's one of the commandments, I think. Puppy dog seems a tad out of place amidst all these lambs, rabbits, and Christmas candle wands. Still, I'm glad he's here. If one of the later boxes unearths the actual Wisemen figures, you can create a scenario where the dog pisses on their legs before morphing into a cackling Satan, yelling "I FOOLED YOU, NOT-SO-WISEMEN!" I know it's a stretch, but so is putting a plastic dog in a religiously-themed advent calendar.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but you can teach a new dog toy how to bring Mare Winningham (Version II) her winter cap. Woof. Notice how the second Mare is trying to establish rapport with all the new toys before the original Mare has a chance? The plot is thickening, my friends. Tomorrow, I think the plot might even get a little thicker. I love advent calendars with thick plots.
