Train it to lie flat and still on the living room floor. Then tell her that because you love her, you’ve bought her a giraffe skin rug.
[here’s the genius bit]
She’ll hate it. But convince her to stick with it for a couple of months and see if it grows on her. It won’t, who in their right mind wants a giraffe skin rug!! So then, to show how much you listen to her and care for her wishes, ‘get rid of’ the giraffe skin rug on Christmas eve.
Then give her a giraffe on Christmas Day. She won’t suspect a thing!
Present hidden, and a chance to really show her how much you listen to her in one go.
Alternatively, if she’s like my wife hide it in the cupboard where the hoover and ironing board are kept. She’ll never see it.