22 Christmas Gifts for Pet Lovers (and Their Dogs)
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There is a particular kind of person who puts their dog's name on the Christmas card. If you are shopping for that person, you already know that a gift about them will land with less force than a gift about the animal.
Everything below is personalized with the pet's name — or their actual photo — and made in the USA. It includes the two hardest cases: the pet who arrived this year, and the pet who didn't make it to this Christmas.
Before you choose
- Get the spelling right. Bailey, Baylee and Bailee are three different dogs and the owner will notice.
- Photo pieces need a clear head-on shot. A side profile in low light will not print well.
- A memorial piece is not too sad for Christmas. For most owners, being the one person who acknowledged it is the gift.
For a pet's first Christmas at home
- First Christmas in My Forever Home Puppy Glass Ornament — $15.95. Written from the dog's point of view. For anyone who adopted this year.
- Dog Cookie Jar Santa Hat Acrylic Ornament — $14.95. A cookie jar with the dog's name on the label.
- Gingerbread Dog Bone with Santa Hat Ornament — $14.95. Iced gingerbread bone. Small, cheerful, cheap to post.
- Dog Photo Rustic Window & Lanterns Heart Glass Ornament — $15.95. Takes a real photo and frames it in a lantern-lit window.
For cat people specifically
Cat owners get a fraction of the merchandise dog owners do, and they notice.
- "Just Meowied" Two White Cats Heart Ceramic Ornament — $19.95. For a couple who got married this year and whose cat was, spiritually, at the wedding.
- Just Meowied Cat Bride & Groom Medallion Ornament — $19.95. Same joke, medallion shape, printed both sides.
- Just Meowied Cat Couple Round Ceramic Ornament — $19.95. The plainest of the three if the pun is enough on its own.
- Knitting Basket & Cat Acrylic Ornament — $14.95. For the cat owner who also knits, which is a large overlap.
- Knitting Heart Wreath with Cat Ornament — $14.95. Heart-shaped version of the same idea.
Wrapping paper for the dog and cat household
Worth knowing: people keep this paper. It is thick matte stock rather than the thin gloss rolls, and it photographs well under a tree.
- Golden Retriever Christmas Dogs Cream Wrapping Paper — $16.99. The best-selling pattern of the set, and the safest bet for a dog household.
- Golden Retriever Christmas Dogs Light Blue Wrapping Paper — $16.99. Same dogs, cooler background, better against a green tree.
- Golden Retriever Nordic Cream Wrapping Paper — $16.99. Antlers and pine. The most grown-up of the dog papers.
- Golden Retrievers Golf Christmas Wrapping Paper — $16.99. For the person who has both a golden retriever and a golf handicap.
- Christmas Dogs & Golf Carts Dark Green Wrapping Paper — $16.99. Dark green, so it reads as a proper Christmas paper rather than a novelty.
- Ginger Tabby Cats & Ornaments Wrapping Paper — $16.99. Cats knocking baubles off a tree, which is accurate.
- Ginger Tabby Cats Folk Art Wrapping Paper — $16.99. Folk-art styling, closer to a Scandinavian look.
- Skiing Cats Alpine Village Wrapping Paper — $16.99. Cats on skis. No further explanation required.
For the pet who didn't make it to this Christmas
The first December without them is brutal and almost nobody acknowledges it. These do.
- Rainbow Arch Pet Memorial Photo Ornament — $14.95. Photo under a rainbow arch, with name and dates.
- Crescent Moon Angel Wings Pet Memorial Ornament — $14.95. Quieter than the rainbow version, and less specific to dogs.
- Dog Memorial "I'm Always With You" Red Cardinals Heart Ornament — $15.95. Cardinals carry a specific meaning for a lot of American families.
- Dog Memorial Collar & Angel Wings Heart Ornament — $15.95. The collar detail is what makes owners stop.
- Dog Memorial "The Moment Your Heart Stopped" Round Ornament — $15.95. The heaviest line on this page. Right for a very close friend, wrong for a coworker.
How personalization and shipping work
Every piece on this page is personalized at no extra cost — names, dates and photos are included in the price, not an add-on. Each one is printed and finished in the USA and ships from a US facility, and personalized orders are made after you place them.
For US delivery before December 25, order by December 10. Photo pieces take an extra day, so treat December 8 as the cutoff for those. Everything is covered by our 45-Day Happiness Guarantee.
Browse the full Gifts for Pet Lovers collection for more.