Holiday Gift Guide for the Dog Lover
/With the holidays just a few weeks away, I thought it time for a Gift Guide for Dog Lovers. These are some of my favourite Made in Canada 🇨🇦 items and gift ideas for your precious pooches.
From photography, to leashes and collars, bows and coats, the all important treats and let’s not forget about giving back at this time with a meaningful donation to a great animal related cause. All these companies are located in Canada and are small to medium businesses that would benefit from your support.
Stylish Leashes and Collars
I love the unique and stylish leashes and collars from Big Paw Shop. There is a huge variety in their designs and sizes. You can even order a custom collar. All collars are hand made to order in Canada. Right now Christmas collars are popular. As they say, “cute pups need cute collars” so head on over to check them out.
Subscription Treat Boxes
Another great gift idea is a subscription box of healthy treats from PawsPak. PawsPaks are monthly dog treat subscription boxes delivered right to your door, anywhere in Canada. Order just one time or get delivered each month. Each treat box contains a variety of natural, organic treats and surprises for your precious pooch.
Unique Pet Portraits
These Renaissance Style Portraits are such fun and make for an easy and unique gift. Send me a good quality photo of the dog or cat of which you would like a portrait and within a day or two I’ll send you a digital copy of your whimsical Renaissance pet portrait, ready for you to print and frame. Just $20 each. Contact me here to arrange yours.
Specialty Baked Goods and Cakes
Want to celebrate your dog’s birthday or special event in style?
Well of course we cannot give our precious friends a human cake, containing tons of sugar and other ingredients potentially harmful to dogs. But we can give them a special organic dog cake or cupcake
without any of those bad ingredients, and made with only high quality natural ingredients with no sugar, artificial flavours or preservatives. So celebrate your dog’s special day or occasion with a gorgeous, healthy dog cake from Dream Cakery. Your furry friends are sure to love these! They look just like human cakes don’t they?
Bow Ties and Bandanas
From Edmonton, Alberta comes a wonderful line of accessories for your dogs.
Darling Dear Co. is a mother-daughter team making beautiful accessories for dogs and cats, particularly the cutest little bowties you will ever see. All of their products are handmade in Edmonton using sustainable materials, such as cotton and vegan leather. Any dog lover would enjoy these as a Christmas gift.
Dog Coats
I am absolutely in love with the Belly Bib from T.O.Dogswear. This is an “upside down” coat designed to keep your dog's underbelly clean, dry, & warm all year long. We all know how leaves, splashes, mud, burrs or snowballs can get your dog dirty - especially those with a longer coat. Belly Bib is an amazing idea. I wish I had one when I had my Tibetan Terriers with their long coats that used to get covered in snowballs!
Spa Treatments
Bark Naked, a division of the Buck Naked Soap Company manufactures a small line of simple and pure, all-natural and vegan shampoos and skin care products for dogs. Because your pet deserves the very best in natural vegan skin care too. Products are manufactured locally in Cambridge, Ontario.
Helping Animals in need - Etobicoke Humane Society
I am proud to support Etobicoke Humane Society through photography of their rescue and shelter animals. This holiday season I urge you to support them too and and give the animals Hope for the Holidays! Make a donation or become a monthly donor this season and help them to provide care for animals who need a second chance. Due to COVID-19, this year’s holiday campaign is more important than ever.
Thank you and Happy Holidays to all!
Head on over to pet photographer Shae Pepper to see what she has to say about gifts during this holiday season.
