2021 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE FOR DOGS (AND THEIR PAWRENTS) - PART 1
If you're an obsessed dog mum like me or an obsessed dog dad, then you probably don't need a reason to spoil your pups with gifts. it just happens no matter what day or season it is.. Our dogs and pets are our family so Christmas time is a great time to show our appreciation to them by giving them they love. This is also a great guide if you've got a dog lover in mind who you want to gift a present. I think the best way to show that your dog lover friend, colleagues or family member is knowing what their dog would love and gifting them that! Wouldn't you be happy if your dogs are happy too?
Given this year has been quite challenging for small businesses with Canberra stuck in lockdown for a couple of months, I wanted to share the gifts you can get for you dog locally so that we can support local small businesses in Canberra.
This is the first part of my Christmas gift guide 2021 - keep an eye out for the next part.
HOMEMADE TREATS FROM LOUIE LOVES' EM
Louie Loves’ Em is a local business selling 100% home made natural and healthy dog treats. They always produce quality products; I know this because my dogs and my clients' dogs love their treats, plus they have their own taste testers to make sure the treats are high quality and meets the standards.
Check out their Christmas Specials:
- Tasty Treat Bauble $7.50
- Christmas Triple Treat Jar $20.00
- Mega Pooch Gift Box $50.00
What's in it?
The tasty treat bauble is filled with treats and you can hang these on your christmas tree. The Christmas Triple Treat Jar features 120g of mixed chicken, beef and liver treats. And finally if you really want to spoil your pooch, get the mega pooch gift box which is a special Christmas themed hamper full of presents for your dog! It includes an enrichment feeding toy of your choice, 1 Christmas themed tug or snuffle ball, 1 Christmas tennis ball and treats of your choice! Doggy Christmas cards are also available to add on to your purchase.
You can Preorder now for pickup in December from Louielovesem.com.au
What I love about it
My dogs love the dehydrated chicken and if you’re a client of mine you’ll be sure to get a pack for your pup after your session. Louie Loves' Em treat is a must in my house - I am constantly going back to Louie Loves Em to buy the chicken treats! I love it because I know I'm giving my dogs a healthy and natural treat that contains no nasties! And my dogs do really love them.
XMAS MAILER OR XMAS HAMPER FROM WOOF LOVE AND RAVEN & CO DOGGY CAKES
If you really want to spoil your pups, you should check out the Xmas mailer or the Xmas hamper from Woof Love and Raven & Co Doggy Cakes.
What’s in it?
The Xmas Mailer includes an edible Christmas greeting card, mini edible ink pen to write in the edible greeting card, Christmas cookie toy, xmas dog hat tennis ball, 2 x Puppercino sachets and 15 Christmas doggy cookies. It’s over $80 worth of goodies for only $59.95 + postage.
The Xmas hamper has over $100 worth of goodies and is exclusively only for Canberra doggos! It includes all of the above items included in the Xmas mailer plus a bandana and in place of the Christmas doggy cookies you get the Xmas feast which includes a salmon bagel, a mini Roast Dinner, a Xmas Pud, a gingerbread man, 3 rum balls and a selection of mini sugar paw cookies. The Xmas hamper is $79.95 plus there'll be a $10 courier charge to deliver this to you.
What I love about it
I bought the Xmas mailer for my pups and it’s a great Christmas pressie for your pups, big or small and has a variety of products including yummy ones which they surely will love. They love the christmas bickies and the pupper-cino and there's a toy as well as an edible card for them! The Xmas mailer is available Australia-wide and the Xmas Hamper is available for local Canberrans only.
You can purchase this from WoofLove.com.au. Make sure to check out their other products as they have cool gifts perfect for the hoomans, dog pawrents and doggy lovers.
DOGS OF CBR
Dogs of Canberra started in 2015 as a university assignment by Emma. It now has grown and features local dogs of Canberra. In the last week Dogs of CBR has just launched their first ever products that they've been working on for over the past 6 months. They are launching it jus in time for Christmas. They've got adorable (and totally eco friendly) packaging makes it the perfect Christmas gift for all the dogs and dog owners in your life!
What can you get?
There are harnesses, collars, leashes, bow ties, bandanas and poop bags all available in the bright and happy Dogs of CBR pattern!
What I love about it
I love the bright coloured patterns that reflect the Dogs of CBR branding.
The prices start from only $10, and you can purchase them at dogsofcbr.com
You can buy one or the entire set, a half set or pick and choose one for your pups or gift it another dog pawrent.
TAILS OF CANBERRA BOOK
That's right, Tails of Canberra book is coming out soon and pre-orders are available now.
What is it?
The Tails of Canberra book is the result of the book project I've been working on over the last year and a bit. I photographed over 70 dogs for the book in various locations around Canberra. The book project registration raised over $2300 for ACT Rescue and Foster.
Why I love it
Well, I am biased because this has been a long-term project and hard work behind the scenes for me. I can't wait for it to come to fruition and seeing the book come to live. It's a great coffee table book full of cute dogs of Canberra.
You can pre-order your copy now from here for a special price of $90. The price will go up in 3 weeks to $110.
This is only part 1 of the 2021 Christmas Gift Guide. Keep an eye out for the next one.
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This post is a part of the Pet Photographers blog circle I am in and this week's topic is Gift ideas. It'll be exciting to see what others have blogged about and what you can get for your pups during this holiday season. Make sure to follow along and click the link at the end of each post in the blog circle until you eventually find your way back here. The next one in the circle is Nicole Hrustyk from Pawtraits by Nicole shares her favorite local gifts for dog lovers.
3 Comments
Jan 24, 2022, 6:37:07 AM
Tracy Allard - Yeah on your book! What an undertaking! Holy cow! I hope you sell lots and lots to benefit ACT Rescue and Foster, and if the international shipping wouldn't nix it, I'd be all over those gift boxes, so fun!
Nov 20, 2021, 10:10:14 AM
Angela Schneider - I'm so excited for your book to come out! What a year of challenges you've faced seeing this project through to completion. Tails of Canberra is going to be a winner!
Nov 19, 2021, 11:29:11 AM
Elaine - What a fantastic idea those Tasty Treat Baubles are! Great gift ideas!