Gifts for Animal Lovers

Updated November 2011

We love our four-legged friends. Today we’re sharing a combination of gifts for your pets (sorry, we’re dog-centric) and for the people who love them.

Dog Blueprint Wall Art – $185 More pricey than most of our gift choices, these are lovely, classy prints made in the style of mid-century blueprints.
Animal Art by Jeff Leedy – $69 Artist Jeff Leedy describes himself as a “collision between the cartoons of The New Yorker and Impressionist art.” These prints are not only beautiful the will make you laugh.
Love My Pet” Earrings – $48 Joan says: A bit overpriced if you ask me, but I sure think they are cute. (The dog ones. I guess if you love cats those are cute too.)
Custom Dog Pillows – $40-$55 Fun, modern, bright, custom-made dog pillows to throw on your couches and chairs.
Bad Dog Tumblers or Inconvenient Kitty Tumblers-$35 Drinking glasses that will make you laugh every time you use them.
Yoga Puppies calendar – $14 Simply too cute. Yoga Kittens too!

Gifts for Your Favorite Pet

Best Bully Sticks Bully sticks are much better for your dog than rawhide chews. The problem is they are EXPENSIVE – at most retail pet stores they’re over $2 each! Joan found this great online site on a tip from her dog trainer. Buying in bulk brings the cost way down and you’ll always have something on hand to entertain your dog.
FURminator deShedding tool for Cats and FURminator deShedding Tool for Dogs. Nancy and Joan swear by these and if you look at the 900+ reviews on Amazon lots of other people do too.
Kong Zoom Groom Nancy says: I was dubious when I bought this rubber brush at the pet store. I didn’t think the wide rubber “bristles” would work but I was wrong. They brush out an incredible amount of hair, are perfect for washing your pet (they have a dog and cat version), wash easily and even very shy animals love them.
Etsy Pet Store We have to give a shout-out to the Etsy (the online handmade marketplace) pet store. You can find virtually anything here for your favorite pet or pet lover; art, jewelry, clothing, home decor, custom made collars, bowls, clothing and leashes, just to name a few.
Have a little piggy that snarfs down their food? The Kong Wobbler is a weighted dog “treat dispenser.” Nancy uses one for her 13 lb dachshund gobbler and it’s been a perfect solution to slow down his eating. The Brake-Fast dog bowl is another option to consider.

Beautiful Pet Art

Animal portraits with a modern edge by Seann Vincente. We both have portraits of our dogs painted by Seann and love them so much we wrote about them in 8 Custom Gift Ideas You Have to Order Now.
Wagging Tail Portraits is owned by artist Sherry Kendall. Her style is very different from Seann’s but equally compelling. Sherry paints gorgeous custom glass ornaments and portraits featuring pets.