Christmas gift guide for pets
Hands up if you love your pets! We do! We can hardly leave the pampered pets out of our gift guides so here you are, put the dog in the kitchen so he can’t see and take a look at our pick of some fabulous gift for pets and pet lovers. Enjoy!
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Personalised Dog Pet Identity Name Tag£8.50 Hoobynooworld Pet name tag Hoobynooworld have created a wonderful range of tags for pets so it’s quite a perfect gift for any pet owner. The original designs are bright and jolly so great for helping your pet stand out a mile, we totally agree with HNW when they ask ‘why should an ID tag be boring when it can reflect your pets personality?’. The front of the tag features one of the Hoobynoo characters – you can simply choose the one to match your pet, along with your pets name and the back can have your phone number, address or any other personalisation you prefer. And if your pets breed isn’t shown, just ask as they’re adding new designs regularly. |
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Canary security system (and doggy big brother)£159 available from retailers including Amazon.co.uk and Apple stores. Have you seen the videos that have gone viral? This is how you do it! Firstly Canary is a complete security system that comes packaged in a single device, which you control from your smartphone. Although it is used to keep your home safe, it’s a super way to keep and eye on your pets too whilst you’re not at home. We like to think it’s a potential sound investment because our pets are a canny bunch and seeing what they get up to could earn you £250 on You’ve Been Framed. The free app delivers a live feed of HD video to your phone whenever you feel the need; at work or shopping, or if you’re bored in a queue somewhere. Or when other people get our photos of their pets, you can go ‘here let me show you my live feed’. Hoping doggy isn’t eating your prize begonias at that moment of course. Canary will recognise suspicious movement in your home, and will send you a notifications allowing you to check, call the police directly in-app if needed, or sound the in-built (90 decibel) alarm. (Not recommended when pooch is napping.) |
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Newton Moss Truffle Snuggle dog bedFrom £26.99 www.pdsa-shop.co.uk Do you know, there’s a reason why a dog circles around and around before lying down in the perfect spot, it’s because he is mimicking what dogs do in the wild; they are circling in the long grass, making both a cushion to sleep on, and making a secure hideout to keep them safe from predators. This is why we like the dog beds that have walls rather than the flat pillow type. We loved this one particularly because of it’s walls, it’s softness and its lovely warm fabric design. Any dog would be delightfully comfy in this bed, so if you’re looking to treat your four-legged friend and create a lovely looking doggy corner in your home, we think the Newton Moss Truffle Snuggle absolutely does the job. It’s also washable and has a nonslip bottom. |
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Dog Hamper£44.99 – Dog Hamper A special delivery from Santapaws… ah so corny but so fabulously Christmas! When you’re stuck for a gift for someone, a hamper can be made to work for anyone but we’d not thought of a pet owners hamper before seeing this, but what a great idea! Our pet pooches all have that uncanny knack of knowing you have food, even if you’ve not made a single sound unwrapping it, then you get the look – that puppy dog longing stare into your eyes, perhaps resting his chin on your knee. But with this hamper you’ll be able to give your doggy his own popcorn, his own biscuits, peanut butter Pupbake, venison treats, a rope toy, a mug for you and more!
Your beautiful and loyal dog has been there every morning all year, greeting you with a big smile and waggly bottom, so show him you love him back just as much with a big ole hamper of treats.
And presented in a lovely bone shaped wicker basket, your dog will soon know where his treats are 🙂
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Pet-a-Bella Jute Bag£29.99 – Pet-a-Bella Jute Bag Where do you keep your pet’s belongings? leads, collar, treat bag, poop bags, drink bowl etc? Ours are pretty much anywhere, hanging on the coat rack, in a draw, under a desk, in the car… When someone takes the dog for a walk in our house you will always hear ‘Mum, where’s the lead?’ Sigh. So this is a welcome idea; a personalised quality, eco friendly jute bag, made in England, to hold everything. In one place. Marvellous. Rejoice! The PetaBella bags can be personalised with your pets name, breed, fur colour, collar and eye colour. They are perfect for keeping everything in one place, so you can grab the bag on the way out to puppy or agility training, or for quickly grabbing the lead and pop bags on your way out. Saving you that pesky clutter. We love this!
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Mutts & Hounds Linen Squeaky Bone Toy£18.99 – Linen squeaky bone toy Proceed with caution should you have a big dog, with equally large teeth and jaws! Because this a lovely, cute gift that you’ll love as much as your pooch. Dogs love bones, they also love things that squeak so what could be better than a soft and squidgy toy that they can do all of the above with? And for those pet owners who like a very cool and easy-on-the-eye toy, this is it. It’ll be a welcome addition to any home, some might say as a lovely little scatter cushion – just don’t tell the dog it’s a toy!
Available in a fabulous Union Jack print or heather colour with a pastel bone print. Your four legged friend will be kept busy for hours with this.
Dimensions: Small: 24cm (9″) Medium: 29cm (11″) Large: 37cm (14″)
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Personalised Bauble – Life Is Merrier£9.99 – Personalised Bauble Oh I think we all need one of these in our lives, we have them for our baby’s first Christmas – why not for our pampered pooches too? With a wonderful Christmas graphic reading ‘Life Is Merrier With My…’ this white Bone China bauble can be personalised with your pet’s breed along with a message of up to 56 characters on the back.
With a red satin-effect ribbon, this 6.6cm (diameter) luxurious decoration will year after year bring back much loved memories of your pets. It’s very much a gift that will be cherished by its new owner and it’s a great price at just £9.99.
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Wooferang, Dog Boomerang£17.99 – Wooferrang dog boomerang G’day sport. Yes I know but we couldn’t resist. Have you ever tried throwing and then more importantly, catching a boomerang? It’s not easy I can tell you! But it’s quite addictive once you get the hang of it, the only problem is retrieving it when it goes astray. Cue doggy! The clue is in the name – a Wooferrang is one that you can play with your dog, not just a plain old throw toy for your dog. Think of it as your own golf caddy – a four legged and fast boomerang retriever. Genius.
You’ll soon get the hang of it, promise and one bonza gift for a dog owner 🙂
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Aldi Christmas Jumpers for dogs£3.99 – available nationwide Ah the Christmas dress up for dogs, yes we know it’s a little corny but how much fun is this! Some dogs are prone to the cold and need wrapping up, others are just happy to go with the flow and let your put them in anything, while the remainder, well they’re the ones who’ll have ripped it apart before you’ve unwrapped it. We’re not talking about those dogs – save the juicy antler bones for them! These dress up clothes for pooches are fabulous and at a brilliant price at Aldi. A perfect stocking filler gift. Available while stocks last, with prices starting at £3.99 for a dog jumper. |
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Aldi Christmas Jumpers for pet owners£7.99 – available nationwide – while stocks last! Good ole Aldi, not wanting to leave the pet owners out of the fun, you can get yourself a Christmas jumper to match your pooch. Not everyone’s cup of tea but do you know what? life is about having fun so throw caution to the wind this year and grab yourself a bargain. You’ll love it! Or do what someone in the MumsClub office has done; buy one for the grumpiest person in your life. The idea is that the result will be one of two outcomes – both equally as fun we’re told… |
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Millington’s Edible Dog Christmas Cards3 Pack £11.50 qvcuk.com Well, we can honestly, hand on heart say we’ve never seen anything like this…and we love them! Edible, yes edible Christmas cards for dogs! There are three fun and festive designs in a pack, all made from rawhide which our pooches will love to gnaw on, but there’s also paper inserts for your to write a message inside so your recipient knows who it’s from. And of course it comes with envelopes too. So as long as the postman isn’t accompanied by his dog, your fellow pet owner friends and their dogs will love you for this.
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Reindeer Harness Dress up£12.99 Dobbies nationwide Yes! more in the doggy dress up range, this is great. We have a large dog (a Rottweiler) and although she doesn’t have a harness, she would wear one so we may well get her to wear this on the Christmas Day walk rather than a full blown doggy jumper. |
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Elf Jumper£9.99 Dobbies nationwide We loved this elf jumper, couldn’t leave it out. If your dog will sit in one of these it’s a must buy. We have a rottie, she won’t. But it won’t stop us trying; Wish us luck. We’ll have plasters and antiseptic cream at the ready! |
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Santa Hat£2.99 Dobbies nationwide Likely to be the first thing your pooch will chew off this christmas, but hopefully long enough to get a photo for next year’s Christmas card! Christmas hats are a must for everyone, don’t leave little bouncer out, get his a hat. At £2.99 it’s a steal. |
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Dog fed sign£10.99 pdsa-shop.co.uk/dog_fed_sign “Want!” Was the overall reaction to this in our office, clever idea because in our house, this is a question that comes up daily. Has the dog been fed… problem solved from this simple double sided 13x10cm wooden sign from the pdsa shop. |
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Nobbly Wobbly£7.50 – pdsa Have you played with one of these? Great fun as they bounce completely erratically. Our dogs, they think they’re smart; knowing where a tennis ball will bounce, but oh no, not with this – it could go anywhere and it’s great fun watching them guess wrong. *evil laugh*. They’re durable too and even the bigger dog will have trouble wrecking this! The larger dog’s wobbly wobbly (great name too) is attached to a 39cm rope, the smaller one for cats (no rope) is priced at £3.50. |
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Antler Dog ChewFrom £7.99 – Original Antler Dog Chew – Large This has been one of the best gifts for our Rottie. It takes a good 8 months to get through this and it’s rarely far from her side, the only time we lost it was when she buried it – she’s not allowed in the garden with it anymore! She’s had all types of chews and toys but this has been a consistent favourite. It must have a great taste because unlike bones, it has no smell that stinks the house out! Highly recommended. |
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