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Gifts for dog people

Dog people already have the mug with somebody else's golden retriever on it. What they want is their own dog in a crown, repeated across a blanket.

The short answer

Get them something with their own dog on it: the dog in a crown repeated over a fleece blanket, its face knitted into a holiday sweater with a matching one for the dog, or the dog hidden in a jigsaw crowd for the family to find. One decent phone photo is enough.

The picks

  1. A yellow fleece throw covered in a golden retriever wearing a crown and bow tie, made with Good Boy Wallpaper
    Walls & mugs

    Good Boy Wallpaper

    Their dog in a crown, bow tie, party hat, space helmet or halo, repeated all over a 50 x 60 in fleece blanket with a royal decree printed along the bottom. There's a bandana in pet sizes too.

    Makes: Throw, bandana, socks, all-over tee

  2. A dog wearing a red knitted sweater with a golden retriever's face and Merry Woofmas knitted on the front, made with Ugly Sweater
    Knits

    Ugly Sweater

    The dog's face knitted into a real holiday sweater, and the same design on a knitted sweater for the dog, on its back where people can see it.

    Makes: Knit sweater, pet sweater, beanie

  3. A fanny pack printed all over with a smiling woman in a halo labelled St. Marisol, made with Saint Mode
    Things to wear

    Saint Mode

    The dog canonized: a halo, laser eyes or a WANTED poster, with a legend underneath, repeated over socks or a fanny pack.

    Makes: Fanny pack

  4. A jigsaw puzzle of a crowded wedding party with a missing person case card in the corner, made with Find Dave
    Puzzles & flags

    Find Dave

    The dog hidden in a crowd of hundreds on a jigsaw, among look-alikes in the same outfit, for the family to find.

    Makes: Jigsaw puzzle

  5. A big head pillow of a man's face in red and yellow halftone with a #1 DAD ribbon, made with Big Head
    Pillows

    Big Head

    The dog's giant head as a pillow cut to its outline, with a ribbon under the chin like GOOD BOY OF THE YEAR.

    Makes: Shaped pillow

Which gift for which dog

  • The dog that gets dressed up for holidays: the knitted sweater, plus the matching one it can wear.
  • The dog that runs the house: a crown, a royal decree and a whole blanket of itself.
  • The dog with a halo it hasn't earned: Saint Mode.
  • The family dog everyone claims: a jigsaw with the dog hidden in the crowd.

The photo

Take it from their own feed; the one they posted is the one they think is cutest. The cut-out runs on your phone and has handled a black lab on a dark couch and a frenchie in a busy park, so the background doesn't matter much. Get the whole head in, ears included, because the sites find the head from the shape of the silhouette. If a crown lands in the wrong spot, drag it.

The photo stays on your phone until an order is placed. Then it's checked by Google's AI (no famous people, nothing explicit) and kept privately so it can be printed.

Questions people ask

Do I need a professional photo of the dog?

No. A clear phone photo with the whole head in it is enough. The background is cut away on your phone.

Can the dog wear the bandana?

Yes. Good Boy Wallpaper's bandana comes in small, medium and large, and the small one is sized for small pets.

Can I put two dogs on one gift?

Find Dave can hide up to three faces in one puzzle, pets included. The other sites use one photo per design.