Super Cool Pets 2010 Holiday Gift Guide
Tis the season! The names of our pets are on our holiday gift list, along with other members of the family and good friends.
We have been sniffing around the web, so we can find exactly what we want for our pets and the people they love without putting so much as a paw outdoors.
We all like to get the best deals, so before we get to our 2010 Gift Guide after the jump, here are a few "Pet Stuff Steals and Deals" at online Pet Holiday Shops.
These deals are just starting to trickle out, and we will be updating them through the months of November and December, so be sure to check back often!
Gifts for Pets
Personalized Pet Christmas Stockings
-- with a gold rope and big red bow. The dog's stocking loads from the top (lots of room for toys and treats), the cat's from the front. Specify name, up to 10 letters/spaces. You can also personalize your very own hand-stitched Dog Breed Needlepoint Stockings.
Seasons Greetings Dog Collar and Leash Set
-- these collars are perfect to dress up your holiday dog. They are also made to perform, with rugged clasps and durable nylon webbing.
Dog Holiday Gift Pack and Collar -- a fun and tasty stocking stuffer in red tartan. This set includes a jingle bell collar, matching fabric bone, and all-natural dog treats.
Denning's Doggie Treat Christmas Advent Calendar
-- has a festive cover with 24 doors that each reveal a yummy doggy treat. Healthy ingredients: Oat Flour, Pumpkin, Molasses, Nutmeg, Cinnamon, Sesame Seeds, Egg Whites.
Santa Dog Hoodie
-- keep your dog warm and share in the holiday cheer. Made of 100% polyester berber fleece, this handmade dog Santa suit is lightweight, toasty. For clothes-averse pets, a festive Holiday Bandana
. Pick out your own Holiday Dog Clothes and Costumes.
All Weather 3-in-1 Dog Jacket
-- the perfect solution for any weather. Wear as a rain slicker in wet weather with a fleece liner to double as a warm, comfy coat.
Snow Hoodie Dog Sweater -- a warm and cozy colorful dog sweater. Made of 100% wool, with a hood for added warmth (and cuteness!). For indoor and outdoor wear. Stock up on a couple of hand knit Fisherman Dog Sweaters too. Adorable!
Dog Bed Selector -- find the perfect nest for your dog. Choose your own fillings, shapes, cover fabrics and colors.
Dog Treadmill -- designed exclusively for dogs. Helps keep your dog in optimum shape regardless of the weather. It's also ideal for dogs recovering from illness or surgery and helps curb destructive behavior.
Skinneeez Stuffing Free Dog Toys
--no stuffing for your dog to pull out. Less mess, easy to grab, with squeakers. Or these Plush Puppies Holiday Tuff Ones
in holiday shapes and colors, a couple of Holiday Singing Bow Wow Bones
and Plush Puppies Singing Dog Barks Jingle Bells
.
Nina Ottosson's Puzzle Toys -- stimulates a dog's brain. Requires mental and physical dexterity for hours of entertainment for all ages and breeds of dogs.
Wood Chuck Ball Thrower -- kick it up a notch and throw away the cheap plastic. Crafted from durable bamboo wood, this launch toy enables you to throw farther with less fatigue, and keep your hands slobber-free.
Puppy Training Bells Holiday Gift Pack
-- a training success rate of 95% for your puppy. When the holidays are over, simply swap the festive grosgrain ribbon for its offseason counterpart for all-year training success. 3 pack.
Personalized Dog and Cat Bowls
-- glazed ceramic bowls have deeply etched motifs - add your pet's name for free! Paw print or bone motif; set includes a second bowl of the same size and color with spigot etching.
Sleepypod Air Pet Carrier
-- mobile pet bed, in-cabin airplane carrier and car seat for cats and dogs, cousin to the popular Sleepypod Mobile Pet Bed. Slip in the Sleepypod Warmer Kit 
to keep your pet toasty.
Beastie Bands Cat Collars -- unique cut-to-fit feature allows them to fit any cat, from a kitten to the biggest tomcat. Stretchy and safe.
Hanging Christmas Tree Scratcher
-- 100% recyclable toy is ready to hang, or lay it flat. Multiple layers of corrugated material last for many scratching sessions. Includes certified organic catnip.
FroliCat BOLT Interactive Laser Pet Toy
-- endlessly entertain even the laziest cat with automatically-generated red laser patterns.
Bergan Turbo Scratcher Cat Toy
-- give your kitty's paws somewhere else to scratch besides your furniture. Comes with catnip, a ball, and a replaceable scratch pad. Place the ball in the circular track, and watch your cat bat it around and around.
Custom Cat Furniture -- custom built cat furniture from a number of different lines, each of which offers different color choices. Choose a basic cat tree for a single cat, or a gigantic kitty gym for a family of cats, or maybe a cat condo, window perch or scratching post.
Thermo-Kitty Indoor Heated Cat Bed
-- keeps your pet feeling warm and secure year-round. Thermostat unit buried inside the thick, soft, orthopedic foam base warms the bed 10 to 15 degrees above air temperature to match your cat's normal body temperature.
SkratchKabin 
-- provides a warm and cozy place for your kitty to sleep indoors along with a curved, textured scratching surface in 3 attractive colors to complement your interior--Oatmeal, Blueberry and Cocoa Bean. Includes a free toy hanger and sisal mouse toy.
Purrfect Cat Window Perch -- a safe place for your indoor cat to hang out, relax, and enjoy the birds, squirrels going by. Use it year round with your window open or closed. Kick it up a notch on chilly days with this Cat's Warming Window Seat
with an integrated 6-watt heating element and thermostat that automatically keeps the sleeping surface at 12º F to 15º F above the ambient temperature.
Crater Dot Contoured Pet Bed Lounge
-- foam bed, use on sofa, floor or any flat surface. Slip in the Sleepypod Warmer Kit to keep your pet toasty.
Gifts for Pet Lovers
Wooden Dog Breed Christmas Ornaments -- each one of these beautifully detailed birch ornaments is painted by hand. Available in 204 breeds and personalized with a name. Or set your tree sparkling with Glass Dog Ornaments
and Glass Cat Ornaments handcrafted in various breeds and styles.
Hand-Colored Dog Breed Print -- a hand-colored black-and-white illustration of your favorite breed hand-lettered with information on its traits and temperament. Its hardwood frame is hand-finished with an antiqued patina.
Personalized Pet Portrait -- artist Diane Morrow will create a portrait of your very own pet that's destined to become a family treasure.
Shop by Breed
-- find a gift for every dog lover. Bookends, clothing, dog art, dog collectibles, figurines, ornaments, snow globes, statues and much more for over 200 breeds.
Inconvenient Kitty Tumblers
-- clever glasses depicting humorous scenes of cat-and-owner conflict. Or reach owner-enlightenment exploring feline duality with these Cat Tao Glasses
. Dog lover? Toast-to-the-Breed Tervis Tumblers insulated for hot and cold drinks.
Dog & Cat Sleepshirts -- silk screened 100% super-soft, all-natural cotton. Pair with classic German-made natural wool Dog Slippers and Kitty & Yarn Slippers.
Custom Dog Breed Wristwatch -- available in any breed with an easy-to-read large face. Black genuine leather band, gold-plated case, scratch-resistant crystal, and water-resistant stainless-steel backing with quartz movement.
Cats And Yarn Flannel Sheets -- curl up for a cozy catnap in these adorable sheets. Include a few tapestry Cat Pillows as accent pieces.
Hand Carved Dog And Cat Stools -- warm and functional living area accents, constructed of sustainable acacia wood.
Deluxe Pet Sipper -- keeps pets hydrated all year long with a solar-powered cover that keeps the water ice-free in outdoor temps as low as 20°F. The all-season, insulated design helps to keep the water cooler in summer as well. For your backyard birds, the Garden Blue Solar Sipper
.
Pooch Power System
-- a sharp pooper scooper tool for the pet-loving elderly crowd or anyone else who has trouble bending down, due to stiff knees, injury, back pain.
Kitty Joy Pillow -- makes a fun holiday accent and a thoughtful gift for any cat lover. A detailed needlepoint throw pillow, designed by artist Paris Bottman, with a wool face and cotton velveteen backing.
Frameless Glass Pet Photo -- a unique conversation piece and a beautiful way to display cherished memories of a pet or person. Photo printing on glass allows natural light to pass through your picture resulting in a lifelike image with an almost three-dimensional quality.
Emotional Response Puppy
-- mimics a real pup's behavior when it feels a child's touch or hears a sound. If your children want a puppy, but the time just isn't right, this is the perfect alternative for your family this holiday season.
Pet Lover Books
Before we move on to books, we can't forget 2011 Dog Calendars and Cat Calendars. Yes, we all have calendars on our computers and smart phones these days, but it's easier (and cuter) to glance up at the wall for the date (or day in our case) and a cheerful wall decoration.
Books are generally highly appreciated gifts at the holidays. We have spent many a Christmas afternoon browsing through the literary stash we received --definitely the gifts that keep on giving.
We have included some of the hottest super cool pet books out there. In keeping with our troubled times, many of these are "cozy" books, feel-good stories:
You Had Me at Woof: How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness
by Julie Klan. Author "was surprised and delighted to find that her dogs had more wisdom to convey to her than she had ever dreamed. And caring for them has made her a better person-and completely and utterly opened her heart."
Oogy: The Dog Only a Family Could Love
by Larry Levin. The story of a puppy brought back from the brink of death, and the family he adopted.
The Lost Dogs: Michael Vick's Dogs and Their Tale of Rescue and Redemption
by Jim Gorant tells the before and after story of Michael Vick's dog fighting operation, a gripping tale of good and evil.
Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog
by Cesar Millan. #1 New York Times bestselling author shows you how to communicate well with your dog and shares the most effective and humane methods for teaching your dog how to be a happy, well-behaved member of your household.
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
by Alexandra Horowitz
A cognitive scientist, explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human. A fresh look at the world of dogs -- from the dog's point of view.
Huck: The Remarkable True Story of How One Lost Puppy Taught a Family--and a Whole Town--About Hope and Happy Endings
by Janet Elder. A page-turning, unforgettable true story of the tenacity of one small dog, the unexpected, extraordinary kindness of strangers, and a family's devotion to each other.
Homer's Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat
by Gwen Cooper. A memoir for anybody who's ever fallen completely and helplessly in love with a pet.
CLEO: The Cat Who Mended a Family
by Helen Brown. Rich in wisdom, wit, heart, and healing, the story of a cat with an extraordinary gift for knowing just where she was needed the most.
Teh Itteh Bitteh Book of Kittehs
by icanhascheezburger.com. While the first book explained the LOLcat philosophy, the second helped readers live these tenets themselves. The focus is now on the cutest cat of all: tiny, heartwarming, adorable kittens.
Making Rounds with Oscar: The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat
by David Dosa. Offers a physician's perspective on death and dying, as well as insights on family love, companionship without question, and the life lessons that only the old can provide.
Dogs
by multi-award-winning photographer Tim Flach. Through photographs of dogs in varied settings and locations, solitary and in groups, Mr. Flach creates an "engaging portrait of the physical and spiritual lives of dogs (breeds and crossbreeds of all types) around the globe."
Mo Smells Christmas: A Scentsational Journey (Mo's Nose)
by Margaret Hyde. A sweet book for the little ones at Christmas. Readers will meander through the sweet smells of Christmas with Mo.
Many of these books are available anytime, anywhere in Kindle edition. Don't have one? There are many e-book readers out there, but the Kindle Wireless Reading Device
is paws down the best one. Makes a super cool gift for yourself or someone you love!
As pet lovers know, there's an overwhelming amount of super cool pet gear available. For more ideas, browse our Super Cool Pets categories Holidays and Gifts and Home Decor, as well as Pet Beds, Collars and Leashes, Food and Feeders, Crates and Carriers and Travel Accessories, Gifts and Home Decor, Pet Apparel and Pet Lover Apparel.
Happy Holidays!
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