What To Buy Your Hound This Christmas

Nov 20

The festive season is well and truly upon us which means we’ve all inevitably thought about what we might get for our dogs this Christmas. If I’m honest, I’ve had what I’m going to get Josie and Edie in my mind for a long time as I’ve always got a rolling list of things that I’d like to buy them as there are always so many beautiful things popping up on my Instagram feed. Nearly all of these things happen to be from small businesses too and there is nothing better than supporting a small business owner during the festive period. Some of these gift suggestions probably won’t come as a surprise to most of you as they’re the things that we recommend all year round but picking them up as a Christmas gift makes them even better.

brindle & whyte collars and leads

We own a few collars from Brindle & Whyte and whenever Josie and Edie wear them I'm reminded how beautiful they are. They really are something special, simple but well designed and they can withstand even the stinkiest of fox poo rolls as all you need to do is throw them in the wash on a somewhat gentle cycle and you’re all good. You can either get a traditional Martingale collar or there are standard collars and a variety of different lead lengths. For us, we love the Martingale collars as they’re good for nervous dogs like Edie as they’re very difficult to escape from. Colour wise, the silver, granite and the Seville are all shades that we absolutely love and never fail to look beautiful on.

anything from devil dood direct

If you’ve never ventured onto the Devil Dood website then you’re in for a treat as it’s a real gem for pet owners. Emily stocks some of the best treats and chews around and creates the most wonderful custom accessories so you can have whatever your dogs needs, we’ve currently got some beautiful rope leads on order and I’m so excited to receive them. If you’re looking for a one-stop-shop for pretty much everything you could need for your dog whatever time of year of it is then Devil Dood is a great place to shop. And Emily gives such wonderful service too, no matter your question even if it seems silly she will take the time to answer it and assist with your order.

redhound for dogs outerwear

This post wouldn’t be complete without talking about Redhound for Dogs, would it? Of course, I had to include my favourite whippet attire company as their jumpers, coats, snoods, and t-shirts are undoubtedly the best around (in our eyes anyway). The fleece jumpers are our most worn items and what we depend on throughout the colder months, they’re ideal worn alone or underneath a coat if it’s extremely chilly outside. For Christmas, I’ve ordered Josie and Edie one of the new charcoal grey fleeces and I’ve finally treated them to a wax Norfolk coat which they’ll look just beautiful in for their Christmas day walk.

a photo shoot with fur & fables

A lovely gift for you and your dogs would be a photoshoot with them. I’m sure we’ve all got a thousand pictures of our dogs on our phones but what about pictures of you with them? You might already know who Kerry is if you a have a whippet, she creates the beautiful imagery that you see on the Redhound for Dogs website and a plethora of other beautiful dog brands. She also does personal shoots which are just so wonderful, having professional photographs of yourself and your dog is something that you’ll want to keep forever and being able to put something up like that around your house is so special. Josie and Edie are still only babies really but I still love looking back on the pictures that I have with them when they were puppies and I always try and get photographs with them when I can as they change so quickly.

a new bed

If you have a sighthound you will know how unbelievably lazy they are and they spend the majority of their time in bed. So making sure they have a super cosy and squishy bed is so important. We have a beautiful bed from Sophie Allport (gifted) that is the perfect size for Josie to roach out in and the print is just adorable with all the little hounds on. If you really wanted to splash out a brand that is the creme de la creme when it comes to beds for hounds is Charley Chau. You’ll have more than likely seen their snuggle beds on Instagram as nearly every hound I follow has one. In the next few years we’re hoping to treat Josie and Edie to a bed each as not only do they look absolutely beautiful but the quality is next level and anyone who has a bed from Charley Chau speaks so highly of them.

helping a hound in need

If your dog doesn’t need something physical then a great gift would be taking the money that you would spend on them and helping a charity in need. Being a sighthound owner and lover those are the charities that I choose to support and they require so much support. The greyhound industry is sadly something that is still thriving and is exceptionally cruel and then there are the Galgos in Spain still being used for hare hunting and then being dumped like rubbish when they’re not needed anymore. There are so many ways that you can support a hound in need whether that is financially by donating money or in another way that works for you. Fostering is an incredible thing to do if that’s something you’re in the position for or sponsoring a dog in their quest to find their forever home or even just sharing rescue charities you care about to raise awareness about them.