Category: For Owners
Doggie dinnerware
A lovely table makes up for just about any mishap in the kitchen. We've been known to encounter a few culinary disasters. But we don't let a flopped souffle ruin the party. Instead we whip out some fancy bone china, fine linens and try to pass off treats from the local bakery as our own. We're hoping this fabulous "Best in Show" dinnerware from designer Barbara Barry (for Wedgwood) will encourage our guests to forgive our kitchen incompetence. Even if all you can muster up is mac and cheese, don't throw in the dish towel. These swank pooch plates can dress up the most meager meal thanks to the elegant black and white poodle pattern.
Decorative dog painting
Here is a Pop Art style depiction of a Dalmatian, to help your interior decorating go to the dogs. The background could be interpreted as halved, hard-boiled eggs floating in a sea of melted chocolate. Or, you could think that is just a yolk. Whatever the case, the Dalmatian's eyes match in color the center of the hard-boiled eggs in the background. Modern Dose, the company selling the portraits, says that each artwork is numbered and comes with an art identification label. The medium is colorful thermal digital artwork printed on thick, oxford-canvas fabric.
Dog-themed t-shirts
It's hard to live in the shadow of an adorable dog. All the stares and smiles are reserved for her majesty. Hey! Sometimes a girls wants a little attention. We're sure to get some looks with one of these sassy doggie tees. There are three to suit our many moods and numerous beloved breeds: Wiener Lover, Quiero Mucho (Chihuahua) and Holy Shi-Tzu. The ironic styling looks like a throw-back to the days of roller disco and the BeeGees. We can't wait to show up at out next puppy play date and see if we can rustle up some human attention and maybe a date.
Dog bookends
There are many reason we're fond of James Thurber. First, there's the prose and cartoons he contributed to The New Yorker. But second (and maybe more important) there's his lifelong love affair with dogs. Thurber's Dogs Bookends represent the doodle Thurber created that turned into a fan favorite. Here's how Thurber described his dog: “He loves serenity and heavy dinners, and wishes they would go on forever.” Thurber's scribble is now a quaint set of bookends bound to dress up any reading collection. Carefuuly commissioned, each of the two dogs includes a "book" (Men, Women & Dogs and The Beast in Me) affixed to the canine. So even though many of our books fall into the realm of doggie lit, we'll look erudite.
Dog-themed fashion belts for humans
What is a spoiled big city Sheltie to do when she wants to buy her human a lovely designer belt with little Sheltie images on it, but the company that makes breed specific belts for humans doesn't offer Shelties on its belts? Ginger the spoiled big city Sheltie here, and I'll tell you what I did. I went right to Dancing Dog Design's suggestions page, and told them to start making human belts with Shelties on them PDQ! Meanwhile, among the breeds included on human belts are Bernese Mountain Dog, English Springer Spaniel, German Shepherd et cetera, et cetera every dog from every nation but not the Shetland Sheepdog. It's enough to make a Scottish lassie have a bitch fit