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Celebrities have the extra cash to pamper their pets with snakeskin dog collars, designer doggie salon visits and luxury hotel rooms. The rest of us need to be a bit more creative when we want to pamper our pooches. A little bit of time-and a little bit of money-can go a long way if you want to make your pet feel like the top dog.
Buy your pup a brand new sweater. Sure, everybody liked to dress up their dog for Halloween and other festivities, but how about about buying a fashionable but functional sweater to keep your doggie warm in the winter? An ageless argyle sweater always keeps a pup warm and looking good, while bright confetti sweaters will give your pet a playful look.
Shoot a photo portrait. Turn your dog into a supermodel with a few personality-laden shots. You can do it yourself with a good digital camera and some patience. Be sure to focus on your pet’s personality and let him strike a pose on his own. Or take a family photo wit him on the lap of his favorite human. Set shutter speed at 1/125th of a second, since pets move like lightning just when you think you have the perfect picture in view. Don’t have patience to follow your pooch with a camera? Try contacting a pro pet photographer.
Take a trip to the dog park. Don’t stick to the tried and true neighborhood walk routine all the time. Treat your dog to a few hours in the local dog park. He’ll get a workout and meet some new friends (and so will you!). Be sure to bring plenty of water, some chew toys, a Frisbee and snacks! All dog parks aren’t created equal, so scope out reviews on Yelp and other local guides to get an idea of the best romping posts in your city. In L.A., Curbed recommends The Boneyard, Lake Hollywood, Silver Lake and Laurel Canyon.
Introduce your dog to some gourmet eats.You can always run off to the pet aisle at CVS on a regular basis and buy cheap dog treats, but that’s the equivalent of humans eating Twinkies everyday as a snack. To give your fave friend a new culinary experience, look up your local dog bakery. L.A’s Three Dog Bakery offers bone-shaped doggie cakes with specialized message in peanut butter or carob flavor. The gourmet treat comes in a wheat free version and feeds one to five dogs. If you don’t have time for a trip to the bakery, try a bag of chicken and apple dog treats or Bark Bar candy bars for dogs, made of honey and oats, carob or peanut butter.
Give Fido a new place to slumber. Most dogs prefer to sleep in their masters’ beds or on a big cushion in the living room. But why not pamper your pooch with his own designer bed. Fancy sleep quarters are more common for small dogs than larger ones, of course, but all canines deserve to relax in their own designer space once in awhile. Plush buttercup beds adapt to dog’s size, creating a comfy nest for long naps. Dutchie beds made of microvelvet fibers come in extra small to double extra large. These beds tufted are cushions with four square bolsters to pamper your dog with his own little dreamboat. Finally, if you have a tiny teacup dog, treat her like a princess with her own faux fur sleigh bed.
This article first appeared on Yeepet.com in 2012 as Jade07
Copyright 2012 Jade Blackmore
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