I love the concept of Small Business Saturday. I love supporting locally-owned businesses that support their communities. The beautiful thing about the internet is that you can support these businesses as you do your holiday shopping… without getting out of your PJs! This year, for the first time ever (DUH), it occurred to me that I could feature small businesses as part of the gift guide!
So, I share with you today my top three picks for pet-friendly products that support small businesses. These aren’t huge gifts like yesterday’s; instead, they’re perfect little stocking stuffers for the pet lover in your life. (Or, heck, for yourself!)
{{BTW, If you see a link with a * next to it, that signifies an affiliate link. If you order from that link, you won’t pay a penny more–sometimes even less–than regular price, but this site will make a teeny, tiny commission on the sale.}}
The Luxury Pet Car Seat Cover + Dog Car Harness from Sidekick!
This is my gift to John. His car gets SUPER dirty because it’s bigger than mine so when we need to take people + pets, or pick up big things like firewood or Christmas trees, his car is it. I can’t remember why, but for the longest time the back was filled with rocks. He was clearly in need of a car seat cover, and this is the perfect fit. It can either drape down his back seat or hook the back to the front in a hammock-style. The backing is a non-slip material that keeps it in place. But the very best part? You can toss it in the wash machine! For little clean-ups, it can be vacuumed in place or spot-cleaned with a rag, but when do you ever get a little mess in the back seat? Plus, it comes with a harness that can safely buckle your pup into your existing seatbelt slot. It’s under $100 (only $65 on sale right now!) with free shipping from Amazon*: Sidekick Pet Car Seat Cover with Dog Seatbelt Harness – Deluxe Version Black
Tote Tails
Tote Tails is a California-based, small, women-owned business. They specialize in custom, pet-themed products like tote bags, pillows, and tees. They sent me a bag with the reference picture to show how the designs turn out:
Seriously adorable, right? Or, if you don’t want a custom option, you can pick from their pre-made pieces. It’s not limited to dogs, either. They have cats, and I even spotted a bunny! (The website is a little awkward to navigate, fyi, so when you click on “Cat Totes” for example, it also brings up cat t-shirts.) I’d probably pick the American pit bull terrier throw pillow myself rather than a custom option, but there are dozens and dozens of products to choose from–all of which support animal welfare organizations through the company’s 10% of all sales donations. Can’t beat that! To peruse the options to find the perfect stocking stuffer, check out their website.
TickEase
Me: Emmett, can you please help me take an interesting picture of these tweezers?
Emmett: Zzzzzzz.
Tweezers shown with Emmett to illustrate size. Emmett not included.
You guys, I don’t know what it is. Maybe ticks have a “type” like mosquitoes do, but Emmett and I are tick magnets. As you know, we hike a lot, and whenever we get back and check everyone over for ticks, if I didn’t pick up at least one, Emmett did. Or we both did. On a recent hike, I must’ve stepped in a nest (do ticks nest?) because they were all in my left shoe! Anyway, all this is to say that we need reliable tweezers for tick removal. TickEase is the only product designed solely for tick removal on both people and pets.
One end has a pair of super thin-tipped tweezers for small ticks, and the other end is a slotted scoop for larger ticks. The tweezers comply with the CDC’s tick removal guidelines and are 100% satisfaction guaranteed. We actually haven’t been hiking since my sample tweezers came, so I honestly can’t share personal experience with these, but they seem like they’ll be way more effective than my thick eyebrow tweezers! Once we get a chance to use them, I’ll be back to share. In the meantime, for the outdoors lover, this makes the perfect stocking stuffer that supports a small business! In addition to the giveaway pair, TickEase has so generously offered a coupon code for OMD readers. You can purchase TickEase here and use the code “tickready” for 10% off your purchase!
AND! Thanks to the generosity of each of these three small businesses, you have a chance to win one of these perfect, pet-friendly stocking stuffers!
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{{Psst… If you haven’t yet entered yesterday’s head on over, and be sure to check back on Monday for Cyber Monday and my list of gift suggestions that are cute, fun, practical, and available online!}}