Patriotic Paraphernalia for Pets

by Courtney Mroch | More from this Blogger

18 Feb 2008 09:25 AM

In honor of President's Day, and because this is an election year, I thought today would be the primo day to talk about some of the patriotic pet paraphernalia I've seen around lately.

"Patriotic paraphernalia? What are you talking about? Presidential candidates are getting pets into the act?"

I haven't run across anything like that yet. (But it wouldn't surprise me if someone's campaign had "Vote for X" or "X in '08" bandanas or something. If they don't, they should think about that.)

No, what I'm referring to is all the different red, white, and blue pet products I've seen lately. Everything from toys to collars to ID tags.

Take PetSmart for example. The other day when I was in there getting food for the cats they had a whole rack full of red, white, and blue stuffed dog toys in the shapes of donkeys, elephants, and stars. (I think they were stars. It was some other kind of shape but I might not be remembering correctly. I couldn't find them at their online store to verify.)

But PetSmart isn't the only place I've run across patriotic pet paraphernalia lately. Below is a list of some of the other products I've seen. (With prices and links in case you want to get paraphernalia for your pet to strut his or her patriotic stuff with!)

CozyPetClothes.com

Stars & Stripes Bandana - $6.99 (Three styles: (1) "I Love the USA," (2) Stars & Stripes, and (3) Wavy Stars & Stripes)

"Proud to be an American" Dog Shirt - $19.99

Patriotic Pooch Dog Dress - $44.99

Uncle Sam Costume - $49.99 (Made according to your measurements and comes with with a hat!)

Dog Like Nature

US Capitol Building Latex Toy - $7.29

Statue of Liberty Latex Toy - $8.29

Republican Elephant Latex Toy - $8.29

Democrat Donkey Latex Toy - $8.29

FunStuffforDogs.com

I Heart America Dog Hair Clip - $3.99

US Flag Heart Collar Tag - $18.99

GoodDogExpress.com

Tiny Stars & Stripes Loopie 4" Small Dog Toy - $5.99

Morrco Pet Supply

USA Stars and Stripes ½ Inch Wide Dog Collar - $5.99

PETCO

Star Spangled Tennis Ball - $2.99 (3 pack); $21.99 (24 pack)

Pettags.com

Patriotic Bone ID Tag - $5.99

Red or Blue Patriotic Collars - $11.99 ("God Bless America" is stitched across the collar).

ThePuppyShop.com

Patriotic Dog Dress -$14.99

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Courtney Mroch is a wife, a proud pet parent, and a writer. She's been with her husband, high school sweetheart Wayne Pryor, over 20 years, married 11 of those. She's "mom" to Mr. Meow, a.k.

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