The 2026 Holiday Gift Guide for Cat People (and the Dog People Who Love Them)
Shopping for the pet-obsessed person on your list this year? Here are six small, breed-specific gifts that feel like they were picked out just for them — because they basically were.
'Tis the season for gift lists, and if there's a cat or dog person on yours, you already know the struggle: candles are fine, gift cards are safe, but neither one says "I know exactly who you are." That's where we come in. Everything we make is breed-specific, which means the gift doesn't just say "I like cats" — it says "I have a Calico named after a soap opera character and I will talk about her for twenty minutes if you let me."
Start small: stickers
Our vinyl stickers are the easiest stocking stuffer we make. Water-resistant, matte, die-cut, sized to survive real life on a water bottle, laptop, or notebook. No peeling, no fading into a sad sticky blob by February. We paint most breeds in two styles: a soft watercolor look and a round-eyed kawaii version, so there's a match for the person who wants something sweet and the person who wants something a little extra. Calico and Tortoiseshell cats are consistently our best-loved coat patterns this time of year, and we always keep a solid lineup of dog breeds in rotation too — Golden Retriever and Australian Shepherd are two easy wins if you're shopping for a dog person and not sure where to start.
The gift that gets opened first: keychains
If you only buy one thing off this list, make it a keychain. They're our best sellers, hands down, and the reaction is always the same: "wait, is that MY dog?" Small, durable, under $15, and they tuck perfectly into a stocking or a card. For someone who already "has everything," a keychain shaped exactly like their actual pet is the rare gift that still gets a gasp.
For the reader on your list
Pair a magnetic bookmark with a fridge magnet and you've basically gifted someone their whole personality. The bookmark clips neatly onto whatever they're reading (no more dog-eared pages, no more losing their spot on the nightstand), and the magnet means their favorite breed is holding up a grocery list or a kid's drawing on the fridge, too. It's a quiet, cozy gift — the kind that gets used daily instead of displayed once and forgotten.
For the list-maker (or the wish-list writer)
If the person you're shopping for color-codes their to-do list or keeps three different planners going at once, our notepads are the move. Same breed-specific art as the stickers, printed across the top of a proper little pad — including a few holiday-ready designs, if you want to lean all the way into the season. It's the kind of gift that sits on a desk or nightstand and gets used up one page at a time, long after the wrapping paper's gone.
For the person who lives in their car
Ceramic car coasters are the gift nobody asks for and everybody ends up raving about. They fit standard cupholders, hold up to daily coffee-run abuse, and come as a single or a set of two — perfect if you're buying for a carpool duo or just want to round a gift out with something a little bigger. It's a small daily upgrade, and small daily upgrades might be the best kind of gift there is.
However you're shopping this year
Mix and match across stickers, keychains, bookmarks, magnets, notepads, and car coasters, and you've got a gift that actually fits the person — not just "a cat thing" or "a dog thing," but their cat, their dog, their very specific, very opinionated pet. Browse by breed, build a little bundle, and let us handle the "did they already have this?" worry. That part's easy when everything's made to order for exactly who they love.
Happy gifting — from all of us (and all of our very well-documented pets) at Designs by Mysh.