Dog birthdays and gotcha day anniversaries have turned into a real celebration trend, complete with a cake, a party hat, and often a shirt. Most of what shows up in a search for "dog birthday shirt" is actually a shirt for the dog's human, celebrating the dog's big day, since dog owners are the ones taking the photos and posting them. Here is how to build that shirt and a few things to know before ordering.
Bear Grips Pro Shops prints apparel for people, not pet clothing. A "dog birthday shirt" in practice is a human tee, tank, or hoodie with a design celebrating the dog: the dog's name, its birthday or adoption date, or a simple illustrated portrait. It is the owner who wears it, usually for the party or the photo set marking the day.
Some dog birthday celebrations involve the whole household in matching shirts, all carrying the same design and the dog's name, similar to a family reunion or milestone birthday set. Kids sizes, adult sizes, and a range of fits all print from the same design file, so the whole family can match for the party photos.
Order the same way as any other party shirt: about a week for production and shipping, plus a small buffer. Since a dog's exact birthday is sometimes an estimate (especially for a rescue), many owners tie the party to a known gotcha day instead, which also makes it easier to plan the shirt order well ahead of time.
Name, photo, or gotcha day design. No minimum order, ships in about a week.
Start FreeNo. The catalog is human apparel: tees, tanks, hoodies, and hats. A dog birthday shirt is a shirt worn by the dog's owner, celebrating the dog.
Yes. A photo or an illustrated portrait of the dog both work well with screen printing.
Many owners celebrate a gotcha or adoption day instead of a birth date, especially for a rescue dog. The shirt design works the same either way.
Yes. Youth sizes are available for the same design so the whole family can match, including younger kids.
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