Dog Day Gift Guide 2021 – Treat Your Dog to the Best Gear!

Dog Day Gift Guide 2021 – Treat Your Dog to the Best Gear!
National Dog Day Gift Guide 2021 – The Engearment Team (and their dogs!) have put together this gift guide for dogs. You are sure to find the perfect dog gift!
To say we love dogs here at Engearment, is an understatement. Humans best friend deserves the best, and this gift guide is our personal favorites for our pooches. Each item has been thoroughly tested and approved by our doggos!
From treats to gear, this dog gift guide is here to help you find the best gift for your dog(s)! Two paws up 🙂
Life Handle Dog Leash- Hands Free
Jace Jackson
The Life Handle Leash Bundle is fantastic for regular walks, hiking, and is especially great for running. Put it on and forget it’s there while you and your pup enjoy your time outside – it’s truly that simple.

Life Handle Dog Leash – Comfortable for both dog and human!
At just under $60, this is a great value, too. Many other “hands free” leashes are nearly the same price just for a longer piece of webbing and a plastic clip – not coming close to matching the thoughtful design of the Life Handle. I find myself looking forward to using this leash (almost as much as Samson does).



Female (sling) side of the HUB — Such a clever design!
Lastly (and most importantly), Samson gives his stamp of approval since dad now has another free hand, which means double the ear scratches!
Kurgo Surf and Turf Life Jacket
Andrew Piotrowski
The Kurgo Surf and Turf life jacket has two large handles on the top of the PFD that make pulling your pup to safety much easier. The PFD is packed with features but is low weight, not bulky, and most importantly keeps your best bud afloat.



Kurgo Surf and Turf Life Jacket
Key Features:
2 Grab Handles: There are two different handles on the top of the PFD that are great tools for helping to pull your pup out of the water. Both are located in the middle top section of the PFD, one runs the width of the PFD and the other runs top to bottom.



Kurgo Surf and Turf Life Jacket
The two different directions allow you to get a good grip despite what direction your dog might be heading. Keep in mind that they are not designed to carry your dog by, the goal of these is to give you a secure placed for one hand while the other reaches around your dog while pulling them out of the water.



Kurgo Surf and Turf Life Jacket
Chacos Z Cloud and matching dog collar and leash
Kate Agathon
Did you know that your favorite sport sandals also have their own line of matching gear for our adventure dogs?
Chacos has machine-washable dog collars (MSRP $15 – $20) and leashes (MSRP $15.99 – $25) in a variety of prints and colors that match your sandals.
As someone with pet supply store experience and familiarity selling multiple brands of dog leashes, harnesses, and collars, I can attest to the quality behind Chaco’s dog line.
Constructed from the same durable polyester jacquard Chaco webbing as its legendary outdoor footwear, the collars and leashes are not your ordinary dog accessories because of their thoughtful design and durable materials. You won’t have to worry about the nylon fraying, or the plastic hardware breaking.



Chacos Z Cloud and matching dog collar and leash
The Engearment team shares some of our favorite hacks for taking our adventure dogson the road.
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Beef jerky makes a delightful treat for both humans and puppers.
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Musher’s Secret balm helps revive dry paws after a long day of talus hopping (and it also helps prevent snow from sticking to their paws in winter)
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Bring your dog their own dedicated bottle of water and collapsible bowl… Pour the unused water from the bowl back into their water to make it go further!
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Pack out your poop bags! To make it less stinky, carry poop bags in an empty peanut butter jar, an old (and well-marked!) Nalgene or a 2L dry sack like you can get from Sea to Summit.
-Jace
Medical supplies for dogs- don’t forget them!
While there are a few dog medkits out there, I prefer to supplement my kit with some dog supplies. I always bring a small container of Miracle Care Kwik Stop Styptic Solution quick clot for dogs. Nails can rip, break, or tear on trail and this stuff works wonders!
I also usually bring a small bottle of eyewash. My boys end up wrestling on sandy beaches!
Finally, always have either a buff or bandanna on them when on-trail. This can be used for a variety of medical applications. Bright colors are best!!
-Andrew
I bring freeze-dried, high-protein raw food such as Primal’s Lamb Formula Nuggets because they are lightweight and don’t take up much space in your backpack.
Their size makes them portable and they can be crumbled, given whole as snacks, or can have water added.
When hiking or camping in the desert, I bring Ruffwear’s Swamp Cooler jacket because it keeps Utah cool- necessary for a dog with a double coat.
-Kate
Treating your puppy like a farm dog means you need to do a lot less for them as they age. I actually do very little for Baggins. He drinks out of streams and needs very little paraphernalia. A bit of food is all I bring for him.
I treated Baggins the puppy very much as my son Cai as a toddler. Meet them where they are at and bring them into your world. As they get stronger they can do more and hopefully, they love and have not been put off.
Make sure the people you go out with are happy to have a dog around (especially in winter). If you have a puppy and a friend has an outdoor dog that you appreciate, get them out together. A good role model sets them up well!
Just because you think your dog is the best ever, doesn’t mean others will. Be prepared to handle her/him if others are uncomfortable around them.
Food motivation is fantastic. Keep treats close at hand if you need your dog to behave.
Love and praising good behavior go a long way.
Here are some winter quick tips:
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Pam spray oil works as well as Musher’s Wax for keeping paws moist and protecting them.
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Leave nails long in the winter. His 4 paw drive is amazing!
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Have strategies in place in case things go wrong (I also bring my First Aid kit). Practice them. Then put negative thoughts to the back of your mind and enjoy the moment.
-Wil
What dog parent doesn’t like customized stuff?
Made locally in Denver, Furbaby Forever pet portraits take a photo of your dog and turns it into realistic looking stickers, key fobs and even coloring book pages with your doggo’s mug.
A local rescue volunteer has stickers made of every dog fostered, and found they make terrific “Gotcha Day” pet adoption gifts (because we all know that outdoors people LOVE stickers).
Put them on your Nalgene, your cooler, on your car.



Baggins being Baggins
So what do you get the dog lover in your life? Or, if you are a dog lover, what do you purchase for your best furry friend as a National Dog Day gift?
Here are a few ideas that Baggins, our dog, and I have been testing to see if they make a true impact on our lives or if they are just a fun idea.
Wil Rickards



Baggins at camp
The Mountainsmith K9 range is definitely worth any dog lover having on their radar.



Mountainsmith K9 bed and Kurgo car door guards and shades



Mountainsmith K9 dog pack



Mountainsmith K9 dog pack



Kurgo car door guard and shade



Kurgo Journey Harness



Fetch ID
Then, if you do as requested, you find out information about the dog at hand and details for contacting its owner. Fantastic. Will it replace a chip? Probably not, yet concerned individuals can now help reunite an errant dog and their human without the aid of a vet or pound. The app is beautifully straightforward and easily downloaded for both iPhone and Android. The tags themselves are robust, quiet, and light. This strikes me as a great addition to the dog safety equipment market.


Klymit Travel Dog Bowl
Every dog owner should have at least one packable bowl for their dogs. Preferably two (one for water and one for food). Klymit sent over the Travel Dog Bowl for my dogs Riley and Chloe to try. These bowls are bigger than the normal collapsable bowl we are used to. But this was a good thing. They pack up even slimmer than the silcone bowls we have used.
The fact that tey are made from 100D Superfabric has been the icing on the cake. They withstood months of use and abuse. The deeper bowl also allows for more water or food. Win/win.



Klymit Travel Dog Bowl