# Attn: Dog Lovers! - Shelter Dogs, company makes customized stuffed animals **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 16, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842 "2012-09-16T02:10:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/1 "2012-09-16T02:10:54Z")
[Shelter Pups](http://shelterpups.com/custom_order.php) I love this so much! They make amazing likenesses from pictures you send them, and it benefits real shelters. I know what I’m asking for for Christmas! ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/2 "2012-09-16T02:12:54Z")
I now know what I am getting my mom for Christmas (she has a cute black-and-white Shih Tzu). ---
**Author:** ![flatlined](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/eb9ed0/32.png) [@flatlined](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flatlined)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/3 "2012-09-16T04:19:22Z")
They are going to do cats soon. I’d so love a Fred plushy to take to work. Please bump this thread when they have cats plushies up and running. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/4 "2012-09-16T04:28:25Z")
This makes me so happy! I’m glad to see they are doing very well. So well, in fact, it seems you can’t actually place an order, but you can get in the order queue. I don’t have the extra cash right now, but when I do, I am totally getting a stuffed Joe (my lab/border collie). ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/5 "2012-09-16T05:39:38Z")
I volunteer a few hours a week at the local Humane Society, doing their web maintenance. I just e-mailed this information about this site to the directors. Maybe they’ll suggest I help publicize this on our site. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/6 "2012-09-16T06:44:47Z")
Nice likenesses! All the samples they show are smooth-coated breeds. It’d be nice to see if they can do fluffies like my poodle mixes or my border collie. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/7 "2012-09-16T13:38:26Z")
I just put myself in the queue! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/8 "2012-09-16T14:33:27Z")
The guy in the queue before me is named Jimmy Shelterpants. What an unfortunate name… ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2012, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/9 "2012-09-16T17:22:57Z")
I do have a question tho-I subsequently checked out all of the dogs and their corresponding dolls, but they all were short-haired breeds-do they make “shaggier” dolls for the more hairy individuals? ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/10 "2012-09-17T01:48:12Z")
Looks like they make all of their stuffies with Merino wool, which will only really translate well to a shorthaired breed. ---
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/11 "2012-09-17T05:32:07Z")
I have to say, the title of this thread may only be marginally misleading, but if you read it the wrong way it’s fairly horrific. ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/12 "2012-09-17T14:57:50Z")
These are really adorable! I had one done many years ago of my little Papillon boy, Jay. I found the artist on eBay; I don’t think she is around any more, unfortunately. [![](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/Model%20Horse%20Fun%20Club%204/016.jpg) ](https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v20/PapSett/Model%20Horse%20Fun%20Club%204/016.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/13 "2012-09-17T16:13:31Z")
**PapSett** - That’s remarkably life-like. Is it life-sized, too? PS: Glad to see you popping in. StG ---
**Author:** ![PapSett](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@PapSett](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PapSett)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2012, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/attn-dog-lovers-shelter-dogs-company-makes-customized-stuffed-animals/634842/14 "2012-09-17T16:49:33Z")
No, not life-size it’s only about 3" tall. I photographed him with some of my model horse showing props. It feels good to be back. 🙂