Funny Black Labrador Christmas Tote Bag Santa Sleigh Ride Hot Cocoa Candy Cane Moon

A black Labrador grips the edge of a flying sleigh with both paws, eyes wide, mouth just open, as if he has noticed how far below the village is. A fluffy Santa hat slides toward one ear. A red mug of cocoa, topped with cream and a striped candy cane, sits within paw reach. Nobody is steering. He did not sign up for this, and he is holding on anyway. That startled little face is the first thing anyone notices on our tote, and it usually gets a laugh before anything else does.

A Funny Black Labrador Christmas Tote Bag, Mid Sleigh Ride With Cocoa in Paw

This Christmas tote bag with a black Labrador is for the dog person who already knows that expression, the one that says something is happening and nobody briefed him. Our design sets him in an emerald sleigh trimmed with gold scrollwork, holly berries climbing the side, and a red plaid blanket tucked around his legs. Behind him a full moon hangs over drifting snow, and a village glows window by window far below. Snowy pines line the bottom of the scene, and the gold edges of the sleigh shine like strings of tiny lights.

We made this scene for the Lab owner who talks to their dog in full sentences, the one whose dog gets a stocking and a spot on the holiday card. Handed to a sister or a neighbor who waves at every dog on the street, it lands as a joke that only works if you know the dog. On a shoulder, it hauls cookie tins to a party or wrapped gifts to a family dinner, and the sleigh rides along. Anyone with a black Lab who sheds on the couch all December will recognize that worried, hopeful face right away, because it is the same one they see when the treat bag rustles.

When Else Would a Labrador Sleigh Ride Tote Come Out of the Closet?

Past Christmas Day, the snowy night sky and the cocoa still suit any cold-weather outing, from a January walk to the dog park to a late winter trip to the market. The design stays a winter scene rather than a one-day greeting, so it fits for as long as the snow does.

Keep an eye on the candy cane in that mug, because it is the one calm thing on the whole ride.