Golden Retriever Christmas Tote Bag Dog In Santa Hat Wrapped In Christmas Lights

A golden retriever stands in profile with her head turned toward you, tongue out, while a strand of Christmas lights winds around her body in loose rings. Red, green, yellow and blue bulbs hang off the cord at slightly different angles, and a trailing loop drapes near her chest. It looks as if she wandered past the tree while someone was decorating and simply kept walking. A Santa hat sits a little crooked on her head, white pom-pom and all, and she looks thoroughly pleased with herself.

A Golden Retriever Christmas Tote Bag With Lights Wound Around Her Middle

Anyone who has lived with a golden knows this dog on sight: the feathered tail, the soft fur along her chest, the open-mouthed grin that never quite leaves her face. This golden retriever Christmas tote bag is made for those owners, and for the sister, neighbor or mother who has a retriever of her own. The lights are the part that feels lived in. Every golden has a story about getting tangled in something, and this one happens to be festive. Her calm expression says she accepted it a while ago.

We drew this design in-house at Podluna so the dog looks warm and a little mischievous rather than posed. As a holiday dog tote bag, it fits into December errands easily: a trip to the tree lot, a grocery run for cookie butter and ribbon, a stack of wrapped presents carried to a family dinner. Hung on a hook by the door, it tells guests that the dog of the house is part of the celebration. It also starts conversations at gatherings where everyone has a retriever story to trade. Pair it with a bag of treats or a new leash, and its owner will likely laugh before the wrapping is off.

Where else does a golden retriever in Christmas lights belong after December?

Anywhere a cheerful dog is welcome: winter library runs, weekend markets, dog park mornings and visits to friends who love their pets as much as you do. The Santa hat and string of bulbs read as seasonal, but the retriever underneath is the kind of dog people enjoy seeing all year.

On a quiet January morning, that crooked Santa hat and those tangled bulbs will still make a golden owner smile at the bag hanging by the door.