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My Furry Valentine: Valentine's Day Pet Gifts, Treats and Activities Filled with Love

Written by: Michelle Toma Olson

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Time to read 4 min

Pet parents are known to spoil their fur babies all year long, but there are a few times each year when pet gifting really ramps up. For example, birthdays, gotcha days, Chipmas – and of course, the holiday of fur-ever love, Valentine’s Day! After all, our dogs and cats are the fur-covered loves of our lives. It makes perfect – or is it paw-fect? – sense to include them in our occasional gift-giving sprees. Read on for ideas on fun and affordable Valentine’s Day pet gifts, including healthy pet treats and activities to deepen your bond even further.

Valentine’s Day Pet Treats

Two dogs with bags of  Farm to Pet Valentine

Of course, we want Valentine's Day pet gifts that make our pets happy. So first let’s consider the things that pets love. What is firmly planted at the top of the list? Treats! As responsible pet parents, we can’t just give them any pet treat, no matter how cute it may be. The best pet treat is a healthy pet treat. 

 

Fortunately, there are pet treats you can choose that are simultaneously  delicious, nutritious and adorable  – namely, ours! Farm to Pet Chip Lovers Dog Treat Duos put all of the wholesome single-ingredient goodness of our Chicken Chips and Turkey Chips into love-themed bags that make perfect Valentine’s Day treats for dogs and cats. 

 

You can also create  DIY Valentine’s Day pet treats and meal variations that are equally special, delicious and nutritious. How about turning dinner into love-themed layers of your pet’s favorite wet or dry food topped with antler powder food topper and raspberries? (Yes, both dogs and cats can enjoy raspberries – and pure-protein dog food toppers like ours!) You could even make it in the shape of heart – but that would be for your enjoyment more than theirs! 

Valentine’s Day Gifts for Dogs and Cats

Dog waiting to lick a yogurt filled Valentine

In keeping with the food theme, slow feeders and lick mats make great gifts for dogs and cats. These ingenious inventions combine tastes pets love with enrichment, stress reduction, improved digestion, and many other pet health benefits. By simply topping a lick mat with a healthy soft treat like yogurt with dog food topper and pressing into the grooves, it becomes not only a lick mat but a project – dogs and cats happily enjoy licking away the healthy pet snack and with it any trace of anxiety or boredom. 

 

When lick mats are red and covered in hearts, they also make perfect cat and dog Valentine gifts! Case in point: the heart-design dog lick mat from SodaPup. Not only is it adorable to behold – and dishwasher safe! – but it is also available in two sizes and difficulty levels to suit dogs and cats of all sizes and attention spans. 

 

Perhaps your choice of Valentine’s pet gifts leans toward more wearable pet accessories. The Farm to Pet “Chip Lover” string-tie pet bandana is a great gift for dogs or cats of all sizes as well, made of comfortable lightweight fabric that is also stain-resistant and machine-washable. And with its super cute pattern, it will make the most of Valentine’s Day photo opps with your fur baby!

 

When you pair either of these lovable Valentine gift ideas for pets with a Chip Lovers Pet Treat Duo, the giftability quotient goes even higher! And what’s more, Farm to Pet offers both as limited-time Valentine’s Day bundles to make pet gift giving easier and more affordable  for pet parents.

Valentine’s Day Activities for Pets

Two husky dogs with bandanas in the park sitting next to Farm to Pet Valentines dog treats.

While snacking on and licking healthy pet treats certainly are fun for the pets, and make us feel good by bringing them joy, here are a few ideas for fun Valentine’s Day activities that you can enjoy together to commemorate this loving time of year:

  •  Make valentines for your fur-riend group – Use pet-friendly paints to “sign” cards, or make pawprint paperweights out of clay for the pets in your play group. Distribute them via paw-sonal special delivery or at a Valentine’s Day paw-ty, along with Farm to Pet love-themed healthy pet treats, of course!

  • Share a Valentine’s spaw day – After completing your own self-care session, treat your pet with a conditioning bath, coat brushing, nail clipping and gentle massage. Finish off with a green smoothie for you and a crunchy Chicken Chip or Turkey Chip or two for your fur baby!

  • Take Valentine’s Day pet treats to a local shelter – Our pets are so fortunate to have loving paw-rents, homes, safety and an endless supply of healthy pet treats. Valentine’s Day is an ideal time to share all that love with pets who aren’t as fortunate by donating time and treats to a deserving organization in your community. You might just find another fur baby to join your family!

  • Spend extra time with your pet – Time with our furry Valentines is the ultimate win-win, making them feel happy, relieved and rewarded by the company of their favorites, and making us feel calm, accomplished and needed by ours. Carve out a few extra minutes for a longer walk or play session, take them with you on errands, or just snuggle on the couch to show them how much they mean to you. 

Even if you overindulge in Valentine’s Day pet treats and gifts for dogs and cats, do your best to include shared activities with your pet in your Valentine plans. After all, it is time together that cultivates and makes the most of the special pet-human bond all year long.

Shower Your Fur Baby with Valentine Love

There are so many ways to show our pets how special they are to us all year – and to throw in a little extra for Valentine’s Day!  Love-themed Valentine’s Day pet gifts can be cute and useful, like lickmats with hearts that provide healthy distraction and many pet wellness benefits. In addition, pet accessories like cat and dog bandanas with hearts create paw-some Valentine’s Day photo opps. Sharing in Valentine’s Day activities for pets is another way to celebrate, from making DIY crafts, hosting themed pet playdates or parties, or giving to pets in need. And of course, including healthy pet treats is de rigueur for any Valentine’s Day that includes a fur baby! When they have hearts and loving messages on the outside, and pure poultry protein on the inside, like Farm to Pet Chip Lovers Duos, they are not only the best healthy pet treat, but the best Valentine’s Day pet treat as well!