11 Whimsical Advent Calendars Just for Pets
12 and 24-day options for dogs and cats who deserve a treat on the daily during the holidays.

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Remember when you were a kid and your parents would get you one of those silly little cardboard advent calendars in the days ahead of the holidays? Filled with tiny plastic trinkets or chocolates pressed into cheery holiday shapes, those daily treats made the lead-up to the big day a little more bearable and a lot more fun.
It’s a particular kind of holiday magic that ’80s and ’90s kids know especially well and one you can now recreate it for your pet. (Also, on a purely practical level, it’s probably not a bad idea to space your pet’s gifts out over a handful of days as opposed to unloading them all at once. That way they have time to get used to each new item on its own instead of being overwhelmed by a deluge of new stuff arriving all at once. I mean, you were planning a deluge, right?)
Btw, our editors (and their pets) picked out these products. They’re always in stock at the time we publish, but there’s a chance they’ll sell out. If you do buy through our links, we may earn a commission. (We’ve got a lot of toys to buy over here, you know?)
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Charles Manning
Charles Manning is an actor, writer, and fashion/media consultant living in New York City with his two cats, Pumpkin and Bear. Follow him on Instagram @charlesemanning.