See it for yourself
Made to be opened on Christmas morning
How it works
Three easy steps
Send a photo
Upload your best picture of your dog below.
- Face clearly visible
- Good light, not blurry
- Looking toward the camera is best
We make it
We turn your photo into a custom ornament and print it, one at a time.
- Up to 3 in (76 mm) in any direction, a normal tree-ornament size
- We email to confirm the details
Hang it up
Ready for the tree, or for wrapping.
- Pickup only, in North Vancouver, BC. Need another option? Email us
- Extra copies are $15 each (single colour) or $25 (multicolour), great for gifts
Get the best result
How to take the perfect photo
We build your ornament from your photo, so a clear one makes a better likeness. Any phone camera works. Take a few and send your favourite (you can send several).
Do this
- Shoot in daylight, by a window or outdoors. Avoid the flash.
- Get down to your dog's eye level.
- Face the camera, with both eyes and the nose in view.
- Fill the frame with the head and chest. Step closer rather than zooming in.
- Wait for a calm moment, with the head up and ears in a natural position.
- Include a side or three-quarter view as a second photo if you can.
- Use the original photo from your phone, not a screenshot or a social media copy.
Please avoid
- Blurry shots or dark rooms.
- Photos taken from above or from far away.
- Face hidden by a toy, a hat or a shadow.
- Heavy filters or a face-swap app.
- Other pets or people covering the dog.
- Cropped heads. Leave a little room around the ears.
Dark or black dogs: bright, even light matters most, because it shows the eyes and nose. Not sure about your photo? Send it anyway and we'll tell you if we need a better one.
The perfect gift
For the dog lover who has everything
Wondering what to get a partner, parent or friend whose dog is family? A keepsake of their own pup is the one gift they will not have.
Add a few extra copies and the whole family can hang one on their tree.
Order
Send us your dog
Nothing is charged when you submit. We email you to confirm and arrange payment.
Local pickup only, in North Vancouver, BC. If you cannot pick up, email hello@polyshore.ca and we will see what we can arrange.
We make a limited number of ornaments so every one gets attention. Each order is one dog, with up to 5 copies of it.
One dog per order, with up to 5 copies of that dog. Want another dog too? Place a separate order for it ($30 single colour, $50 multicolour).