The Perfect Photo Books for National Pet Day

For anyone who has a pet to love, every day is brighter thanks to their companionship. Whether it’s the daily ritual of walking your dog, cozying up with a purring kitty, or feeding treats to your bird, fish, or guinea pig, the moments we share with our pets are truly precious.

National Pet Day on April 11th celebrates the remarkable relationships between human and animal family members. The holiday is a good opportunity to do something extra nice for your pets. Perhaps it’s a new collar, an extra-long walk, or a donation in their name to an animal shelter. Another amazing way to celebrate National Pet Day is by creating a custom pet photo book you’ll treasure forever. With this fun project, you can turn all your favorite photos of your pet into a beautiful compendium of memories.

Mixbook’s comprehensive collection of pet themes make it really easy to choose the purrr-fect design details for your photo book. We even have a range of products designed in collaboration with PetSmart, including the popular pet photo book themes below.

Tip: Our PetSmart collection includes calendars and cards, too.

Playful Everyday Dog Book

National Pet Day is a joyful holiday, so the bright and cheery Playful Everyday Dog Book by PetSmart is a fitting choice. Fill its varied pages and spreads with favorite photos of your dog and customize the fun text elements, which include bold captions and cartoon-inspired speech bubbles. The aesthetic of this pet photo book theme is colorful and packed with motifs of paw prints, dog bowls, and bones. Star patterns are featured throughout, because of course your dog is a star!

Illustrated Cat Year in Review

Showcase 365 days of favorite photos of your cat in the Illustrated Cat Year in Review by PetSmart. This theme features sweet, kitty-inspired doodle illustrations and an unfussy black and white color scheme. Its layouts range from full-page photos and neat grids for your most gorgeous kitty portraits, to creative spreads for seasons and holidays. There’s also a fun month-by-month timeline spread for favorite memories, and one for celebrating your cat’s birthday. These are all fully customizable so you can preserve your personal highlights of an amazing year with your pet.

Playful Everyday Pet Book

Cats and dogs aren’t the only pets who deserve extra attention on National Pet Day. The versatile Playful Everyday Pet Book theme by PetSmart is an equally ideal choice for any pet imaginable – even a whole menagerie. Its bright colors and bold patterned backgrounds, which include stripes, hearts, and stars, will complement photos of any pets. Fill the varied photo frames with pictures of pets ranging from parrots to pot-bellied pigs. The book also includes cartoon stickers of pet paraphernalia like food bowls, collars, and treat bags. Plus, there’s customizable text for page headers, captions, and speech bubbles (because you’re pretty sure you know what your pet is thinking).

Fur-Ever Friend Dog Remembrance Book

If National Pet Day has you remembering a dog you’ve loved and lost, creating a remembrance photo book can be a very meaningful and rewarding project. The Fur-ever Friend Dog Remembrance Book by PetSmart is designed to make it easier to work through the process of memorializing a belated pet. Its watercolor pastel color scheme, sweet rainbow motifs, plus hearts, clouds, and angel wings, are all thoughtful accents to photos of your dearly departed dog. The customizable text elements encourage you to share your best memories of your pet in words as well as pictures.

Contemporary Dog Coffee Table Book

Your dog might be a cute and goofy character, but your pet photo book can have a slightly more sophisticated vibe if you choose the Contemporary Dog Coffee Table Book theme by PetSmart. The design features crisp white backgrounds with simple black text and minimal line art, including accents like doodle hearts, paw prints, bones, and diverse doggie faces. These refined accents let your diverse collection of favorite dog photos grab all the attention – as they should.

How Will You Celebrate National Pet Day?

Is it even possible that you don’t have enough photos of your pet? Maybe it’s time for some pet costume and photoshoot ideas. Or, just snap a million candid pics of your best four-legged pal that let their unique personality shine. Preserve those pictures and turn them into a tangible book you’ll treasure forever – there’s no better gift you can give yourself for National Pet Day. Get started on yours today in the Mixbook Studio™.