{"title":"Custom Dog Figurines, Made From Your Photos","description":"\u003cp\u003eSend us photos of your dog and our artisans sculpt and hand-paint a small version of them — the ear set, the markings, the one eyebrow that sits higher than the other. Each one is cast in solid resin, in two sizes: 2.4 in for $79, or 3.1 in for $129. You'll see a free 3D preview first, and most orders arrive four to five weeks after you order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAny breed, any mix\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe've shaped the floppy ears on a beagle and a dachshund, the upright ones on a German shepherd, the thick coat on a golden retriever, and the flat face on a French bulldog. Labradors, poodles, corgis, border collies, huskies, and goldendoodles come through the studio regularly, along with plenty of dogs who aren't any one of those. Mixed breeds and rescues are some of our favorite commissions: we work from your dog, not from a breed standard, so a scruffy mutt with one ear up comes out as that dog and no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe photos that matter most\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou'll upload three photos — front, side, and back — plus a few close-ups of the face. The side shot matters most: it shows how far the muzzle sticks out and where the ears really sit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLong coats.\u003c\/strong\u003e Shoot near a window, not under a lamp. Daylight separates the layers; a flash flattens a golden retriever into one solid color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEars that move.\u003c\/strong\u003e If your dog's ears perk up when something catches their attention and drop when it doesn't, send one photo of each.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDark coats.\u003c\/strong\u003e Black dogs need more light than you'd expect, and overcast daylight outside works best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere's more in our guide to \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/how-to-pick-the-perfect-photo-for-a-custom-pet-figurine\"\u003epicking photos for a custom dog figurine\u003c\/a\u003e. If a photo won't work, we'll email you before anything starts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eYou see it before we make it\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWithin three to five days, you'll get a free 3D preview by email. Ask for as many changes as you want — the pose, the tail, the patch over one eye. Crafting starts once you approve. If we don't hear back, we'll send a reminder first, and only then move ahead with the preview as it stands, so your order doesn't stall in your inbox. Either way, you can still ask for changes right up until crafting begins, and you can cancel for a full refund any time before your figurine goes into production.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/custom-pet-figurine\"\u003eStart your custom dog figurine\u003c\/a\u003e, or carry them with you on a \u003ca href=\"\/products\/custom-pet-keychain\"\u003ehand-painted pet keychain\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRush Creation ($19.99) cuts crafting time to about a week, and shipping is a flat $19.99 worldwide with tracking. Questions? Email hello@pawchibi.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf your dog has passed, a memorial figurine is made the same way — the same sculpting, the same hand-painting, the same preview before we begin — at whatever pace you need. There's no rush on our side.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"custom-pet-figurine","title":"Custom Pet Figurine","description":"\u003cp\u003eA one-of-a-kind chibi figurine of your pet, designed from your photos and painted by hand — the markings, the ear shape, that one crooked whisker. Made to order by our small studio, one piece at a time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast in solid resin, not a hollow shell, so it has real weight to it and sits steady on a desk or a shelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick your size: 2.4″ (palm-sized) or 3.1″ (desk-sized).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Dogs and Cats We Make Most\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost everything that leaves the workbench is somebody's dog or cat, and every breed asks for something different once you shrink it down to three inches. Here's what our artisans are actually looking at when your photos come in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eDogs\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoat length decides the whole approach. A \u003cstrong\u003eGolden Retriever\u003c\/strong\u003e's feathering and a \u003cstrong\u003eBorder Collie\u003c\/strong\u003e's chest ruff have to read as fur without turning into fuzz, so they get sculpted as shape and shadow rather than strand by strand. Short-coated dogs go the other way. On a \u003cstrong\u003eLabrador\u003c\/strong\u003e or a \u003cstrong\u003eBeagle\u003c\/strong\u003e, the likeness comes down to head shape and to landing the markings in exactly the right spot, which is why the side photo matters as much as the straight-on one. Our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/photo-guide\"\u003ephoto guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers the angles that make this easy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen there are ears, which carry most of the personality. A \u003cstrong\u003eFrench Bulldog\u003c\/strong\u003e's bat ears and a \u003cstrong\u003eCorgi\u003c\/strong\u003e's big upright ears hold up beautifully at this scale. A \u003cstrong\u003eDachshund\u003c\/strong\u003e's long soft ones get thinned a little so they don't swallow the face. A \u003cstrong\u003eGerman Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e needs tall alert ears plus a black saddle painted over tan, and a \u003cstrong\u003eHusky\u003c\/strong\u003e is really a paint job — that facial mask has to land evenly or the whole face reads wrong. A \u003cstrong\u003eShiba Inu\u003c\/strong\u003e comes down to the curled tail and the white on the cheeks, and a \u003cstrong\u003eChihuahua\u003c\/strong\u003e is mostly ears and eyes on a tiny frame, which is a gift when you're sculpting a chibi.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaircuts are a whole thing on their own. A \u003cstrong\u003ePoodle\u003c\/strong\u003e or a \u003cstrong\u003eGoldendoodle\u003c\/strong\u003e can look like a different dog before and after the groomer, so tell us which version you want: shaggy, or fresh out of the chair. An \u003cstrong\u003eAustralian Shepherd\u003c\/strong\u003e's merle gets painted patch by patch from your photos, because no two merle coats fall the same way and there's no template for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMixed breeds and rescues\u003c\/strong\u003e are as welcome here as any pedigree, and you don't need to know what yours is. Plenty of people write \"some kind of shepherd mix, we think\" in the order notes and leave the rest to the photos. More at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-dog-figurines\"\u003ecustom dog figurines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCats\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith cats it's rarely about breed. Most of the ones we make are house cats with no papers to their name, so we work from markings instead. On \u003cstrong\u003etuxedo cats\u003c\/strong\u003e everything depends on where the white stops: the bib, the chin, how far up the socks go. \u003cstrong\u003eOrange tabbies\u003c\/strong\u003e need the stripe direction and the M on the forehead, or they just look orange. No two \u003cstrong\u003ecalicos\u003c\/strong\u003e have the same pattern, so yours gets matched to your photos rather than guessed at. \u003cstrong\u003eBlack cats\u003c\/strong\u003e are the hardest to photograph and the easiest to ruin — painted flat black, the face disappears — so they're built up with warm browns and a soft sheen that keeps the eyes and nose readable under a lamp. And a \u003cstrong\u003eMaine Coon\u003c\/strong\u003e is the one cat where size is the point: ear tufts, ruff, that heavy tail. See more \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-cat-figurines\"\u003ecustom cat figurines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf your pet isn't a dog or a cat — a rabbit, a bird, the occasional lizard — send photos to studio@pawchibi.com and we'll tell you straight whether we can do them justice. We only make pets, never people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eHow Big Are 2.4″ and 3.1″?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2.4″\u003c\/strong\u003e — taller than a golf ball, shorter than a coffee mug. It fits a desk corner, a monitor stand, a nightstand, or the shelf above the coffee maker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3.1″\u003c\/strong\u003e — just under the height of a standard coffee mug. It holds more painted detail: collars, tags, the patch over one eye. It's also the size people reach for when the figurine is a gift and they want it noticed on the shelf.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth sizes stand on their own base, so there's nothing to prop up or mount. If you'd rather carry your dog or cat around than display them, the same pet can be made as a \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-pet-keychains\"\u003ecustom pet keychain\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhen People Order One\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBirthdays and adoption anniversaries are the everyday ones, along with the first months with a new puppy or kitten, when everybody wants to hold on to that version of them. Christmas is the big one, and it's worth planning ahead: an order runs about four to five weeks from checkout to doorstep, roughly two weeks of crafting plus about fifteen days of tracked shipping, so December gifts get ordered in the fall. Mother's Day and Father's Day bring in the dog moms and dog dads who are impossible to shop for. If that's who you're buying for, start with \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dog-mom-gifts\"\u003egifts for dog moms\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome of these are memorials. If the dog or cat in your photos is gone, say so in the order notes. Older or slightly blurry photos are usually fine, and nobody's rushing you: you can take as long as you need with the free preview before anything is made. Those pieces live at \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/pet-memorial-figurines\"\u003epet memorial figurines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"PawChibi","offers":[{"title":"2.4 in","offer_id":41537611006010,"sku":"PC-FIG-24","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"3.1 in","offer_id":41537611038778,"sku":"PC-FIG-31","price":129.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/5456\/1082\/files\/be5ecb7db58254a9b91bb09562efde43.png?v=1787188710"},{"product_id":"custom-pet-keychain","title":"Custom Pet Keychain","description":"\u003cp\u003eTheir tiny face, everywhere you go. A hand-painted chibi keychain of your pet, made from your photos and small enough to live on your keys.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHollow-cast so it stays feather-light — you'll barely notice it on your keyring.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePick your size: 2.4 in (classic) or 3.1 in (a little more to look at).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eDogs and Cats We Make Them For\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAny breed, any mix, any set of markings. Most of the dogs that come through our studio are the ones you'd expect — Golden Retrievers, Labradors, French Bulldogs, German Shepherds, Dachshunds, Corgis, Shiba Inus, Beagles, and Poodles — plus a steady stream of mixed breeds and rescues whose paperwork just says \"some kind of terrier.\" Our artisans work from your photos rather than a breed template, so a wiry coat, one folded ear, or an off-center blaze can make it onto the finished piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost people describe their cat by its coat rather than its breed, and that's how we paint them: tuxedos with the white bib where it belongs, orange tabbies with the M on the forehead, calicos with patches that never repeat, and black cats, the ones that photograph like a shadow and still need whiskers, eye color, and a little shine on the nose. If yours is a longhair like a Maine Coon or a Ragdoll, we match the coat length too.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne thing to know going in: this is a chibi. Big head, small body, cute on purpose. We're aiming for \u003cstrong\u003ecute and unmistakably your pet\u003c\/strong\u003e, not a shrunken photograph of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWant the same pet at a bigger size? See our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-dog-figurines\"\u003ecustom dog figurines\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-cat-figurines\"\u003ecustom cat figurines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eWhere People Actually Carry Them\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA keychain gets handled more than almost anything else you own, so this one is built for it. The clasp and split ring are solid metal, and the body is printed in the same durable resin as our figurines, then hand-sanded and hand-painted before it ships. Where they tend to end up:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn your keys\u003c\/strong\u003e — light enough that you forget it's there until you look down.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn a bag or purse strap\u003c\/strong\u003e — something small to smile at on the way to work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn a backpack\u003c\/strong\u003e — kids get their own, so the family dog rides along to school.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOn a suitcase handle\u003c\/strong\u003e — your bag is suddenly the easy one to spot at baggage claim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClipped in the car\u003c\/strong\u003e — a small hello on every drive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt isn't a generic animal charm off a rack; it's your dog or your cat, markings and all. One request, though: keep it on your side of the leash. It's a keepsake for you, not a chew toy for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003e2.4 in or 3.1 in — Which Size Fits Where\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth are the same hand-painted keychain. The only difference is how much of it you want.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e2.4 in, $79.\u003c\/strong\u003e Classic keychain scale, about the length of a house key. Best on a keyring, a purse strap, or a zipper pull, where slim matters.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e3.1 in, $129.\u003c\/strong\u003e A little taller than a credit card is wide, so you can tell who it is from across the room. Better on a tote, a suitcase, or a hook by the door, and it's the one people pick when the keychain will spend as much time on a desk as in a pocket.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEither size takes about 2 weeks to make, or about 1 week if you add Rush Creation (+$19.99) in the customizer. Shipping is tracked, takes roughly 15 days, and costs a flat $19.99 anywhere in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch3\u003eOne to Give, One to Keep\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA lot of orders come in pairs. The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/custom-pet-figurine\"\u003ecustom pet figurine\u003c\/a\u003e goes to whoever the gift is for — a dog mom, a cat dad, the friend who's impossible to shop for — and the keychain stays with you. Same photos, same artisans, same pet: one sits on a shelf, the other rides in a pocket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot sure which to order first? The keychain is the easier place to start. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/custom-pet-keychains\"\u003eBrowse all custom pet keychains\u003c\/a\u003e, or email us at hello@pawchibi.com with a photo and we'll tell you honestly how it'll come out. 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