I bought matching holiday sweaters for me and my dog — it's my best purchase of 2021

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• I got my whole family to buy matching sweaters from Blueberry Pet for our holiday card this year. 
• The dogs were the stars of the photo with their adorable snowflake sweaters.

As the coordinator of the family holiday card every year, I knew this year's had to be extra special with the addition of two new family members. My sister recently adopted a black Lab, Kaya, and I rescued my corgi mix (we think?) Poppy right around this time last year. 

After brainstorming photo themes, my family landed on getting matching Christmas sweaters for us and the dogs. It took me about two minutes to find matching owner and dog holiday sweaters from Blueberry Pet, one of our favorite pet makers of dog collars and raincoats. 

I picked out the Fair Isle Snowflake sweaters for the whole family, and I must say, the photos make this our best family holiday card to date. 

Poppy is about 13 pounds, so I ordered her the 12-inch dog sweater. It was a little small around her chest and legs but the neck hole and length on her back were the perfect size. Since Kaya is about 40 pounds, we got her the 18-inch sweater and it was the right fit. 

I usually wear a size small, so I went with that and my sweater was slightly big. The owners' sweaters are super soft and not scratchy at all, which was a huge relief. There's nothing worse than an itchy sweater.

For sizing, I would recommend going up for dogs and down a size for humans. 

I put sweaters on Poppy frequently since she gets cold in the winter, so she had no problem wearing the sweater all day. Kaya had never worn anything before and it took her a short time to adjust. 

We both used treats to coax Kaya and Poppy into looking at (or at least, near) the camera. It took a couple tries to get the right photos, but overall the dogs didn't mind the experience, given that treats involved. 

Overall, these holiday sweaters for me and my dog are my favorite purchase of the year. Not only did we get the cutest pictures together, but I am thrilled with how our family photos turned out. Plus, these sweaters can be used year after year, so we will get a lot of use out of them. I'm already planning a follow-up photo on Christmas day with all of us wearing our festive apparel.

If you're thinking about buying matching sweaters before Christmas (you definitely should), be sure to double-check the delivery date on the Amazon product page to make sure there's still time. Trust me, you won't regret this adorable and fun purchase for the holidays.