Personalized Custom Dog Portrait Christmas Shirt with Santa Hat and Your Dog’s Name – Vintage Photo Tee

This custom dog portrait Christmas shirt with name turns your photo into a detailed pencil-style sketch, adds a red Santa hat, and sets your dog in front of the name in big antique gold letters.

It comes as a personalized tee, long sleeve, crewneck sweatshirt or hoodie for the dog dad who’d rather wear the dog than a reindeer sweater.

Upload his dog’s photo

How the sketch and the gold name work together

In the sample, a yellow Lab named Cooper grins straight at the camera with his ears relaxed. The hat tips to one side and its white pom drops over one ear.

His head overlaps the gold letters a little, so the name looks like it’s sitting behind him, which gives the whole thing depth.

The sketch is all gray pencil shading; the hat is the only red, and that one spot of color is why it reads as Christmas from across a room.

Is a pet portrait shirt a good gift for a boyfriend?

If he talks about his dog more than his job, yes. We see these go to:

Most orders come from a girlfriend or wife shopping for a guy whose lab rides shotgun everywhere. She’s looked at reindeer sweaters he’d never touch and wants something he’ll still pull on after Christmas morning.

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Start the portrait shirt

Ordering a dog portrait Christmas shirt with name

1. Choose tee, long sleeve, crewneck or hoodie and pick a size.
2. Select the shirt color. Gold lettering and the red hat come with the design.
3. Upload one sharp photo of your dog looking toward the camera. Head and chest is the sweet spot. We draw from your picture instead of the sample.
4. Enter the dog’s name. Example: Murphy, which then prints in gold behind the sketch.

Why a sketched portrait beats another reindeer sweater

• He won’t wear a light-up sweater, not even as a joke
• Pet gifts for guys usually mean another leash or a dog bed
• Plain photo prints can look flat and snapshot-like on a dark tee

A guy who loves his dog will keep wearing the dog long after he’d retire a holiday sweater. A pencil-style sketch of his dog from your photo, one red Santa hat as the only color, and the name in tall antique gold letters tucked behind the head.

Your photo doesn’t need a hat. We add it.

Fabric and fit

The tee is a Comfort Colors 1717, garment-dyed, 6.1 oz ring-spun cotton, S–4XL. For a Christmas dog sweatshirt, Cooper-style sketches also go on the Comfort Colors 1566 crewneck (S–3XL) or the 1567 hoodie with its jersey-lined hood (S–2XL), both 80/20 fleece.

The cut is relaxed and unisex, so most guys take their normal size. Measurements are on the size guide. Prefer sleeves on Christmas morning?

Go with the Comfort Colors 6014 long sleeve, S–3XL. Kids who grew up with the dog can wear the Comfort Colors 9018 youth tee (XS–XL), and the Rabbit Skins 3326 toddler hoodie (2T–5/6T) is there for the smallest family members.

Add the dog’s name

Timing for the holidays

We print in the USA within 1–3 business days, and USPS tracked delivery adds 3–5 business days. Want it wrapped before the 25th? Place the order no later than December 5, 2026.

See the shipping page for details, then browse pet Christmas shirts or more dad shirts.