When I asked my niece what she wanted for her birthday, she said that she wanted a toy dog like the one her friend had that could walk around on it's own. I replied that it would be pretty hard to make it walk by itself, but I could definitely make her a dog.
After thinking about it for a little bit, I decided I would make some accessories to go with the dog so that she could pretend to take care of it. My favorite part is the food and water dishes. I made the food and water removable so that she can pretend to feed the dog. I also made two different collars and a dog bed.
![knit dog puppy water food dish toy](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12OMq5HhzS41af0ItUsTOxncx2spSn_hUuyojfGArkTlEeSeI6ijPopqdKHCGbkEw6w4MVhA3DhVCUUl6_vsRtcdcsDltK1EAWH1AmrViNZVqaWtvM_en6yM4ZOhomIWv7U7_aFrpz34U/s320/dog+5.jpg) |
The food and water dishes. |
![knit dog puppy water food dish toy](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVhcKaBxNBkDabelW_lSbu8ADqIZQK4fkeC78mWRFHgWLxX84mBT4PMDF5Ay2N3C4igS5ceOo6I807aQvyx3h6sM6BQJcs_7T9nOgPS7KOHG-nWqhfZCvM3Lns9b04hJfm_5TPvVbB13ZL/s320/dog+6.jpg) |
Food and water removed from dishes. |
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The poor puppy is hungry and thirsty. |
![knit dog puppy water food dish toy](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZNZkhD76bS8PtV67MSs3Z18wSMbVM_fp_4mE9PAyLadDf78EQaGdz8FiSwTfN8RRPMORoq1-hmSh5bCVpaCfWEMs_X6Bl9skL8AOGDvl0fWuixEuH98vcYFaDCC16u0OlyNggYYrn6Qq/s320/dog+8.jpg) |
Now she has food. |
![knit dog puppy water food dish toy](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMlkAH-0RlMHjyj4cl082Wmk9zYEzN79hpc_Ophagk9vsWpKlm0q6inD_0hEAHtyRM73fMOoVwcNeYGrlAthyphenhyphenkzWBmyxZK12Y5-lUEvQrxqAA_XyAwtrqiqqHkemhN1uN7xQ8_au_pAYhV/s320/dog+9.jpg) |
Now she has water. |
![knit dog puppy water food dish toy](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl2SjaC36eVv7xWQEVUth8r1dvNnqtrouMEXa1kgTSKk2rw4U5tiO1_C06WFOlMVHgMP57R4eZ1KoSj-dp15HkUeh7CMvI40Nm1dLCAMOD5d_Ng_mDtVsEpUlftbU21A_M1ewk_-_XUUpi/s320/dog+10.jpg) |
She can eat her food. |
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She can drink her water. |
![knit dog puppy water food dish toy bed](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_hziYoLQlPSObS3aPObSkzM7kELccsjEQ3xexazhyphenhyphenVzTZhybctTpg3i4QUnYI7-Mcg7krsxo92Ons4tbd1fPv0u5Qeuf3xSKj2SsrQX29mI6kicNRgkLyhQ6Y1qpWeotJ3a3v24F8fxA9/s320/dog+12.jpg) |
After she's done eating, she can take a nap in her dog bed. |
![knit dog puppy water food dish toy](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9tycr991JeNbzewY-aHa8pFBPAm2ewsmVCxHbnSl1ktPx_TZeeZCJSHP4cmJ36ZY2OgK7hStTMT60sG8cu_DpHerD4Hp0_1OY5NxkdhbZunibwnfw-Cs3weQbRcO7cLCeXahgq2ThSVq5/s320/dog+13.jpg) |
She can even wear a purple collar if she gets tired of her pink one. |
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Here's the puppy all packaged up with all of her accessories. |
My niece was very happy with her new little friend. Apparently her brother also liked the puppy, because when I asked him what he wanted for Christmas he said that he wanted a dog also. He wanted his to be red. Doing one solid color was a lot easier than the different color patterns I did on the first dog.
I gave the red puppy a black and a gray collar. I also did different food and water colors than I did for the first one. Partly to try something new, but mostly so that my niece and nephew will be able to tell them apart. I didn't make a dog bed for this one because the first one took a while and I ran out of time. It was also frustrating the first time and didn't turn out quite like I wanted. The next time I make one I will probably have to fiddle with the pattern and redo parts of it. Also something I didn't have time for. To go with the puppy, I also gave my nephew one of my knit footballs. I've made many of them, but somehow hadn't given him one yet.
I hope to edit the puppy dog pattern and put it for sale on Ravelry, but it may be a while. There are some kinks that I need to work out with the shaping and I've got lots of other stuff higher up on my priority list. It may end up being a summer project.
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