The old saying that a dog is a man’s best friend. What about cats? In our family we have two cats and they are a big part of our family. We feel that cats are just as good of a friend that dogs are to humans. My kids love our two cats. Our cats Judy and Galaxy have been with us for over a year now. We adopted them when they were kittens. They fit right in with us. When my kids get a boo-boo and cry the cats come running in to the room to nuzzle them to make them feel better. It is so cute to watch. Speaking of cats, if you’re considering adding them to your family. Then check out this helpful article: https://www.latestpaws.com/best-cat-breed-for-me/

When we go away on trips we of course miss our cats. We can’t take them with us and we have our neighbors watch them. We know that our cats are in good hands, but we miss them so much when we are away. My kids will mention to my wife and I that they are having fun on the trip, but they miss our cats. They say it would be nice if our cats could come on our trips with us.

Now we can kind of meet our kids request when I recently found out about a company that can take a photo of your cat or dog and turn them into stuffed animals. Petsies started up about a few years ago in 2013. Since that time they have created over 26,000 custom plushies and have become the #1 custom plush manufacturer in the industry. Their products have been featured on Shark Tank, BuzzFeed, The New York Times, among many others.

There are two different styles of Custom Petsies plushies you can choose from—Huggables and Forevers. With the Huggables line, you get an adorable, super soft stuffed animal of your pet. It’s cuddly, cute and makes for the perfect gift! The Forevers line offers a more detailed look-alike of your pet, with premium furs and full airbrushing techniques. It’s the perfect way to remember your lovable companion, now and always.  No matter which Petsies plush style you choose, you’ll receive a plush replica of your pet that is made with lots of care and love.

Petsies knows how much your pets mean to you and they want to make sure that each plushie that they create for you that it is unique and really resembles you pet. They even call themselves as they stated “crazy cat people.” The process of creating your pet is very easy. All you need is to take a few pictures of your dog or cat and then upload them to their website. You fill out a few pieces of information and Petsies will take care of the rest.

The turnaround time is about five to seven weeks. And even though I was talking about cats and dogs Petsies makes all kinds of pets. They can make stuffed animals of horses, rats, birds, turtles and a lot of other pets.
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When our cats arrived needless to say that my kids were ecstatic. They immediately let out a collective “Awwwwww.” Next they wanted to introduce the Petsies to the real thing. So we called our cats to come over into the room we were in. Judy came into the room and immediately started sniffing both cats. Galaxy was very timid around the Petsies at first. Her tail was poofy and was very shy around the Petsies.
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Later on when the Petsies were on my kids beds Galaxy came to turn around and even snuggled with them. It was very cute to watch. Petsies did such a great job on matching our cats to their plushies. Your family would love the innovative work that Petsies does. For more info go to MyPetsies.com.