Dog Product Boxes

Board and Coatings for Treats

Treats can carry oils and fats, and over time these can mark untreated board. For boxes that hold treats directly, rather than in a sealed inner bag, ask for a grease-resistant coating on the inside. Food-contact grade board is available on request for products that touch the board. White folding boxboard prints bright colours well; kraft board gives a natural, farmhouse look that suits single-ingredient and air-dried treat brands.

Heavier products such as large bags of biscuits or bottles of shampoo need a thicker board or a corrugated mailer, which we will suggest in your quote.

Dried chews and air-dried meat treats are often sold in a sealed bag placed inside a window box. The bag protects freshness while the box gives the shelf presence, and the window lets the bag show through.

Ask about a thin inner liner for treats that release a strong smell, as the box will then keep a cleaner scent on the shop shelf.

Design, Finishes and Display Features

Owners want to know a few things quickly: what the product is, which size of dog it suits, what is in it and how to use it. Put the product name and a clear photo or illustration on the front, the feeding or usage guide and ingredients on the side or back, and keep the brand mark consistent across the range so owners can find you again.

Breed illustrations, paw prints and playful copy work well, but avoid cramming the front. A box that reads clearly from two metres away usually sells better than one covered in claims.

Size guidance is especially useful for chews. Small, medium and large dog icons, printed clearly on the front, help owners pick the right product quickly and cut down on returns.

If your range spans puppies and senior dogs, a consistent design with a different accent colour for each life stage makes the range easy to shop.

Matt lamination gives a modern look and protects against scuffs. Gloss suits bright, cheerful brands and makes photographs pop. Spot gloss can highlight a dog photo on an otherwise matt box. Hang tabs let retailers hang boxes on pegs near the till, where small treat packs often sell as impulse buys. A shelf-ready display tray that holds a dozen small boxes is useful for brands selling to independent pet shops.

Shelf-ready trays are worth asking about if you are pitching to pet shop chains. Buyers like products that go straight from the delivery box onto the shelf without unpacking each item. p5 Bandanas and accessories in the range usually take our flat boxes for dog bandanas.

Boxes for Groomers and Dog Walkers

Groomers who sell shampoos, conditioners and brushes at the counter benefit from boxes that match their salon branding. A small range of boxed products by the till looks far more professional than loose bottles, and owners are more likely to buy what they saw used on their own dog during the groom.

Dog walkers and trainers often hand out small treat boxes to new clients or at the end of a course. A small tuck end box with the business name and contact details keeps the walker in mind long after the treats are gone.

For both, a short run of boxes in two or three sizes is usually enough to start, with reorders as products sell.

Sizing Tips

Measure the product in the form it goes into the box: a bottle with its cap, a filled treat bag, a grooming kit laid out with its insert. Leave a little clearance so boxes are easy to pack. For treats sold by weight, fill a sample bag and measure it, as bulky items like puffed chews take far more space than dense biscuits of the same weight.

If you sell the same product in two or three pack sizes, matching the box design across them helps owners trade up to the larger size.

When you change suppliers for bottles or treat bags, check the new sizes before reordering boxes, as even a few millimetres of extra height can stop a flap closing.

Fill a Bag to Your Pack Weight and Measure the Bag

Dog treat boxes are sized by bulk, and bulk varies wildly: 200 g of air-dried liver takes three times the room of 200 g of dense biscuit. Weigh out your pack, drop it into a bag, settle it and measure the filled bag; that is the inside size, with 5 mm added each way. For shampoo bottles, measure the height with the cap on and the widest point, and say if the bottle needs a neck insert.

Decide the size-of-dog icons and the feeding guide before the artwork, because they take a fixed amount of the front and side panels. Say if the boxes hang on a peg, which needs a stiffer top flap. The custom quote arrives by email within one working day, from £0.25 a carton, with the minimum set per job so a new pet brand can start small.

The free proof shows the box flat with the window and hang tab marked. Production takes 4 to 7 working days after approval and the flat boxes reach UK mainland addresses by free tracked delivery. Brands that sell a shampoo bar rather than a bottle use our small boxes for dog shampoo bars in the same print.