24 doorsWhat’s inside →The Best 2026 Advent Calendars for Pets
Advent calendars for pets are treat boxes with numbered windows, and 15 of the 17 here are new for 2026: Lily's Kitchen's dog and cat calendars, the two that print a full composition; Pets at Home's own-label pair, Ruff's Recipes for dogs at seven pounds and Seriously Good for cats at four, both with real meat first; and BarkBox's Howly Jowly Holidays box from the United States. The weight is the thing to read before the price: 25 to 90 grams across 24 doors is a gram or three a day, a treat for a terrier and a crumb for a Labrador. The numbers band says what a door costs.
17 calendars, 15 new for 2026, most of them 24 doors. Full stats
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The 2 editions below are from 2025 and before. Most are sold out; the pages stay for the prices, the door lists and what changed year to year.
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24 doorsHow to choose an advent calendar for pets
- Step 01
Match the doors to the days
Every calendar here has 24 doors: a 24-door box opens one a day from 1 December to Christmas Eve. There is no shorter option in this category, so if it will arrive late, plan on opening the missed doors in order and carrying on. Every start date
- Step 02
Know which season you are buying
15 of the 17 here are 2026 editions, and 1 is last season's — still sold, often discounted, and with the contents already on the page. The 1 older than that are listed for the record, not for buying. A brand's page keeps every edition together, so check whether the box you are looking at is this year's before you compare prices.
- Step 03
Start from the ones we have opened
0 of the 17 here carry an editors' pick and 15 have a written score. Those are the boxes somebody on this site has actually judged. The rest are listed because they exist, not because we are recommending them; being on this page is not a verdict. How we review
Food for pets
All 15 food boxes15 of the 17 calendars tagged for pets are food. BarkBox Howly Jowly Holidays 2026 leads — rated 4/5 by our editors; Dein Bestes Adventskalender 2026 für Hunde and Dein Bestes Adventskalender 2026 für Katzen follow.
Still looking?
If you cannot decide, get BarkBox Howly Jowly Holidays 2026
The best value among the calendars here that we have rated this season, rated 4/5, $54.99, 24 doors. Eight BARK plush toys and sixteen treats in eight flavours make this a dog calendar rather than a biscuit box with a bow on; about one door in three is a toy. The plush comes in BARK's one size whatever the dog, and BARK does not say which door holds what.
24 doorsCalendars for pets, by the numbers
How each one is countedEvery figure is computed from the records at build time and says how many it is drawn from. Door price is the price on the box over its doors; the value multiple is what the contents come to at retail over that price; full size is the retailer’s own marking. Dollar figures use rough rates and are for ranking only. Where a record cannot support a figure, it is left out rather than guessed.The definitions, one by one →15 calendars for pets for 2026, a median of $0.47 a door.
| Calendar | Stock | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BarkBox Howly Jowly Holidays 2026 | $54.99 | 24 | $2.29 | 1 | — | 4/5 | In stock |
| Dein Bestes Adventskalender 2026 für Hunde | €16.95 | 24 | €0.71 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| Dein Bestes Adventskalender 2026 für Katzen | €16.95 | 24 | €0.71 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| Denzel's Advent Calendar 2026 | £15 | 24 | £0.63 | 1 | — | 4/5 | In stock |
| Lily's Kitchen Cat 2026 | £8.50 | 24 | £0.35 | 1 | — | 4/5 | In stock |
| Lily's Kitchen Dog 2026 | £10.50 | 24 | £0.44 | 1 | — | 4/5 | In stock |
| Ruff's Recipes Dog 2026 | £7 | 24 | £0.29 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| Seriously Good Cat 2026 | £4 | 24 | £0.17 | 1 | — | 4/5 | — |
| Good Boy Real Meat Dog Advent Calendar 2026 | £8.99 | 24 | £0.37 | 1 | — | 3.5/5 | In stock |
| Purizon Grain-Free Advent Calendar for Cats 2026 | £5.99 | 24 | £0.25 | 1 | — | 3.5/5 | — |
Median price $11 across the 15 priced; door price across 15. Rough dollar rates, for ranking only.
What is behind the doors — 42 items across 7 boxesDog treats23Cat treats12Cat treat4Cat food2Cat toy1
How big the boxes are — all 1724 doors17
Launches we saw — 9 of 15
- BarkBox Howly Jowly Holidays 2026 17 September
- Denzel's Advent Calendar 2026 17 September
- Good Boy Chewy Dog Advent Calendar 2026 17 September
- Good Boy Real Meat Dog Advent Calendar 2026 17 September
- Good Boy The Snowman & The Snowdog Crunchies Advent Calendar 2026 17 September
- Lily's Kitchen Cat 2026 17 September
- Lily's Kitchen Dog 2026 17 September
- Rosewood Cupid & Comet Luxury Deli Advent Calendar for Dogs 2026 17 September
Frequently asked questions
Are there advent calendars for pets in 2026/2027?
Yes. 15 of the 17 advent calendars for pets we list are 2026 editions. The other 2 are 2025 and 2024 boxes, which some retailers still stock.
How many doors do advent calendars for pets have?
All 17 advent calendars for pets we list have 24 doors.
Which brands make advent calendars for pets?
12 brands make the 17 advent calendars for pets we list. Good Boy has the most with 3, then Dein Bestes with 2 and Lily's Kitchen with 2. The other 9 have one or two each.
What kind of advent calendar should I get for pets?
The shelf for pets is food (100%) and franchise (7%). The shortlist at the top of this page names the box to get in each kind, and the picks under How to choose give three per kind; the kind's own archive holds the rest.
Which advent calendars for pets say what is inside?
7 of this season's 15 come with the maker's full door list — Dein Bestes Adventskalender 2026 für Hunde, Dein Bestes Adventskalender 2026 für Katzen and Denzel's Advent Calendar 2026 among them. The rest are bought on the brand's record, and each page says which it is.
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