Chocolate Lab Santa Hat Shirt: Lab Puppy in a Red Scarf

A happy chocolate Labrador puppy lies across the front of this chocolate lab Santa hat shirt, front paws stretched out, tongue out, in a red Santa hat and a cozy red scarf. It is a ready-made design stitched on a short-sleeve T-shirt, and you can add a name or icon on the sleeve. The puppy is real embroidery, built up in thread rather than printed.

What is on the chocolate lab Santa hat shirt?

The puppy rests in the center of the chest in a relaxed, lying-down pose:

• The coat: rich chocolate brown with a dark outline and soft darker shading on the legs and ears.
• The face: round black eyes with tiny highlights, a black nose and a wide smile with a pink tongue.
• The Santa hat: red with a white band and a white pompom that droops beside the floppy ears.
• The scarf: a red knit scarf wrapped around the neck, its white fringed end peeking out between the paws.
• The tail: swept out behind and curving up at the tip.

Why a chocolate lab puppy in a scarf?

Labs are known for the friendly, open-mouthed grin that greets every guest at the door, and this puppy wears that grin even while lying down. Chocolate is one of the three classic Labrador colors, next to black and yellow, and it pairs naturally with the red of a Santa hat and scarf, the way warm brown and red sit together on a Christmas card. The outline is drawn in a soft cartoon style, so the puppy looks friendly rather than stern. It is a chocolate lab Christmas shirt with no words or dates, which means it works from the first tree trimming to New Year’s Day.

Which color should you choose?

Choose a color in the options above and the photos switch to it. The chocolate coat and the red hat stand out most on light colors, cool mid-tones and cool dark colors. On browns close to the coat, the coat blends in and the dark outline, the red hat and the white trim carry the design. Other warm tones soften the coat and scarf, and reds near the hat color make the hat and scarf look quieter.

Who will love this chocolate lab puppy shirt?

This chocolate lab puppy shirt is a natural fit for a chocolate lab mom or dad, a family with a new chocolate puppy, or a hunting buddy who never heads out without a lab. Short sleeves suit a warm-weather Christmas, a hot holiday kitchen or layering under a cardigan. For colder weather, the same lab puppy comes on our chocolate lab Christmas sweatshirt, a crewneck sweatshirt, so you can choose the tee for warm days and the sweatshirt for cozy ones.

Can you add a name to the sleeve?

Yes, on one short sleeve. Type your lab’s name or initials and choose an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected for dark shirts; pick black or another dark thread on light colors.

Ordering, sizing and care

Each T-shirt is stitched to order and shipped from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page. We send a free design proof by email first and make unlimited edits until you approve. To receive it by Christmas Day, order by December 8 in the U.S. or by November 23 outside the U.S. Made-to-order tees cannot be exchanged for another size, so check the size guide on this page against a shirt you own. Turn it inside out for a cold wash, and skip ironing over the design.

Frequently asked questions

Can the lab look like my own dog?

This puppy is a ready-made chocolate lab design and is not changed per order. To stitch your own black, yellow or chocolate lab from a photo, choose the custom dog Christmas sweatshirt, which puts your dog in a Santa hat, antlers or another holiday look and also comes as a T-shirt.

Is it printed or embroidered?

Embroidered. The lab, the Santa hat, the scarf and the sleeve name are stitched in thread, so they have a raised texture and will not crack or peel like a print.

Are there other dog designs?

Yes. Two Blenheim spaniels in beanies are on our Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Christmas shirt. More breeds are in our dog lover gifts, and more short-sleeve designs are in our embroidered T-shirts.