Australian Shepherd Silhouette Christmas Sweatshirt: Embroidered Aussie Carrying Christmas Lights

This Australian shepherd silhouette Christmas sweatshirt shows an Aussie mid-trot, head up and one front paw lifted, with the full ruff, feathered legs and short bobtail of the breed. The dog is stitched as a solid black silhouette, and it carries a string of Christmas lights in its mouth, with red, orange, yellow, green and blue bulbs trailing out in front of it. It is a ready-made design: choose the sweatshirt, color and size, add a name or icon on the sleeve if you like, and we stitch it to order. Every stitch is 100% real embroidery, stitched into the fabric rather than printed.

What is on the Australian shepherd silhouette Christmas sweatshirt?

The Australian shepherd silhouette Christmas sweatshirt has 2 parts:

• The front: a trotting black Australian shepherd silhouette carrying a string of Christmas lights, in the center of the chest.
• The sleeve (optional): a name, initials or short word and an icon from the font and icon chart, in the font and thread color you choose, on the left or right sleeve.

Which sweatshirt and color should you choose?

Choose the sweatshirt, then its color and size, in the options above. Pick a color shown in the photos and the photos switch to it; for any other color, your free design proof shows the design on the color you chose.

The black silhouette stands out most on light and mid-tone colors, where the shape of the Aussie and every colored bulb read clearly. On the darkest colors the black dog sits close to the fabric, so the lights carry the design and the Aussie shows as a softer, tone-on-tone shape.

How do you order your sweatshirt?

To order your sweatshirt, follow 5 steps:

• Choose the sweatshirt you want.
• Choose its color and size in the options above.
• Choose whether to add sleeve embroidery.
• If you add it, type the name or initials, then pick the icon, font, thread color and sleeve.
• Add it to your cart; we email a free design proof before we stitch.

How do you add a name or icon on the sleeve?

Sleeve embroidery is optional and goes on one sleeve. Type a short name or your initials, such as your Aussie’s name, and pick an icon, a font and a thread color from the charts in the photos, or leave the icon off. White thread is preselected for the darker colors; pick Black or another dark thread for the light colors.

Is it an Australian shepherd silhouette sweatshirt you can wear past Christmas?

Yes. The clean shape makes this Australian shepherd silhouette sweatshirt easy to wear, and the lights give it a holiday twist for tree trimming, parties and Christmas morning without any words on it. A solid black Aussie silhouette suits every coat color, from blue merle to red tri, so it works as an Aussie silhouette sweatshirt for any Aussie mom or dad.

Is it a good Christmas gift for an Aussie owner?

Yes. It suits anyone who lives with an Australian shepherd, an agility or herding fan, or a friend whose Aussie always gets tangled in the tree lights. Add the dog’s name on the sleeve to make it personal, and find more ideas in our dog Christmas sweatshirts and dog lover gifts.

Is there a hoodie or T-shirt version?

No. This design comes only as a crewneck sweatshirt, and the color and size options above change with the sweatshirt you pick.

What happens after you order?

We email you a free digital design proof, and you can ask for unlimited edits. Once you approve it, we embroider your sweatshirt to order and ship it from the USA; the estimated delivery date is shown on this page. For delivery by Christmas, order by December 8 in the U.S. or by November 23 outside the U.S.

Which size should you choose?

Each piece is made to order, so it is not eligible for size exchanges. Open the size guide on this page and compare the chest width and length with a sweatshirt you already own before you order. Size up for an oversized look.

How should you wash an embroidered sweatshirt?

To keep the embroidery bright and the color even, follow 4 steps:

• Turn the sweatshirt inside out before washing.
• Wash it cold with similar colors.
• Tumble dry low or hang it to dry.
• Iron on the reverse side, never directly on the embroidery.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Aussie printed or embroidered?

It is embroidered. The black Aussie, the cord and each colored bulb are stitched in thread, so the design has a raised texture you can feel and will not crack or peel like a print.

Is it an Australian shepherd Christmas lights crewneck like the blue merle one?

It is a different design. This Australian shepherd Christmas lights crewneck keeps the dog as a solid black silhouette; for a full-color blue merle Aussie in a Santa hat with lights, see our Australian shepherd Christmas sweatshirt.

Can the dog look like my own Aussie?

This Aussie is a ready-made silhouette. To stitch your own dog from a photo, with its own coat and markings, choose the custom dog Christmas sweatshirt, which also comes as a T-shirt. More breeds are in our embroidered Christmas sweatshirts.