What a chihuahua pendant necklace has to do
What a chihuahua pendant necklace has to do
A chihuahua pendant necklace is one object doing two jobs at once: a chain you can wear with a t-shirt or a dress, and a pendant that has to read as your breed from across a room. This one is the whole face - the outsized ears, the round eyes, the small tucked sit - paved edge to edge in hand-set stones. If you want to see the rest of the line first, start with the chihuahua necklace collection.
Silhouette first, sparkle second
Silhouette first, sparkle second
At arm's length the sparkle is what people notice. At conversation distance it is the silhouette that tells them which dog lives at your house, which is why the ears are cut large and the face is left open rather than crowded with stones. This one is cast flat and sits close to the skin. If you want the breed to stand off your chest instead, that is the sculpted standing version.
What it is, and what it is not
What it is, and what it is not
Most pages you are comparing this to are selling a different material, so here is ours without the varnish. A zinc alloy base, hand-set rhinestone and artificial gemstone pave, finished in gold-tone, black or amber. Not sterling silver, not solid gold, not diamond. Everything in our pet jewelry is labelled the same way.
Why $44.99 and not $150
Why $44.99 and not $150
Search this term and you land in one of two price worlds: plated alloy under about fifty dollars, or sterling and solid gold over a hundred, with very little in between. We sit at the top of the lower half - hand-set stone by stone, a heavier casting than the ten-dollar pendants, and no pretence about the metal. The pink heart pendant is the other end of our own range at $49.99.
Wearing it, and adding her name
Wearing it, and adding her name
Off before showering, swimming and the gym; on last, after perfume and lotion; stored dry. Nothing on the pendant is engraved, so if you want the name on there the engraved keepsake charm clips beside it on the same chain. The matching pave earrings are the other half of the set.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this necklace for me to wear, or is it for my dog?
It is for you. This is a human necklace - a chain you wear, with the breed's face as the pendant. It is not a dog collar, not a collar charm, and not anything the dog wears. Worth stating plainly, because rhinestone dog collars genuinely do show up in the same search results.
Is this sterling silver, or is it plated?
Plated. The base is zinc alloy, the stones are hand-set rhinestone and artificial gemstone, and the colour comes from a plated finish - gold-tone, black or amber. It is not sterling silver, not solid gold, and not diamond. We would rather you know that here than find it out later.
Will it turn my skin green?
It can, and it is not a reaction to your skin. Copper in an alloy meets sweat, lotion or perfume and leaves a green mark that washes straight off - harmless, but annoying. Put it on after lotion and perfume, take it off before you shower, swim or work out, and keep it dry. We are not going to promise it never happens, because we do not have plating-thickness data to back that promise.
Why is this $44.99 when the ones I keep finding are either $15 or $150?
Because this market is split in two with almost nothing in the middle. Under about fifty dollars you are buying plated alloy; over about a hundred you are buying sterling or gold. We sit at the top of the lower half - stone-by-stone hand-set pave and a heavier casting than the ten-dollar versions, labelled honestly as alloy instead of dressed up as silver.
Can I put my dog's name on it?
Not on the pendant itself - these are cast pieces, not engraved blanks. The Keepsake Engraved Charm clips beside the pendant on the same chain and takes two lines of eight characters each. Coco, Bella, Peanut, Milo and Biscuit all fit. Bartholomew does not.
