Many people believe it's impossible to find the perfect gift, but it might not be as difficult as it seems. After all, the secret to choosing the perfect gift is simply to find something that shows you were thinking about the person when you bought it. So if you want to give the perfect gift, you should tailor your gift to the person you're giving it to. If the gift is for someone who happens to be an animal lover, then the perfect gift idea is right at your fingertips.
And, your chances are pretty good that your gift recipient is an animal lover if you consider that:
63% of U.S. households own at least one pet
Nine in ten pet owners consider their pet a member of the family.
$650 Million was donated to animal-related charities in 2004
90% of pet owners would not consider dating someone who disliked their pet
More than 110 million people visited American Zoo and Aquarium institutions in 2004
One of the most popular gifts you can get an animal lover is an animal figurine of their favorite animal.
There are many different animal figurine manufacturers, but this particular article is focusing on Conversation Concepts, K-9 Kreations, and Quarry Critters.
Conversation Concepts
Conversation Concepts' animal figurine selection is quite large. They offer 120 dog breeds, 12 cat breeds, 80 animal species and 12 horse breeds. Each animal figurine is made of stone resin, and they are highly detailed and hand painted. They carefully reasearch each animal before their artists create the animal figurine. As a result, their sculptures display life-like realism.
Along with the figurines, Conversation Concepts also manufactures angel ornaments, devil ornaments, magnets, jewelry, and more.
K-9 Kreations
K-9 Kreations has a selection of more than 40 dog breeds. Every animal figurine captures the breed in its finest form, using dog show winners as models. The dogs are beautifully colored of hand-painted cast resin wih glass eyes.
One of K-9 Kreations' signature products is their hand-painted dog statues. These lifesize dog statues are up to 29 inches tall and have the same colorful, highly realistic detail as the smaller "animal figurine" versions. They feature exceptional quality and craftmanship, and they are weather resistant, so they are suitable for both indoors and outdoors.
Quarry Critters
Quarry Critters, a creation of Second Nature Design, features a unique type of animal figurine. Quarry Critters are made of a very unique material that took Don Thomas, Second Nature Design's founder, two years to develop. It is a faux granite and resin blend that is cool and smooth to the touch and simulates real stone. There is a large selection of Quarry Critters, including dogs, cats, wildlife, and marine life.
Second Nature Design's main animal figurine sculptors are Elaine Cox and Gaylord Ho. Quarry Critters feature a unique style and material that distinguish them from most animal figurines, and it is their unique material that makes them suitable for both indoors and outdoors.
Information on Sandicast animal figurines can be found in a separate article featuring Sandicast.
