National Pet Day is April 11, and it's as good an excuse as any to celebrate our furry, feathery, or scaly BFFs. To mark the occasion and pay tribute to the everyday joy that pets bring, we've rounded up 20 of our cutest, cuddliest, and fuzziest design templates for Microsoft Designer and PowerPoint—all available for free.
Whether you're a cat cuddler, dog devotee, or bird buddy, we've got you covered. Explore the designs below and customize them to your heart's content to share your animal admiration with the world!
1. Meet my dog Robin
We love the fresh, fun feel of this geometric collage-style design template. Featuring cheerful yellow and an elegant hexagonal grid for photos, this template is easy to customize and make your own. Swap in photos of your pet and enjoy the clean, airy look and feel of this design (guaranteed to help you forget about all the times your dog mistook your muddy flower beds for their personal spa).
🐾Sizes available: Instagram post (1080x1080 px); Instagram story (1080x1920 px); Full-width hero graphic (1200x667 px)
2. Prepare for Pet Day
Let your social media followers know what day it is with this fun, teal-colored template featuring an adorable illustrated pooch. The design's playful contemporary font adds to its charm while our illustrated pooch steals the show. What more could you need?
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3. Purr-fect introduction
With its green modern-simple design and understated elegance, this versatile template perfectly balances style and subtlety. Dappled leaf shadows and a playful Polaroid-style photo frame add texture and visual interest, enhancing the overall appeal without overwhelming the star of the show: Your gorgeous pet.
Pro tip: Customize the background color to match your pet's eye color for an extra personal touch. Or try a contrasting color to make them pop!
🐾Sizes available: Instagram post (1080x1080 px); Instagram story (1080x1920 px); Facebook cover (1640x924 px); Facebook post (940x788 px); Facebook ad (1200x628 px); X/Twitter header (1500x500 px); X/Twitter post (1024x912 px); LinkedIn post (1200x1200 px); Pinterest pin (1000x1500 px)
4. Dog tired
Do you have a pet who loves to lounge? This horizontally-oriented template features ample room for a long, luxurious, landscape-style photo—perfect for showcasing your pet’s adorably sleepy moments. The minimalist gray design lets your pet’s photo take center stage, while quirky hand-drawn polka dots and a trendy handwriting font add energy and whimsy. The overall effect is serene and charming, just like your laid-back furbaby.
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5. Feline feelings
Awash with shades of dusty pink, this watercolor-style portrait of a regal cat is an ode to feline grace. The sophisticated kitty’s floral crown makes this a perfect template for spring, summer, or whenever you’re feeling fancy. The artistic rendition captures the cat's majestic aura, making it a perfect backdrop for cat lovers who appreciate a touch of drama.
🐾Sizes available: Instagram post (1080x1080 px); Instagram story (1080x1920 px); Facebook cover (1640x924 px); Facebook post (940x788 px); Facebook ad (1200x628 px); X/Twitter post (1024x912 px); LinkedIn post (1200x1200 px); Pinterest pin (1000x1500 px); Full-width hero graphic (1200x667 px)
6. Celebrating 3 years with Mrs. Bones
Celebrate your anniversary with your forever-friend with this bold, purple color-block template. The simple but memorable design features bright shades and prominent text, with a joyful “You’re getting all the treats today!” stamped over the photo. It’s playful, heartwarming, and perfect for commemorating special milestones with your pets.
Tip: The bright pop of coral in the stock photo adds some high-energy, attention-grabbing contrast to this design. To achieve the same effect using your own photo, use Microsoft Designer’s Background Remover to remove the background from your photo. You can then replace the background with coral, yellow, or another contrasting shade.
🐾Sizes available: Instagram post (1080x1080 px); Instagram story (1080x1920 px); Full-width hero graphic (1200x667 px)
7. Top dog
Featuring a large, full-width photo and the inspiring words, "Be the person your dog thinks you are,” this sweet template can easily be used as-is. But if you want to replace the photo with a picture of your favorite pooch, even better!
Tip: Try finding a photo with a simple, noise-free right side so the background doesn’t compete with the text. Alternatively, use Microsoft Designer's Blur Background feature to blur the area behind the text.
🐾Sizes available: Instagram post (1080x1080 px); Instagram story (1080x1920 px); Facebook cover (1640x924 px); Facebook ad (1200x628 px); X/Twitter header (1500x500 px); X/Twitter post (1024x912 px); LinkedIn post (1200x1200 px); Pinterest pin (1000x1500 px)
8. Pamper your pet
Interested in celebrating Love Your Pet Day proper? This simple but charming color-block design boldly declares, “Love Your Pet Day,” helping you spread the gospel of the delightful holiday to all your social media followers. The design’s standout features are an unexpected but gorgeous teal color scheme and a whimsical illustration of a happy cat. Add in a fun typographical twist—the illustrated cat stands in for the letter A—and you have the purr-fect recipe for engagement.
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9. Parties for puppies
This simple, whimsical illustration and a fun, carefree font are all you need to convey the spirit of National Pet Day. Use this versatile design across social media to make your friends and followers smile.
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10. Smitten kittens
This striking green template uses smooth, curvy lines and organic design elements to create a fresh bohemian look. Replace the photo with a picture of your own furry charge(s) and you’re ready to go—the stylish design does the rest of the talking for you.
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11. Pet images
This PowerPoint template features a dazzling array of pet-themed icons and infographic elements to use in your design projects. Change the colors with ease and use these free graphics on PowerPoint slides, Word documents, or in Microsoft Designer. Stamp them on top of photos or designs to add a joyful personalized touch to all your pet-themed masterpieces.
🐾Sizes available: Powerpoint slide (vertical)
12. Buddy up
Multiple pets? Can’t choose just one pic of your furry companion? This template offers four distinct photo slots to ease your pain. The rest of the design is sleek and clean, putting all the focus on the message and your gorgeous pet(s).
🐾Sizes available: Instagram post (1080x1080 px); Instagram story (1080x1920 px); Facebook cover (1640x924 px); Facebook post (940x788 px); Facebook ad (1200x628 px); X/Twitter post (1024x912 px); LinkedIn post (1200x1200 px); Pinterest pin (1000x1500 px)
13. Animal doodles de-stress coloring book
Kick back and relax with this fun and elegant coloring book. The template’s eight detailed, animal-themed coloring pages are easy to print, color, and make your own. If you prefer to personalize in your dog's likeness, generate a custom coloring page using AI in Microsoft Designer!
🐾Sizes available: PowerPoint slide (horizontal)
14. Cool cat
The bulk of this eye-catching social media template is devoted to a large, feature graphic of a cat (as it should be). But the design gets a wonderful assist from a warm, blurry heat haze effect behind the words, “Cats are my favorite people.” The heat haze’s sunny glow is fitting for cats, who always seem to find the perfect sunbeam to lounge in.
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15. Bird in hand
It’s about time the bird-lovers have their day in the sun, too! And with this bright, bold template, that’s exactly what they get. The design’s jaw-dropping stripe of yellow is an instant attention-grabber, but clean lines and a minimalist circular photo frame keep the focus on your bird. Best of all, there’s ample room to stamp your bird’s name on top of the photo and customize the design to your heart’s content.
Tip: To achieve the same bright, high-impact look with your own photo, replace the design’s feature color (currently yellow) with the boldest or most prominent color in your bird’s feathers. From lorikeet blue to parakeet green, your bird’s natural shades are guaranteed to impress!
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16. Buy buy birdie
If you're a bird person with a more understated sense of style, you might prefer this bird-themed design over the brighter one featured in #14. Here, the design's elegant birdcage silhouette and tidy serif font work together to create a classic, striking look. It's perfect if you're looking for sophistication with just a touch of drama and mystery.
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17. Your best pet
While we're at it, let's give our pet fish the respect they deserve, too. This cute, clever template will help you remind your followers that animals of any size can capture our hearts. 🐠💕
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18. Winner winner kitty dinner
Express your love for kitties with this cheerful pink template. The current text can be easily replaced with the message of your choice, making this versatile template perfect for any occasion that calls for an extra dose of cute. A whimsical cat illustration and chic handwriting-style font are the icing on this warm and charming cake.
🐾Sizes available: Instagram post (1080x1080 px); Instagram story (1080x1920 px); Facebook cover (1640x924 px); Facebook ad (1200x628 px); X/Twitter header (1500x500 px); X/Twitter post (1024x912 px); LinkedIn post (1200x1200 px); Pinterest pin (1000x1500 px); Full-width hero graphic (1200x667 px)
19. Shaggy dog story
Another charming and cheerful choice? This good boy. The design's cute, carefree shaggy dog illustration is all you need to tell a pet-themed love story for the ages. Update the text and have fun!
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20. Cat poster
Create your own cat posters with this fun and easy PowerPoint template. Featuring five lovely full-size cat pictures and heartwarming quotes about cats, these posters are perfect for classroom walls, vet offices, and anyone looking to add a touch of feline inspiration to their decorating. Use the photos as-is or replace them with photos of your own whiskered wonder.
🐾Sizes available: Powerpoint slide (vertical)
More pet-themed templates await!
Sadly, this marks the end of this week’s design round-up (we could do this all day). If you’re looking for more furry, feathery, or scaly goodness, visit Microsoft Create and explore our full range of pet-themed templates. Don't forget to share your creations with us—we love seeing the joy pets bring to your life!