Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Pet Training Aids
The Google product category ID for Pet Training Aids is 505314. It sits under Pet Supplies and has 4 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 4 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
- Category ID
- 505314
- Direct subcategories
- 4
- Categories below it in total
- 4
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 45
- Parent category
- Pet Supplies
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Pet Training Aids is eighth largest of the 46 categories under Pet Supplies, with 4 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Pet Training AidsPet Training Clickers & Treat Dispensers
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Pet Training Clickers & Treat Dispensers (505313) on level 4: Pet Training Aids › Pet Training Clickers & Treat Dispensers. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (505314) or the full path ("Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Pet Training Aids"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 4 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 505314 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Pet Training Aids |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 505314, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Pet Training Aids
4 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 4 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Pet Training Aids continues any further, so one of those 4 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Pet Training Aids
What is the Google product category ID for Pet Training Aids?
505314. The full path, "Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Pet Training Aids", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Pet Training Aids or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Pet Training Aids has 4 directly below it, starting with Pet Training Clickers & Treat Dispensers (505313), Pet Training Pad Holders (505304), Pet Training Pads (6846), and 4 in total further down. 505314 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Pet Training Aids sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Pet Supplies (2). The chain from the top is Animals & Pet Supplies → Pet Supplies → Pet Training Aids. If your product does not belong under Pet Supplies, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Pet Training Aids is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Pet Supplies first — there are 45 other categories at this level: Bird Supplies (3), Cat Supplies (4), Dog Supplies (5), Fish Supplies (6), Pet Agility Equipment (6983), Pet Apparel Hangers (6811), and 39 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Pet Supplies (2) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Pet Training Aids?
1 level more. The longest route down from Pet Training Aids is Pet Training Aids > Pet Training Clickers & Treat Dispensers, ending at Pet Training Clickers & Treat Dispensers (505313) on level 4. Not every branch below Pet Training Aids runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Pet Training Aids compared with the categories next to it?
It is eighth largest of the 46 at its level, carrying 4 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Pet Training Aids and Pet Agility Equipment?
They sit side by side under Pet Supplies and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Pet Training Aids is 505314; Pet Agility Equipment is 6983. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Pet Training Aids" with "Animals & Pet Supplies > Pet Supplies > Pet Agility Equipment" before you submit.
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