Abstract: A convertible pet carrying and laptop backpack can include a backpack body having a top opening to accommodate a head of a pet to protrude therethrough. The backpack can have shoulder straps configured to be worn over the shoulders of a user, a pair of paw holes disposed above the shoulder straps and below the top opening, an attachment clip disposed above each paw hole, and a pair of webbing straps disposed on the rear side of the backpack body. The top opening can be selectively closeable by folding a top portion of the backpack body and attaching the attachment clip to the webbing strap on the rear side of the backpack body. The pair of paw holes can be aligned with the pair of webbing straps when the top portion is folded and attached to the rear side of the backpack body.

Abstract: A convertible pet carrying and backpacking backpack comprises a backpack body defining one or more internal compartments and an open top operable to allow a head of a pet to extend therethrough. The backpack body further comprises shoulder straps extending from a front of the backpack body, and paw holes disposed on the front of the backpack body above the shoulder straps. The paw holes are operable to allow paws of the pet to extend therethrough. The backpack can further comprise an accessory bag operable to selectively attach to and detach from the backpack body at a first position where the accessory bag extends from a back of the backpack body so that the backpack is in a pet carrying configuration, and a second position where the accessory bag covers the open top of the backpack body so that the backpack is in a backpacking configuration.