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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  I'm not sure anyone said it's wrong, just that they didn't like it, or it looks stupid. While I think certain clothing looks adorable on certain dogs, I don't think it looks cute on all dogs; I still don't like to see big dogs in clothing, unless it's a Halloween contest.  Let's not forget that clothing besides being cute is functional, so that's partly why it's popular, smaller breeds have a harder time regulating body temperature and clothing helps with this. Certain dogs look all right with hair coloring, the show, Groomer Has It, occasionally colored a dog, but it's just not a look I find appealing, and if it's owner wants to do it, fine, but they have to understand that some of us will think it looks stupid. While it may be safe, I see no reason to introduce something that could cause allergies, or skin problems, and yet has no real benefit. If it's something that someone really likes, though, I'd say go for it, just don't expect everyone else to like it too. I dress Joey first for him, then for myself, I don't really care if other like it or not. I'm sure some think he looks stupid. |
In your earlier post, you said "I think someone who feels the need to do this to a Yorkie needs to find another creative outlet in life." Someone else just called it "cruel". *I* am planning to do this to Thor. I would never dream of announcing that designer labels for dogs are stupid on this board, because I know I'd be criticizing other board members, maybe not by name, but in general.
If people thinks it looks silly or ugly or whatever, that's fine. We all have our personal taste. I have to roll my eyes when people try to justify their taste by saying it's potentially harmful to the dog. It's just like the article someone posted months ago: the article stated that clothing could potentially cause a dog to overheat, and everyone stated the obvious - if the dog gets too hot, take the clothes off.
I try to keep Thor's clothes functional, but if people want to go farther than that, it doesn't bother me and most of the time it's cute. I see a LOT of outfits on this board that have absolutely nothing to do with function and that's fine too. We all love our dogs and we'll find ways to express it.