I think clothes for small dogs are 1/3 luxury and 2/3's necessity...their small single hair coated bodies need the extra warmth and blockage from the sun, etc. One of my Yorkies just loves wearing clothes & bows; the other ...she's a tomboy and clothes are such a bother. I think the clothes should be foremost comfortable for the dog and the style/cost should be whatever one can afford and enjoy. If the dog likes you to dress it up and take it out, then one should...their lives and yours are too short not to have a little fun.
I've found people just seem to come to expect a Yorkie will be dressed up, certainly "bowed" up. I've taken them into stores without being "fixed up" and people have asked me why aren't they in "those cute little outfits"?
~KC |