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Originally Posted by gracielove  The small dog craze has turned dogs into just another toy for people who have nothing else going for them. They always have to have something else that will help them call attention to themselves. They are not interested in having a pet to love. They want a fashion statement and inflict their interests and values upon the animal. Anyone who would buy a puppy at one of those boutiques has no interest in the welfare of their pet to begin with. |
I wonder when the wonder of just having a dog stopped being enough and when it became necessary to start tricking them up like dolls or kids? And it seems to be all the rage. Not just one object for warmth or a minimal, comfortable dress or letter jacket for a fun outing but the whole 9 yards with all kinds of things all over them? Huge bows, etc., besides the intricate clothing and even bling. I wonder how good some of those big bows feel hanging from a little topknot a tiny head? Some put stretchy headbands with bows on them around their heads - have one for each day of the week to go with their dresses! On TV shows, some of those women dress their dogs every day of the week as if it were a kid requiring clothes!
My dog to me is so dang cute in just his fur, his face, grinch feet, his little not-so-perfect body that I wouldn't want to cover and adorn him except for a special occasion for fun and IF he liked it. But, Tibbe doesn't. He freezes and goes down! He'll bear with a sweater or little coat that is not too restricting but comes to get it off when he gets back in the house. Then he wallows & wallows to scratch the feeling of the clothes away. When I put his raincoat on him, he falls over stiff, legs stuck out stiff. It is hilareous. We've slowly worked up to him wearing it some when it is really pouring but he's not thrilled - he does it for me.
And an earring? I'll bet he would rub his head against the furniture until he ripped it out. He wants nothing near his ears! One day I put a piece of Scotch tape on an ear to try to train him to do a trick and he freaked out, ran along bumping along the furniture rubbing his ear against it and wouldn't let me catch him until the tape was off!
But that's okay. He's cute as a button to me just in his fur and that precious face - he needs nothing else to be perfect. He gets plenty of attention just as he is when we're out and about.
But we might have to check out the temp matching tats! We could get matching Megadeth skulls-in-shades tats on our abs to compliment our fanned mohawks for our next rock concert.
