Would you do this.....

There is a large park neaby where I do my running,it also has a large fence-in dog park.
You wouldnt believe what people buy to make their dogs more noticeable.
CRIPES they even have their own carriages and shoes. Cant wait till I see a doggie watch.
 
Yeah, I always let my dog be a dog, and look like a dog. The one thing I agree on 100% in the city, or on pavement, is shoes/paw-coverings of some type. I've seen people running with dogs on pavement, and it's blazing hot out. The humans are too stupid to realize those dog's can get their paws burnt horribly:( I can't even talk about it anymore, gads.
 
People think and act differently. The vast diversity makes living among society with other humans certainly interesting. I wouldn't like every flower to be a red rose. And I wouldn't want every other person to think and act exactly like me. As long as this person is not hurting anyone with what they do... who am I to judge if this is worthwhile?
 
I would not do that to a dog.
Dogs are wonderful and faithful companions and that makes them look silly.
I think a dog would be embarrassed to be dressed like that, after all they have feelings too.
 
I would never do it to my dog, I don't even dress my dogs in outfits. Just a winter coat when the weather mandates it. People obviously do it for their own amusement, I can just feel sympathy for the animal. Once consolation, is that many of the dyes that they use are non-toxic, so that's a good thing.
 
My daughter's dog is allowed to wear his Superdog costume, complete with cape, for special occasions only.
He seems to enjoy the extra attention that comes his way when he is dressed up.

When I was a little girl we used to dress our dogs in babies bonnets and take them for walks in the dolls' prams.
They suffered the bonnets because they loved going for a ride in anything with wheels.

If the dog doesn't mind, where's the harm to the dog ?
The human on the other hand may need counselling.
 
Pappy said:
to your dog? What on earth does it prove?
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As a former dog groomer,I would say that these dogs were groomed this way for some sort of a contest or competition. Nobody would have the time or patience to keep their dog groomed like this for every day. This would require hours and hours of work. I guess my biggest objection would be the many hours the dog would have to stand to allow for the grooming and dyeing. But then,show dogs stand for long hours of intense grooming for shows nearly every week of their lives.
 
Mrs. Robinson said:
As a former dog groomer,I would say that these dogs were groomed this way for some sort of a contest or competition. Nobody would have the time or patience to keep their dog groomed like this for every day. This would require hours and hours of work. I guess my biggest objection would be the many hours the dog would have to stand to allow for the grooming and dyeing. But then,show dogs stand for long hours of intense grooming for shows nearly every week of their lives.
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I presume you are right about the contest part and I only showed two pictures and there were several different pics. Just seems unfair to the dog for enduring all those hours of standing.
 
They do it for competitions...http://nypost.com/2013/06/19/dye-is-cast-for-doggie/ . I've been to some dog shows, and even started to show mine many moons ago. I still feel sorry for all the dogs who are shown in these things, they're either in a cage all day in a noisy stuffy area, or they're standing on the grooming table for hours being fine-tuned. Especially feel bad for breeds like Poodles. :(
 
I know a woman who was raised with show dogs. Even though she thinks it's silly, she's still connected and I have been to a couple events with her. First and foremost, it's obvious is these poor dogs are just objects to the people. They could be at a car show. I love dogs but would rather just enjoy them being dogs.
 
SeaBreeze said:
They do it for competitions...http://nypost.com/2013/06/19/dye-is-cast-for-doggie/ . I've been to some dog shows, and even started to show mine many moons ago. I still feel sorry for all the dogs who are shown in these things, they're either in a cage all day in a noisy stuffy area, or they're standing on the grooming table for hours being fine-tuned. Especially feel bad for breeds like Poodles. :(
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I just love watching all those over weight owners running along with their dogs in a circle.,do they ever watch those videos?:)
 
That Guy said:
Wrong. Just wrong in so many ways. And dumb, too.
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Agreed. That has NOTHING to do with anything done FOR the animal. It's all about the owner..."look how cool and clever I am"

IMO, that shows no respect for the animal as a companion at all. It's like making your kid wear a clown suit to the playground.
 
Dogs are strange people.
Most of them actually seem to enjoy doing things along with their human companions. I have seen videos of the dogs joining in a Congo Line, with their paws on the back of the child ahead of them, and tail wagging, as they went along with the line. We see dogs playing the piano, riding on horses or ponies, going down the slide at the playground, and all kinds of non-doggy fun and games.
I had a little white Poodle and I sometimes bathed her and added cherry kool-aid to the final rinse, turning Miss Betty into a stunning Pink Poodle.
She knew that she would get extra attention and petting from people, and this little dog just loved it ! She would be extra outgoing after she was groomed, and looking for someone to pet and cuddle her.
I agree that some of these dogs in the OP must take hours of standing to be groomed, but the dogs in the picture seem to look happy and like they are enjoying all of the attention.

I think it is more like dressing your child in that perfect Halloween costume than it is the beauty pageant. The show dogs that have to live a "groomed for show" life are (to me) more of the comparison to the beauty pageant girls.
 
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