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I have just seen the tail end ( no pun intended) of Model Dogs on the telly.Why people dress dogs up is beyond me . Dogs should be treated as dogs and not fashion accessories or substitute children. They are animals and will respect you for treating them as such.
 
maxthecollie said:
I have just seen the tail end ( no pun intended) of Model Dogs on the telly.Why people dress dogs up is beyond me . Dogs should be treated as dogs and not fashion accessories or substitute children. They are animals and will respect you for treating them as such.
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Totally agree. The only outfits my dogs have are winter coats. And if you have ever spent winter in Canada, you will know why;)
 
Never seen the programme but can guess what you mean.
I wouldn't say I 'like' it, and I grew up with working dogs and dogs that were very much a man's 'Best Friend' and companion, a far cry from anything like this.
BUT, as somebody who feels very strongly about animal abuse and lives their life to try their best to go against it, I can't put this high upon my scale of things we do wrong to animals.
Against cases of real cruelty and neglect, it isn't that bad. Plus if somebody goes to all the trouble of dressing a dog up and treating it as they would a child, they're unlikely to treat it badly and appear to love their pets in every instance of it I have experienced.

I wouldn't ever do it. Kya is my running companion and my protection, she's very much playing a traditional dog role. I did get hair dye on her once accidentally but that's as far as it goes! :)
 
Yer right sugermouse i don't regard it as cruelty at all, But more stupidity.;)
 
maxthecollie said:
I have just seen the tail end ( no pun intended) of Model Dogs on the telly.Why people dress dogs up is beyond me . Dogs should be treated as dogs and not fashion accessories or substitute children. They are animals and will respect you for treating them as such.
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When I stayed at a friend of mines apartment i Benidorm I used to take his dog out for a walk.That was till he bought It a new collar with Rhinestones in it.

Are you not taking the dog today he asked?

Not while It's dressed like that I replied.:D:D :dogrun:
 
Benipete said:
When I stayed at a friend of mines apartment i Benidorm I used to take his dog out for a walk.That was till he bought It a new collar with Rhinestones in it.

Are you not taking the dog today he asked?

Not while It's dressed like that I replied.:D:D :dogrun:
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You were holding out for diamonds:confused:
 
No the problem was the nail polish did not match the collar
 
Dogs should be dogs and that's why we love 'em. One of ours passed away at 12.40 on Wednesday morning (I was stroking her and talking to her at the time - there was nothing I could do, she was old for her breed and been ill for some time). I buried her yesterday. Our other dog is now behaving a bit oddly as she looked on her as her mum I think.
We should love them for what they are and not try to make them into some kind of freak show.
Holly, sadly missed.
 
Can't stand the likes of Paris Hilton who carry these little dogs about in handbags as a fashion accessory, they should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals:mad:
 
jaysay said:
Can't stand the likes of Paris Hilton who carry these little dogs about in handbags as a fashion accessory, they should be prosecuted for cruelty to animals:mad:
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Totally agree. Jay, totally agree.
If a dog is stuck in a handbag being carried around the shops what use is that. When does it get to sniff it's environment? How does it get exercise? How is it able to enjoy life in it's own dog way, meeting and playing with other dogs (maybe even occasionally fighting, hey that's dog life also)? When is it allowed to smell like a dog instead of being covered in "doggy shampoo" and probably even "dog perfume"? Have these "owners" never smelled the smell of wet dog after a walk in the rain or the dog having a swim in the stream? Are they never allowed to get dirty and then cause havoc in the house because they have sneaked in before you have got the towel to wipe them down?
Not everything is rosey in the dog owners world. They do irritate when they won't stop barking after they've seen a cat in the garden, when someone knocks on next doors door, when they are pestering for a walk and the weather outside is so bad that Noah would be building an ark. It's not great when you fall over them on the stairs or when they are costing a Kings ransom at the vets, or when the wagging tail has just brushed your new, wet paintwork.
But all this doesn't matter. What matters is that a dog is a companion to be loved under all conditions. Even a working dog is a friend and workmate.
You are right, Jay, these people are not fit to look after semi-wild animals just so they can have a trophy to show their friends in Oscar de la Renta or Georgio Armani.
 
Houseboy said:
Totally agree. Jay, totally agree.
If a dog is stuck in a handbag being carried around the shops what use is that. When does it get to sniff it's environment? How does it get exercise? How is it able to enjoy life in it's own dog way, meeting and playing with other dogs (maybe even occasionally fighting, hey that's dog life also)? When is it allowed to smell like a dog instead of being covered in "doggy shampoo" and probably even "dog perfume"? Have these "owners" never smelled the smell of wet dog after a walk in the rain or the dog having a swim in the stream? Are they never allowed to get dirty and then cause havoc in the house because they have sneaked in before you have got the towel to wipe them down?
Not everything is rosey in the dog owners world. They do irritate when they won't stop barking after they've seen a cat in the garden, when someone knocks on next doors door, when they are pestering for a walk and the weather outside is so bad that Noah would be building an ark. It's not great when you fall over them on the stairs or when they are costing a Kings ransom at the vets, or when the wagging tail has just brushed your new, wet paintwork.
But all this doesn't matter. What matters is that a dog is a companion to be loved under all conditions. Even a working dog is a friend and workmate.
You are right, Jay, these people are not fit to look after semi-wild animals just so they can have a trophy to show their friends in Oscar de la Renta or Georgio Armani.
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Well lets face it a lot of what goes on in this department over here in this country started in the good old US of A, dressing dogs up is so American, a bit like dressing 6 and 7 year old kids up to look like catwalk models, parading up and down just to gratify their pushy parents, this probably sickens me more that dressing up dogs, sorry for the slight wonder Max, don't want to hijack your thread
 
Handbag dogs were originally bred as lap dogs with the purpose of sitting on the lap in order to attract the fleas from off the owner.

As such it is not 'designed' for exercise.

Dog breeding practices are responsible for many genetic defects and suffering.
 
MargaretR said:
Handbag dogs were originally bred as lap dogs with the purpose of sitting on the lap in order to attract the fleas from off the owner.

As such it is not 'designed' for exercise.

Dog breeding practices are responsible for many genetic defects and suffering.
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A bit like tail docking and the noses of pug type breeds. Shocking.
 
I know, some pug-type dogs can hardly breathe it seems :(
That's before we even look at the less extreme breeding which we've known for years can be responsible for genetic defects e.g Alsations and their weakened hind legs, golden retrievers and cancer more likely to develop at a young age.... Boxers are prone to epilepsy and a few other things that slip my mind at the moment. I hate the selfishness of it all :(
Nothern Inuits haven't been around long enough for any thorough research to be done. I know they're bred to have strong back legs, despite having Alsation ancestors, and a calmer temperament than a Malamute. My Kya defies this though!
Sorry for threadjack!
 
Dogs have been purpose-bred for centuries. Sadly there is nothing we can do about that. And it does pee me off that dogs are being used as fashion accessories ... however, maybe we should save our outrage for those who abuse and abandon their animals ... cats too, there folks ... and those who run puppy mills. Support your local humane society. Don't buy puppies from pet stores. Neuter your animals (unless you are a registered breeder). And if you are thinking of adopting a dog, consider something like this:

Mature Dog Adoptions Celebrates March as Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month

My best friend chases squirrels:gooddog:
 
I think far worse than dressing dogs up are these so called pageants where young children are dressed up as adults and put on show, a five year old child is exactly that, a child, why make them look the way strange people would find them attractive?
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Eric said:
Dogs have been purpose-bred for centuries. Sadly there is nothing we can do about that. And it does pee me off that dogs are being used as fashion accessories ... however, maybe we should save our outrage for those who abuse and abandon their animals ... cats too, there folks ... and those who run puppy mills. Support your local humane society. Don't buy puppies from pet stores. Neuter your animals (unless you are a registered breeder). And if you are thinking of adopting a dog, consider something like this:

Mature Dog Adoptions Celebrates March as Adopt-a-Senior-Pet Month

My best friend chases squirrels:gooddog:
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ITA X1000000000 lol .Well it's more or less what I said in my first reply.

Less said:
I think far worse than dressing dogs up are these so called pageants where young children are dressed up as adults and put on show, a five year old child is exactly that, a child, why make them look the way strange people would find them attractive?
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It is a bit wrong. I'm not sure about the last bit though. Those who find children sexually attractive, find children sexually attractive-am not sure without being one of them, whether it may actually be off-putting if they look like adults.
 
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