GMX Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Whilst certain sporting and working dogs have clothes for their roles, coats for greyhounds and gundogs, protective boots for police dogs, there seems to be a massive increase in people putting human type clothing on their dogs! Dogs have fur and are waterproof, they have no modesty to hide, they don't need clothing! It was perhaps more noticeable than it usually is this morning, on account of the rain. First there was a whippet with his two women, dressed in a green hat with flaps for his ears, a raincoat with a tail hole shod what appeared to be thigh length dog wellies. Co-incidently, his two women themselves weren't really dressed properly for the rain; but they are always less dressed than their whippet. We see him every morning, he's always dressed in an matching hat and coat, he also stops for a drink at the bowl, I put at the end of the drive for local dogs. Then we encountered an GSD who actually looked like he/ was embarrassed by what his man had him attired in, a bright orange one piece thing, a cross between a frog suit with shaped ears and a padded coverall/sleeping bag with his tail sticking out the back through hole. He didn't look very comfortable at all. He had no flap or hole for his toilet needs that I could see When we got to Corfe Mullen rec, there was a family with their three Jack Russells all dressed in yellow ponchos complete with yellow dog shoes. Dog shoes, that didn't seem to have grippy soles, so the poor dogs were sliding about trying to get a foothold on the mud I've never felt that Brandy is inadequately dressed and I must attire her in clothing, I'm not quite sure why you might think otherwise Has anyone else noticed a rise in dog clothes, or even feels the need to clothe their dog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laumk7 Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 Personally with one exception I don't see the point in them, same as putting Halloween horns on an animal, it looks stoopid. The one exception is security to shirts on bulldogs and the like, they're quite funny I bought a dog coat for my EBT as she's thinning her coat now, she's nearly 12yrs old, but the mare won't be seen dead outside wearing it 'no I refuse, I ain't going out there! I look silly! The other dogs will laugh at me' lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hywelkidd Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 My Aunt used to have a Westie who had (amongst other things) pyjamas and Christmas jumpers. Needless to say, he looked quite ridiculous in them. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 3 hours ago, hywelkidd said: My Aunt used to have a Westie who had (amongst other things) pyjamas and Christmas jumpers. Needless to say, he looked quite ridiculous in them. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Pyjamas? Did she put them on him every night? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hywelkidd Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I think they were for the winter. Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Putting clothes on pets is just plain wrong. Having said that I had a boxer dog who loved to wear the hood of my then young sons parker, complete with fur trim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Brandy loathes to be covered, even with a towel when she's being dried, or the corner of an accidental duvet when I'm getting up and she's still on the bed 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoney871 Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Anthropomorphizing of pets is reaching a rediculous level. They're dogs not children FFS. The only time my dogs wear anything other than collars is when in work harnesses, protective vests or kevlar boots in areas where paws need protecting. Sent from my SM-G930F 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hywelkidd Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I found this on r/AmazonWTF https://www.amazon.com/Costumes-Synthetic-Dogs-Cats-Blonde/dp/B00MK3CICI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=S6106AQ7NZ6WC0TFM1ZR&linkCode=ll1&tag=839847323-20&linkId=34283634df63468d3afbbb1b38a40c6a Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 For the love of God!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Oh dear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joss max Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I just love this one it's so erm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laumk7 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 20 hours ago, hywelkidd said: I found this on r/AmazonWTF https://www.amazon.com/Costumes-Synthetic-Dogs-Cats-Blonde/dp/B00MK3CICI/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=S6106AQ7NZ6WC0TFM1ZR&linkCode=ll1&tag=839847323-20&linkId=34283634df63468d3afbbb1b38a40c6a Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk LOLOLOLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Lanc Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Took our little Yorkie out for a walk one winter's day and he shivered so much it was unreal, so got him a sleeveless body warmer, he only wears this on very cold days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon84 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I can kinda understand rain coats to ease the drying process and helping stop your house getting mucky. OP: The water bowl is a nice idea but could potentially spread disease. You don't want to be accused of anything!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMX Posted September 22, 2016 Author Share Posted September 22, 2016 9 minutes ago, Jon84 said: OP: The water bowl is a nice idea but could potentially spread disease. You don't want to be accused of anything!! The water bowl is washed and then sterilised every morning before I put it out again and also if I need to replenish the water in it, during the day It's not permanently out there, I remove at around 10:30pm and put it out again before I take Brandy on her morning walk at 7am ish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon84 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 18 hours ago, GMX said: The water bowl is washed and then sterilised every morning before I put it out again and also if I need to replenish the water in it, during the day It's not permanently out there, I remove at around 10:30pm and put it out again before I take Brandy on her morning walk at 7am ish Which is cool as long as one dog doesn't drink out of it right after an ill dog. Our vets doesn't have a bowl out because of it, you ask for fresh water. But then again, they are ill dogs at the vets! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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