Why Do People Dress Their Pets Up?

December 15th, 2009 by 24hrpetshop

It would certainly seem that there are many people that love to dress their pets up for no specific reason at all. In many ways this has turned into a bit of a fashion amongst dogs. Paris Hilton has to be the most famous celebrity that does this as you rarely see her dog Tinkerbell in the same outfit twice. How far can you go without you actually treating the animal in a cruel way?

Well my personal opinion is that clothes on a dog look ridiculous and just make the dog look unnatural and stupid. On top of this the only dogs that can really be dressed up are the small little ones that look more like rats on stilts than they do dogs. Why is it, that many people simply cannot go a day without dressing their pets up?

A lot of the time people do it for competitions. Believe it or not there are actually a lot of fashion shows for the dogs and their clothes, its pretty sad really.

Dressing up the dog in the winter is okay because sometimes the smaller dogs need a coat to keep them warm or else they will catch a bit of a cold. The problem is that without the help of a human, these dogs would be totally useless so is it really a good idea that we dress them up.

The RSPCA are against this as well as they are saying that if you go too far it can be counted as being cruel to the animal. This is certainly understandable as boots for a dog could not only make it look stupid but cause its legs some serious damage. Before you know it the pet could have to have one of those vet referrals for something like animal dermatology or even animal ophthalmology.

The best advice is to sit down and think long and hard about whether or not the poor animal actually needs any of these stupid clothes. A coat is acceptable in the winter but anything else could be a bit stupid.

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