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October 29th, 2009 by KittyKitty

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 before what you are doing to this pet actually goes beyond being nice and turns into being a bit cruel?

The personal opinion that I have here is that if you are dressign a dog up then you are wasting your time as it makes the dog look very silly. 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. So why are people so obsessed with 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.

There is an argument by the RSPCA that going to far is actually cruelty to the animal. This is a very good idea as many people put their dogs in little boots which could of course damage the legs of the animal. 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.