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How Do You Feel About Animals in Outfits?

Tue, 10/02/2007 - 6:44am by Molly
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Kelly O looked impossibly adorable braving the cold with her pug in London over the weekend. I'm not usually one for dressing up pets (other than special circumstances, obvs), but it looks like the little fawn baby needs her hoodie because it's so yucky out! Being a pug owner and a general pet person myself, this can't help but get me excited for PetSugar, coming later this month! Until then do tell — how do you feel about dressing animals up in outfits? If you want to sign up for a reminder for when PetSugar launches just put your email in here:

Ramey


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  • FB1977's picture
    FB1977
    2

    I know my roomie's Yorkie HATES wearing little outfits...she gets too hot and uncomfortable. So I'd say nay to wearing outfits...

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Lovely_1's picture
    Lovely_1
    3

    I always think it's cute!
    One of my girlfriends dresses her doggie up all the time and he always looks soooo cute (especially when HE is wearing a DRESS!).

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
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    Happsmjc
    4

    OMG---PETsugar...I'm so freaking excited!! I am not a huge fan of small dogs and they are the ones who wear the most outfits but I do dress my golden up in his favorite sports team (ohio states) jersey. He is just too cute in it but he HATES---i've also considered dressing him up for halloween....ok i guess i dont mind when dogs dress up! haha

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • lindsaybriggs's picture
    lindsaybriggs
    5

    True story: I bought matching sparkly tank tops for my two little girls (dogs, obv.). They are about the same size, one is a little slimmer than the other (she's part whippet) so I thought they'd need the same size. I got home, put one tank top on the skinnier one and then when I went to put the tank top on the chubbier one she looked like a sausage with a shirt on. She looked sad that she was chubbier than her sister so I took it off immediately so I didn't give her a complex. The sparkly tank top has been banished.

    And yes, I know I'm a weirdo. But I can't wait for PetSugar!!!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • ohmondieu's picture
    ohmondieu
    7

    Hmmm, well my dog loves being dressed up (normally round halloween) as se knows she'll get extra attention.

    Can't wait for petsugar too!!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Amanda-La's picture
    Amanda-La
    9

    So freaking cute. I wish I had a little doggie to dress up, Im thinking about adopting one. And before you PETA people come after me, I don't want a dog just so I can dress it up.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • fleurfairy's picture
    fleurfairy
    11

    My Boston Terrier is small and has very thin skin so when it's cold out he needs his little hoodie or his sheepskin jacket. He loves anything that keeps him warm!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • higgydt4's picture
    higgydt4
    12

    I have two golden retrievers and when they were puppies my mom and I tried putting them in Halloween costumes or atlers for Christmas. They absolutely hated them!

    I'm not a fan of clothes on animals. They were made with fur and thick skin for cold weather and the snow. I don't see the need for boots or sweaters.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • ElectroPopTart's picture
    ElectroPopTart
    15

    I was at the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills on saturday and saw a dog with DYED pink and blue ears....sad sad SAD.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • xo_verity's picture
    xo_verity
    16

    Sorry, but I do not think its "adorable" at all, its just cruel.
    I'd never do that to any animal. Clothes arent supposed to be for animals.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • AujahAcorn's picture
    AujahAcorn
    17

    well my little MinPin needs a jacket in the winter. if i put him in somthing warm he will go and play in the yard but if i dont he wants to stay under a blanket inside.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • cubadog's picture
    cubadog
    18

    I have a mini dachshund that I do put sweaters and coats on but it is out of neccessity he gets really cold in the Fall and Winter. I do have other tee's and even a Marc Jacobs (Bark Jacobs) sweater for him but he prefers his jacket when it is rainy and cold. If he gets warm when he is running around he just takes them off anyway.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • AujahAcorn's picture
    AujahAcorn
    19

    to the people that think its "cruel" to put an animal in a warm jacket...... you obviously dont have a small dog. Some dogs (my dog) need somthing warm if it is cold out. it would be "cruel" to not put him in somthing. i eather dont take him in the cold or put him in a jacket.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • nyaradzom2001's picture
    nyaradzom2001
    20

    I cannot imagine dressing up my dad's dog, they are German shepherds and that would look so stupid because as far as I'm concerned they are like the most masculine in the dog world and a blue shirt would look so wrong.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • james bond girl's picture
    james bond girl
    21

    My puppy is 10 weeks old and I have yet to try putting any clothing items on her...when the Minnesota winter kicks in though it'll definitely be necessary that she have some sort of coat on when outdoors.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • katieandrew's picture
    katieandrew
    22

    I am a teacher and considering the fact that my kids need books/binders/pencils etc...... I think that money could go to a better cause. I mean, COME ON!!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Lorelei Spirit's picture
    Lorelei Spirit
    26

    pshhh. tell me they aren't adorable:

    One of my BFFs, Traci and Lil Monk:

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    My minpin, Harley:

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    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Griffin73's picture
    Griffin73
    28

    It's lame and sad that people have so much money they can waste it on animals this way. They should be donating that money so real homeless children can afford new clothes or food. It's just sad, people pretending that this animals is a person. Just pathetic.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Lizzard214's picture
    Lizzard214
    29

    I think dressing a dog out of necessity is OK (when it's cold). Obviously I'm OK with it. Look at my avatar! Eye-wink

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • juliemyjewel's picture
    juliemyjewel
    32

    Do you ever see how embarrassed dogs look when they're dressed up? They aren't children, hate to break it to ya!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • gab6784's picture
    gab6784
    33

    I'm not for dressing dogs up unless its really cold and they need an extra layer, plus they hate it.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • Lovaajn's picture
    Lovaajn
    35

    I have to dress up my pug. When I first got him, in winter, I took him into my vet and she told me, specifically, that pugs have a hard time regulating their body temperature. She said in the cold/rainy months when he is outside, he should be wearing just an extra layer to help keep his body heat close to his body. In the summer, when it is hot, I have to wet him down with cold water before we take a long walk. I don't blame Kelly for doing that - in fact, I bet the vet told her too.

    My little Dwightum had a sweatshirt in red, just like that, when he was an infant puppy like hers. I think it can actually be pretty damn cute.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • geohiker's picture
    geohiker
    36

    just weird; I can see it if it is really cold outside (dog boots look like a good idea in the snow) but otherwise - it looks silly

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • chelseataylor's picture
    chelseataylor
    37

    Brewster, my Boston Terrier gets so cold in the winter that he actually waits at the door until we put his fleece jacket on before doing his business outside. Other than for warmth in the winter, we don't put "outfits" on him.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • hottpink's picture
    hottpink
    38

    Yay! I can't wait for PetSugar!!!!!!!

    I try to dress up my kitties in costumes for Halloween but they hate it. My Greyhound on the hand, has to have a coat on in the winter time....they only have 1% body fat!!!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • cageyme's picture
    cageyme
    39

    My dog has short hair and doesn't really grow a winter layer like cold weather dogs do. When it's 10 degrees or colder outside, he needs a sweater to keep from getting frostbite on his walks. He also likes his sweater because putting it on means that he's going out!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • jennaboa's picture
    jennaboa
    40

    It may look cute, but it doesn't seem to make the animals very happy. I always thought it was a bit ridiculous to dress animals in people clothing, but thanks Lovaajn for your post. I didn't know some dogs/cats might need clothing for health reasons.

    There was a lady in my apartment complex that walked her cat. Louis Vuitton leash and a mini-fur coat. In Texas. I was the silliest thing I had ever seen, but apparently it was a rare cat who didn't shed (not a sphinx; it had short fur) and the girl said it had to keep warm (when it was 100 degrees outside). Anyway, the whole thing put me a bit off clothing animals.

    I would need a HAZMAT suit to get any clothing on my cat and walk her on a leash. And I'm pretty sure she'd ride on top of my head, having clawed her way up there. Hmmm, maybe I should go for armor instead. Steel vs cat claws. Smiling

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • ThatsBloo2You's picture
    ThatsBloo2You
    41

    I have one dress for my dog... she doesn't like putting it on.. but she doesn't mind once it's on. I don't think it's cruel.. since when does a soft material so torturous to anything or anyone? Do what you want.. it's your dog... p.s.. my dog HATES her shiny pink boots.. they're cute.. and it's funny to watch her dance.. but I don't leave them on her.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • nyaradzom2001's picture
    nyaradzom2001
    42

    I find it so random that all through out the ages people got it wrong, by not dressing their pets.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • dmblauren's picture
    dmblauren
    45

    i think it's mean to put animals in clothing UNLESS it's really cold out or raining, then i can see a jacket/rain coat on a dog.

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
  • torismyly's picture
    torismyly
    46

    its only ok once in a while for a special occassion or holiday, for everyday, please, get a grip!

    1 year 7 weeks ago Report Comment
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